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Creating Change One Seed at a Time

Council aims to protect our native endemic species for future generations by encouraging private landowners and residents to become stewards of threatened species and communities in Cumberland.

Protecting Rare and Threatened Flora

Cumberland City Council is taking vital steps to safeguard our unique and threatened native plant communities. By collecting seeds from both council reserves and private properties, we're preserving the genetic diversity of these precious species for generations to come.

We're also empowering local landowners to become environmental stewards through education and hands-on support, because every individual plant plays a role in protecting our ecological heritage.

Together, we can protect Cumberland’s natural legacy.

Free Native Plants

Residents are invited to register their interest in receiving free native plants, carefully propagated as part of our ongoing sustainability initiative, Creating Change: One Seed at a Time.

Successful participants will receive their plant in Summer of 2026.

Register Now

Places are limited and registration is essential.

This project is proudly supported by the NSW Environmental Trust.

NSW Environmental Trust

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

Cumberland City Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland City Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.

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