Seven Mile Beach Landcare Group

Location
Seven Mile Beach Landcare Group operates in the coastal strip which extends from the Crooked River at Gerroa (adjacent to the Caravan Park) through to beach track 8. The area is a 34-hectare parcel of land that can be characterised as a parallel dune system. There are currently 10 landcare worksites which are accessed via the beach tracks from track 1 through to track 6.  

History
The current Seven Mile Beach Landcare group was formed in 2007 under the leadership of James Doak.  Financial support and volunteer labour from Gerroa residents and the Gerringong Lions Club was critical in re-launching a group at the site which previously had at least one incarnation. James passed away in 2023 and is remembered as a staunch advocate for Landcare. Over the years the group has been able to attract grant funding, and negotiate the funding of ongoing restoration and support from Kiama Municipal Council.

Work plan
The Landcare site (which is a Crown Reserve), and surrounding area has previously been identified as containing seven endangered ecological communities and numerous endangered fauna species, including the Pied Oyster Catcher and the Greater Glider. This area is best characterised as a beach to hind dune forest vegetation transition which, with Minnamurra Spit, is likely to be one of the best examples of these vegetation communities remaining within the Illawarra region.

Worst Weed
Infestations of Asparagus fern and Cestrum are a constant challenge with most working bees involving weed removal.

We meet along the tracks to Seven Mile Beach at Gerroa, east of the Caravan Park.
9am on the first Sunday of the the month.

Location: Tracks to Seven Mile Beach off Crooked River Rd
Email: lsbrazier@bigpond.com
Phone: 0417 260 803