ShireCAN is a group of concerned locals who want to play an active role in climate action to ensure the planet is protected for our children and future generations.
Working to protect and enhance the natural environment across the Shire, including our beautiful waterways and beaches. Raising public awareness, encouraging environmentally sustainable businesses, conducting beach cleanups and pollution audits.
Sunny Shire provide information about solar energy, batteries, efficiency, electric vehicles and more…
“Electrify Bundeena is a community-run project that aims to achieve 100% net renewables in Bundeena’s energy usage by helping residents electrify their homes and vehicles and rapidly phase out all fossil fuel use”
The Royal National Park is a beautiful natural area with spectacular scenery, home to a diverse range of flora and fauna, and extraordinary geological features. We believe the ecological values and unique history of the Royal merit UNESCO World Heritage Listing.
10,700 people signed a petition asking the NSW government to protect our water catchment from damage caused by this coal mine.
We’re so pleased to announce a special local screening of the acclaimed feature documentary THE KOALAS now at Audley Dance Hall on Saturday, 21 September.
Limited seating – please be sure to book before the screening.
The Board of the Sutherland Shire Environment Centre invite you to attend our 2024 Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held in person in the Southern Cross Room at Tradies Gymea, 57 Manchester Road Gymea. Please arrive at 1.45pm for a 2pm start.
Sutherland Shire has some extraordinarily beautiful natural areas, but our tree canopy is declining at a rapid rate. If you
We are an independent, not-for-profit, community organisation actively involved in a wide range of projects aimed at maintaining the natural beauty and character of our Shire, and surrounding waterways and parks. For a small organisation we do a lot, but our Centre is run by volunteers. Sutherland Shire would not have an environment centre, and none of our campaigns or advocacy would be possible without the commitment and care of members of the community.
One current focus is advocacy to protect the Royal National Park from coal mine pollution. Another central campaign focuses on koala and wildlife corridors around the Shire, with the aim of stopping koalas being killed on our roads. Another campaign seeks to protect our water supply from the coal mining taking place directly underneath Woronora Reservoir. Our members from the SO Shire group aim to halt pollution from plastic and microplastics washing up around our beaches and waterways. Our Sunny Shire and Plastic Free Sutherland Shire groups can provide general advice about solar energy, batteries, and sustainable practices. We support environmental education programs, and put in submissions about issues of environmental concern with various arms of government.
Sutherland Shire Environment Centre supports, and is also an affiliate member of the Sydney Basin Koala Network, Greater Sydney Landcare, the Better Planning Network, the Nature Conservation Council, the Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network (AFTINET), Lock the Gate Alliance, and Climate Action Network Australia (CANA).
If you are interested in finding out more, or helping, please get in touch!
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, the Dharawal people, who have cared and continue to care for country. We recognise that Aboriginal Sovereignty has never been ceded. It is our goal to build restorative relations between peoples, and we pay our respect to their elders past, present, and emerging.
We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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