Where: 116 Sun Valley Rd (Sun Valley Reserve/Pony Club).

The 2025 Annual Picnic and Awards Ceremony will be held at 116 Sun Valley Rd (Sun Valley Reserve/Pony Club).

What to Expect

11:30am The Bus Arrives, Check-in and gift giveaway
12:00pm Introduction & Lunch
13:00pm Activities: Interpretive Walk and Bushcare Trivia
13:30pm The Cake Competition Winner Announced
14:00pm Welcome to Country & Awards Ceremony revealing who will be this years’ Bushcare Legend and awarding the Hard Yakka, Master, Special Awards, Landcare Legend and Junior Bushcare awards. We will also honor our Bushcare and Landcare groups who have an anniversary by awarding 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 year service awards
15:00pm Afternoon Tea
15:30pm Conclusion and Bus Departs

Please Bring

To keep our picnic sustainable – please bring your own mug, plate and cutlery.

Cake Competition

The theme this year is “mutually beneficial relationships” as Bushcare and Natural Area Management at Council is a great example of mutually beneficial relationships over a long time.

Mutually beneficial relationships can be small, medium or large to form a network of interactions that can promote resilience. An example of a mutually beneficial relationship which may inspire you is the symbiosis between an Acacia and the Rhizobium bacteria in its root nodules. Rhizobium converts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen the plant can use. Dormant Acacia seeds often germinate after disturbance such as fire and this “succession” can facilitate conditions that encourage longer lived “perennial” trees and shrubs. Perennial trees such as Eucalypts eventually form hollows for arboreal fauna.

The cakes will be judged by you, and votes counted. A winner will be announced at 13:30pm.

Click here for more inspiration on the cake competition.

Bushcare Bus

The bus will be running this year to transport those who need a lift. If you would like a lift, please book your place on the bus when you RSVP by clicking “Count me in” and completing the relevant details.

RSVP and Bus Bookings

Please click “Count me in” to RSVP for catering and safety purposes. Please complete all details (e.g. if you have dietary requirements, if you would like a lift on the bus).

For further information ask your local friendly Bushcare Officer, who is an integral part of the event planning process. You can also call (4780 5328) or email (bushcare@bmcc.nsw.gov.au) the Bushcare Office.

Getting There Without the Bus

Turn off the Great Western Highway to Sun Valley via Sun Valley Road and follow the road down through the bends and then go straight until you see the turn off to the Sun Valley Reserve/Sun Valley Pony Club at, 116 Sun Valley Road.

Getting There Using Google Maps – click the “+ Google Map” Link Below