Fairfield City Council’s Free Environmental Workshops
To book a free workshop, visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/events and go to the date the workshop is on or contact Fairfield City Council on 9725 0222. Booking opens one month before the workshop.
Workshops
Date and time Location
Nalawala
Gardening for biodiversity 7 February 9am - noon
Breakfast with the birds 14 March 7:30 - 10:30am
“This River Connects Us… and Needs Us”
Cawarra Park (Prospect Creek)
TBC TBC
Nocturnal mini beasts 10 April 5:30 - 8pm Prout Park (Oliphant St, Mt Pritchard near the dog park)
Frogs of Fairfield City 1 May 6 - 9pm Bowden Street, Cabramatta
Guided walk –Orphan School Creek
Guided walk –Edensor Creek
What animals are found in Fairfield?
23 May 9 - 11:30am Coonawarra Street, Edensor Park
13 June 9 - 11:30am Angle Vale Road, Anglevale Reserve
14 July 2 - 4pm In Whitlam Library Cabramatta
Threatened species tour 1 August 9am - 2pm Meeting at Council administration building customer car park
Breakfast with the birds
29 August 7:30 - 10:30am
Cabramatta Creek (Roberts Avenue)
Fairfield City’s hidden nightlife –spotlighting 18 September 6:30 - 9pm Orphans School Creek (Ada Street Park)
Critters in creeks 8 October 9am - noon
Propagation of native plants 24 October 9am - noon
Managing weeds in an urban environment
3 November 2 - 4pm
Nalawala/Orphan School Creek
Nalawala
Description
Do you want a larger variety of native animal species visiting your garden? This workshop will look at helping you decide what you are trying to attract to your garden and then developing a plant list that will suit the soil and location of your garden. Even a garden of pot plants on a balcony still provides habitat for insects and animals.
Join us on a walk and talk as we highlight the variety of birdlife that abounds. Please wear comfortable shoes, sun smart clothing and bring water and binoculars. Please note that this walk is on uneven ground. Meeting at the end of Cawarra Park, Fairfield. Brunch will be provided.
Follow a local kayaker’s journey through Fairfield City’s urban creeks to the Georges River. Along the way, the film will explore the impacts of pollution and stormwater, celebrate local restoration efforts and share diverse community stories.
Join us on a citizen science project: a guided adventure through Prout Park. We will investigate the mini-beasts within the park and learn how to record the information in Australia’s fauna data bases.
Come and listen to a talk on frogs in the local area and learn how frogs are the indicators of the health of the environment. The evening will conclude with a stroll to see what frogs we have in Fairfield City We will be meeting at the end of Bowden Street, Cabramatta.
Learn about the features of the natural biodiversity along Orphan School Creek looking at the plant communities as well as the past management practices around creek lines of Fairfield City. The walk will start at the end of Coonawarra Street.
Learn about the features of the natural biodiversity along Edensor Creek, the plant community as well as the past management practices around creek lines of Fairfield City. Meet at Angle Vale Road, Edensor Park.
Here is a chance to find out about the creatures that can be found in the Fairfield City area. This workshop is your opportunity to get up close and personal with these animals.
Fairfield City has 17 different plant communities and 4 plant species that have been identified as critically endangered under both state and federal legislation. Daniel Clark, a noted botanist, will take a bus tour around the Fairfield Local Government area to highlight these species and plant communities. We will also look at what we as residents of Fairfield City can do to promote their resilience. Lunch will be provided.
Join us on a walk and talk as we highlight the variety of birdlife in our City. Please wear comfortable shoes, sun smart clothing and bring water and binoculars. Brunch will be provided. We will meet at Roberts Avenue, Mount Prichard
Have you ever wondered what creatures come out at night? Come for a night walk along one of Fairfield City’s creeks and use your senses to explore what Fairfield City has to offer. You will need to wear warm clothes, mosquito repellent and bring a spotlight or torch.
Come and enjoy a fun activity with your kids. We will be looking at all the different life that is found in Orphan School Creek and compare this to a healthy environment using the community nursery pond.
Do you have a fear of gardening? Or do you want to learn to grow native plants? This workshop is designed to encourage garden novices to come and enjoy an experience of learning how to propagate seedlings and how to keep them alive.
Whitlam Library Did you know our gardens are the greatest source of environmental weeds? Learn what plants in your garden can spread to our precious natural areas, how they spread and how we can prevent this from happening. Look at alternative plants that serve the same function as those classified as environmental weeds.
Australian
Pomaderris (Pomaderris
Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo in a banksia (Zanda funerea)
March fly (Scaptia auriflua)
Front cover photo: Daniel Flood – Pelicans on the Georges River Photos by: Helen Pollard (Australian admira), Helen Pollard (Pomaderris discolor), Judy Sutcliffe (Grey Shrikethrush), Judy Sutcliffe (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockato), Emily Kirby (March fly)
admiral (Vanessa itea)
discolor)
Events
Clean Up Australia Day 1 March
All day
Earth Hour 28 March 8.30 – 9.30pm
National Tree Day 26 July 9am - noon
Community Nursery open day 12 September 9am - 1pm
Various sites in Fairfield City
Your house
TBC
Spring Clean Drop Off Day
Chemical Clean-Out and e-waste Drop Off Day
Community Nursery, Nalawala
Sustainability
Centre Fairfield
Showground
TBC Fairfield Showground
TBC Fairfield Showground
Environmental Volunteer Group workdays
Volunteer Group
Fairfield Community Nursery
Fairfield
Indigenous Flora Park
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am - noon
Community Nursery, corner Greenfield and Moonlight roads, Prairiewood
3rd Saturday of each month 9am - noon
Christie Street, Prairiewood at the entrance to the Flora Park
Be a part of the largest community based environmental initiative in the country by cleaning up your local area. Visit www. cleanupaustraliaday.org.au to find a site or register your own.
Join millions of people worldwide by turning off all lights and nonessential electrical appliances such as TVs, computers and phone chargers for one hour.
National Tree Day is Australia’s largest community tree planting event. By planting trees, you will be joining thousands of individuals in making a difference, connecting people with nature, beautifying neighbourhoods and inspiring positive environmental change. BBQ lunch will be provided.
Come and explore our community nursery and gardens site, meet the volunteers, pick up some free native plants, get some plant and gardening advice, and so much more. A great experience for the whole family.
Bring along your unwanted bulky household items and garden waste to Council’s free collection day. This event is for Fairfield City residents only.
Safely dispose of your hazardous and electronic materials at Council’s free drop off day.
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
Western Sydney Parklands
Fallen Bark Looper moth
henricaria)
grey
The Community Nursery offers volunteers a variety of experiences including plant identification, using different propagation methods, nursery maintenance and seed collecting. Come and be involved with a community group of likeminded residents.
The Fairfield Indigenous Flora Park Group was the pioneer environmental volunteer group in Fairfield City, established in 1991. The group are at a stage where native regeneration is greater than weed generation. They need your help to maintain this area and continue the native regeneration. Tasks include hand weeding, track maintenance, seed collecting and monitoring.
Sustainable Living Tips
Visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/sustainableliving for tips on how to make your home more sustainable and save money.
(Litoria fallax)
(Gastrophora
Eastern
kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Photos by:
Margharita Facchinello (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog), Suzanne Sivieng (Western Sydney Parklands), Judy Sutcliffe (Fallen Bark Looper moth), Suzanne Sivieng (Eastern grey kangaroo), Dean Pipatvong (Tawny frogmouth)
January 2026
Thu 1 New Year’s Day
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14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group Sun 18 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Australia Day Tue 27 School resumes Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31
Sun 1 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground Clean up Australia Day
Mon 2 Seniors week
Tue 3 World Wildlife Day Wed 4 Thu 5 Seniors Festival Events Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 International Women’s Day Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Breakfast with the Birds Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group March equinox Harmony Day Sun 22 World Water Day Mon 23 National Eucalyptus Day Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Earth Hour Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31
Photos by: Martin Ratcliff
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
Black-tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp (Ctenochares bicolorus)
King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
Pacific Baza feeding juvenile (Aviceda subcristata)
Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
April 2026
Wed 1
Thu 2 Last day of school
Fri 3 Good Friday Sat 4 Easter Saturday Sun 5 Easter Sunday Daylight saving finishes
Mon 6 Easter Monday
Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Nocturnal minibeasts
Sat 11 Sun 12
Mon 13
Tue 14
Wed 15
Thu 16 Youth Week
Fri 17
Sat 18 Indigenous Flora Park Group World Heritage Day Sun 19 Bring It On! Youth Festival
Mon 20 School resumes Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 ANZAC Day Sun 26 Mon 27
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Thu 30
by: Tim Withers
Photos
Downy wattle (Acacia pubescens)
Muttonwood (Myrsine variabilis)
Early Nancy (Wurmbea dioica)
Native flax (Linnum marginale)
Many-flowered Mat-rush (Lomandra multiflora)
Sieber’s Parrot-Pea (Dillwynia sieberi)
Fri 1 Frogs of Fairfield City
May 2026
2 Sun 3 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground
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15 Sat 16 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group Sun 17 Mon 18 National Volunteer Week Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 International Day of Biological Diversity Sat 23 Guided walk – Orphan School Creek Sun 24
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Photos by: Michael Kacprzak
Buff-banded Rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis)
Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)
Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 World Environment Day Sat 6
June 2026
Sun 7 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground
Mon 8 King’s Birthday World Oceans Day
Tue 9
Wed 10
Thu 11
Fri 12
Sat 13 Guided walk – Edensor Creek
Sun 14 Refugee Week
Mon 15
Tue 16
Wed 17 World Deforestation and Drought Day
Thu 18 Fri 19
Sat 20 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group
Sun 21 June solstice Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30
Photos by: Daniel Flood
De Freitas wetland
Eastern snakeneck turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
Eastern Grey Kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)
Male water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Possum inhabiting a tree hollow
Plastic Free July
July 2026
Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Last day of school Sat 4 Sun 5 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground NAIDOC week Mon 6
Tue 7 NAIDOC Family Fun Day Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 What animals are found in Fairfield? Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group Sun 19 Mon 20 School resumes Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 School National Tree Day Sat 25 Sun 26 National Tree Day Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Fri 31
Golden Orb Weaving Spider (Nephila sp.)
Bull ant (Myrmecia brevinoda)
Jewel spider egg sack (Austracantha minax)
Maroon hood (Pterostylis pedunculata)
Common Anthelid Moth (Anthela sp.)
Brush tail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Photos by: Rori Williamson
August 2026
Sat 1 Threatened Species Tour Sun 2 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground
Mon 3 Local Government week Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14
Sat 15 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Breakfast with the Birds Sun 30 Mon 31
Photos by: Serafin Meneses
Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
Noisy miner eating a stick insect (Manorina melanocephala)
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Australian Wood Duck (Podargus strigoides)
Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
September 2026
Tue 1 Wattle Day Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground Mon 7 National Threatened Species Day Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Community Nursery Open Day Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Fairfield’s hidden nightlife Sat 19 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group Sun 20 Cabramatta Moon Festival Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 September Equinox Thu 24 Fri 25 Last day of school Sat 26 Sun 27 World Rivers Day Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30
Photos by: Martin Ratcliff
Pacific Baza with grub in beak (Aviceda subcristata)
Rough fruit Pittosporum (seed) (Pittosporum revolutum)
White-napped honey eater (Melithreptus lunatus)
Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)
Yellow faced honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops)
October 2026
Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground World Animal Day Daylight Saving starts
Mon 5 Labour Day World Habitat Day Tue 6 Wed 7
Thu 8 Critters in Creeks Fri 9 Sat 10
Sun 11
Mon 12 School resumes Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 World Food Day Sat 17 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group Sun 18 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Propagation of Native Plants Sun 25 Grandparents Day Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31
Photos by: Skye Virgin
Brisbane’s
Two-tailed Spider (Tamopsis brisbanensis)
Cattle-poisoning Sawfly (Lophyrotoma interrupta)
Orb weaver spider (Hortophora transmarina)
(Phyllotocus scutellaris and Glycyphana stolata)
She-Oak Moth (Pernattia pusilla)
Imperial Hairstreak and ants (Jalmenus evagoras chrystalis and Iridomyrmex sp.)
November 2026
Get ready for the annual FrogID week
Sun 1 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground
Mon 2
Tue 3 Managing weeds in an urban environment Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Pollinators Week Mon 9 National Recycling week
Tue 10
Wed 11 Remembrance Day Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Group Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26
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Photos by: Martin Ratcliff
Bellbird (Manorina melanophrys)
Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis)
Stingless Native Bee (Tetragonula carbonaria)
Fungi
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
Kite
December 2026
Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Volunteer Christmas Party International Volunteer Day Sun 6 Free Community Bike Rides WSCN, Fairfield Showground Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Last day of school Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 December solstice Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Christmas Day Sat 26 Boxing Day Sun 27 Mon 28 Boxing Day public holiday Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31 New Year’s Eve
Photos by: Michael Kacprzak
Eastern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus)
Black-shouldered
(Elanus axillaris)
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
Fan Tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)
Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)
FOOD ORGANICS & GARDEN ORGANICS FOGO The FOGO process
In early 2024, Fairfield City Council introduced the green FOGO (Food Organics & Garden Organics) bin to residents to tackle the issue of organic waste entering landfills.
Since its launch, food and garden waste has been diverted to a composting facility, where it breaks down into high-quality compost.
Together, we’re building a greener, more sustainable future!
AT THE COMPOSTING FACUILTY
The composting facility creates the right conditions for organic waste to break down. Regularly tilling the waste and maintaining a dark, humid space, allows microorganisms to decompose the organic waste through aerobic decomposition. The process can take 6-8 weeks to complete for all the organic matter to turn into quality compost.
DID YOU KNOW...
Only AS 4736 bags are allowed in the FOGO bin. No plastic bags!
AS 4736 bags are made from corn starch which breaks down at composting facilities into organic matter improving the compost quality.
Run out of liners?
Collect liners for free at our:
• Libraries
• Leisure Centres
• Administration building
COUNCIL’S RECYCLING DROP OFF CENTRE
Cnr Davis & Widemere Roads, Wetherill Park Closed on public holiday weekends and first week of January.
Waste Service Other Council Waste Services
FOGO GREEN BIN
KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
Book
Remember to keep bins 1 metre apart from each other, vehicles and other obstacles.
COUNCIL’S
COUNCIL’S RECYCLING DROP OFF
Our 3-Bin Waste Service Other Council Waste Services
KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
Book online a kerbside collection service for bulky waste when it suits you.
CENTRE 86 Avoca Road, Wakeley, 2176 Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au
