Sunshine Coast Council

Land For Wildlife Properties

Hectares of Habitat

Hectares of Habitat Under Restoration

Sunshine Coast Land for Wildlife Hotspots

Land for Wildlife properties are spread across Sunshine Coast, including:

Land for Wildlife Map Sunshine Coast Hotspots

Bald Knob
Belli Park
Buderim
Conondale
Cooloolabin
Doonan
Eudlo
Eumundi
Flaxton
Glasshouse Mountains
Hunchy
Ilkley

Kenilworth
Landsborough
Maleny
Mapleton
Montville
Mooloolah
North Arm
Palmwoods
Peachester
Verrierdale
Witta
Yandina

Benefits of Becoming a Sunshine Coast Member

Land for Wildlife team member providing expert advice — Expert Advice

Land for Wildlife Resources and Magazines — Resources

Land for Wildlife members networking in bushland — Networking

Land for Wildlife Camera installed on a tree — Cameras

Land for Wildlife Signage on members property — Signage

Eligibility Criteria

Bush blocks, farms, schools, golf courses and commercial properties are all eligible to join Land for Wildlife. There must be a willingness to protect and improve all, or part, of your land for nature conservation. In addition to the size and vegetation criteria shown below, other factors include connectivity (proximity to other bushland areas including other Land for Wildlife properties), presence of threatened species, habitat for threatened species, waterways, educational or broader community values.

Land for Wildlife Registration

1 hectare (i.e. 10,000m2 or 2.47 acres) or more of native vegetation with,

Diverse plant species and vegetation layers (e.g. groundcovers, vines, grasses, trees) consistent with the Regional Ecosystem definition.
Manageable threats such as weeds.
Habitat for a diversity of wildlife.
The ecological condition is either good, stable or improving.
Can include human-modified or re-established ecosystems such as dams.
Willingness of owners to manage it for conservation.

Land for Wildlife Working Towards Registration

1 hectare or more of native vegetation with:

Limited native plant species and vegetation layers that may or may not be consistent with the Regional Ecosystem definition.
Abundant threats such as weeds or erosion.
Habitat for some wildlife.
The ecological condition is either poor, declining or slowly improving and requires active management to bring it back to a healthy state.
Willingness of owners to manage it for conservation.

Meet our Members – Land for Wildlife Case Studies