Welcome
Founding members are all active supporters of regenerating native plant communities in the Goolmangar Catchment. Goals of the organisation as listed in our rules are;
1. To restore natural communities including the control of invasive exotic species in the Goolmangar Creek Catchment and neighbouring catchments.
2 Undertake and support landcare activities that further the above object.
3. Facilitate collaboration between managers of all types of land tenure to achieve the above goals.
4. Disseminate information to raise public awareness and appreciation of the values of biological communities dominated by native species.
5. Provide information to the public to inform development of best practice strategies to restore biological communities and exotic species control in the catchment.
6. Raise money to finance activities in pursuit of the above objectives.
The Goolmangar Creek Catchment lies within the native title lands of the Widjabul Wia-bal clan of the Bundjalung people. Activities are undertaken in respectful collaboration, integrating traditional knowledge with contemporary restoration practices to strengthen land management, protect culturally significant areas, and enhance ecological resilience through community partnerships
The formation of the group will facilitate the regeneration of native plant communities by;
facilitating community volunteer projects
providing a structure to enable grant applications covering multiple land holders and land tenures
enabling tax deductible donations to fund regenerative contractors
disseminate learned regenerative practices proven to work in the catchment.
Your donation is tax deductible~ CfGCCI is registered as deductible gift recipient
Caring for Goolmangar Creek Catchment Inc
incorporated in NSW Registration Number INC2600207
registered as a charity with Australian Charities and Not for Profits. Details available at the ACNC link include a copy of the rule and list of members of the executive Committee. Link https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities?search=
is registered as Tax Deductible Recipient, so your donation is tax deductible.
If application for TDR is successful, please note well
Caring for Goolmangar Creek Catchment Inc policy is to ensure that any allocation of funds or property to other persons or organisations will be made in accordance with the established purposes of the organisation and not be influenced by the preference of the donor. The organisation will not pass a donation of money or property to other organisations, bodies or persons as a condition of a donation.
Tax Deductible Donations are to be made without any material benefit provided to the donor, with donations to be allocated to funding projects in accordance with our policy as detailed below.
Draft criteria for prioritizing projects tabled at the inaugural meeting on 7th March 2026
Projects that complement and support biological communities that have received grants
Projects that enhance Goolmangar Creek bank and its tributaries
Projects that enhance wildlife corridors between Goolmangar Creek banks and land with protected area status eg Voluntary Conservation Agreement.
Projects that are supported by volunteer works which are active and on going.
Funded project to reserve funds for maintenance for 5 years where appropriate.
Conflict of interest policy The committee has a conflict of interest policy which is available on request.
The committee members will conduct all administration on a voluntary basis and so 100% of donations will be used to engage professional bush re-generators.
whats on 2026
November Sat15 or Sun 16th TBC AGM Coffee Camp Community Hall.
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Bank details; membership payments and donations
Donations only are tax deductible as CFGCCI is a deductible gift recipient.
PAY ID contact@goolmangar.org.au enter without underscore !
Note identity of payee is confirmed before transfer and is free
or
BSB 728 728 Summerland Bank
Account 22 359 517
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Goolmangar Creek is named after the water gum
Tristaniopsis laurina, (the water gum)
Goolmangar Creek ,a perennial stream rising in S slopes of Nightcap Range W of Mount Neville. It flows generally S for about 37 km into Terania Creek SW of Blakebrook.
Origin
Older form of this word is Goolamangar which is Bundjulung for water- gum ( Tristaniopsis laurina). (NSW Geographical Names Board)
Project propoals
Gallery/Project proposals
Wildlife corridor linking Goolmangar Creek to Voluntary Conservation Agreement
Proposed Works Section 1 Creek mouth
Current plant community structure at mouth and adjacent Goolmangar Creek bank;
80% to 90% of canopy covered by exotic vines eg. ballon vine and cat claw
lantana overgrowing native eg lantana overgrowing sandpaper fig at large shrub stage
canopy native include whale bone, River Oak, Foam bark, Kamala, Sally wattle, rough leaf elm, water gum.
understory species include and paper fig, kamala, Desmodium
Management history.
Upstream of the mouth spot spraying and exotic tree removal has been conducted for over 15 years. This work started upstream in the VCA but has now reached the mouth. The extensive overgrowth of exotic vines is beyond my capacity to manage. commencment of work on this section will complete start of managment along the whole section of this corirdor.
Action
Phase I work by bush regen contractor
remove vines
remove lantana
selective thinning of exotic trees.
Phace II approx 6 month after by bush regenerator and/or volunteers
selective thinning of exotic species
Maintenance every 3 months by volunteer - undertaking by Alan
spot spraying newly recruiting weed species