Do you enjoy working outdoors, making a visible difference, and protecting the natural environment?
Join our dedicated Bushland Maintenance Crew and help conserve and enhance Council’s natural environmental assets for safe public use.
About the role
As a Crew Member Bushland Maintenance, you will support the construction, improvement and ongoing maintenance of bushland reserves while delivering high‑quality customer service and value to the community. You’ll work under the direction of a Team Leader and be part of a supportive, safety‑focused crew. This is a hands‑on role where no two days are the same. You’ll be working across bushland reserves, parks and natural areas—maintaining trails, managing vegetation, supporting bushfire mitigation and helping keep our community spaces safe, clean and accessible
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
You’ll be involved in a wide range of practical and environmental works, including:
- Bushland maintenance such as mowing, brush cutting and cleaning picnic areas
- Construction and maintenance of walking tracks and service trails
- Bushfire mitigation, land restoration and weed control using bush regeneration techniques
- Minor construction and repairs to fencing, gates, signage, boardwalks and other environmental infrastructure
- Safe operation and maintenance of tools, plant and equipment including chainsaws, mowers and 4WD vehicles with trailers
- Collecting and safely disposing of biological and non‑biological hazards, including animal remains
- Monitoring for potential asbestos in public work locations and supporting safe identification and disposal
- Completing administrative tasks such as WHS reporting, GPS vehicle checks, training and leave applications
- Participating in out‑of‑hours emergency and non‑emergency works such as bushfire mitigation, flood recovery and lagoon openings
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A current MR Driver’s Licence
- AQF3 Chemical AccreditationAQF3 Conservation and Land Management (or equivalent)
- Competency in chainsaw operation (trim and cut felled trees)
- First Aid Certificate
- Asbestos Awareness Training
- General Construction Induction Card (NSW SafeWork)
You will also have:
- Demonstrated experience in native vegetation management and natural area maintenance
- Strong understanding of WHS and its practical application on work sites
- The ability to work collaboratively, communicate effectively with staff and the public, and follow detailed instructions under supervision
Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.
Other important information
- The commencing salary for this position is up to $63.5K. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $73.5K on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation
- We have a permanent full-time
- This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
- This role is located at the Erina Depot
Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:
- Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
- Free flu vaccination program
- Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
- Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
- We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
- Novated leasing partnerships.
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Darren Williams, Team Leader Environmental Infrastructure Bushland. You can contact Darren on 0417 268 994.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 15 March 2026.
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Location
Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
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To lodge your application, please follow these steps:
- Answer the on-line questions shown below.
- Attach your resume
- Attach your qualifications and licences.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
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You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.
If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
