About Bushcare Services
Bushcare Services works with project partners to manage bushland assets and restore disturbed habitats.
We seek to understand our clients’ needs and find solutions for complex and competing land uses.
Bushcare Services provides practical in-field design and installation solutions to support natural area restoration projects and parks asset management.
We seek to work with our project partners to develop a healthy and sustainable natural open space that can accommodate complex and competing land uses.
Bushcare Services has extensive industry knowledge, experience and networks that can deliver compliant projects on time and in budget.
Our business philosophy is about providing our land manager clients with a more interactive ‘information based’ experience when working with our teams. Supervisors are taught to value add by providing a clients progress reports and a more holistic awareness of properties to assist with management.
Key Areas of Operation and Expertise
Bushland Restoration programs and bush regeneration.
Bushland asset management services – utilising our specialised plant/ equipment and technical staff.
Bushcare Services works with organisations and industry groups including government, development, construction, linear infra-structure and community groups.
Bushcare Services works with organisations and industry groups including government, development, construction, linear infra-structure and community groups.Bushcare Services has been operating since 2005. Our operational activities focus in the growth areas of South East Queensland region including the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
Our clients are diverse in size and nature. They include State Government departments, municipal authorities, community groups, architects, construction companies, developers and utility companies.
The Bushcare Management Team
Phil Hosking
Managing Director
Bushcare ServicesAbout Phil
Phil has been working in the Bushland Management industry for more than 20 years – with a focus on bushland restoration. As the owner/founder of Bushcare Services, Phil has operated as a self employed field technician – later developing the business into an enterprise that services large and complex projects. His professional interests are around developing innovative solutions to manage Open Space for conservation, sustainable recreation and bio-diversity outcomes. His focus is around working with project partners to review restoration solutions by applying industry knowledge and focusing his crews to deliver high quality outcomes.
Bsc in Parks Recreation and Heritage, Diploma in Resource Management.
Chad Kirby
General Manager
Bushcare ServicesAbout Chad
Chad is a results driven business leader with a focus on Continuous Improvement, business development, and systems optimisation, centred around his core values of sustainable development and environmental outcomes. Chad ensures the business maintains its values; to restore and maintain natural ecosystems through professional rehabilitation practices which provide social and economic benefits to the local community.
As the General Manager of Bushcare Services, his aim is to measure and continually develop the performance of Bushcare Services to ensure our clients and the community benefit from our bushland heritage.
Bachelor of Environmental Management
Dan Foster
Operations Manager
Bushcare ServicesAbout Dan
Dan has had 15 years of experience in the bushland restoration industry – 10 of those years with Bushcare Services. Through his competent experience and technical knowledge, he has worked his way through the ranks to hold the title of Operations Manager. Dan has a very practical response to managing projects, including several large and complex projects for diverse clients such as development, infrastructure and government. His responsibilities sit with providing exceptional service to clients and project partners and resourcing project outcomes through our staff and trusted contractors.
Diploma in Conservation and Land Management, Cert 4 in Project Management, Cert 4 in WHS
Daniel Evans
Civil Construction Manager Natural Areas
Bushcare ServicesAbout Daniel
Daniel has been working in the restoration industry for more than 12 years. Initially working as a machine operator and site manager on field based projects. Daniel now manages the Construction division of Bushcare Services, responsible for projects relating to Hardscapes, Civil and Vegetation Management. His main area of expertise is the implementation and support of construction projects in natural areas and open space; working with Government land managers and developers. These areas often require some careful planning and technical/ environmental knowledge. Daniel is a highly experienced and confident machine operator (more than 20 years experience) using excavators and skidsteers to develop and refine drainage, fire tracks, FRZ fuel reduction zones, (mechanical mulchers) sediment extraction, recreation trails, parks infrastructure (bollards, gates etc) rock work and final trim for earthworks.
Daniel is the frontline for managing technical projects for infra-structure/ asset management – design and construct.
Cert 3 in civil construction, Project Management and machine tickets
Holly O’Connor
Maintenance Compliance Officer
Bushcare ServicesAbout Holly
Holly has had 10 years experience in the bushland restoration industry. She has worked in several roles – both delivering on-ground works and overseeing project deliverables. Holly is very particular about getting a project done right. She has developed into our MCO who collaborates with clients to ensure high workmanship. Holly has extensive technical knowledge about weeds, native plants, site assessment and restoration strategies – backed by real experience.
Cert 3 in Conservation Land Management
Diploma in Project Management.
Industry Performance
- Member of the Society of Ecological Restoration International (SERI)
- Member of Weed Society of Queensland
- Member of the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR)
- Quality Management System (AS/NZS ISO 9001:2015)
- Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:)
- OHS Management System (AS/NZS 45001:2018)
- Fully insured for public and products liability: $20 million
- Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Unrestricted ACDC and commercial operators licence
- DPI Ground distributors contractors licence
- Environmentally qualified staff (tertiary studies)