National Tree Day 2025

National Tree Day will take place in the northern end of Upjohn Park Reserve (Along Dorahy Street and opposite Wassell Street, Dundas).

National Tree Day will be held on Sunday 27 July 2025 from 10am - 1pm.

Yes, it is free to attend the event although registrations are essential as catering and gardening tools will be provided. Register for the event.

Everyone is welcome to participate in tree planting. Children under the age of 18 years must be supervised by a parent/legal guardian at all times. 

If you have registered for the event and can no longer attend, please email us at bushcare@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au or cancel your ticket online so another community member can have the opportunity to join the event.

Please wear long sleeves, long pants, closed sturdy shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Please ensure you bring your water bottle to refill at our free water station. No water will be purchasable at the event. On-site training, tools, gloves, and some refreshments will be provided.

There will be a community sausage sizzle (free to the first 500 registered attendees). When registering for the event, please list in the comment section if you are vegan, vegetarian or halal. Please ensure you bring your water bottle to refill at our free water station. No water will be purchasable at the event.

If the weather looks uncertain, the event will still go ahead in some capacity so bring an umbrella or raincoat along! The event will proceed in mild wet weather although will be postponed in dangerous weather conditions. Stay updated on the event via this website and our AT Parramatta Instagram and Facebook pages.

Yes, there will be roving first aid on site. If you require First Aid, please speak to Customer Service staff at the information tent.

Yes, there will be public portable toilets onsite, including an accessible portable toilet onsite.

Yes, there will be free water stations at the event. Please ensure you bring your water bottle to refill at our free water station as no water will be purchasable at the event.

The event will be partially accessible for those who are mobility impaired. The event open area including BBQ and information stalls will be fully accessible (please note this is a grassed area). The top tree planting location will be accessible for those who are mobility impaired, but some of the lower locations will not. There will be accessible toilets at the site.

Best parking for this event is Dorahy Street, Dundas and adjoining streets. There are limited accessible parking spots available. For more information on Accessible Parking please contact Council’s Bushcare Team via (02) 9806 8280 or bushcare@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au

Yes, dogs are permitted on a leash, however dogs, (other than service dogs) will not be permitted into workshop spaces or in the planting area.

There is street parking along Dorahy Street and surrounding streets. The site is a short walk through the reserve from Ulm Street or a 10 minute walk from Upjohn carpark at 73 Kirby Street. Please note that the pedestrian bridge linking Upjohn Park and Ronald Avenue is currently out of service.

Public Transport Options:

Bus Route 521 (Parramatta to Eastwood via Park Rd and the reverse):
The closest bus stops are:

• Kissing point Rd before Spurway St (Stop ID: 2117108)
• Kissing Point Rd at Dorahy St (Stop Id: 2117109)
• Kissing Point after Brothers St (Stop ID: 2117106) 

The National Tree Day site is then just a short 10–15 minute walk away.