Rope access company DBC Group Australia and Good Bush bush regeneration are working together as specialists on removing weeds, installing erosion control measures and revegetating the sea cliffs above the old tramway below Cliff Road, Wollongong. 

Good Bush manager Marcus Burgess said the project was providing work for his team.

The business has been regenerating local bushland areas to their natural beauty by removing weeds and encouraging natural vegetation to thrive for the last 15 years.

“We’re excited to be able to team up with DBC Group and combine our very different areas of expertise - rope access and bush regeneration - to restore the Illawarra Coastal Headland Scrub vegetation community above the Blue Mile Tramway,” Mr Burgess said.

“This is a perfect job for our combined skills.”

Mr Burgess said DBC Group and Good Bush provided very different services but their values were aligned.

“Both companies want to make a positive impact on the local community and are passionate about creating training opportunities for young people locally,” he said.

Mr Burgess is a conservation land management trainer at Yallah TAFE and volunteer Bushcare co-ordinator.

DBC Group operates out of a rope access training facility in Bulli. 

Operations manager Nathan Fenwick said what was happening near Cliff Road was important work.

“We're very happy to be involved in this local project as cliff regeneration, weed control and stabilisation will help to maintain the natural beauty of the area and it’s also a growing part of DBC's rope access services,” he said.

“Our abseilers are not often seen around the city because we are heavy industry specialists and will more often be found in the steelworks."