Community

Each year, Waratah Group Services (WGS) welcomes dozens of high school students into the business for work experience, giving many of them their first real look at the landscape industry. The placements help young people explore potential careers, while giving WGS the chance to identify emerging talent and develop its…

At WGS, strong partnerships extend beyond the work we deliver. On Friday 7th August 2026, members of the WGS team will spend a night sleeping out at the Sydney International Regatta Centre as part of Link Wentworth’s Home Sweet 2026. As a long-standing service partner to Link Wentworth, we’re proud…

This week, our RAP Champion Geoff Timpson and RAP working group members Tim Shirley and Craig Morton were pleased to join two NAIDOC Week celebrations on Dharawal Country, including Camden Council's Flag Raising Ceremony and community event at Oran Park, and the NAIDOC Community Festival at Gunnamatta Park, Cronulla, hosted…

With the 2026 winter sports season now underway, Waratah Group Services is proud to share our full community sporting partnership program across Greater Sydney and the South Coast. This year sees continued growth, with the addition of Miranda Magpies Football Club, Campbelltown City Kangaroos Rugby League Club, Mount Warrigal Kooris,…

Waratah Group Services is continuing to expand its community sporting sponsorship program, with two South Coast clubs now joining our growing network of local partners. The Mount Warrigal Kooris and Sussex Inlet Football Club have officially come on board as part of our commitment to supporting grassroots sport in the…

With the winter sports season soon to kick off, Waratah Group Services is proud to announce that the Miranda Magpies Football Club and the Campbelltown City Kangaroos Rugby League Club have joined our community sporting sponsorship program. These clubs join a growing group of local teams we sponsor in the…

Waratah Group Services was proud to attend the Yarpa Meet the Buyer 2025 event at CommBank Stadium, joining 36 buyers for a day dedicated to creating meaningful connections with First Nations businesses. Hosted by the Yarpa NSW Indigenous Business and Employment Hub, Meet the Buyer is a signature annual event…

A Step Toward Lasting Change Waratah Group Services proudly celebrated NAIDOC Week 2025, embracing the theme “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.”  The week provided an opportunity to reflect on the strength and knowledge of First Nations Peoples and to take the first steps on our journey of reconciliation.  …

WGS has taken its first formal step in the reconciliation journey through its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. This plan provides a framework to strengthen our engagement with reconciliation and guide how we contribute to reconciliation goals, both within our organisation and the broader community. As…

Recently, a group of local young artists celebrated the significance of trees by creating artwork to support Randwick City Council’s ‘Greening our City’ initiative. Their unique creations will accompany the trees as they grow. Over the past few months, the council has engaged Waratah Group Services (WGS) to plant 2,000…