Manglesii Contracting

31/05/2026

🌿 WE'RE HIRING – EXPERIENCED PARKS & GARDENS OPERATOR 🌿

**Full-Time | Busselton & South West WA**

Manglesii Contracting is a locally owned and operated landscape maintenance business servicing local government, commercial and residential clients throughout the South West.

We're looking for an experienced Parks & Gardens Operator to join our growing team.

This role is suited to someone who is confident working independently, competent operating commercial landscape maintenance equipment, and comfortable engaging professionally with clients and members of the public. The successful applicant will take pride in their work, maintain high standards, and be capable of delivering quality outcomes with minimal supervision.

🌱 About the Role

As part of our team, you will undertake a variety of landscape maintenance activities across parks, gardens, streetscapes, public open spaces, commercial properties and natural areas, including:

• Ride-on, zero-turn and walk-behind mowing
• Whipper snipping and edging
• Hedge trimming and pruning
• W**d control and spraying
• Garden maintenance and planting
• General landscape maintenance duties
• Working independently and as part of a small team

✅ About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Has previous experience in parks and gardens, landscaping or horticulture
• Can work independently and take ownership of their work without requiring constant supervision
• Is competent and confident operating a wide range of landscape maintenance tools and equipment
• Communicates professionally and confidently with clients and members of the public
• Takes pride in producing high-quality work and maintaining presentation standards
• Has a strong work ethic and can maintain a productive work pace throughout the day
• Is reliable, punctual and safety focused
• Is physically capable of undertaking outdoor manual work in varying weather conditions
• Works well both independently and as part of a small team
• Has a positive attitude and willingness to learn

Essential Requirements

• Current WA Driver's Licence
• White Card (Construction Induction)
• Previous landscape maintenance, parks and gardens or horticultural experience
• Ability to obtain a Police Clearance

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Pest Management Technician Licence or spraying qualifications
• Traffic Management tickets (BWTM and/or Traffic Controller)
• Horticultural qualification
• Irrigation troubleshooting experience
• Experience operating commercial mowing equipment
• First Aid qualification

🌟 Our Values

At Manglesii Contracting, our team is guided by five core values:

**Curiosity** – We are always learning, improving and looking for better ways to deliver our work.

**Excellence** – We take pride in delivering high-quality outcomes and maintaining professional standards.

**Sustainability** – We care for the environments we work in and promote responsible horticultural and environmental practices.

**Teamwork** – We support one another, communicate openly and work together to achieve great results.

**Integrity** – We do what we say we will do, take responsibility for our actions and treat clients, colleagues and the community with respect.

We're looking for someone who demonstrates these values through their attitude, work ethic and interactions with others.

🌟 What We Offer

💰 Competitive hourly rate based on experience
📅 Full-time permanent employment
🎓 Ongoing training and development opportunities
👕 Uniform provided
🤝 Supportive team environment
🍔 Regular team BBQs and lunches
🎂 Paid birthday leave
🌿 Variety of work across high-profile sites throughout the South West

📩 How to Apply

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your resume and a brief introduction outlining your experience to:

Stacey Shepherd
📧 [email protected]

Join a growing local business that values quality workmanship, professionalism, safety and teamwork.

29/05/2026

🥬🌼🌷🌱🌸 A bit of action with while the team transformed an unused corner of a client’s backyard into a productive and colourful garden space!

It was great to be invited back to this client’s home to install a couple of raised garden beds and bring a previously underutilised area to life.

The site presented some interesting planting considerations, being south-west facing with afternoon sun during summer but reduced light levels through winter. With that in mind, plant selection focused on species that can perform well in lower-light conditions while still providing a productive harvest.

One garden bed has been planted with seasonal colour for an immediate splash of brightness, while the second has been established as a kitchen garden featuring parsley, chives, coriander, spinach and rocket.

We also included some white violas, which not only add colour but can help distract cabbage moths away from leafy greens.

The fence line also presents an opportunity for future vertical growing, allowing climbing crops to be incorporated into the space.

A great example of how even a small “dead zone” can be transformed into a productive and attractive garden space 🥬🌼🌷🌱🌸

13/05/2026

We’re proud to support the City of Busselton in protecting and restoring these important coastal and environmental areas for the community to enjoy.

Disappointingly, we’ve had to report a number of vandalism incidents within areas we actively maintain and work in. Damage to revegetation, infrastructure and protective measures not only impacts the environment, but also the significant time, effort and public funding invested into these spaces.

We encourage everyone to help look after these areas and report vandalism or suspicious behaviour where possible. Respecting these spaces helps ensure they remain healthy, safe and accessible for current and future generations🌱🌊

𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲

Signage has been installed along Geographe Bay Road in Geographe following the intentional damage of native vegetation on City-managed land.

The removal or damage of vegetation on City land, including foreshore areas, is strictly prohibited and may result in prosecution.

Protecting our coastal vegetation is important for preserving the natural environment, preventing erosion and maintaining habitat for local wildlife.

If you have any information regarding this incident or any acts of vandalism on City managed land, please contact the City of Busselton:
📞 08 9781 0444
📧 [email protected]

The City will undertake rehabilitation. The affected area will naturally recover over time and the view will be restored once the vegetation has re-established.

18/04/2026

Stacey & Maybel soaking up the autumn sun and inspiration at the 2026 🌿

What a fantastic day out!

Huge kudos to all the exhibitors and the teams behind the show gardens — the creativity and detail this year were next level!

A few highlights for me:
🌼Rolling Hills .garden.perspective – absolutely loved the planting palette
🌼Yellow Submarine – such a cohesive colour scheme and feel to the story of the garden
🌼Freakazoids – the sculpture planting was brilliant and was a brilliant add for garden dimension

The tent itself was a standout show garden — a great use of purple and maroon plant varieties, complemented by the green wall by .solutions , which was a real visual highlight and a fantastic example of how vertical planting can transform a space 💜💚

Another display I loved was inside the domed tent by — the layered mix of galvabond (silver) and Redcor (rust) planters around the platypus water feature was such a standout detail — and even better to learn, it’s all 100% Aussie made 🇦🇺

I was also really intrigued by some of the innovation on display at Stand 85 – Plants of the Future — particularly and the Wild Plants Biodiversity Genomics team.

are exploring the challenges of growing in outer space, developing fast-growing, zero-waste, ‘pick & eat’ plant varieties.

Even closer to home, the biodiversity genomics team working on kangaroo paws shared how they’re using advanced tools to predict which varieties will thrive in future climates — meaning tougher, more reliable KPs in a wider range of colours and forms for our gardens in future!

A couple of plants on my homework list (new ones for me!) - Impereta “Japanese Blood Grass” and Radermachera “Summer Scent”

Such a great mix of creativity, practicality, and forward-thinking ideas all around. Already looking forward to next year 🙌 Thanks to all those involved in putting on a great event for garden lovers!

24/03/2026

Thinking of replacing that tired thirsty lawn with eco friendly native verge garden?

This month we're featuring a few low growing, colourful native plants in a range foliage, form and flower colours.

They're suitable for verge gardens, native cottage style gardens and general domestic landscaping. Once established, they all have low water requirements.

This is Orthrosanthus polystachys (Morning Iris) Clumpy growth habit, glossy foliage,( ½ m X ½ m ) Blue/purple flowers (mornings only) on slender stems (to 700 m) and shade tolerant. Perfect substitute for Agapanthus.

05/03/2026

03/03/2026

We’re proud to be part of the team creating great spaces in the region 💚

Thanks to the City of Busselton for sharing this video — it’s great to see our parks and gardens being showcased and enjoyed by the community. We’re lucky to live and work in such a beautiful part of WA, and it’s fantastic to see continued investment in our green spaces 🌿

28/02/2026

We have a lot of Hemiandra pungens in stock now.

Its a great water wise ground cover. Our plant has purple flowers

You can see them on the verge at GeoCatch / DWER in Busselton

GCLN is open to the public on week days from 9 am to 2 pm. We are at 366 Queen Elizabeth Avenue

05/01/2026

Pokeweed is toxic to humans and livestock/animals and “must be eradicated”
https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/central/poisonous-plant-detected-in-the-city-of-stirling-residents-urged-to-be-on-the-lookout-as-fatal-to-humans-c-21184028?fbclid=IwY2xjawPIRIpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1SWhWTzdYTXcxUXdIekZVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtlkusuw2MlwokZTYQ8ElbNKQkISNXb7oouLmGtGMSnUnVYaLPmASvKWZlY2_aem_7O9JmP0gEGiB6HIGekcOGg

Residents have been urged to look out for a poisonous invasive plant which has been detected in two Perth suburbs.

29/12/2025

CPR refreshers done today with the team in Busselton! Keep calm, know your DRSABCD and you might just save a life ⛑️