Neighbours with mowers, since 2017.
Devicentrix began in Inala with a simple observation: some of our neighbours could no longer push a mower, and their yards — and their safety — were getting away from them. So we picked up the mower for them. We haven't put it down since.
A simple idea, done properly.
Registered with the ACNC on 7 December 2017, Devicentrix Environmental Services Incorporated is a volunteer-powered charity based at 23 Andromeda Street, Inala — in the heart of Brisbane's south-west.
We hold no private profit motive: every dollar and every hour goes to our charitable purpose. Our volunteers provide lawn mowing and yard care to seniors and people with disability who are unable to mow their own lawns — free of charge, always.
Along the way, we discovered the work does double duty: it also gives unemployed people and young people aged 15–25 real skills, real references and real pride — hands-on training in lawn and garden care that opens doors to paid work.
Three rules on every job.
Dignity first
We're guests at someone's home. Our volunteers are friendly, respectful and careful — we ask before we move anything, we clean up after ourselves, and we treat every yard like it's our own grandmother's.
Show up when we say
Reliability is the whole point. When we book a visit, we come — and if weather or machinery gets in the way, we call ahead and rebook. No one is left wondering.
Leave it better
Not just shorter grass — a safer yard. We clear trip hazards, tidy edges, and take the green waste with us, so the yard is genuinely safer when we leave than when we arrived.
A registered charity, in the open.
- Legal name
- Devicentrix Environmental Services Incorporated
- ABN
- 74 769 255 991
- Charity status
- Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) on 7 December 2017. View our public profile.
- Based at
- 23 Andromeda St, Inala QLD 4077 — serving Brisbane's south-west
- Who we help
- Seniors 65+, people with disability, financially disadvantaged and unemployed people, culturally diverse families, and young people aged 15–25.
Safe around every home
We work at people's homes, often with people who are vulnerable — so trust is everything:
- Volunteers are known, vetted and never work alone at a first visit
- We announce ourselves clearly and agree the plan before work starts
- Personal details shared with us are kept private and secure
- Family members and carers are welcome — encouraged — to be present
“Good neighbours don't wait to be asked twice. Usually, they don't wait to be asked at all.”Devicentrix Environmental Services Inc