Bruce Hedge recently took this great shot of the ‘Thursday Crew’ at rest. If you’ve not met them, they are group of dedicated gents who get together every Thursday morning and carry out valuable environmental management work. Stop and say g’day if you see them when you’re out and about in Woodend.
Please come and lend a hand at an evening working bee, as we continue maintenance of the specimen trees and indigenous plantings to the east of the Children’s Park.
We’ll finish up with snacks and a cold drink – we’d love to see you down there.
When: Friday 31 January, from 5:00 pm followed by drinks and snacks
Where: Five Mile Creek, end of Pyke St (near Children’s Park)
What: woody weed control, by hand or whipper snipper; replacing/removing plant guards; watering
BYO: whipper snippers, gloves, sturdy shoes, water
NOTE: the bee will be cancelled in the event of a Total Fire Ban.RSVP: (for catering) woodendlandcare@gmail.com
This month’s working bee will be at the Envirofund site. We’re going to tidy up around the specimen trees planted a couple of years ago, deal with emerging gorse & broom, as well as check or remove the plant guards on the watercourse. So, lots of mechanised and non-mechanised jobs to do and we would love to see any or all of you there.
Note: this is our last bee until a twilight bee on 31 January.
When: 9:00 start, Sunday 24 November
Where: Park your cars near Badger Removals in Wood St
Bring: BYO brushcutters, loppers and secateurs
Huge thanks to Western Water for awarding us a $1,750 grant towards rehabilitation and revegetation of Lake Earnshaw. The former local swimming hole, near Gilbert Gordon oval, was built in 1927 and is currently infested by willow, gorse and broom.
Western Water’s Frances’ Environment Grants are directed to projects with demonstrable environmental benefits and where the group commits to ongoing support of the project.
Assistance required this Sunday please. We’ve got a lovely mixture of species to get in, 150 plants in total, with mats and single-stake coreflute guards for each. Details below:
WHAT: planting native tubestock, no weeding
WHEN: 9am this Sunday, 3 November, finish by midday at the latest
WHERE: creek flats of Ray Lodder’s property at 1900 Mt Macedon Rd, Woodend, follow green Landcare signs for parking
BRING: gloves and gumboots. Tools supplied.
EAT: morning tea provided
Hope to see you there
Woodend Landcare 