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What’s on for Landcare week 5-12 September

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landcare_weekSaturday 5 September
From 9am FREE black gum give away at the Woodend Farmers’ Market and at 11am Native plant presentation at Woodend Library, corner of Forest and High Streets.
Saturday 12 September


From 9am Community planting at Woodend Children’s Park – all help welcome.

Please wear sturdy boots and gloves. Bring a friend or three.  Morning tea provided.
All week – Landcare display at Woodend Library.
For more information or to join contact:
Kate Daniel (President of Woodend Landcare) Phone 5427 2321
Email woodendlandcare@gmail.com
Download poster here

Annual General Meeting 1 August 2015

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Screen Shot 2015-07-24 at 22.18.21Woodend Landcare Annual General Meeting 2015

Saturday 1 August, 1:30 pm, Woodend Neighbourhood House, 47 Forest Street Woodend

followed at 2:30 by:

‘Caught on Camera’ project: the Victorian National Parks Association, will guide us through captivating fauna images and project results from their volunteer-based wildlife monitoring project in Wombat State Forest.

Afternoon tea follows. All welcome. Gold coin donation.

AGM 2015 flyer

Trees for Mum Sunday 10 May 9am to 12pm

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TFM-34We’ll be handing out native trees at the Mother’s Day Classic event in Woodend’s Children’s Park on Nicholson Street on Sunday 10 May from 9am to midday.

Come along and collect your free tree to plant in your garden or in your special place.

If you’re walking or running in the Classic and would like us to save you a tree to pick up after the event please email treesformumwoodend@gmail.com or contact Angela Van Dam on 0409 373 010.

This event has been generously funded by Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

For a full list of events across Australia, including local events in Kyneton and Healseville visit http://www.treesformum.com or follow ‘trees for mum’ and ‘trees for mum woodend’ on Facebook

Happy Mother’s Day to all our readers and special thoughts to those without a mum.

Lake Earnshaw unveiling, 23 October

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Woodend Landcare invites you to a planting session and unveiling of historic Lake Earnshaw. This 1920s swimming hole has been lovingly reclaimed thanks to lots of hard yakka from Landcare’s Thursday Crew!

  • Thursday, 23 October 2014
  • Planting from 10am to 11am followed by a late morning tea.
  • Please arrive at 9.30am if planting.
  • BYO gardening gloves and sturdy shoes.
  • Lake Earnshaw, access via Jeffreys St or Davey St.

Thanks to Western Water for funding through their Frances’ Environment Grant and to Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

RSVP woodendlandcare@gmail.com or call Kate on 5427 2312

Download invitation here

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