events

Happy New Year – it’s time to get back to work

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twilight beeHappy New Year to all our members and blog followers. We hope you had a good break.

The holidays are now over for Woodend Landcare and we’re looking for lots of helpers at our twilight working bee on Friday 1st February from 5pm.

The list of jobs has grown over the summer break. We need to whipper snipper and mow around the new plants, water our exotic trees and generally have a good tidy up.  There’s something for everyone.

Despite the dry conditions the weeds and grasses have shot up so we really need to get on top of them before they hinder the growth of our new plantings.

Fingers crossed it won’t be too hot and we’ll get a great turn out.  If the CFA declare a total fire ban we will, in line with our safety policy, cancel this event and update this blog to notify you.

The team will meet out the back of the St Ambrose school oval behind Badger Removals on Wood Street, off Urquhart Street. Just follow the Woodend Landcare signs. See map below.

Refreshments and a casual BBQ will be provided on the day.  Please bring a whipper snipper if you have one, and hat, gloves and sturdy boots.

To register your interest, and to help with catering numbers, please contact Peter on 5427 3221 or email woodendlandcare@gmail.com if you can lend a hand on 1st February from 5pm.

Thank you in advance for your valuable support – many hands make light work!

Download poster twilight bee

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Mulch $5 Sunday, 9 December 10am to midday – your Christmas gift from Landcare

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We’ve been busy this year pruning, chopping and clearing… which means lots of wood chips.

Come and get some for your garden for just $5 a bob-cat bucket.

Two buckets should fill a standard 6 x 4 trailer.

Come along early so you don’t miss out.

When: Sunday, 9 December 10am to midday

Where: Wood Street, behind Badger Removals. Access a Google map here

Bring: Your own trailer please

For more information please contact

Peter on 5427 3221 or

email woodendlandcare@gmail.com

Download poster here

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Woodend joins national Trees for Mum tree planting event this Mother’s Day

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The Macedon Ranges community can celebrate their mums with a living legacy this Mother’s Day by taking part in the Trees for Mum tree planting event being organised by the local Woodend Landcare group and the Upper Campaspe Landcare Network.

Jo Clancy (Woodend Landcare), Trevor Barker (Upper Campaspe Landcare Network) and Mini the dog at the plant site for Trees for Mum Five Mile Creek Reserve in Woodend.

With funding from the North Central Catchment Management Authority, Trees for Mum will take place at Five Mile Creek Reserve in Woodend between 9am and midday on Sunday, 13 May 2012.  All trees and planting equipment is provided free of charge to participants.

The day is one of a national series of Trees for Mum events and is open to all members of the community who want to plant a tree for their mothers or take part in the event with their mums, while also doing something to help the environment.

The Trees for Mum initiative was started by friends and colleagues, Deena Raphael and Lauren Adlam, in Sydney in 2002.  Both had lost their mothers to cancer and this was their way of paying tribute to their special mums.

In the years since this inaugural event, interest has grown and Trees for Mumevents have been run in many states across Australia with more than 20,000 people planting trees as tributes to mothers who have passed away or to celebrate those who are still alive.

Angela and Jason Van Dam planting native trees at a Trees for Mum event in Sydney on Mother’s Day last year.

 

“The first event was a huge success, attracting over 150 people to Manly Lagoon Park to plant commemorative trees. It’s incredible to think we are reaching so many people; the feedback we receive is inspiring,” said Lauren.

“Having lost my own mother to cancer in 2008, it means so much to create a living and growing legacy in her memory.  Let’s hope this inaugural event captures the hearts of many and Trees for Mum becomes an annual event on the Woodend calendar,” said Angela Van Dam, Event Coordinator for Woodend.

Registration for the event is encouraged to ensure that a tree will be available for all participants.  Please email TreesForMumWoodend@gmail.com or call 0409 373 010 to register.  ‘Like’ Trees For Mum Woodend on Facebook and join the conversation.

For more information on Trees for Mum, please visit www.treesformum.com,

For further information about this event, please contact:

Angela Van Dam 0409 373 010

TreesForMumWoodend@gmail.com

PO Box 895, Woodend 3442

Free Community BBQ – Saturday 17 March

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Woodend Landcare is hosting a free community barbeque and Landcare information booth on Saturday 17 March, 11 am – 2pm at the corner of Urquhart and Hendley streets, Woodend.

Our Thursday Crew is looking for more volunteers to continue fire hazard reduction and native flora restoration activities along the rail reserve beside Urquhart Street, west of High Street. This is an extension of similar work done along Quarry Road and is being assisted by a Department of Sustainability and Environment Volunteer Action Grant.

The Thursday Crew is a team of just over a dozen volunteers, who meet each week in the great outdoors, tackling weeds and restoring remnant bush as well as being part of a friendly social network.

Landcare members will be on site at the BBQ to welcome all interested locals, including potential volunteers, to enjoy a barbeque in this lovely park-like setting. This is a great opportunity to learn about local plants, get to know your neighbours, meet new people and connect with your community.

For more information about the event and to register your interest, please contact Kate 5427 2312 or Norma 5427 4918.