Friday 31 January Twilight working bee

January 29, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

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.

31 Jan bee map

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

Working bee Sunday 24 November 9am

November 21, 2013 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

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

Grant for Lake Earnshaw

November 10, 2013 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

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.

Planting, Sunday 3rd November

October 28, 2013October 28, 2013 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

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: growing_trees copy

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

Trees for Mum 2014

October 28, 2013 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

Raeburn & Doolan families at Trees for Mum Woodend 2013

Woodend Landcare will be hosting Trees for Mum on Mother’s Day 2014 (Sunday, 11 May) thanks to generous funding from the Victorian Landcare Grants Program through the North Central Catchment Management Authority. 2014 will be the third year for Trees for Mum in Woodend.