What are you doing on Saturday?

February 5, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

Why not come along to the Macedon Range Sustainable Living Festival in Woodend and say hello. We’ll be providing advice on indigenous plants and Myna trapping as well as showcasing Woodend’s worst weeds.

You can enter a draw to win a snazzy Landcare drink bottle and we’ve got stickers and temporary tattoos for the little ones.

Sustainable Living Festival

When: Saturday, 8 February 2014 10am to 4pm

Where: Out the back of the Woodend Neighbourhood Hub, 47 Forest Street Woodend

More info and a full line up of talks, tours, entertainment and presentations: Visit the festival site here

Have you met the crew?

February 1, 2014January 29, 2014 / Woodend Landcare / Leave a comment

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.

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.