Bushcare Working Bee Program-Spring 2021

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BUSHCARE WORKINGbee BEES WORKING SPRING 2021

McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP

WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

VALLEY STREET BUSHCARE * F IRST AND THIRD TUESDAY, KNOCKLOFTY 1-2 SOUTH pm HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Convenor: Vicki Martin The Leonard Wall Valley Street Reserve and Providence Gully are habitat islands with a close connection to Knocklofty Reserve. The group is managing and replenishing wildlife habitat. These sites are not suitable LAMBERT GULLY FERN TREE for large groups. Inexperienced volunteers welcome.

BUSHCARE GROUP LANDCARE GROUP Sep 7* Roving weeding in Providence Gully.

Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.

Sep 21* Roving weeding in Providence Gully and afternoon tea and chat about plans for 2022!

Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.

Oct 5 Roving weeding in Leonard Wall reserve.

Meet: Byard St/Mt Stuart Rd entrance.

Oct 19* Roving weeding – Leonard Wall reserve.

Meet: Byard St/Mt Stuart Rd entrance.

Nov 2* Roving weeding – Providence Gully.

WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.

Nov 16* Roving weeding – Providence Gully.

Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.

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FRIENDS OF KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE * F IRST & THIRD THURSDAY, 9-11.30 am.

THIRD SUNDAY, 2-4.30 pm

Convenor: Astrid Wright Transforming the city-fringed bushland of Knocklofty Reserve from a once-degraded state into a biologically diverse place.

Sep 2* Weeding around the Weerona Fire Trail.

Meet: End of Bimbadeen Crt car park, West Hobart.

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IMPORTANT: We may have to turn volunteers away if the site is challenging or volunteers are inexperienced or inadequately dressed. To reduce the risk of being turned away, please wear long sleeves and trousers, sturdy boots and select an activity suitable to your experience and ability.

Sep 16* Forget-me-not and thistle removal in Weerona Gully.

Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Sep 19 Planting and seeding in Salvator Rosa Glen Track Reserve.

Meet: Outside 46B Salvator Rd, West Hobart. Park safely on a side street.

Oct 7* Forget-me-not and thistle removal in Weerona Gully.

Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Oct 17 Birdwatching walk with Denis Abbott at 10 am, a plant give away at 2 pm.

Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Oct 21* Regrowth gorse weeding along the uphill side of Forest Rd. Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Nov 4* Wayleave maintenance from the south/west split to the summit from Forest Rd or from the Lenah Valley end up to the summit.

Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Nov 18* Wayleave maintenance from Forest Rd up to the south/west split and down the South Hobart feeder, then gorse removal along the Forest Rd extension.

Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Nov 21 Broom and gorse weeding, uphill side of Forest Rd, plus a special morning tea!

Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Dec 2* TBC. Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.

Activities marked with an asterisk (*) are not City of Hobart Bushcare managed activities. You can contact the group convenor via the Bushcare team on 03 6238 2884 or email bushcare@hobartcity.com.au

SPRING 2021 WATERWORKS VALLEY LANDCARE McAULAY RESERVE

WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

FIRST SUNDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP

Convenors: Sandra Poth and Carol Bristow WELLINGTON PARK Restoring the urban fringe BUSHCARE GROUP for people and wildlife, from the sides of the Waterworks Valley to the banks of Sandy Bay Rivulet.

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KNOCKLOFTY Sep 5 Maintain previous plantings at remediated SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP landslip zone and chat about plans for 2022!

RIDGEWAY PARK BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: 60 Waterworks Rd, Dynnyrne.

Oct 3 Weeding at the verge, Waterworks Rd. KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART Meet: Near BUSHCARE GROUP43 Waterworks Rd, Dynnyrne.

BUSHCARE GROUP Nov 7 Birdwatching walk with Don Knowler.

Meet: Gates to Waterworks Reserve, LAMBERT GULLY FERN TREE Road, Dynnyrne.

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SECOND SUNDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm

Convenor: Rob Beedham Controlling invasive weeds in the cool, shady forests of the lower foothills of kunanyi/Mt Wellington.

CORNELIAN BAY

LAMBERT GULLY

BUSHCARE BUSHCARE GROUP Sep 12 Hunting for rare weeds (Daphne laurel andGROUP karamu) on private properties, plus morning tea and a chat about plans for 2022!

Meet: 46 Grays Rd, Fern Tree.

Oct 10 Hunting for rare weeds (Daphne laurel and karamu) on private properties. Plant give away at nearby Westringa Park, Fern Tree.

Meet: 46 Grays Rd, Fern Tree.

Nov 14 Hunting for rare weeds (Daphne laurel and karamu) on private properties.

Meet: 46 Grays Rd, Fern Tree.

HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE SECOND SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm Convenor: John James Restoring the Hobart Rivulet and encouraging healthy habitat for our iconic platypus and other wildlife.

Sep 12 Maintenance of National Tree Day plants and weeding in the riparian zone.

Meet: Near the bridge on Tara St, South Hobart (opposite No 1a ‘Waratah’).

Oct 10 Riparian planting and water quality

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monitoring (feel free to download the Waterbug app on your smart phone by visiting www.thewaterbugapp.com).

Meet: Near the C3 Church, at the end of Anglesea Street over the bridge.

Nov 14 TBC. Meet: TBC.

McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP

FRIENDS OF McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

SECOND SUNDAY, 2-4.30 pm

Convenors: Mark Corrigan and Caroline Corrigan Restoring the white gum woodlands of Maning Rivulet in Edith Reserve and the historic McAulay Reserve.

Sep 12 Maintaining last year’s planting, spreading mulch and woody weed sweeps along ManKNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP ing Rivulet, plus a special afternoon tea and chat about plans for 2022!

Meet: Near 18 McAulay Rd, park safely on a side street.

Oct 10 Caring for McAulay Reserve’s remnant grasslands.

Meet: Near 18 McAulay Rd - park safely on FERN TREE LANDCARE GROUP a side street.

PARK RIDGEWAY14 PARK Nov Caring for McAulay Reserve’s remnant WELLINGTON BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP grasslands.

Meet: Near 18 McAulay Rd, park safely on a side street.

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MOUNT NELSON BUSHCARE M T. N E L S O N

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SECOND SUNDAY 10 am – 12.30 pm SOUTH HOBART * LAST THURSDAY 10BUSHCARE am –GROUP 12.30 pm

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Convenor: Greg Kidd Enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat in the diverse forests in and around Bicentennial Park.

Sep 12* Landcare session TBC. Meet: TBC. LAMBERT GULLY FERN TREE CORNELIAN BAY BUSHCARE GROUP LANDCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Sep 30* Landcare session TBC.

Meet: TBC. Oct 10 Gorse weeding, planting maintenance in the bushland section near Tolmans Hill playground, plus a special morning tea!

Meet: Tolmans Hill Park near the corner of Old Proctors Rd and Woodcutters Rd, Tolmans Hill.

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Oct 28* Landcare session TBC.

Meet: TBC. Nov 14 Weed sweeps for broom and gorse in the bushland section near Ham Common.

Meet: Tolmans Hill Park near the corner of Old Proctors Rd and Woodcutters Rd, WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP Tolmans Hill.

Nov 25* Landcare session TBC.

Meet: TBC. McAULAY RESERVE

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SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE SOUTH HOBART

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THIRD SUNDAY KNOCKLOFTY 10 am – 12.30 BUSHCARE GROUP pm

Convenor: Janet Stone Looking after a bushland remnant nestled in the middle of South Hobart by removing weeds and protecting the habitat of eastern barred bandicoots.

Sep 19 Weeding in the gully above the soccer FERN TREE LANDCARE GROUP ground – one of the last patches of remnant bush in urban South Hobart.

Meet: Soccer club car park at the end of Wellesley St (below No 92), South Hobart.

Oct 17 There’s a little known treasure in South Hobart – the old Cascade Gardens sign – 14 huge letters formed by white rocks on a hillside. We’ll be removing environmental weeds with a great view over South Hobart.

Also chatting about plans for 2022.

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WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

Meet: Cascade Gardens car park, 2a McRobies Rd, South Hobart.

Nov 21 Checking for and protecting orchids, and roving weeding on the western side ofKNOCKLOFTY M T. N E L S O N SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Wellesley Park.

Meet: Near 130 Wentworth St, at the turning circle at the end of the road.

CORNELIAN BAY BUSHCARE FOURTH SUNDAY LAMBERT GULLY 10 am – 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP

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Convenor: Sue Gillespie Protecting Hobart’s coastal vegetation around the picturesque Cornelian Bay and important grasslands of the Queens Domain.

Sep 26 Planting for ecological restoration on the Domain Slip, plus a special morning tea and a chat about plans for 2022!

Meet: 40 Tasman Highway, Queens Domain (bit.ly/Tasman40). Park at Regatta Grounds car park or safely on a side street.

Alternatively, ride the Hobart Bike Track.

Oct 24 Wildflower hunting and post-burn weeding on the Northern Grasslands.

Meet: Summit Loop car park on northern point of Upper Domain Rd, Queens Domain.

TRACKCARE THIRD SUNDAY 10 am – 3 pm Contact: Bushcare Program Officer – 03 6238 2884 Calling all mountain bikers, bushwalkers and climbers to help maintain our tracks. Trackcare involves physical work, including digging, moving rocks and carrying buckets.

Sep 19 Tip Top Track. Improve flow, adjust 3-4 steep little pinches, and general maintenance.

Meet: Western end of Tip Top Track.

Oct 17 Walking track maintenance (Gentle Annie Falls Circuit) —surface repairs, drainage works and vegetation pruning.

Meet: Site 9, Waterworks Reserve, Ridgeway.

Nov 14 Cragcare – Repairs to climbers’ access tracks below the Organ Pipes (*note change of date).

Meet: TBC.

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SPRING 2021 SUMMER 2020

McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP

WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

SPRING 2021 Nov 28 Caring for the grasslands at the Crossroads.

KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Joggers Loop picnic table at the intersection between Upper Domain Rd and RIDGEWAY PARK BUSHCARE GROUP Clearys Gates Rd, Queens Domain.

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FOURTH SUNDAY, 2-4.30 pm FERN TREE LANDCARE GROUP

M T. N E LColman SON SOUTH HOBART Convenor: Ingrid BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Working along the slopes of the Lambert Creek waterway under giant blue gums to maintain the habitat corridor of Lambert Gully.

Sep 26 Waterbug discovery and water quality monitoring in Lambert Gully, plus a special afternoon tea and a chat about plans for 2022!

LAMBERT GULLY FERN TREE CORNELIAN BAY BUSHCARE LANDCARE GROUP Please site may beGROUP slippery. Bring your BUSHCAREnote, GROUP gumboots if you have them!

Meet: Bicentennial Park, near 194A Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay. Oct 24 Sweep for gorse, broom, scotch thistle, pride of Madeira and cotoneaster in Bicentennial Park. Warning: site may be steep.

Meet: 3 Birngana Ave, Sandy Bay. Nov 28 Contain a patch of red hot pokers below Bend 2.

Meet: Bicentennial Park, near 194A Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay.

WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

Oct 5 New Town Rivulet grant site – catching KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP caper spurge before it drops seed on the banks of the restored rivulet.

Meet: Laneway next to 313 Lenah Valley Rd, Lenah Valley.

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FIRST SUNDAY, 2-4.30 pm, ALTERNATE MONTHS

WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

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Convenor: Andy Wakefield Caring for the lovely open peppermint woodlands surrounding Ridgeway.

Nov 7 Gorse hunt near Ridgeway oval, plus a chat about plans for 2022!

M T. N E L S O N KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART Meet: At the Y-junction where RdGROUP BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE BUSHCARE GROUP Ridgeway meets Chimney Pot Hill Rd.

CORNELIAN BAY

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FIRST TUESDAY, 9.15 am – 1.30 pm

Convenor: Peter Franklin Working all over kunanyi/Mt Wellington to protect the mountain’s natural values by combining a bushwalk with a weeding expedition.

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FRIENDS OF WELLINGTON PARK

LAMBERT GULLY

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FERN TREE

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Our Bushcare groups are run by volunteers working with the City of Hobart to help care for their local bushland reserves.

During Bushcare events children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bushcare is cancelled on days of total fire ban, severe weather warning, high winds or heavy rain.

PLEASE BRING: Strong boots, warm waterproof clothing, a hat and a drink. Gloves and all tools will be supplied.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Talia Sawers, Bushcare Program Officer, City of Hobart Phone: 6238 2884 | Email: bushcare@hobartcity.com.au

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