Monthly Archives: April 2008

Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) Stall at Hackett Birthday Party (3 May 2008)

[ May 3, 2008; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Visit Friends of Mt Majura Exhibition and Information stall at the Hackett 45th Birthday Party
When: Saturday, 3 May 2008, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Where: at the Hackett shops

See Mount Majura from a birds’ eye view on old and new Satellite maps
Win a Wollemi Pine in a raffle
The fist five visitors will receive a gift for their native [...]

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Tackling Indian Myna – the Cane Toad on Wings (15 May 2008)

[ May 15, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Talk by Bill Handke, Canberra Indian Myna Action Group
When: Thursday 15 May, 7.30pm
Where: Blue Gum School Friends’ Lounge, Hackett shops
Hear about a community effort to reduce the numbers of Indian (or Common) Myna, the success it is having, and how you can help.
The introduced Myna birds aggressively compete with native birds and mammals for nesting [...]

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They are back: Swift Parrots visit Mount Majura (20 April 2008)

During our working bee on Sunday 20 April 2008 at lunch time we observed a flock of 10 of these highly threatened parrot species weaving through the tall Apple box and Yellow box canopy around the drain line and the southern part of the horse paddocks. Lesley Collis of FoMM has noticed a smaller flock [...]

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Working Bee: Autumn Planting (20 April 2008)

[ April 20, 2008; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] When: Sunday, 20 April 2008, from 10.00am to 1.00pm
Where: meet at the lower Hackett reservoir off Rivett and French Streets, Hackett
Bring & Wear: sun protection, sturdy boots, a bucket or watering can, a mattock, if you have one.
What: planting of natives along the drain line; removal of some woody and other weeds.
Enquiries: ph 6247 7515 [...]

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Research on the Eastern Grey Kangaroo in the ACT (17 April 2008)

[ April 17, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Report: Research on the Eastern Grey Kangaroo in the ACT

Talk by Dr Don Fletcher, ACT Parks, Conservation and Lands

When: Thursday, 17 April 2008, 7.30 pm
Where: Blue Gum School Friends Lounge, Hackett shops
Enquiries: ph 6247 7515 or e-mail admin@majura.org

Learn about recent ACT research on the ecology of a key native species – the eastern grey kangaroo [...]

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