Monthly Archives: May 2008

Winter Planting at the Former Sheep Camp (15 June 2008)

[ June 15, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] When: Sunday, 15 June 2008, from 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Where: Former sheep camp, Mt Majura ridge, where the Casuarina trail hits the Summit trail.
Bring & Wear: Sun protection, sturdy boots, a bucket or watering can, a mattock, if you have one, and your best smile
What: Planting of native tree and shrub seedlings

Revegetation at former sheep camp [...]

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Rare and Endangered: Swift Parrots (20 May 2008)

Talk by Belinda Cooke, Swift Parrot Recovery Coordinator
When: Tuesday 20 May, 7.30pm
Where: Blue Gum School Friends’ Lounge, Hackett shops
Swift Parrots migrate the longest distance of any parrot in the world. They leave their breeding grounds in Tasmania in autumn to forage on the mainland. Hear about the endangered birds and their visits to Mount [...]

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Celebrate World Environment Day 2008 with a walk, talk & tea (8 June 2008)

[ June 8, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] When: Sunday 8 June 2008, 1.00 – 3.00 pm
Where: Meet at Mackenzie Street Nature Park entrance opposite Grayson Street, Hackett.
Enquiries: ph 6247 7515 or admin@majura.org

You will enjoy a gentle winter walk and afternoon tea in the beautiful woodlands of Mount Majura. On the walk you will learn about how Friends of Mount Majura are enhancing [...]

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Project Dragonfly Working Bee (18 May 2008)

[ May 18, 2008; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Erosion control and tree planting at the lower Majura dam
When: Sunday 18 May, 10.00am to 1.00pm
Where: meet at the lower dam off Mackenzie / Grayson Streets park entrance, Hackett
Bring and wear: a garden fork or mattock if you have one, a bucket, sturdy boots, and gloves.

We will continue with the work to control erosion in [...]

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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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