Monthly Archives: March 2009

Woody Weeds Working Bee (19 April 2009)

[ April 19, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Friends of Mt Majura and the Watson Woodland Working Group invite volunteers to help removing woody weeds growing at the lower slopes of Mt Majura.
When: Sunday, 19 April 2009, from 9.00am to noon.
Where: Meet at nature park entrance off Antill Street opposite Carotel, North Watson
Bring and wear: sun protection enclosed foot wear and full-body covering
All [...]

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Bonded Asbestos found on the Old Ainslie Tip (25 March 2009)

On Friday afternoon, March 20th, Parks, Conservation and Lands (PCL) staff informed me that contamination had been discovered at the old Ainslie tip site – the place where volunteers have spent many happy hours planting and maintaining young seedlings.
As a precautionary measure, PCL staff has since closed the site while a detailed inspection is conducted. [...]

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Rabbit Management in the Hackett Area

Hackett residents will almost certainly have noticed an alarming increase in rabbits in the area over the last few years. Unfortunately this is not just a local problem with rabbit populations all over Australia increasing as the pests build up resistance to rabbit calici disease and myxomatosis.
Rabbit calici disease virus was introduced in Hackett in [...]

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Woody Weeds Working Bee (15 March 2009)

[ March 15, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Friends of Mt Majura and the Watson Woodland Working Group will hold a joint working party to remove woody weeds growing at the lower slopes of Mt Majura.
When: Sunday, 15 March 2009, from 9.00am to noon.
Where: Meet at the nature park entrance off Antill Street opposite Carotel, North Watson
Bring and wear: sun protection enclosed foot [...]

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Clean Up Australia Day: Clean up your local bushland (1 March 2009)

[ March 1, 2009; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]

Join the Friends of Mount Majura, the Mount Ainslie Weeders and the Hackett Community Association for a clean up of your local bush land.

Sunday, 1 March from 9.00am to 4.00pm
Meet at Kellaway Street parking area in Hackett; view this map for the venue and the clean up area
Bring friends and family, gloves, sun protection, enclosed footwear [...]

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