Monthly Archives: May 2009

Endangered Swift Parrot on Mt Majura. Have you seen them?

Mount Majura was host to a record number of endangered Swift Parrot, (Lathamus discolor) between end of March and beginning of May in 2005 and 2008. The parrots were most frequently observed around the lower Hackett reservoir off Rivett / French Streets feeding on nectar of Bundy and lerp – the sugary protection cover of [...]

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Celebrate World Environment Day 2009: Walk Talk & Tea on Mount Majura (7 June 2009)

[ June 7, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] When: Sunday 7 June 2009, 1.00 – 3.30 pm
Where: Meet at Mackenzie Street Nature Park entrance opposite Grayson Street, Hackett
View a map of the meeting point and the afternoon tea site.

Friends of Mount Majura warmly invite you to celebrate World Environment Day 2009 with a gentle winter walk in the beautiful woodlands of the [...]

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Autumn Planting and Rabbit Wrap up (17 May 2009)

[ May 17, 2009; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] When: Sunday, 17 May 2009, from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Where: meet at the lower Hackett reservoir off Rivett and French Streets, Hackett
View this map for the meeting point and project area
Bring & Wear: Sun protection, sturdy boots, garden gloves and a bucket
Enquiries: ph 6247 7515 or e-mail admin@majura.org

Join us for morning tea and the [...]

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Rabbits: Australia’s Ecological Blind Spot (28 May 2009)

[ May 28, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Talk by Dr. Brian Cooke
Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), University of Canberra
Thursday 28 May 2009, 7.30pm
ACT Sports House, 100 Maitland Street, Hackett

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Enquiries: Ph 6247 7515 or e-mail admin@majura.org

The Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) had a huge impact on one of Australia’s worst pest species. Thirteen years after the release of the [...]

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