Monthly Archives: October 2009

Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) November 2009 newsletter

FoMM Newsletter November 2009
• News on Monash Drive
• FoMM submission objecting to development application (Australian Heritage Village)
• Working bee with Marist College Year 9 students Wednesday 4 November – please help if you can
• Rabbit mapping second round – field information session on Thursday 12 November
Dear Friends,
For those of you who have not seen the exciting front page news [...]

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FoMM Submission DA200915605

FoMM Submission DA200915605  Australian Heritage Village and ajoining land
[pdf]
Waltraud Pix
Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) Coordinator
To:
ACT Planning and Land Authority
Application Secretariat
Submission regarding:

DA200915605
Part Block 2 and Block 3, Section 75 Watson
The Village Building Company proposes to redevelop Block 3 Section 75 (the Australian Heritage Village) and part of Block 2 Section 75 (which is or which [...]

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FoMM Newsletter October 2009

FoMM Newsletter October 2009 (pdf)

• Rabbit follow-up control program
• Watson Woodlands talk – tonight
• Casuarina trail launch – this Friday 2 October
• Old tip working bee – this Sunday 4 October
• Spring Wildflower walk – Sunday 11 October
• FoMM working bee – Sunday 18 October
Dear Friends,
The Rabbit Warren Mapping project received a high commendation at the 2009 ACT Landcare Award ceremony. [...]

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Woody Weeds Working Bee (18.10.2009)

[ October 18, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) will host a working party to remove woody weeds that grow at the lower slope of Mount Majura.

Come along, sign the activity sheet, enjoy a cuppa and give as little or as much time as you want.

When: Sunday, 18 October from 9.00am to noon

Where: Meet at the nature park entrance [...]

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2008-09 FoMM Report

2008-09 FoMM Report (pdf)
Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) 2008/2009 report
I just read the article “Restoring weed-invaded woodlands: the importance of Kangaroo grass” published in the Austral Bugle, Newsletter of the Southern Tableland (Vol 2, Issue 1, Winter 2009). The authors, Suzanne Prober (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems) and Ian Lund (Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles [...]

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Report Rabbit Warren Mapping 2008-09

Report Rabbit Warren Mapping 2008-09 (pdf)

RABBIT WARREN MAPPING – A JOINT PROJECT
It’s 7am on a surprisingly chilly morning in late Summer. We’re up on the shoulder of Mount Ainslie, armed with a precious GPS unit, orange tape, folder, thermos (old softies, we are) and ready for a long wait, if necessary.
Yes, it’s a stakeout! [...]

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Great Community Spirit on National Tree Day 2009

National Tree Day 2009 full report
click here to view pictures of the event

More than 140 enthusiastic volunteers from Hackett and surrounding suburbs joined by Ms Caroline Le Couteur MLA, Andrew Barr, Minister for Planning and Senator Gary Humphries celebrated National Tree Day 2009 on Sunday, 2 August by planting over 300 local trees on Mount [...]

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Rabbit Mapping. Suggestions for 2nd round

Rabbit Mapping. Suggestions for 2nd round

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Spring Wildflower Walk (11.10.2009)

[ October 11, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Celebrate the beginning of spring and see out winter. Explore the wildflowers in the Mount Majura nature reserve on this delightful walk with local botanist Michael Doherty. Please bring a gold coin donation for a list of the flora of Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie or download a copy from the “Species lists” page.

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