[ 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 [...]
[ March 16, 2008; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] When: Sunday, 16 March 2008, from 9.00 to noon
Where: meet at the lower dam off Mackenzie Street nature park entrance, Hackett
Bring & Wear: sun protection, sturdy boots, and body covering clothing; all equipment will be provided
What: control of woody weeds and erosion around the Majura dams and creek line.
Enquiries: ph 6247 7515 or e-mail admin@majura.org
Join [...]
[ February 17, 2008; 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Join Friends of Mt Majura for a morning tea and a working bee at the Majura dams.
When: Sunday, 17 February 2008, from 8.30am onwards
Where: meet at the lower dam off Mackenzie Street nature park entrance, Hackett
Bring & Wear: sun protection, sturdy boots, and body covering clothing; all equipment will be provided
What: control of woody weeds [...]
Join Friends of Mt Majura to celebrate the arrival of 2008 with a working bee
When: Sunday, 20 January 2008, from 8.30am onwards
Where: meet at the lower dam off Mackenzie Street nature park entrance, Hackett
Bring & Wear: sun protection, sturdy boots, and body covering clothing; all equipment will be provided
What: control of woody weeds and of [...]
Morning tea
Working the compacted ground
Loosening the soil with
garden forks
Distributing kangaroo grass seeds and straw
Unloading the matting
Placing the matting
Anchoring the matting with pegs and hammer
Planting kangaroo grass
Erosion matting close-up
Carrying the display
The Work
The Result
Erosion control work at the lower Majura dam
If you’re walking along the lower dam of Mount Majura, you may notice a large area now covered with hessian matting on the uphill side to prevent further erosion.
Following a successful trial in September last year a group of volunteers and [...]
Project Dragonfly: Erosion Control Work Stage 2
On this working bee we will extend the erosion control work in the vicinity of the lower Majura dam conducted on the 20th May this year. The work will include loosening of the soil, placing erosion matting on top of it, anchoring the matting with [...]
Our first planting day was held on the 9th of October. It was a great success and we’d like to thank all of those people who put in many hours to get the plants in. About 9300 plants in total were planted. We were also helped by a group of Australian [...]
The dams are located along a gully in the drainage line between Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie. Overflow from the higher of the two dams flows into the lower dam, overflow from the lower dam flows into the Hackett stormwater system, and eventually into Sullivans creek. Although Mount Majura was [...]
Results of survey below
Macro-invertebrates are animals without backbones that are big enough to see with the naked eye. Because they are widespread and come in a lot of different shapes and sizes, macro-invertebrates are often used as indicators of the health of streams and other water bodies. Known to their friends as [...]
