Category Archives: Events

[ September 19, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Students, teachers and parents of the Hackett Blue Gum School and the wider community  helped to  enhance our beloved Mount Majura bushland by planting several hundreds of trees and shrubs on National Tree Day 2010.

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Join the Friends of Mount Majura at our September working bee to take [...]

[ August 22, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_2761" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Snow gum fruits (top) and flower buds (Photo: W. Pix) "][/caption]

When: Sunday, 22 August, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Where: Nature park entrance Kellaway St / Phillip Ave, Hackett

Explore the remnant snow gums of Mount Ainslie on a walk with local ecologist Michael Doherty and discover the range of other trees as you walk [...]

[ August 1, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Join the Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) to celebrate National Tree Day 2010 with the planting of local shrubs and trees in the Mount Majura nature reserve. Boost the feel-good factor and community spirit and help promote the bush environment. Bring your mum and dad, friends, neighbours and colleagues and make the event a real [...]

[ June 27, 2010; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] When: Sunday 27 June, 11am to 1pm

Where: 9 Selwyn Street, Hackett

Draft Agenda

(1) Preparation of the National Tree Day 2010 community planting event – identification and distribution of tasks.

The plan for the NTD community planting on the 1 August is a smaller event compared to 2008 and 2009, mainly to extend the shrub corridor at [...]

[ June 20, 2010; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) will conduct a working bee to remove weeds and prepare planting sites for the National Tree Day 2010 community planting in August. Come along and give a hand. You can make a difference even if you have only half an hour to spare.

Sunday, 20 June, 12 noon – 4pm

Meet at [...]

[ May 30, 2010; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]

Help removing horehound from the grassy woolands of Mount Majura. Work for half an hour or longer – you will make a difference.

When: Sunday, 30May, from 1.00pm
Where: Meet at the Hackett reservoir off Rivett / French Streets (view this map for the meeting point).
What to bring and wear: Enclosed footwear, preferably household gloves with long [...]

[ June 6, 2010; 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Sunday 6 June, from 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm

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Join your local ParkCare groups in celebrating World Environment Day 2010. The Friends of Mount Majura, the Mount Ainslie Weeders and the Watson Woodland Working Group will host a bush walk, [...]

[ May 16, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Come along for a serious weed massacre

When: Sunday, 16 May, from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon
Where: Meet at the Hackett reservoir off Rivett / French Streets (view this map for the meeting point).
What to bring and wear: Enclosed footwear, preferably household gloves with long cuffs or garden gloves, a weeding tool such as trowel or [...]

[ April 3, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Come along and help collecting seeds of Redleg grass for direct seeding at the drain line revegetation site.

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When: Saturday 3 March 4.00 pm to 6.00pm
Where: Small public park east of the Hackett oval between Madigan and Maitland Sts (click on map); car [...]