Category Archives: News

The three parkCare groups, Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM), Mount Ainslie Weeders (MAW) and Watson Woodland Working Group (WWWG) won the the ACT Landcare Awards 2011 in the Urban Landcare category. Presenting the awards are (from left) Helen Munro and Richard Larson (WWWG), Waltraud Pix (FoMM), Margaret Clough, Jeanette Ruxtun and Annette Martin (MAW) and [...]

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) September 2011 Newsletter (pdf)
• ACT Landcare Award 2011 Finalist
• What’s up on the Mountain – Share your wildlife photographs and pictures of FoMM activities
• Working party: Caring for seedlings – Sunday 21 September
• Spotlight walk – Saturday 24 September
Dear Friends
Hello and welcome to Spring and the September 2011 edition of the FoMM newsletter. Many [...]

FoMM August 2011 Newsletter (pdf)

Seedling after-care this Sunday 14 August
Working party  – Sunday 21 August
Tree Walk – Sunday 28 August
FoMM stall at the Majura Primary School Spring Carnival
FoMM meeting
Frog Census 2011

Dear Friends of Mount Majura
I’d like to share with you that quite a number of people contacted FoMM to congratulate and to say thank you [...]

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) July 2011 Newsletter (pdf)
Working party Majura Paddock – Sunday 17 July
National Tree Day 2011 – Sunday 31 July
ChemCert training course – Tuesday 9 August, please register your interest asap
Possible FoMM stall at the Majura Primary School Spring Carnival
Dear Friends
Preparations are in full swing for our major annual planting event on [...]

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter June 2011 (pdf)

Working party Majura Paddock – Sunday 19 June
FoMM draft program 2011
Centenary Trail FoMM meeting – Friday 10 June
Proposed Development at Throsby threatens Endangered Grassy Woodland
Canberra Nature Park Inquiry – more reports released

Dear Friends
Thank you everyone who helped planting She-oaks at the old sheep camp in May and [...]

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter May 2011 pdf

Workshop: Identification and control of grass weeds and woody weed frilling – Saturday 7 May
Music in the Park, FoMM fund raising – Saturday 7 May
Volunteer Week work party on the old Ainslie tip – Saturday 14 May
Work party at the old sheep camp to plant She-oaks – [...]

Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) Newsletter April 2011 (pdf)

Removing Fleabane – Saturday 9 April
Woody Weed Working Bee jointly with Mt Ainslie Weeders – Sunday 17 April
Workshop grass weed identification and control and woody weed frilling – Saturday 7 May

Dear Friends
Last Sunday over forty participants enjoyed an ant walk guided by Dr. Ajay Narendra. It was [...]

Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) March 2011 newsletter pdf
•    Collecting seeds – Saturday 5 March and Sunday 27 March
•    Mount Majura Bush Clean-up – Sunday 6 March
•    Working bee Majura paddock – Sunday 20 March
•    Ant Walk – Sunday 3 April
Dear Friends
We had a very productive meeting to discuss FoMM affairs for 2011, a great [...]

Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) February 2011 newsletter pdf
•    Collecting seeds of Clustered Everlasting – Thursday 10 February
•    Working Bee – Sunday 20 February
•    Meeting to discuss FoMM 2011 plans – Sunday 27 February
•    Of a new pea and other recently found plant species
•    Goodbye Murray and Sally
Dear Friends
What a nice calm day after a [...]

Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) January 2011 newsletter pdf

Working Bee this Sunday 16 January
Meeting to discuss FoMM 2011 plans
Renewal after fire: Bushfire management workshop

Dear Friends
Welcome to the first edition of the FoMM newsletter in 2011. I hope everyone had a wonderful break over Christmas / New Year and was able to recharge batteries.
I’m very grateful [...]