Welcome to the website of the Friends of Mount Majura. We are a volunteer Park Care Group working to protect and enhance the natural environment on Mount Majura and its surroundings. Explore this website to find out about upcoming events and to learn more about the plants and animals you will encounter on the mountain.
Enjoy a film about the Friends of Mt Majura produced by our guest students from Taiwan during their stay in Canberra in autumn 2022.
FoMM Newsletter – February 2025
1 February 2025Working Party @ Drainage Ditch on Sunday 16 February 9 am – noon Where: Along the drainage ditch which runs from near the Hackett tank to the suburban back fences in Rivett St. Meet near the Hackett tank. What: Removal of Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica, Ivy Hedera spp. and Privets Ligustrum spp.from the ditch; spreading wood chip mulch on the adjacent ...Continue reading >
Working Party @ Drainage Ditch (16/02/2025)
13 January 2025
Come along and give a hand at the Friends of Mt Majura working party on Sunday, the 16th February; help remove Japanese Honeysuckle and other pesky weeds at the drainage ditch close to the Hackett water tank and spread wood chip mulch to suppress the germination of Chilean Needle Grass along the edge. When: Sunday, 16 ...Continue reading >
FoMM Newsletter – January 2025
1 January 2025Welcome to 2025 Summer started well with a good fall of rain in early December, transforming the appearance of the reserve which had been looking really dry after several consecutive months of low rainfall. The rainfall in the first week of December was about 80 mm; monthly total rainfall for April was more than that but ...Continue reading >
Summer Twilight Weeding @ The Fair
28 December 2024
As in the past two years, the Friends of Mt Majura will be hosting twilight weeding sessions at The Fair during the weeks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from the 7th January until further notice. Start the new year with a good deed, enjoy a relaxing summer eve hand-weeding among precious native wildflowers, good company and ...Continue reading >
