Walkers set to tackle Maitland Bay

is essential for many of the walks, with some less challenging that serve the interests of some members, who are no longer able to undertake the more challenging adventures.”

The walk on March 7 will be to the Mount Bouddi lookout at Maitland Bay.

“This is a medium to hard walk of around eight kilometres,” the spokesperson said.

“For variety, we also venture to Sydney and Newcastle on occasions, where there are numerous walking opportunities of varying degrees of challenge, but

Trees on Woy Woy Rd need

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Coordinator Debra Wales is urging Central Coast Council to conduct an urgent second inspection of trees on the low side of Woy Woy Rd (Bull’s Hill), which she says are gradually being suffocated by strangler vines.

Wales said she received a reply on February 17 from Council to an earlier request for an inspection saying the trees do not fall into the category of dead, dying or defective and would not be re-inspected for at least a year.

But Wales said the trees are key to the scenic protection of the Bulls Hill escarpment and in some cases, they are already dead under constricting vines.

“Others are in the process of dying unless the strangler vines are severed at the base or removed,” she said.

“These are not my trees.

“These are the community’s trees and are essential to the visual backdrop of Bull’s Hill.

“If Council does nothing many of these significant trees will be lost.”

Wales urged the Council to conduct a further inspection as a matter of urgency before more trees die.

Council’s letter of February 17 said its Tree Risk Management Team assesses over 5,000 individual trees per year across the region ensuring that “our always a great day out,” the spokesperson said.

“A reasonable level of fitness

The group will meet at 9.30am at the Maitland Bay Beach car park on Scenic Rd,

Dogs everywhere, and obviously not a lot of responsible owners.

It is so disappointing. We need to educate the owners.

Emal, Feb 16 Anne Aldcroft, Kincumber near Maitland Bay Dr, Killcare Heights.

It is suggested that anyone interested in joining the group check the walk out prior to the scheduled group walk to ensure they have a level of fitness to meet the challenge.

Anyone interested in joining should contact walks coordinator David Foster at centralcoastweekdaywalkers @gmail.com.

Source: Media release, Feb 20 Weekday Walkers