Bushcare Working Bee Program - Summer 2024

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VALLEY STREET BUSHCARE * F IRST AND THIRD TUESDAY KNOCKLOFTY 1–2SOUTH pmHOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Convenor: Vicki Martin The Leonard Wall/Valley Street Reserve and Providence Gully are habitat islands with a close connection to Knocklofty Reserve. The group is managing and replenishing wildlife habitat. These sites are not suitable LAMBERT GULLY FERN TREE HOBART RIVULET for large groups. Inexperienced volunteers welcome. BUSHCARE GROUP LANDCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP RIDGEWAY PARK Feb 6* Roving weeding in Leonard Wall Reserve. BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Byard St/Mt Stuart Rd entrance, WELLINGTON PARK Mt Stuart. BUSHCARE GROUP Feb 20* Roving weeding in Leonard Wall Reserve. Meet: Byard St/Mt Stuart Rd entrance, Mt Stuart.

FRIENDS OF KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE

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* F IRST & THIRD THURSDAY, 9–11.30 am THIRD SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm

Convenor: Astrid Wright Transforming the city-fringed bushland of Knocklofty CORNELIAN BAY BUSHCARE GROUP Reserve from a once-degraded state into a biologically diverse place. HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP

Feb 1* TBC by Friends of Knocklofty Bushcare via email to volunteers on mailing list. Meet: TBC. Feb 15* TBC by Friends of Knocklofty Bushcare via email to volunteers on mailing list. Meet: TBC. Feb 18 Priority weed control in Knocklofty Reserve. Meet: Forest Rd car park, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart.

SUMMER 2024

McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP

IMPORTANT Please wear long sleeves, long trousers, a hat and covered shoes. Be aware some of our sites are steep and challenging – please read the descriptions to help you select a suitable activity.

WATERWORKS VALLEY LANDCARE McAULAY RESERVE

BUSHCARE GROUP

Convenors: Sandra Poth and Carol Bristow Restoring the urban fringe for people and wildlife, from the sides of the Waterworks Valley to the banks of Sandy Bay Rivulet. Feb 4 Weeding foxglove upstream KNOCKLOFTYfrom Site 10, SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP Waterworks Reserve. BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Top end of the upper reservoir (picnic site 10). Or at the reserve entrance – 9.45am sharp, for a lift up.

RIDGEWAY BUSHCARE LAMBERT GULLY

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FERN TREE HOBART RIVULET FIRST SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm LANDCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP ALTERNATE MONTHS McAULAY RESERVE

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WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

Convenor: Andy Wakefield Caring for the lovely open peppermint woodlands surrounding Ridgeway. Feb 4 M T. N E L S O N

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WELLINGTON PARK

GROUP FIRST SUNDAY, 10 amBUSHCARE – 12.30 pm

Activities marked with an asterisk (*) are not City of Hobart Bushcare managed activities. You can contact the group convenor via the Bushcare team on 03 6238 2884 or email bushcare@hobartcity.com.au

agging foxglove, mullein and thistle on B the edge of Ridgeway Reserve to protect KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART healthy peppermint woodland. BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Crossroads near 68 Hall St, Ridgeway.

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McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP

SOUTH HOBART

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WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

RIDGEWAY PARK

KNOCKLOFTY

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SUMMER 2024 FERN TREE BUSHCARE FERN TREE

WELLINGTON PARK LANDCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP

MOUNT NELSON BUSHCARE

SECOND SUNDAY HOBART RIVULET 10 am – 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP

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SECOND SUNDAY 10 am – 12.30 pm KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART * LAST THURSDAY, 10BUSHCARE am –GROUP 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP

Convenor: Rob Beedham Controlling invasive weeds in the cool, shady forests of the lower foothills of kunanyi/Mt Wellington.

Convenors: Vivian Fujiura Enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat in the diverse forests in and around Bicentennial Park.

Feb 11 Searching the lower southern slopes of kunanyi/Mt Wellington for Spanish heath and karamu. KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Top of Browns Rd, Fern Tree. Park along Browns Rd or walk along the Pipeline Track.

Feb 11 Follow-up gorse control and other weeds in the Tolmans Hill bushland. LAMBERT GULLY FERN TREE CORNELIAN BAY HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP LANDCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Tolmans Hill playground, Tolmans Hill. Feb 29* TBC by Mt Nelson Bushcare via email to volunteers on mailing list. Meet: TBC.

HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP

HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE SECOND SUNDAY, RIDGEWAY 2–4.30 PARKpm

McAULAY RESERVE

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BUSHCARE GROUP

Convenor: John James Restoring the Hobart Rivulet and encouraging healthy habitat for our iconic platypus and other wildlife. Feb 11 Weeding St John’s wort, blue periwinkle, blackberry and clematis downstream from Wynyard St. M T. N E L S O N BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Bottom of Wynyard St, South Hobart.

FRIENDS OF McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

SECOND SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm

Convenors: Mark Corrigan and Caroline Corrigan Restoring the white gum woodlands of Maning Rivulet in Edith Reserve and the historic McAulay Reserve. Feb 11 SOUTH HOBART

BUSHCARE GROUP

Follow-up weeding at McAulay Reserve. Patrolling and hand weeding across the KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP reserve. Targeting cape ivy in Maning Ck. Meet: Near 18 McAulay Rd, Sandy Bay.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES CORNELIAN BAY

LENAH VALLEY WORKING BEE

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LAMBERT GULLY

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FERN TREE

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HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP

SUNDAY 18 FEBRUARY, 2–4.30 pm Controlling caper spurge, hemlock and other invasive weeds in bushland along the New Town Rivulet in Lenah Valley. Meet: Bottom of laneway next to 313 Lenah Valley Road.

TRACKCARE SUNDAY 18 FEBRUARY, 10 am – 3 pm Our volunteer Trackcare program is all about connecting mountain bike riders, bushwalkers, trail runners and rock climbers with the care, maintenance and construction of Hobart’s great tracks and trails. Trackcare involves physical work, including digging, moving rocks and carrying buckets. More info: Sign up for Trackcare email updates at hobartcity.com.au/trackcare

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RIDGEWAY PARK

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SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE RIDGEWAY PARK

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THIRD SUNDAY KNOCKLOFTY 10 am – 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP

McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP

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LAMBERT GULLY BUSHCARE

WELLINGTON PARK CORNELIAN BAY BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP

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FOURTH SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm FERN TREE

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HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP

Convenor: Janet Stone Looking after a bushland remnant nestled in the middle of South Hobart by removing weeds and protecting the habitat of eastern barred bandicoots.

Convenor: Ingrid Colman Working along the slopes of the Lambert Creek waterway under giant blue gums to maintain the habitat corridor of Lambert Gully.

Feb 18 General weeding, digging and removal of M T. N E LTREE SON KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART FERN HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP LANDCARE GROUP agapanthus. BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: End of Wentworth Street near 109 Wentworth St, South Hobart.

Feb 25 Digging out red hot poker and blue periwinkle on steep slopes. Good fitness and balance required. Meet: Bend 4 (195 Nelson Rd – no parking).

CORNELIAN BAY / QUEENS DOMAIN BUSHCARE RIDGEWAY PARK

CORNELIAN BAY

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BUSHCARE GROUP LAMBERT GULLY

BUSHCARE GROUP FOURTH SUNDAY 10 am – 12.30 pm

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McAULAY RESERVE

BUSHCARE GROUP HOBART RIVULET

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Convenor: Sue Gillespie Protecting Hobart’s rare grassy woodlands on the Queens Domain and picturesque Cornelian Bay area. M T. N E L S O N SOUTH HOBART Feb 25 Ongoing she-oak thinning around the northern BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP grasslands. Meet: Summit Loop car park (northern point of Upper Domain Rd), Queens Domain.

CORNELIAN BAY

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LAMBERT GULLY

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WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP

FERN TREE

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FRIENDS OF WELLINGTON PARK FIRST TUESDAY, ALTERNATE MONTHS 9.15 am – 1.30 pm

Convenor: Stephen Mattingley Working all over kunanyi / Mt Wellington to protect the mountain’s natural values by combining a bushwalk with a weeding expedition. KNOCKLOFTY

BUSHCARE GROUP The next working bee for the Friends of Wellington Park will be in March 2024.

HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP

BUSH ADVENTURES SUMMER PROGRAM This summer’s Bush Adventures program is aimed at getting families out into nature. Acitivities include Rockpool Rambles, Dancing with Birds, a Nature Journal Workshop and Platypus Protector Guided Walks. Scan the QR code below for the full summer program:

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WANT TO STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH BUSHCARE ACTIVITIES? Follow Bushcare on Facebook /cityofhobartbushcare Sign up online for our volunteer email updates at hobartcity.com.au/bushcareupdate

Our Bushcare groups are run by volunteers working with the City of Hobart to help care for their local bushland reserves. During Bushcare events children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bushcare is cancelled on days of total fire ban, high winds or heavy rain. PLEASE BRING: Strong boots, warm waterproof clothing, a hat and a drink. Gloves and all tools will be supplied. MORE INFO: Contact the Bushcare Coordinator, City of Hobart Phone: 03 6238 2884 | Email: bushcare@hobartcity.com.au

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