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Notice - our 2017 AGM is scheduled for Wednesday, 8 February, 7.30 pm
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December Working Bee & Activity
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park and the last one for the year, will be held on Saturday, 3 December. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. The aim is to complete the removal of tangier pea, nasturtium and false caper from the flats along the creek in the triangle area and to continue the work on woody weeds, mainly olives and broom, to the east of the archery. The trailer will be located at the track junction near the ford.
The working bee will be followed by the annual Christmas lunch at Robyn's place at Eden Hills starting at about 12.30pm. If you are planning to attend and haven't yet done so, please call Robyn to confirm your attendance and let her know if you wish to bring a salad, sweet or cake or make a contribution to the cost of the meat.
Also don't forget the Blackwood Christmas Pageant on Friday, 2 December starting from Gulfview Road at 6.30 pm. We would like to see as many of you as possible marching behind the trailer.
28/11/2016
November Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 5 November. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be returning to the triangle area to hand pull false caper and other weeds near the creek between the ford and the boundary with Watiparringga. The trailer will be located at the track junction near the ford.
31/10/2016
October Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 22 October. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be returning to the triangle area to hand pull false caper and other weeds near the creek between the ford and the boundary with Wattipparingga. The trailer will be located at the track junction near the ford.
17/10/2016
October Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on 8 October. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be working on olives and other woody weeds in the creek line to the east of the archery and will take the opportunity to spray bridal creeper in the vicinity. The trailer will be located at the junction of the Viaduct and Ridge Tracks, near the ford over the Watiparringga Creek.
03/10/2016
September Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park is scheduled for Saturday 17 September. The weather forecast is not very promising at the moment, but keep fingers crossed that it improves.
Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll continue to work on woody weeds on the southern side of the Ridge Track where we were last time and the trailer will be located in the same place.
If the weather is still unsuitable on Saturday morning, an email will be sent out as early as possible postponing the working bee until Saturday, 24 September.
Deferment of October working bees; as the scheduled dates for the October working bees fall on a long weekend and the FOP Forum when a number of our members will be away, both working bees will be deferred by one week and so will be on 8 and 22 October.
Members are reminded of the FOP Forum being held at Hallett Cove on 14, 15 and 16 October and encouraged to register for it. Full details are contained at the end of the FOP Enews (circulated to members).
14/09/2016
September Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 3 September. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll return to the slope to the south of the Ridge Track to work on woody weeds and spray bridal creeper. The trailer will be located on top of the hill near the tree line to the south of the Ridge Track.
29/08/2016
August Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 20 August. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll continue to work on woody weeds in the creek line to the east of the archery course and on nasturtium and tangier pea in the creek line between the Watiparringa boundary and the ford. There is also some Topped Lavender on the southern side of the track which can be hand-pulled. The trailer will be at the junction of the Ridge Track and Viaduct Track, near the ford.
16/08/2016
August Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 6 August. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be returning to the head of the triangle to continue to work on olives in the creek line to the east of the archery and nasturtium and tangier pea in the creek line between the ford and Watiparringa. The trailer will be located at the head of the triangle near the ford.
02/08/2016
July Working Bee#2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday,16 July. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be planting the last 52 trees and shrubs for this year in the south western part of Zone 2. On completion of planting, we will turn our attention to some of the nearby olives.
11/07/2016
July Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 2 July. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We will be planting trees on the slope to the south of the Ridge Track. The trailer will be located near the tree line on the southern side of the Ridge Track.
28/06/2016
June Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 18 June. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be working on woody weeds on the slope to the south of the Ridge Track. In addition, we will need to collect as many tree guards and stakes as we can from previous plantings where the trees no longer needs guarding or have died so that we can reuse them when we plant more trees at the next working bee.
The trailer will be located on the southern side of the Ridge Track near the tree line.
14/06/2016
June Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 4 June.
With the good recent rain, we will make a start on our tree planting for the year with about 120 trees to plant near Walkers Creek in Zone 4. This area is difficult to access because of the steep descent to the work area. The plan is to meet at the park gate on Hillcrest Drive and we will walk in with our morning tea.
Ron will bring the trees, guards, stakes and tools in through the park in a 4-wheel drive and meet near the creek line at the bottom of the hill.
Please note that the descent from Hillcrest Drive and particularly the climb back up, are quite challenging, so you will need to be reasonably fit to participate in this activity.
01/06/2016
Just for the Record
The previous working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park was on Saturday, 21 May. We met at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. The trailer was located at the junction of the Ridge and Viaduct Tracks at the point of the triangle area. We worked on woody weeds in the creek line to the east of the archery and on nasturtium and tangier pea in the creek line downstream from the boundary with Watiparinga.
01/06/2016
Volunteer Effort Showcased
Our Publicity Officer, Bernie Millburn is highlighted this month as part of the DEWNR's profiles of volunteers in parks around South Australia. Read the story here. Well done Bernie!
13/05/2016
Working Bee - May
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 7 May. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We will continue to work on woody weeds on the northern side of the creek line near the Sewer Easement Track. The trailer will be located at the eastern end of the Sewer Easement Track.
03/05/2016
Working Bee - April #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 16 April. Meet at the Ayliffes road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be working on woody weeds, mainly olives, on the northern side of the creek near the Sewer Easement Track in the southern part of the park. The trailer will be located at the eastern end of the Sewer Easement Track.
11/04/2016
Working Bee - April
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be held on Saturday, 2 April. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll return to the southern end of the park to resume our follow-up work on woody weeds in the creek line to the north of the Sewer Easement Track and to continue to push the weed front westward along the creek. The trailer will be located on the Sewer Easement Track near the weed front.
29/03/2016
Working Bee - March
With the promise of more favourable weather than last Saturday, the postponed working bee will be held in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park on Saturday, 12 March. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll continue to work on the woody weeds in the creek line near the car park. The trailer will be located near the pony club.
07/03/2016
Shepherds Hills Recreation Park is the PARK OF THE MONTH for March!
CLICK HERE for further information about what's on offer.
01/03/2016
Working Bee - March
Due to the forecast maximum temperature of 34oC, the working bee planned for Saturday, 5 March has been postponed to Saturday, 12 March
01/03/2016
Working Bee - February
The first working bee of the year in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park which was to have been held last Saturday will be held on Saturday, 13 February. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be working in a new area for us, in the creek line in Zone 1 on the western side of the Viaduct Track. There are lots of olives and ash trees to be drilled and filled and lots of Rice Millet and some fennel to be cut and swabbed.
The trailer will be parked off the track, on the northern side of the open area, near the Pony Club.
The forecast maximum temperature for Saturday is currently 30oC which should be OK, but the area where we'll be working is reasonably exposed so you'll need to wear a hat and put on some sunscreen.
As you may be aware, Shepherds Hill will be the Nature Play Park of the Month in March with the main events scheduled for Sunday, 20 March. Robyn is hoping to arrange a number of activities for children on the day and would like to discuss ideas during morning tea at the working bee. So we hope to see you there.
09/02/2016
Working Bee postponement
Due to the forecast maximum temperature of 35oC, the first working bee of the year, which was to have been held on Saturday, 6 February, has been postponed to the following Saturday, 13 February. The Committee Meeting, which was to have followed the working bee on 6 February, will still be held at Robyn's house on that day, but will now commence at 9.00 am. All interested members are invited to attend.
02/02/2016
2016 Annual General Meeting Notice
The 16th Annual General Meeting of the Friends Of Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be held at the Eden Hills Uniting Church Hall, Willora Road, Eden Hills on Wednesday, 10 February after a general meeting commencing at 7.30 pm. Agenda for the meetings and minutes of the previous meetings are available here.
All offices will be declared vacant at the AGM and all members are invited to nominate for any of the following offices:
President Publicity Officer
Vice President Work Coordinator
Secretary Safety Officer
Treasurer Committee Member
A Nomination Form is available here.
15/01/2016