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Meetings are held from time to time. The Annual General Meeting is held in February. Meetings are usually scheduled to coincide with working bees, although they can also be held at the Lutheran Church at Pasadena or the Eden Hills Uniting Church Hall, when we can arrange a guest speaker. Contact the Secretary for details of the next meeting.

 

Working bees are held on the first Saturday of each month at 9.00 am. A sign on the gate at Ayliffes Road will let you know where the work site is for the morning. If on the previous evening ABC Radio forecasts a temperature above 30oC for Saturday, the starting time of the working bee will be 8.00 am. When the forecast temperature for a working bee morning is above 35oC, or a fire ban for the Mt Lofty Ranges has been issued, the working bee will not be held on that day. Next Working Bee is in 2008 (date to be advised)

(note change of date) Note change of date due to Easter Just a reminder that our working bee will be held on Saturday next, 3 June. Meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 9.00 am as usual. The trailer will be parked on the Ridge Track close to the rocky outcrop and we will continue the work we commenced in May. Hope the weather will be kind to us. A number of jobs have been identified to be undertaken in the Park. We will meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 9.00 am as per usual and work out our program for the morning. Hope to see you on Saturday.

Local News

KI Assistance Required
Message from DEH:
As you are aware, Kangaroo Island has been significantly affected by bushfires. DEH is now planning for the urgent task of recovery, once the bushfires have been dealt with. As part of this important work, we are seeking names and details of volunteers who may be able to assist at any point in this phase - it may last several months.
As a first step, it would be appreciated if the names, skills, contact details, and availability of volunteers could be supplied via each Friends group to the Volunteer Support Unit as soon as possible. Only one response from each Friends Group is sought. Please send your reply to the Secretary of FOSH.

 

Skills which are particularly sought include:

 

• Bush maintenance eg chain saw skills (and certificate)

• Administrative eg able to relieve KI staff in customer information roles, support call centre work; and computing skills

• Campground Hosts

• Trade and/or handyman skills eg carpenter, plumber

• Team leader skills in bush maintenance eg suitable to manage volunteers.

It is anticipated that there will be a reduction in facilities on the Island. Hence, once the recovery phase starts, volunteers who have a high degree of self-sufficiency in terms of accommodation would be best placed to assist.
Please note that at this stage, the Volunteer Support Unit is collecting names and details only. Do not travel to the Island at this stage on recovery tasks until advised.
Thank you in advance.

17/12/2007

December Working Bee Postponed
The temperature for Adelaide tomorrow is still 37 degrees. The working bee has been postponed until Saturday, 8th December, with an 8.00 am start.

30/11/2007

Possibility of Weather
The forecast temperature for Adelaide on Saturday 1 December is 37 degrees with the possibility of northerly winds. If this forecast is maintained, the working bee will be postponed until Saturday, 8th December. We'll check with the Weather Bureau again tomorrow.

29/11/2007

Christmas Thankyou 'Do'
To all Southern Lofty District Friends "&" Volunteers:
The Department would like to say - 'Thankyou' and to launch the Volunteer Highlights Publication
Join us for an evening of fun and celebration in recognition of your time, passion and achievements in helping look after our special reserves and places.
When: Wednesday 5 December, 4.45 pm
Where: Cleland Wildlife Park
RSVP: 25 November to Robyn Guy (President, Friends of Shepherds Hill Recreation Park)

22/11/2007

December Working Bee
Next working bee and final for 2007 is on Saturday, 1 December, meeting at Ayliffe's Road carpark at 8.50 am.
As usual we will be working in our "triangle" between the Viaduct and Ridge tracks. Park Ranger, Jen Pitman is hoping to join us and we look forward to seeing you there.

22/11/2007

November Working Bee
Just a reminder about next Saturday's working bee. As usual, we will meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 8.50 am for a 9.00 am start at the worksite. We will be working in the triangle between the Viaduct and Ridge Tracks. The trailer will be parked on the Ridge Track. Hope you are able to come along.

31/10/2007

Second Working Bee for October
A reminder that the second working bee of the month will be held on Saturday next, 20 October. Meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 8.50 am as usual for a 9.00 am start. We will be continuing our work in the triangle between the Viaduct Track and the Ridge Track. The trailer will be parked in the usual place on the Ridge Track.
Hope to see you on Saturday.

17/10/2007

Grassy Woodlands Newsletter - September, 2007
The latest edition of the Grassy Woodlands Newsletter is

here 226kb
15/10/2007

The Friends E-News #2
Friends of Parks Inc has launched the second edition of Friends of Parks e-News. To access Edition No.2 go to

www.communitywebs.org/FriendsofParks/e-news.
15/10/2007

October Working Bee
Just a reminder that the working bee will be held on Saturday next, 6 October. Meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 8.50 am for a 9.00 am start at the worksite in the triangle between the Viaduct and Ridge Tracks. The trailer will be parked on the Ridge Track.

03/10/2007

The Friends E-News
Friends of Parks Inc has launched the first edition of Friends of Parks e-News. To access Edition No.1 go to

www.communitywebs.org/FriendsofParks/e-news.
24/09/2007

Apologies
The ability to edit this site has been in a state of limbo for 3 months, but everything has been rectified and we are now back on-line.

24/09/2007

Second Working Bee for June
Just a reminder about the second working bee of the month to be held on Saturday next, 16 June. As usual we will meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 8.50 am for a 9.00 am start at the worksite. We will continue our work of removing olive trees and other nasties from the triangle between the Ridge and Viaduct Tracks. The trailer will be parked on the Ridge Track.
Make a note in your diary that a meeting will be held after the working bee on 7 July. Bring your lunch. It's an opportunity for us to socialise. If the weather is bad, we will adjourn to Robyn's home at Hillcrest Drive. More details later.

13/06/2007

The Link Now On-line
The first edition of the DEH's electronic volunteers newsletter is now online.
You can be one of the first to check it out at

The Link.
21/05/2007

Volunteers' Day Concert
The Hon Jennifer Rankine MP, Minister for Volunteers, is hosting the annual Volunteers' Day concert at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on Monday 11 June, the Queen's Birthday and Volunteers' Day public holiday in South Australia.
The FREE Volunteers' Day concert is staged to thank South Australian volunteers who make an outstanding commitment and contribution to the South Australian community.
Staged in collaboration with the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, with Master of Ceremonies, Peter Goers from ABC Radio 891, the concert will feature a spectacular performance of "Women with Standards" direct from the Festival program commencing at 2.30 pm.
All South Australian volunteers are eligible to attend the concert.
Tickets are strictly limited and are available on a first come/first serve basis.
Volunteers can register from the Office for Volunteers website: www.ofv.sa.gov.au
Registrations close Friday 1 June 2007.
For further information contact Office for Volunteers: ofv@saugov.sa.gov.au or ph 8463 4490.

21/05/2007

The May Working Bee
A reminder about the working bee to be held on Saturday next, 5 May. We will be working in the usual place, the triangle between the Ridge and Viaduct Tracks, where we have made excellent progress in removing olive and other nasties. Meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 8.50 am for a 9.00 am start at the work site.

02/05/2007

Invitation to Seminar
Friends of Waite Conservation Reserve invites the members of Friends Groups to a lecture by Tim Milne - "Reptiles of the Adelaide Foothills and Southern Mt Lofty Ranges" at Urrbrae House, Waite Campus at 7.30 pm Wednesday, 23 May, 2007. For details and bookings Click Here
26/04/2007

Farewell to Dene
An invitation is extended to attend an afternoon tea to be held at the Belair National Park on Friday, 30 March, to farewell Dene Cordes, Manager of the Community Liaison Unit, who is retiring after 40 years. Please RSVP (by 20 March) to Wendy Furner on the telephone number or email address provided on the invitation - Click Here.
04/03/2007

2007 Annual General Meeting Elections

Robyn Guy was re-elected as President.
Other office bearers are Melinda Broadhurst, Vice-President; Margo Carmichael, Secretary; Geoff Wilson, Treasurer; Bernie Millburn, Publicity; Ron Miller, Equipment Officer; David Gomer, Assistant Equipment Officer; Rosalie Wilson, Safety Monitor; Alan Dandie, Committee Member.
Subscriptions are unchanged for 2007 and are now due.
04/03/2007

2007 Annual General Meeting
The Agendas for the 2007 AGM & General Meeting have been circulated and can also be found on the Minutes page (under "News") on this website. Also published are the minutes of the 2006 AGM and the February and September, 2006 General Meetings.

13/02/2007

Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is given of the 2007 AGM at Eden Hills Uniting Church at 7.30pm. Further details to be advised.

01/02/2007

January Working Bee Has Been Cancelled
Because of the forecast temperature, the working bee for 3rd February has been CANCELLED. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

01/02/2007

First Working Bee for the Year
Just a reminder that the first working bee of the year will be held on Saturday next, 3 February. As per usual, we will meet in the Ayliffe's Road carpark at 8.50 am for a 9.00 am start at the work site. We will be continuing our work in the area along the Viaduct Track close to the boundary with Watiparinga. Hope to see you on Saturday.

30/01/2007

Don't Forget About the Management Plan for Shepherds Hill Recreation Park
The Draft Management Plan for Shepherds Hill has been released for public comment with a closing date of 16 February, 2007. The draft management plan is available at www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/management_plans.html
30/01/2007