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Notice - our 2019 AGM is scheduled for Wednesday, 6 February, 7.30 pm (to be confirmed)
Final Working Bee for the Year!
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park and the last for 2018, will be on Saturday, 1 December. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site at 9.00 am. The main objective will be the control of woody weeds near the creek line east of the Viaduct Track and the trailer will be located close to the Viaduct Track near the entrance to the pony club. Other work options will include the removal of tree guards from trees planted near the truck turning bay on Ayliffes Road, brushcutting grasses near our plantings in the track closure near the junction of the Ridge and Viaduct Tracks, and cutting and swabbing weed grasses near the creek line.
And don't forget that the working bee will be followed by our Christmas lunch commencing at 1.00pm.
30/10/2018
Rotary Fair
We'll again be at the Blackwood Rotary Fair at Karinya Reserve, Shepherds Hill Road, Blackwood on Sunday, 11 November to promote our work in the park and perhaps attract some new members. The fair runs from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm and we need volunteers to staff the stall during that period.
Bernie usually organises a roster so, if you want to participate, give him a call or email him to let him know that you are available and your preferred times.
30/10/2018
November Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 3 November. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site at 9.00 am. We'll continue our work on the woody weeds on the slope to the south of the Ridge Track. The trailer will be located south of the Ridge Track near the tree line.30/10/2018
October Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 20 October. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at 9.00 am at the work site. We will continue to work on woody weeds on the southern side of the Ridge Track. The trailer will be located on the southern side of the Ridge Track near the tree line.
17/10/2018
October Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be held on Saturday, 6 October. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site at 9.00 am. We'll be working on woody weeds and bridal creeper on the slope to the south of the Ridge Track. The trailer will be located south of the Ridge Track near the tree line.01/10/2018
September Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 15 September. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be returning to the slope to the south of the Ridge Track to continue our work on woody weeds and, if the weather is suitable, bridal creeper. The trailer will be located to the south of the Ridge Track near the tree line.
11/09/2018
September Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 1 September. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be working in the triangle area on olives, tangier pea, bridal creeper and other weeds depending on the weather. The trailer will be located at the junction of the Viaduct and Ridge Tracks near the ford.
The current weather forecast for Saturday is for showers, so please check your email on Saturday morning in case there is a late cancellation of the working bee.
29/08/2018
August Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 18 August. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We will continue to work on woody weeds to the south of the Ridge Track. The trailer will be located to the south of the Ridge Track near the tree line.
Note that road works are currently under way on the entrance to the Ayliffes Road car park which, if not completed by Saturday, could prevent access to the park from Ayliffes Road. If that is the case, we will meet at our alternative meeting point in Mill Terrace off Shepherds Hill Road on the southern side of the Women's Memorial Playing Fields to determine the best course of action.
Note also that the current forecast for Saturday is for rain all morning so that it's possible we may need to cancel or reschedule the working bee. So please check your email on Saturday morning in case there is a late change of plan.
15/08/2018
August Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 4 August. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site for a 9.00 am start. We'll be continuing our assault on woody weeds to the south of the Ridge Track and the trailer will be located south of the Ridge Track near the tree line.
30/07/2018
July Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 21 July. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at 9.00 am at the work site. We'll be working on woody weeds in the creek line to the east of the archery and on other weeds in that vicinity. The trailer will be located at the junction of the Viaduct and Ridge Tracks near the ford.
17/07/2018
July Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 7 July. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site at 9.00 am. The main objective is to plant the remaining 90 odd trees on the slope to the south of the Ridge Track and then, if time permits, to continue treating weeds in that area. The trailer will be located near the tree line to the south of the Ridge Track.
The roadworks which prevented entry to the park from Ayliffes Road on our last working bee should now be well and truly completed so there should be no problem entering the park. However, as a result of that experience, Mill Terrace, off Shepherds Hill Road at the southern end of the Women's Memorial Playing Fields, has been selected as an alternative meeting place in the unlikely event that access from Ayliffes Road is not possible. This alternative meeting place will enable us to meet and decide how best to proceed.
04/07/2018
June Working Bee #1
We are not having a lot of luck lately, the working bee for 2 June was cancelled and because of the inclement conditions forecast for 16 June, the next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park is now re-scheduled for Saturday, 23 June.
Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. With the recent rain and the rain expected during the rest of the week, we hope there will be enough moisture in the soil to plant our trees for the year and for them to have a good chance of survival through the next summer. Our plan is to plant an additional 60 or so trees in and around those we planted last year to close off the short-cut track between the Ridge and Viaduct Tracks near the pony club and the other 100 or so trees on the slope to the south of the Ridge Track. The trailer will be located initially near the short-cut track and will then move to the tree line south of the Ridge Track.
15/06/2018
May Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 19 May. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be continuing to work on woody and other weeds on the slope to the south of the Ridge Track. The trailer will be located near the tree line to the south of the Ridge Track.
14/05/2018
May Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 5 May. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be returning to the ford at the point of the triangle area to continue to work on weeds in the creek line to the east of the archery. The trailer will be located near the ford.
01/05/2018
April Working Bee #2
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 21 April. Meet at the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll be working on olives and other weeds near the creek line to the north of the pony club. The trailer will be located near the pony club.
17/04/2018
April Working Bee
The next working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park will be on Saturday, 7 April. Meet in the Ayliffes Road car park at 8.50 am or at the work site. We'll return to the slope south of the Ridge Track to continue the work on woody weeds in that area. The trailer will be located to the south of the Ridge Track near the tree line.
03/04/2018
Welcome Back!
In case you hadn't noticed, this site had been offline for the past 3 months due to technical issues. Thankfully, these were resolved and "normal programming has now resumed".
08/03/2018
March Working Bee
The last working bee in Shepherds Hill Recreation Park was on Saturday, 3 March. We returned to the triangle area to continue to attack woody and other weeds in the creek line east of the archery and on the hillside to the south of the ford. The trailer was located at the track junction near the ford. Details of the next working are to be advised.
08/03/2018