Red Hill Nature Walk Saturday 2 November 2019
You are invited to join the Red Hill Regenerators for a Nature Walk on Red Hill. The walk will be led by Dr Michael Mulvaney, who will provide a wide range of information about all aspects of the Red Hill ecology. The walk will take about one hour and is suitable for all ages. Walking conditions will be uneven and steep in places.
Date: Saturday 2 November 2019, 10.30am
Meeting place: Park on Mugga Way, Red Hill at the intersection with Zeehan Street
What to bring: Wear a hat, sunscreen, enclosed shoes, protection for arms and legs. Bring water
Successful planting event with Canberra Girls Grammar
On Friday 18 October 2019, The Regenerators hosted 60 year 4 students and their teachers from Canberra Girls Grammar School to visit Red Hill and participate in environmental activities. The students were divided into three groups and rotated through three activities – chipping out horehound weeds, planting and watering 60 shrubs and understory plants, and taking a nature walk led by ecologist Dr Michael Mulvaney. The students were attentive, engaged and focussed on the activities and enjoyed the morning.
Red Hill work activity Wednesday 16 October 2019
While we have been working on the west side of Red Hill, the weeds, and verbascum in particular, have been popping up in their favourite locations on the other side. So on Wednesday we will chip or spray verbascum before they develop flower spikes.
Time: Wednesday 16 October 2019 Work: 0900 to 1230 (more…)
Drone ban sought in Canberra Nature Reserves
The Regenerators have joined other ParkCare groups in seeking a decision from the ACT Government to ban the use of recreational drone flying in or above Canberra Nature Reserves. More…
Red Hill Activity Sunday 4 October 2019
We’ve been pulling out Horehound plants from the ‘great Horehound patch’ for a few previous work activities, but, as the politicians love to say “but there is much more to do.” So for this month’s activity we are returning to the ‘patch’ one more time.
Time: Sunday 6 October 2019 Work: 0900 to 1230 (more…)
Draft Red Hill Integrated Plan for community comment
The Draft Map and Proposed recommendations for the Integrated Plan for Red Hill Nature Reserve and surrounds, dated 12 September 2019, was released for public comment on 23 September 2019.
While the ACT Government has not provided a date when comments have to be received, comments should be provided before December 2019.
More information here…
Canberra Nature Park draft Management Plan for comment
The long awaited Canberra Nature Park Management Plan was released on 23 September 2019, in draft form for community comment. Comments can be sent to epsddcomms@act.gov.au before 16 December 2019.
- Draft Canberra Nature Park Management Plan (12Mb PDF)
- Summary of Draft Canberra Nature Park Management Plan (2Mb PDF)
Information sessions will be held in four Canberra locations between 22 October and 13 November 2019. More…
Federal Golf Club development proposal meeting 23 September 2019
The Federal Golf Club plan to hold a public meeting at the clubhouse at 5.30pm on 23 September 2019, to discuss the potential for relocating the proposed housing development to a location having access from Kitchener St, Garran instead of access via Gowrie Drive. The Hughes Residents Association has also alerted its members to this meeting.
A flier was distributed on 11 October 2019 concerning some of the outcomes from the above meeting and committing to further community consultation. More…
Red Hill Working Bee Wednesday 18 September 2019
The 2019 plantings have now been watered and so now it is time to water some of the trees and shrubs which were planted in the last two years, and which still need some watering when the level of rainfall is so low. In addition to watering, there will be plenty of opportunities to cut and dab weeds around the Hill.
Time: Wednesday 18 September 2019 Work: 0900 to 1230 (more…)
Regenerators seek $15k for weed control
The Regenerators have sought $15,000 in grant finding from the Commonwealth Community Environment Program, which is being managed by the Southern ACT Catchment Management Group. An Expression of Interest was submitted on 13 September 2019 for $15,000 to supplement Parks and Conservation Service activities on Red Hill. The main focus for these funds will be to engage additional contractors to undertake broad area weed spraying which is beyond the capability of the Regenerators. If successful, funds will need to be expended by the end of 2020. More…