The Red Hill Regenerators applied to the ACT Government on 12 April 2019, for a grant of $30,000 to assist in a study entitled ‘The ecology and movement of ACT’s adult female Little Eagles“. This application was successful with the Regenerators being advised on 6 June 2019.

The application to the 2019-20 ACT Environment Grants program is here..

The letter of 6 June 2019 from Minister for Environment and Land Management Mick Gentleman to advise that the application was successful is here…

A brief description of the project is shown below: (more…)

The weather put on a beautiful clear sunny day for our planting event on Sunday 2 June, after a week of cold, wind and rain.  This resulted in a huge turnout of 46 volunteers who made short work of the planting, fixing guards, watering and dragging massive quantities of Cootamundra Wattle cuttings to place around each group of plantings. (more…)

In place of our usual mid month activity on Red Hill, volunteers are invited to join our great ranger Martin Bajt to cut and transport cootamundra cuttings to a planting site on Red Hill in preparation for our World Environmental Day tree planting on Sunday 2 June 2019.

Time: Monday 20 May 2019 Work: 1200 to 1400  (more…)

The SBMPv4 has been developed in consultation with the ACT Bushfire Council, Bushfire Management Plan Committee, land managers within the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (including the developers of the latest Regional Fire Management Plan) and Emergency Services Agency staff. In addition to stakeholder consultation, the draft SBMPv4 has also been informed by direct feedback from the community as part of a comprehensive community consultation strategy. To date, more than 82 community members have shared their thoughts, values and expectations of bushfire management. (more…)

The Red Hill Regenerators invite you to our next activity of 2019, which will be held on Sunday 5 May 2019 starting at 9am Welcome to our May activity. At our last two activities we have been working on removal of a large patch of Cootamundra Wattles, with a number of cotoneasta. So this activity will focus on reducing this patch even further. Time: Sunday 5 May 2019 Work: 0900 to 1230, with byo morning tea at 1100.  (more…)

The Red Hill Regenerators invite you to our next activity of 2019, which will be held on Wednesday 17 April starting at 9am Welcome to our mid month activity. At our last activity on 7 April we found a large patch of Cootamundra Wattles, with a number of cotoneasta. So our mid month activity will focus on reducing this patch. Time: Wednesday 17 April 2019 Work: 0900 to 1230, with byo morning tea at 1100.  (more…)

The Draft ACT Native Woodland Conservation Strategy and its associated Action Plans, were released for public comment in April 2019. The objective of the Strategy is ‘to guide the protection, restoration and management of our precious woodlands—and the plants and animals that live in them—for the next 10 years’. Comments close on 24 May 2019. Comments to ‘Have your say‘ web site.