Red Hill work activity Wednesday 15 March 2023 from 9am
This Wednesday we continue the work started last Sunday along the east side of the hill, above Mugga Way, to continue sweeping through the high value bushland from above the Mugga Way car park south to Hindmarsh Drive. The objective will be to cut and dab any woody weeds in the area, including briar rose, pyracanthas, cotoneasta and a number of non native tree species, thistles and blackberry. In particular we need to focus on non native deciduous species before their leaves change colour and fall. If we have time, there are verbascum in this area where flower spikes can be cut and bagged.
More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Location: Park and assemble at the Red Hill Reserve Mugga Way car park. Task and safety briefings will be held at 9am sharp (more…)
Red Hill work activity Sunday 5 March 2023, 0900 to 1230
This Sunday we continue our work along the east side of the hill, above Mugga Way, to continue sweeping through the high value bushland from above the Mugga Way car park south to Hindmarsh Drive. The objective will be to cut and dab any woody weeds in the area, including briar rose, pyracanthas, cotoneasta and a number of non native tree species, thistles and blackberry. In particular we need to focus on non native deciduous species before their leaves change colour and fall. If we have time, there are verbascum in this area where flower spikes can be cut and bagged.
More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Location: Park and assemble at the Red Hill Reserve Mugga Way car park. Task and safety briefings will be held at 9am sharp (more…)
Button Wrinklewort decline in Red Hill Nature Reserve
The nationally endangered Button Wrinklewort daisy has declined on Red Hill Nature Reserve from 5,700 plants in 2004 to only 3,400 nine years later in early 2023. It is suggested that one reason for the decline could be resulting from thickening of lower and mid storey vegetation in the vicinity of the plants.
Results from the census from 1984 to 2023 can be found here…
Red Hill work activity Wednesday 15 February 2023
Our work activity on Wednesday 15 February 2023 will make a welcome alternative from beheading verbascum. This time the principle activity will be to conduct a count of the endangered Button Wrinklewort. One of this native daisy’s key global habitats is on Red Hill, where its numbers rise and fall. The last major count indicated a population of about 5,500 plants, which places Red Hill as the 7th largest population in the world. The attached map shows habitat in two general locations – above Strickland Crescent, Deakin and above Calthorpes House, Red Hill. Census results for the period 1984-2011 are attached. About six volunteers will be needed to conduct the count, which will be supervised by Michael Mulvaney. Those volunteers who prefer other activities will be able to continue with the woody weed removal.
More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Location: Park and assemble at the top of Strickland Crescent. Task and safety briefings will be held at 9am sharp (more…)
Red Hill work activity Sunday 5 February 2023 from 9am
The last few weeks have been devoted to removing as many verbascum flower spikes before they finish flowering and set seed, with the focus being on a previously cleared area on the western side of the hill above Brereton Street. This Sunday we will move to the east side of the hill, above Mugga Way to continue sweeping through the high value bushland between the Red Hill cafe path, south to the Gandalf Track (See attached Map). The objective will be to cut and dab any woody weeds in the area, including briar rose, pyracanthas, cotoneasta and a number of non native tree species, thistles and blackberry. If we have time, there are many verbascum in this area where flower spikes can be cut and removed.
More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Location: Park and assemble at the Red Hill Reserve Mugga Way car park. Task and safety briefings will be held at 9am sharp
Red Hill work activity Wednesday 18 January 2023, 9am start
The first Wednesday work activity for 2023 will be held on Wednesday 18 January 2023 from 9am until 12.30pm. Although the forecast is for a cool start to the day, it will become hot, so we may stop after morning tea.
We will continue cutting and dabbing or digging verbascum on the upper slopes of Mt Davidson. This is an area that we have cleared before and so it is worth tackling the verbascum regrowth to make the most of our previous work.
More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Location: Park and assemble at the top of Brereton Street, Garran. Task and safety briefings will be held at 9am sharp
Red Hill work activity Sunday 4 December 2022 from 9am
The last Sunday work activity for 2022 will be held on Sunday 4 December 2022 from 9am until 12.30pm. At this time of year we focus on cutting the flower heads from as many verbascum as possible. Each flower head removed means 100,000 fewer seeds on the hillside. There was a huge effort during the Covid years to successfully reduce the concentration of verbascum on parts of the hill. The effort however does not stop and we are keen to ensure that these parts where verbascum numbers have been reduced, continue to stay that way. We encourage as many volunteers as possible to attend on Sunday. When we return after Christmas, flowering will be advanced and it will be mostly too late to impact the seed formation.
More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Location: Park and assemble at the top of Brereton Street, Garran. Task and safety briefings will be held at 9am sharp (more…)
Red Hill walk with Dr Michael Mulvaney, Thursday 1 December at 5pm
You are invited to Join Dr Michael Mulvaney for a short walk to inspect the area of Yellow Box Red Gum Grassy Woodland, which will shortly be transferred from the Federal Golf Course lease into the Red Hill Nature Reserve. This valuable addition to the Nature Reserve has been negotiated as an integral part of the Red Hill Integrated Plan.
Park Glasgow Street, Garran near the footway between No 57 and 59
Meet on the Reserve at the top of the footway at 5pm, Thursday 1 December 2022
The walk will take about an hour. The walk will be off track and suitable protective clothing and footwear are recommended.
Enquiries to: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Red Hill Integrated Plan Variations: Comments close 25/11/22 and 2/12/22
Public comments have been invited on two draft Territory Plan Variations (TPVs) which deal with the implementation of the Red Hill Integrated Plan:
· DV380 deals with Section 66 Kent Street Deakin and is open for public comments until Friday 25 November 2022.
· DV384 deals with the proposed Over 55s retirement village on the Federal Golf Club and is open for public comments until Friday 2 December 2022.
Both draft TPVs involve important conservation initiatives. The draft TPVs can be found online at
Red Hill work activity Wednesday 16 November 2022
The next mid month work activity will be held on Wednesday 16 November 2022 from 9am until 12.30pm. The work activity will continue our efforts to remove blackberry from two heritage callistemons and also to focus on woody weeds on the eastern slope below the Red Hill cafe.
More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au
Location: Park and assemble in the car park next to the Red Hill cafe. Task and safety briefings will be held at 9am sharp (more…)