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News (2012)

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  • 21 December 2012: The new Parkcare and Volunteer Coordinator is Jasmine Foxlee. She can be contacted at jasmine.foxlee@act.gov.au
  • 9 December 2012: A Regenerators response to the call forsubmissions on the Centenary Trail was lodged with TAMS today. More…
  • 29 November 2012: A survey of rare plants on Red Hill is being undertaken. Please contact Dr Michael Mulvaney if you wish to help with the survey. More…
  • 28 November 2012: The December working bee will be held on Sunday 2 December from 9am to 12.30pm. We will be working in and around the site of the plantings on the top of the ridge, above Bonwick and Astley places in Garran. Stakes and tree guards need to be placed around some plants and grass growing around plants pulled out. Others will spray either thistles or St John’s wort, while others will be mattocking weeds. Bring morning tea. Tools, instructions provided. More…
  • 21 November 2012: Read about the Red Track in ‘Scribbly Gum’. More…
  • 8 November 2012: The AGM was held on 4 November 2012. The Committee and other contacts for 2012-13, and the AGM drfat minutes can now be read. More…
  • 30 October 2012: You are invited to provide comments on thedraft ACT Nature Conservation Strategy. Comments close on 10 Decemver 2012. More…
  • 25 October 2012: An aboriginal stone tool has been found on Red Hill. More…
  • 5 October 2012: Wildflower walk and AGM
    The activity on Sunday 4 November will be a morning walk observing wildlflowers and wildlife followed by our AGM and coffee at the cafe. November is the best time on Red Hill and we will see many rare and threatened plants in flower .Meet at the cafe on Red Hill at 9am. TheAGM will be held in the cafe at 11am. More…
  • 4 October 2012: The October working bee will be on Sunday 7 October from 9am to 12.30pm. We will be continuing our campaign against the verbascum and thistle before they flower. We will have tools to chip, ‘wand’ (with new wands) and sprays. Meet at the top end of Brereton Street at 9am, or walk up towards Davidson’s Trig. Morning tea at 10:45. Come and help anytime from 9 – 12:30. Tools, instructions provided.More…
  • 15 September 2012: View the Red Hill Regenerators imagesof Red Hill, flora, fauna and our weeding and planting work.More…
  • 12 September 2012: We didn’t win a Landcare award this year, but congratulations to those that did!. More…
  • 24 August 2012: The September working bee will be on Sunday 2 September from 9am to 12.30pm. We will be continuing our campaign against the verbascum and thistle before they flower. We will have tools to chip, ‘wand’ (with new wands) and sprays. Meet just above where Zeehan St intersects Mugga Way. Morning tea at 10:45. Come and help anytime from 9 – 12:30. Tools, instructions provided. More…
  • 7 August 2012: Voting is now open for the 2012 National Landcare Awards. Red Hill Regenerators is a finalist and in with a chance for an award and prize money. Voting closes on 4 September, so vote now. More…
  • 31 June 2012: The August working bee will be on Sunday 5 August from 9am to 12.30pm. We will be focussing on removing verbascum from the southern end of the reserve, using chipping, ‘wanding’ and spraying. Meet at Tamar Street at 9am. Tools provided but bring water to drink and morning tea. More…
  • 25 June 2012: The July working bee will be on Sunday 1 July from 9.00am to 12.30pm. We will be weeding verbascum and cootamundra wattle were we left off on 3 June – Between the water tanks and Downes Place – about 1/2 way up the hill. Look for the car and trailer. More…
  • 24 June 2012: The Red Hill Regenerators donated over 1300 volunteer hours to Red Hill in 2011/12. More…
  • 20 June 2012: The final route of the Centenary Trail is now available on the TAMS web site. This confirms that no new trails will be built on Red Hill as a result of this proposal.More…
  • 19 June 2012: The latest battle for development of Federal Golf Club land was settled when the NCA ruled out use of this land for the development of embassies. More…
  • 18 May 2012: There are lots of wasp nests about and no doubt some on Red Hill. If you see one please call the Hotline on Ph 6162 1914. More…
  • 17 May 2012: The June working bee will be on Sunday June 3 from 9.00am – 12.30pm behind Glasgow St Hughes. We will continue to clean up woody weeds and verbascum plus thistles. Meet about 200m along the main track towards the water tanks after crossing the stile above Glasgow Street (see square L8 on page 68 of the Yellow Pages). Tools provided but bring water to drink and morning tea. More…
  • 12 May 2012: The ACT Governmemt has advertised its intention to close the road corridors which include Gowrie Drive and part of Strickland Crescent and which pass through Red Hill Nature Reserve, and amalgamate them into the Reserve. More… On 14 June 2012, the ‘roads’ were formally closed and will be removed from future maps of Red Hill. More…
  • 4 May 2012: Information showing the location and status of 61Nest Boxes on Red Hill is now available. Volunteers are needed to monitor these boxes. More…
  • 3 May 2012: After representations to the Centenary Trail Project, we have been assured that no new trails will be constructed on Red Hill as part of this project. More…
  • 29 April 2012: The May working bee will be on Sunday May 6 from 9.00am – 12.30pm behind Glasgow St Hughes. We will concentrate at the back of Downes Place /Glasgow Street, cleaning up woody weeds and verbascum plus thistles. Meet at the stile above Glasgow Street which is in square L8 on page 68 of the Yellow Pages. Tools provided but bring water to drink and morning tea. More…
  • 2 April 2012: The second kangaroo census on 30 March counted 769 on Red Hill, giving a 2012 average of 757 kangaroos. More…
  • 27 March 2012: The April working bee of 2012 will be on Sunday 1 April, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The activity area is up from the houses between Strickland Crescent and Buxton st Deakin. Entry is probably best from Buxton street. Tools provided – but bring water to drink and morning tea. More…
  • 25 March 2012: The first half of the kangaroo census was successful, with 745 counted within the Red Hill reserve. This compares with 635 last year and 460 in 2010. Many thanks to those who helped with the count. More…
  • 15 March 2012: The previously cancelled kangaroo censuswill now be held on Saturday 24 March and again on Friday 30 March. Please contact here if you can volunteer for some or all of these dates.
  • 14 March 2012: Research on the Button Wrinklewort by
    students from the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU have completed research projects on the endangered Button Wrinklewort (BWW) in Stirling Park. They found that a cool burn did not reduce BWW numbers and that weed populations declined in the burnt woodland habitat. More…
  • 9 March 2012: Red Hill Regenerators met with NCA consultants to discuss the proposed embassies development on Federal Golf Club lease adjacent to Red Hill. More…
  • 8 March 2012: The National Capital Authority will hold a drop in session from 4.30pm to 5.30pm between 18 and 21 March 2012, at Red Hill Lookout, to obtain community comments about the proposal to build embassies on Federal Golf Club land adjacent to the Red Hill Reserve. See a summary of the issues. More…
  • 1 March 2012: The kangaroo count on Saturday 3 March 2012 is cancelled due to forecast rain. The count planned for 10 March is also cancelled due to dangerous conditions caused by the recent rain. More…
  • 27 February 2012: Join the mugga scouts who will meet near the Turkish embassy/Flinders way entrance and collect rubbish on Red Hill from 10 -12,00 on Sunday 4 March (Clean Up Australia Day). If you want to take part you will need to register on line at http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/Mt+Mugga+Scouts.
  • 26 February 2012: The March working bee will take the form of a kangaroo census on Saturday 3 March and Saturday 10 March. Both will commence from 8.30am sharp at the Telecom Bldg on Kent Street. Wear long pants, Bright red or similar long sleeve shirt and strong shoes. We will be walking in a line from Hindmarsh Drive to Kent Street to conduct the count.. More…
  • 1 February 2012: The first working bee of 2012 will be on Sunday 5 February, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. We will continue woody weed and other weed removal in a shady part of the Hill, continuing on where we got up to late last year. We will also bring the nest box camera tool, for inspecting nest boxes, for those that have yet to see it.Tools provided – but bring water to drink and morning tea

    The activity area is up from the houses between Strickland Crescent and Buxton st Deakin. Entry is probably best from Buxton street. More…