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Red Hill work activity on Sunday 7 December 2025 from 9am to 11.30am

Red Hill work activity on Sunday 7 December 2025 from 9am to 11.30am At the mid-November working bee, work commenced on tackling an outbreak of Verbascum, Saffron Thistles and Scotch Thistles occurring in the southern part of the Reserve.  Removal of these weeds will contribute to our very successful efforts to improve the quality of

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Red Hill work activity on Sunday 6 July 2025 from 9am to 12.30pm: CANCELLED

At our last activity which was held on a very cold Wednesday morning at  the Kent Street end of the Reserve, we successfully dealt with a large number of Cootamundra Wattle, Privet and other assorted weeds.  Our activity on Sunday 6 July 2025 will return to the eastern side of the Hill, where plenty of

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Red Hill work activity Sunday 6 April 2025 from 9am to 12.30pm

The Wednesday volunteers made significant progress dealing with patches of verbascum, briar rose and blackberry on the hillside adjacent to Tamar Street. There is (always) more to do for the volunteers on Sunday 6 April. More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au Location: Park and assemble on the far south end of Mugga Way, below Tamar Street . Task, tool

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Red Hill work activity on Sunday 1 September 2024 from 9am

On Sunday 1 September we plan to continue with weed removal (mostly Cootamundra wattle, Olive bushes, privet seedlings) in the bushland area above the Deakin suburb cut off drain, between Gowrie Drive west and Buxton Street. The Cootamundra wattle, (not to be confused with the prolific Silver wattle) are still mostly in flower and easy

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Red Hill work activity on Sunday 5 May 2024 from 9am – Cancelled

For this activity we plan to remove a number of mature woody weeds and nettle trees which are located in the tree line just below Davidsons Trig. It is part of the hill which we visit infrequently due to its relative inaccessibility. More information: info@redhillregenerators.org.au Location: Park and assemble at the Mugga Way car park. Task

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Red Hill work activity and Special General Meeting: Sunday 3 March 2024 from 9am

As part of our ongoing Weed Strategy, we will target verbascum regrowth following the spraying by contractors using the ACT Government grant last year. We will cut and dab the flower spikes that are appearing or chip the new rosettes. At 11am a Special General Meeting will be held for members (details circulated earlier and

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Red Hill work activity Sunday 7 November 2021, 9am to midday CANCELLED

    Welcome to our first post lockdown monthly work activity on Red Hill, on Sunday 7 November 2021 at 09.00am.  While we have been locked down, the weeds have continued to flourish, despite some recent limited verbascum spraying by contractors.  We are grateful to those volunteers who engaged in regular lock down exercise on

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