Come and help with the incorporation of an additional 10.5ha of woodland
into the Red Hill Nature Reserve.
In June 2023, the Red Hill Regenerators were successful in having a 10.5ha
area of land in the NW corner of the Federal Golf Club (FGC) lease area
rezoned for inclusion in the Reserve. A PC-Nature Reserve overlay was put
on the area which means it must now be managed in a way that is consistent
with the land being part of the Reserve. Prior to the area formally being
incorporated into the Reserve restoration work needs to be undertaken on
some degraded areas.
On Tuesday 5 May and Tuesday 12 May 2026 a joint exercise involving the Red
Hill Regenerators, the FGC and the Parks and Conservation Service (PCS) will
be undertaken. This exercise will involve FGC course maintenance staff
cutting down large patches of woody weeds along with other large weeds. RHR
volunteers will assist by poisoning the cut stems and putting the cut
material into piles. Tools will be provided so that volunteers can also
remove weeds in the area if the opportunity arises. PCS will provide a
truck and possibly a loader to remove the cut material.
Over a number of years, the Regenerators have spent many hours maintaining
the large swathes of high-quality woodland to be found in the 10.5ha in
preparation for the area being incorporated into the Reserve. Subject to
further approvals the FGC will be funding large-scale restoration work in
the degraded areas.
This is an important joint initiative which will ultimately see the final
legal step being taken to incorporate the 10.5 ha woodland area into the
Reserve.
Please note these work activities will be undertaken in place of the
proposed 3 May and 20 May activities.
If you intend to come to these Work Activities, it would be greatly
appreciated if you could register on
<mailto:info@redhillregenerato
This will help us with our planning for the two days.
Location: Meet in front of the FGC clubhouse at 8.45am. We will then walk
to the activity site where a task and safety briefing will be held. Morning
tea will be at the activity site. The activity will end at 12 noon.
Conditions: Undulating ground.
You bring: Water to drink, hat, leather gloves, long sleeved shirt, long
pants essential, eye protection, sunscreen, solid enclosed shoes. BYO
morning tea.
Work will finish at 12 noon but may be curtailed in hot or wet weather.
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Cancellation: The activity will be cancelled by email (if possible), no
later than 8am on the activity day, if rain/wind is forecast which could
make planned work potentially hazardous, high temperatures before midday are
forecast, total fire bans are announced, air pollution is ‘hazardous’ or
other official restrictions in force. Note: The Red Hill Regenerators Group
is advised by the ACT Parks & Conservation Service and the information
below:
1.
<http://redhillregenerators.or
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fieldwork in extreme conditions’, which addresses extreme temperatures and
poor air quality, as measured by PM2.5 levels (to obtain up to the minute
information about air quality, there are a number of Apps, including the ‘
<https://air-matters.com/index
2. ‘Volunteer Fieldwork through Covid19’ latest update;
3. Information at:
<https://www.covid19.act.gov.a
elf> https://www.covid19.act.gov.au
4. the Volunteer Policy and Code of Conduct can be accessed from the
ParkCare Hub Home Page on the right hand side under “Files”
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