Red Hill Work Activity on Wednesday 24 June 2026 from 9.30am to 12 noon.
Joint work activities in May 2026 with the Federal Golf Club (FGC) resulted in over 0.7ha of the of the FGC lease area (which has been rezoned for inclusion into the Reserve) being cleared of large woody weeds. It is now time to return to this area and remove the smaller weeds before they become a problem. The work will involve cutting and dabbing and chipping with a mattock a variety of weeds.
Location: Meet in front of the FGC clubhouse at 9.30am. We will then sign on and take a short walk to the activity site. Morning tea will be at the activity site. The activity will end at 12 noon.
Conditions: Undulating grassy ground.
You bring: Water to drink, hat, leather gloves, long sleeved shirt, long pants essential, eye protection, sunscreen, solid enclosed shoes. BYO morning tea.
We bring: Tools – We will bring mattocks, loppers, secateurs, and saws. Herbicide dabbers will be available and for refill if yours is empty. We will also bring a basic first aid kit and provide tool use and weeding ID and advice as needed. Bring your own tools, if available.
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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. ‘<https://redhillregenerators.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Guidelines-for
-volunteer-fieldwork-in-extreme-conditions-.pdf> Guidelines for Volunteer
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.html> Air Matters’ App);
2. the Volunteer Policy and Code of Conduct can be accessed from the
ParkCare Hub Home Page on the right-hand side under “Files”
<https://app.betterimpact.com/Volunteer/Main/StoredDocument/29169>
https://app.betterimpact.com/Volunteer/Main/StoredDocument/29169
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