NSW

Upcoming Events 2012

If you would like your local Landcare event to be listed here – please email events@landcareaustralia.com.au with the name, place, date & time of your event, including a brief description and contact details (phone/email/website) and we will do our best to get it listed.

May

13 May, Trees for Mum Planting Day (Puckeys Estate, North Wollongong)

9am – 12pm, Wollongong City Council Bushcare will be holding a “Trees for Mum” site at Puckeys estate in North Wollongong. Site access is beside the cycleway off Squires Way in North Wollongong. We will be planting behind a front row of trees within 200m of the Fairy Creek Bridge in Puckeys estate. Park beside Stewart Park and walk 2 – 3 hundreds meters to the planting site. For further information, contact Paul: 02 4227 8113

June

27 June, Worksite Health and Safety

These workshops are targeted at CHRL volunteers and members and are made possible through the support of the Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority, Coffs Harbour City Council and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife. Please RSVP as places are limited. Please call the CHRL office on 02 6651 1308 or email chrl@westnet.com.au to reserve your place

August

29 August, Bush Regeneration Techniques

29 August, Community Indian myna control workshops

Cavanbah Centre – 191 Harbour Dr, Coffs Harbour

COST:FREE with afternoon tea provided.

TIME: All sessions 1.30pm to 4:00pm

The workshop will cover:

• Indian Myna Profile – biology and behaviour

• Impacts of Indian Mynas

• Indian Myna control – trapping and other strategies

• Establishing a native bird-friendly garden – plant selection and garden design principles

For bookings call Tien (Indian Myna Project Officer) on 0438 218 261

September

1^st September, Landcare for Singles: Illawarra region

For more information on the event contact Megan Rowlatt, Illawarra Youth Landcare
Tel: 0412 532 817/E-mail:illawarraylandcare@hotmail.com visit http://illawarrayouthlandcare.com.au/event/landcare_for_singles

5 September, Community Indian myna control workshops

CWA Hall – Princess St, MACKSVILLE:

COST:FREE with afternoon tea provided.

TIME: All sessions 1.30pm to 4:00pm

The workshop will cover:

• Indian Myna Profile – biology and behaviour

• Impacts of Indian Mynas

• Indian Myna control – trapping and other strategies

• Establishing a native bird-friendly garden – plant selection and garden design principles

For bookings call Tien (Indian Myna Project Officer) on 0438 218 261

October

31 October, Coastal Dune Management

Ongoing Volunteer Days

Hawkesbury Young Landcare

We are a group of under 30′s who like to combine adventure and fun activities with environmental work. We work on the Hawkesbury River to partner with other landcare groups and help them to remove weeds and replant native trees. We have regular activities so contact our email or check our facebook page for the next event. Contact hawkesburyyounglandcare@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.

Illawarra Youth Landcare

As a team of volunteers, the group travels around and visits a different Landcare site one weekend a month. The group lends a helping hand to existing Landcare and Bushcare groups around the Illawarra region. Members of the group not only learn about environmental management issues, but also benefit from networking opportunities, build on social skills and develop a more sound understanding of the real environmental challenges this region is facing.

This is a great way for volunteers to see parts of this region they may never normally get to visit. Not only is it a fun day out in the great outdoors, it’s an opportunity to lend a helping hand to our beautiful environment, and the wonderful groups that already exist. There are some spectacular sites out there that need our help and activities include creek restoration, bushland regeneration, and open space revegetation. Each working bee is topped off with a social event.

Contact: mrowlatt@conservationvolunteers.com.au or visit the website: Illawarra Youth Landcare

Hawkesbury Rainforest Network

Join the team of over 40 landholders working to restore the beautiful Wheeny Creek near Kurrajong. The team are protecting the habitat of the endangered Macquarie Perch, found in no other waterways outside of National Park. “We have a real chance to keep this waterway healthy through creating a bush and rainforest buffer around the creek.” says Robin Woods who is coordinating the project. The Network invites people interested in volunteering to contact hrn@eftel.net.au or visit their website www.hawkesburyrainforest.org.au