Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands - The Latest

Extra Midweek Working Bee, 14 Nov 2018

11/11/2018

A quick note to let you know that we will hold an extra midweek working bee this coming Wednesday 14 November, from 9am till 11am. We are just trying to get Glenfern in good shape for the summer.
This time we meet at the New Rd car park, to tidy around the lovely native plantings there. At 11am we conclude with morning tea at the picnic table. Morning tea provided. A couple of whipper snippers would be very handy as there is some long grass to cut. Please bring gloves and a smile and we will make quick work of this task. Photo is of an Eastern grey roo near the picnic table at the New Rd entrance!

Midweek Conservation & Conversation, Nov 2018

7/11/2018

Yesterday's rain had given the Reserve a good soak making the weeds easier to pull. We also spread a bit more of the mulch - nearly there with that - topped up the gravel around the logs and whipper-snipped the main entrance. Looking good.

Upcoming: Bush Restoration, 7 & 17 November 2018

5/11/2018

Everyone welcome at our next Midweek Conservation and Conversation this Wednesday 7th November, 9-11am, followed by morning tea. We meet at the central car park.
We will be working in the old quarry area - spreading mulch and doing a tidy up. A whipper-snipper or two would be handy. Bring gloves and a smile. See flyer for other events.

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Old Quarry Upgrade

23/10/2018

A mini working bee in the quarry today saw us installing logs for seats and playing on.

Upwey Foothills Festival

22/10/2018

We had a great time at the Foothills Festival!

Nesting Box Installations

20/10/2018

Nest boxes for sugar gliders and kookaburras installed in Glenfern.
At the end of September the Glenfern nest box team installed two kookaburra and six sugar glider boxes. We also reinstalled one parrot boxes that had housed a feral bee colony. We now have 20 boxes installed throughout the reserve. Glenfern has already supplied data and photos to the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (DELWP) regarding feral bee occupation of nest boxes. Many thanks to our great team, particularly Rob, Doug and Lincoln for the tree work.

Melbourne Water Award

5/10/2018

Glenfern has been given an Award!
Yesterday Melbourne Water presented Glenfern with an Exceptional Contribution Award for our conservation work along Ferny Creek. Well done to all the volunteers and supporters that have helped with the project over the years. The Award was given to us yesterday as a surprise by Jared Polkinghorne from Melbourne Water. Jared was visiting Glenfern to review work being done with Melbourne Water grants.

Photo: Jared Polkinghorne and David Moncrieff at Glenfern

Upwey Foothills Festival Sunday 21st Oct 2018

30/9/2018

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Annual General Meeting 2018

26/9/2018

Good morning friends and supporters,

You are invited to attend our AGM, which will be held on Thursday 11th October, from 7.00pm, at the Upwey Township Hall (opposite the skateboard park).

At the AGM you will have the opportunity to hear about the work of our Friends Group, future plans and our finances. This is a great opportunity to meet other members and to find out more about Glenfern Valley Bushlands and to get more active in the group. As in past years a new Committee will be elected to carry the work forward.

We will start the evening by welcoming a guest speaker and providing you with a light dinner of soup, cheese platters and desserts.

All welcome, no need to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards

Marleen

Visit From Fairhills High

15/9/2018

On sunny Tuesday the wonderful outdoor education students from Fairhills High came for a bushwalk and a bit of mulch spreading in the quarry. They were amazing and did so much. Thank you.