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Annual General Meeting 2023

14/9/2023

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Dear Friends and supporters,

You are invited to our Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Thursday 12th of October at 7.00pm, in the Upwey Township Hall (opposite the skateboard park).

Our guest speaker will be Dave Carr, Fire Management Officer at Yarra Ranges Council. 

Dave has kindly offered to speak about his role at Council and to give us an insight into the planning and preparation required for the environmental burn, in area 2, next autumn.  The purpose of the cool burn is to control the dominant exotic grasses and to promote better ecological diversity.

At the AGM you will have the opportunity to hear about the work of our Friends Group, future plans and 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. 

You are all very welcome on the night and we will provide you with a light supper,

Kind regards,

FoGVB Committee
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Upcoming: Bush Restoration September 2023

13/9/2023

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Our next Bushland Restoration morning will be held on Sunday 17th of September, 9:30am-12:30pm. We will meet at the central car-park on Glenfern Road.

We'll provide you with tools, hand sanitiser and morning tea.  Please bring sturdy shoes, drinking water and gardening gloves. 

You are very welcome for all or part of the morning; or if you are unable to participate in the work, do feel free to join us at 11am when we stop for morning tea and an informative talk.

We'll look for weeds such as verbena, agapanthus, pittosporum, ivy and wandering trad. You don't need experience – we'll help you identify the weeds and show you how to tackle them.

​Hope to see you then! 🌿
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Midweek Conversation & Conservation Photos, 3 August 2023

6/9/2023

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What the volunteers got up to today:

*Walked through Area 3 removing a few weeds such as Watsonia, Blackberry, Boneseed and Pittosporum. It's looking good!

*Found an enormous patch of Native Raspberry 😊

*Was amazed at the way the indigenous Spear Grass had twisted itself into rope and dreadlocks.

*Tidied up the sleeves and stakes around the planting that Fairhills High School had helped us with a few years ago.

*Discovered what we think is Blady Grass, which isn't listed on our flora list.

*Watched a pair of Black Faced Cuckoo Shrikes.

*Forgot to take photos because I was absorbed being in nature!

*Finished the working bee by enjoying a morning tea and a chat with friends.

And in the afternoon -
* Gave a short presentation to the Upwey High School students participating in the Nature Stewards Program. Such a great educational program. 

It was a very pleasant day. 😊
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Upcoming: Midweek Conservation & Conversation

3/9/2023

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Good evening Friends and supporters, 

This coming Wednesday we'll hold our shorter midweek "Conservation & Conversation", 9am-11am, followed by morning tea. We'll meet at the central car park to check on area 3. 

Please bring garden gloves, sturdy shoes, drinking water. We'll provide you with tools, hand sanitiser, and morning tea. 

​Please be aware that snakes are now active. A beautiful copperhead was seen at the working bee of August 20, which was a 15°C day but the sun was welcoming enough for a bake.
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Bush Restoration Photos, August 2023

24/8/2023

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From clouds to blue skies, Sunday morning had it all – including a talk on the narrow-leaved peppermint eucalyptus at morning tea. It was the third in a series of fun educational talks Andrew is doing to help us identify all of the six main eucalypts in the reserve. You’ll also notice a rocky theme throughout the photo album; I've taken a lichen to them? Plus, keep an eye out for two animals that are best observed from a distance. 

Thanks to all who came out to the reserve for our Bush Restoration. Our next visit will take place on Wednesday 6th from 9 - 11am.
Photos by Daniel Jackson
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Upcoming: Bush Restoration August 2023

14/8/2023

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Our next Bushland Restoration morning will be held on Sunday 20th of August, 9:30am-12:30pm. We will meet at the central car-park on Glenfern Road.

We'll provide you with tools, hand sanitiser and morning tea. Please bring sturdy shoes, drinking water and gardening gloves.

You are very welcome for all or part of the morning; or if you are unable to participate in the work, do feel free to join us at 11am when we stop for morning tea and an informative talk.

We'll look for weeds such as verbena, agapanthus, pittosporum, ivy and wandering trad. You don't need experience – we'll help you identify the weeds and show you how to tackle them.

Hope to see you then!
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Upcoming: Midweek Conservation & Conversation

31/7/2023

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​Good evening all,

This coming Wednesday 2nd August we'll hold our shorter midweek working bee, 9-11am, followed by morning tea.
Please note that we'll meet at the New Road car park, Melway 74 E9.
If some of you are able to bring a whipper-snipper to tidy in that area, that would be very helpful.
Please bring garden gloves, sturdy shoes, drinking water. We'll provide you with tools (no whippersnippers though) and morning tea.

In the photo below, crafted by Nicole, you can see the tunnel of a native Swamp Rat. Those parts of Glenfern that are covered with thick, moist grasses are ideal habitat for the Swamp Rats. They form "tunnels" in the vegetation through which they run from burrow to burrow.
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Upcoming: Midweek Conservation & Conversation

31/7/2023

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This coming Wednesday 2nd August we'll hold our shorter midweek working bee, 9-11am, followed by morning tea. 

Please note that we'll meet at the New Road car park, Melway 74 E9.  

If some of you are able to bring a whipper-snipper to tidy in that area, that would be very helpful. 

Please bring garden gloves, sturdy shoes, drinking water. We'll provide you with tools (no whippersnippers though) and morning tea.

In the photo below, crafted by Nicole, you can see the tunnel of a native Swamp Rat. Those parts of Glenfern that are covered with thick, moist grasses are ideal habitat for the Swamp Rats. They form "tunnels" in the vegetation through which they run from burrow to burrow.
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Bush Restoration Photos, July 2023

23/7/2023

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The air was calm and the sun filtered through the trees and highlighted the mounds of grass. It was the third Sunday of the month and we were working in Area 5 – another stunning area and result of the past twenty years of work from volunteers, along with support from Yarra Ranges council and Melbourne Water.

At 11am we shared our findings including a sighting of a black-tailed/swamp wallaby, then Andrew educated us on how to identify Long-leaved Box (Eucalyptus goniocalyx). After a great morning tea and group photo we discovered a patch of pittosporum seedlings that were having a great time – until we discovered them. And check out in the photos the colour mutations on one of the seedlings!

Our next midweek Conservation and Conversation takes place on the 2nd of August.
Photos by Daniel Jackson
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Upcoming: Bush Restoration July 2023

10/7/2023

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Our Bushland Restoration morning will be held on Sunday 16th of July, 9:30am-12:30pm, in area 5. We will meet at the central car-park on Glenfern Road.

We'll provide you with tools, hand sanitiser and morning tea.  Please bring sturdy shoes, drinking water and gardening gloves. 

You are very welcome for all or part of the morning; or if you are unable to participate in the work, do feel free to join us at 11am, when we stop for morning tea and an informative talk.

We'll look for weeds such as verbena, agapanthus, pittosporum, ivy and wandering trad. You don't need experience – we'll help you identify the weeds and show you how to tackle them.

​Hope to see you then! 🌿
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Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands Inc.
ABN 68 756 528 698

P.O. Box 1283, Upwey, VIC, 3158
Header images: Birds - Mike Sverns, Flora & Fantail - Daniel Jackson