Blog Posts - Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands

Upcoming: Bush Restoration July 2023

10/7/2023

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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Upcoming: Midweek Conversation & Conservation, 5 July

3/7/2023

This coming Wednesday July 5th, 9-11am, we'll hold our midweek working bee followed by morning tea.
We'll be planting the tube stock that was left over from the lovely morning we had last month with the students from Fairhills Secondary College. They did great work planting and spreading mulch at the YRC depot end.

We meet at the YRC depot end, Melway 74 G11. Please bring gloves, sturdy shoes and drinking water.
We'll provide you with tools, hand sanitiser and morning tea.

Photo by Marleen

Bush Restoration Photos, June 2023

24/6/2023

After a run of weather-related cancellations, we had a great turn-out last Sunday, along with a couple of new friendly faces.

Working in beautiful grassy areas 6 and 7 there were few weeds to be found - a nice surprise for us. Which left more time for taking photos…

Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time.

Photos by Daniel, Nicole and Mike

Upcoming: Bush Restoration June 2023

12/6/2023

Our Bushland Restoration morning will be held on Sunday 18th of June, 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: Bush Restoration May 2023

16/5/2023

UPDATE: Cancelled due to poor weather.

Our Bushland Restoration morning will be held on Sunday 21st of May, 9:30am-12:30pm, in Areas 6 & 7. We will meet at the central car-park on Glenfern Rd.

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 Conversation & Conservation, 3 May 2023

1/5/2023

Good morning all,

Our next Midweek Conservation & Conversation will be held this coming Wednesday 3rd of May, 9:00am - 11:00am, followed by morning tea.

We'll be in area 9 where the previous working bee was cancelled because of rain. No experience needed; we'll show you what are the weeds and what to do with them.

Please note we'll meet at the depot end car-park, Melway 74 G11.

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

Photo by Daniel Jackson

Upcoming: Bush Restoration April 2023

12/4/2023

UPDATE: Cancelled due to rain.

Our next Bush Restoration is this coming Sunday, however the forecast doesn't look too favourable for us.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page or email the morning of and we'll let you know if it's going ahead of not. 🌿

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Midweek Conversation & Conservation Photos, 5 April 2023

6/4/2023

Yesterday we enjoyed a beautiful morning in the reserve preparing the area at the eastern end of the reserve adjacent the depot, for our tree planing day in May. Thanks to all who contributed in stabilising the bank, spreading the top-soil and tidying up the fallen timber and long grass through this area.

Photos by J. Ellis

Upcoming: Midweek Conversation & Conservation, 5 April 2023

4/4/2023

With the support of Yarra Ranges Council we will start improving the area around the Yarra Ranges Council depot, Melway 74 G11.

If you would like to join us, our midweek working bee will be held this Wednesday 5 April, 9-11am. We will meet at the depot end to prepare the area for planting later in May.

If you are able to bring a whipper-snipper and/or a spade, that would be very helpful.

Please bring gloves and drinking water. We will provide you with morning tea, hand sanitiser, mattocks etc.

Photo by Daniel Jackson

Upcoming: Bush Restoration March 2023

13/3/2023

Our Bushland Restoration morning will be held on Sunday 19th of March, 9:30am-12:30pm, in Area 15 – across the creek. We will meet at the depot end, Melway 74 G11.

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 provide you with tools, hand sanitiser and morning tea. Please bring sturdy shoes, drinking water and gardening gloves. With the ongoing dry weather please watch out for snakes.

Two large stepping stones are now in place making the creek very easy to cross. We'll look for weeds such as verbena, agapanthus, pittosporum, ivy and wandering trad. You don't need experience – we'll show you what are weeds and how to tackle them.

Hope to see you then! 🌿

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