Posts by Judy Watts
Lorax project winds down for 2010
The Lorax project is winding down now until next treeplanting season. Most of our seedlings have been distributed by Chris , Cathy & Janet .A waiting list for next years plant selection is being compiled .Plans to seed collect for growing next years plants are being made .Volunteers growers are being recruited. 13,200 seedlings were…
Read MoreWhere did all these plants come from ?
Where did all the trees we have been planting come from ? Actually most of what we have been planting are not trees but are understorey plants . Shrubs , low bushes , ground covers , herbs and grasses. ( nothing too fire prone ) Our plants had been grown from locally collected seed by…
Read MoreBackyard Blitz in Wandong
September 27 & 29th 2010ANZ Finance Dept – 17 volunteersplus Janet & Chris.Todays project was to finish a garden make over for Mary-Anne & Chris Mount View Rd Wandong .The house was saved from the fire but their garden was devastated.We planted exotic shrubs in the newly landscaped front garden and native shrubs around the…
Read MoreA nice letter
Mr. Chris CobernFire Recovery Landcare CoordinatorUpper Goulburn Landcare NetworkShop 5/10 High StreetYea, Vic., 3717 Dear Chris, RE: FIRE RECOVERY PROJECTS We would like to express our appreciation and thanks to the Management and Staff of the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network for the assistance rendered to us since the ‘Black Saturday’ Bushfires. As you are aware,…
Read MoreKinross Chook Farm
Things got pretty muddy at Kinross Chook Farm at Flowerdale this September . Treeplanting days were postponed until the access trail dried out . So far 2 Volunteers groups have contributed their time to this wetland protection project . The owners of Kinross farm have decided to fence out a couple of beautifully big dams…
Read MoreFencers without Boundaries
These photos were taken at Extons Rd Kinglake. We rebuilt fences for Joe Exton and his neighbour Lou Calageri with the Uniting Church and 30 NAB vol’s.The volunteers also removed English broom, holy and blackberry from 2 acres and the roadside.The weather was cold and even some snow fell in the morning but fined up…
Read MoreSaddle Club
Sales representatives from Bristol- Myers – Squibb Pharmaceutical Company decided to conclude their Hepatitis type B1 Conference with a team building volunteer activity. These guys were from all over Australia and needed a tree planting site within 1hours drive of Tullamarine Airport . We found that perfect site at Jonathan McLean’s Equestrian Center ,Combinaine. We…
Read MoreBridgets Last Landcare Sausage
Friday the 3rd September was a momentous day for Upper Goulburn Bushfire Recovery Project . Bidget cooked her last landcare sausage ! While Bridget was cooking this sausage 38 ANZ Risk Management Team Volunteers were planting on a very risky site at Gail Tolls property in Buxton ( note large vat of pumpkin soup in…
Read MoreWindy Ridge
September 2nd 2010 Heathcote Junction . Carla Hendersons Block . Carla lost her house during the fire , she is on her own and needed help to get started with the cleaning up . 43 ANZ volunteers pulled out burnt fencing and removed weeds and unwanted regrowth from her house site and burnt it on…
Read MoreAt Trevor Young’s Place
Wednesday 1 September , Trevor and Jane Young’s . Heathcote Junction . ANZ Risk Management Team 37 volunteers It rained all day and we got very wet . Team one went fencing building with the ‘Uniting Church Mobile Mens Shed’ Team 2 went woody weed cutting with Janet. I was impressed with the multi-tasking personal…
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