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Bushcare calendar is issued |
The Woy Woy Peninsula Bushcare Forum has issued its calendar of meeting times for bushcare groups on the Peninsula.
There are now six bushcare groups who meet regularly to undertake planting, weeding and general bushcare work at sites on public land all around the Peninsula.
The calendar provides details of the groups, bushcare site, and the dates and times at which they meet.
Copies are available from Woy Woy Library.
"We now have a bushcare group meeting to undertake work at a local site almost every Saturday and Sunday of the month," said Ettymalong Creek Landcare convenor Ms Sue Ellis.
"This provides a great opportunity to contribute to the health of our local bushland and to learn about the wonderful plants and animals on our doorsteps.
"Several of the sites include rare and endangered vegetation and group members are very proud of the work we are doing which contributes to the survival of our very special local environment.
"The number of groups and volunteers has grown steadily since the first group, Ettymalong Creek Landcare, started work at Ettymalong Billabong in 1994."
New members and visitors are encouraged to visit their local site and meet the enthusiastic band of community of workers who love nothing better than to "get their hands dirty".
Information about a wide range of free bushcare education activities is also available from Group convenors or from Gosford Council's Bushcare Officers.
Blackwall Mountain Bushcare meets from 9am to noon at the Memorial Ave, Blackwall Rd corner on the first Sunday of month. Phone 4342 6995.
Burrawang Reserve Bushcare meets from 9am to noon at Nambucca Dr playground, Woy Woy, on the fourth Sunday of the month. Phone 4342 5333 or 4341 9583.
Ettalong Dunecare meets from 9am to noon on The Esplanade near Barrenjoey Rd on the first Saturday of the month. Phone 4342 2034.
Ettymalong Creek Landcare meets from 8am to 11am Ettymalong Billabong, South Umina, at the entrance to Umina Oval opposite Etta Rd, on the third Sunday of the month. Phone 4342 2251.
Melaleuca Wetlands Bushcare meets from 9am to 11am (8am daylight saving) at Boronia Ave, Woy Woy, on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Phone 4342 3197.
Umina Campus P &C Bushcare meets from 9am to 11am at Veron Rd, Umina, on the second Sunday and third Saturday of the month. Phone 4341 9301.
Press release, 30 Jan 2007 Sue Ellis, Ettymalong Creek Landcare