For our first activity on July 15 we will have a weeding session in the afternoon and a celebration dinner in the evening, to which all volunteers are invited. So if you haven't migrated to warmer climates and are free, please come. Partners welcome

Afternoon Weeding 

We will be weeding on the eastern end of the project area concentrating on asparagus fern, mirror bush, pittosporum, cape ivy, and some lily species.

Date:        Saturday 15 July 2023

Time:        1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 

Meet at:    Picnic table on Roy Henderson Track. Look out for the WiSP flag.

Park at:     Inlet Carpark (5 minute walk away)

Bring:        Protective clothing and shoes suitable for the weather.

Provided:  Tools, gloves and other PPE

Evening Dinner

A celebratory dinner, instead of the usual refreshments, will be held in the evening, details available at the weeding session.  RSPV:       sandypointhabitat@gmail.com

After the event …

On an overcast, showery and cool day 16 hard working volunteers removed a trailer load of weeds and lots of rubbish from the eastern section of our project area.

The main weed removed was Climbing Groundsel. This was confined to an area at the side of the track next to the marsh. The plants were cut off and the roots dug up. The plants growing under the Boobialla on the corner of the track had reached a height of about 5m onto the tree canopy.

An infestation of Asparagus Fern was removed from the next section along the track. Some Dolichos Pea that was growing near the picnic table and spreading into the manna gums and melaleucas was also removed, as were clumps of Lillies and Jonquils found around the area.

A former rubbish dump was cleaned up and many bags of bottles, broken crockery and bottles and other rubbish were removed. Also some of the smaller banksias were tagged.