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Bushcare Green Events Calendar 2009

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Bushcare offers a whole range of great ways you can get active and learn more about local bushland, its plants and its wildlife. You'll also be able to apply your new skills to your own garden!

This series of activities and events is a partnership program of North Sydney, Willoughby, Lane Cove, Mosman and Hunter's Hill Councils Bushcare staff. Bookings Essential!

NOVEMBER

Saturday 7

Habitat Creation: backyards & Bushcare sites

9am - 11am | RSVP by 30 October
Bookings: North Sydney's Bushcare Officer on 9936 8258.

This presentation and walk will discuss what is habitat, how do we create it and who are we creating it for?

 

 
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Saturday 14

Native Havens Garden Tour

9am - 1pm | RSVP by 6 November
Bookings: North Sydney's Bushland Project Officer on 9936 8252 or email khoram@northsydney.nsw.gov.au

Discover the beauty and benefits of native gardens in North Sydney. This minibus tour introduces the residents who have created some private Native Havens.

 

 
 

Saturday 28

Bush Tukka/ Bushfoods

9am - 12 noon | RSVP by 20 November
Bookings: Liz Powell at Willoughby Council on 9777 7871.

Try some bush tucker and learn which ones you can plant in your backyard.

 

 
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DECEMBER

Saturday 5

Seed Collection Field Trip

9am - 12pm | RSVP by 1 December
Bookings: Lane Cove Council on 9911 3579.

Learn the fine art of collecting seed and practice your skills on a local bushwalk. Wear sturdy shoes, bring a hat and water.

 

 
 

Sunday 6

Bushcare Christmas Party 2009

Celebrate this year's achievements and hard work at the annual volunteer Christmas party. See these photos from last year below...

 

 
 
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Bushcare Christmas Party 2008

Thanks to the ongoing help of Bushcare volunteers in North Sydney, our bushland health is getting better and better every year.

Volunteers do lots of weed removal, learn to identify native plants, create piles for burning, more weeding, and sometimes mulch and plant on 12 sites throughout the North Sydney area. It can be hard work, but the enjoyment of meeting like-minded individuals and making a difference is a great experience.

In December each year North Sydney Council thanks the active volunteers for their contribution, and exceptional volunteers are given prizes donated by local businessess.

This is a fun celebration with up to 200 committed local residents attending. Any local business, large or small is invited to donate a prize for a deserving volunteer.

The supporting businesses are:

  • Announced and thanked when prizes are distributed,
  • businesses are also listed in the Bushcare Newsletter (distributed to over 500 local residents), and
  • advertised in the Mosman Daily.

Local business support is always welcome and provides a good opportunity to be recognised as a business that does 'their bit' for the environment.

A HUGE thank you to the businesses that donated prizes:

Arborgreen Landscape Services
Armsign
Drink Better Wine
Globe Australia
Green & Gold Printing
Hopscotch Films
Jagos on Miller, North Sydney
Plateau Tree Services
Porters Liquor
Superior Safety Pty Ltd
Wirreanda Nursery
Woolworths, Neutral Bay

So, thank you to our volunteers and local businesses who support Bushcare!

 
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