Another year of work and fun completed by our lovely group of volunteers supported by Mid Coast Council and Myall Koala and Environment Group.
This year it proved challenging to complete our 8 monthly Saturdays and add some extra week-day sessions into the mix, mainly due to poor weather. With no sessions in September and just one in October, a total of just on 200 volunteer hours for the year was still a very good outcome. It was greatly appreciated by MCC through Steve Howard, Community Liaison Officer who wrote;
…….. Thank you for all your hard work organising the group this year and can you please pass on my thanks to the group at the BBQ for all their hard work this year as well I hope you all have a great Xmas break. Regards Steve
Our focus was entirely taken up along Jimmy’s Beach, especially the Boulevarde bush strip that protects this access road and properties from the storms and high tides.
The severe weather that cut the Boulevarde and took away tonnes of sand in late winter brought home the importance of the work we do in protecting and enhancing that remnant bush west of the damage.
Common native plants in this space include:
Tuckeroo, Banksia, Wattle, Tea tree, Coffee Bush, Snake-vine, Pigface, Orchids, Grasses, Rushes and Lillies
Weed species removed or poisoned include:
Bitou, mother of millions, asparagus fern spp, polygala, morning glory, coral trees, spider plant, ochna, various succulents, garden stone fruit trees and fish bone fern.
We averaged ten to twelve people each session, which is enough to achieve some reasonable outcomes in 1.5 hours! With our commando sessions included and sometimes just Sharon Taylor and myself doing last minute plantings, we managed to plant out nearly six large trays of tube stock supplied by Council. Most of them have survived and we will aim to add to that this year.
As some of our long-standing volunteers are reluctantly stepping back from the task, and with regulars Trish and Tony Welsh moving away from Tea Gardens at the end of the season, it would be good to welcome some new blood into the fold.
If you know anyone who is reasonably fit and may be interested, whether you’re a Bitou Buster or not, please ask them to contact me and I’ll include them in our first email for 2025 in March.
Trish Blair
Ably assisted and supported by Adrienne Ingram and Sharon Taylor
This year it proved challenging to complete our 8 monthly Saturdays and add some extra week-day sessions into the mix, mainly due to poor weather. With no sessions in September and just one in October, a total of just on 200 volunteer hours for the year was still a very good outcome. It was greatly appreciated by MCC through Steve Howard, Community Liaison Officer who wrote;
…….. Thank you for all your hard work organising the group this year and can you please pass on my thanks to the group at the BBQ for all their hard work this year as well I hope you all have a great Xmas break. Regards Steve
Our focus was entirely taken up along Jimmy’s Beach, especially the Boulevarde bush strip that protects this access road and properties from the storms and high tides.
The severe weather that cut the Boulevarde and took away tonnes of sand in late winter brought home the importance of the work we do in protecting and enhancing that remnant bush west of the damage.
Common native plants in this space include:
Tuckeroo, Banksia, Wattle, Tea tree, Coffee Bush, Snake-vine, Pigface, Orchids, Grasses, Rushes and Lillies
Weed species removed or poisoned include:
Bitou, mother of millions, asparagus fern spp, polygala, morning glory, coral trees, spider plant, ochna, various succulents, garden stone fruit trees and fish bone fern.
We averaged ten to twelve people each session, which is enough to achieve some reasonable outcomes in 1.5 hours! With our commando sessions included and sometimes just Sharon Taylor and myself doing last minute plantings, we managed to plant out nearly six large trays of tube stock supplied by Council. Most of them have survived and we will aim to add to that this year.
As some of our long-standing volunteers are reluctantly stepping back from the task, and with regulars Trish and Tony Welsh moving away from Tea Gardens at the end of the season, it would be good to welcome some new blood into the fold.
If you know anyone who is reasonably fit and may be interested, whether you’re a Bitou Buster or not, please ask them to contact me and I’ll include them in our first email for 2025 in March.
Trish Blair
Ably assisted and supported by Adrienne Ingram and Sharon Taylor
Gordon thought he had pulled out the biggest MoM
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But Anita outdid him with this whopper!!
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