Barkers Creek Landcare and Wildlife group conduct a working bee every month from February to November on the third Sunday of the month.
Each year we also have two reciprocal joint working bees with Harcourt Valley Landcare group.
We encourage members to put the third Sunday of the month in their diaries. A week or so before the actual date an e-mail will be sent with all the final details – where, what, when and why? It needs to be said that after each working bee we enjoy, what can only be called, a scrumptious morning tea. All that hard work makes us hungry. And in December we have a lovely Christmas break up. Yeah!!!
Our start time does vary depending on the time of year. In Summer (February, March & November) it is 9am. In Winter (June, July & August) we start at 10am. For the other months (April, May, September & October) 9.30am is the go. Regardless of the start time we are always well and truly done by noon.
September 2017
September Working Bee
September is our social / education month and we have two wonderful events on offer instead of our normal working bee. So this month you can leave your gloves and picks in the shed and come and enjoy a couple very interesting outings. Our normal working bee is Sunday 17th September 9.30am @ the Bushland ... Read more
Find out more »Local Weeds Workshop
Save the date for this Local Weeds Workshop to be held at the Sutton Grange Hall on Saturday 23 September. This is the second event for September that we are encouraging all our members to attend. We all know that there are plenty of weeds around and this Saturday morning (n.b. Saturday not Sunday) session will be ... Read more
Find out more »October 2017
October Working Bee
Roadside weeds removal along Peelers Rd (south of the Bushland Reserve). This time we’re going to ‘cut & paint’ quiet a large infestation of Gorse. All the rest of our roadside weeds spraying work has been completed for this year and this section is the final piece that needs to be done.
Find out more »November 2017
November Working Bee
Our November working bee will be at the Old Tip site (enter from Peelers Rd). We have permission from the Council to do some clean-up work and re-staking of plants etc.
Find out more »March 2018
March Working Bee
Our March working bee is on Sunday 18th of March 9am. This month we will return to the old tip site in Peelers Road to finish our weeding and clean up around the previously planted shrubs ... many of which have survived and can do with some extra water due to the very dry conditions. ... Read more
Find out more »April 2018
April Working Bee
Our April working bee is on Sunday 15th of April from 9.30am. Please note the later start time. This month we will be returning to the Bushland Reserve in Peelers Road to once again pull up as much Broome as we can as well as water and tidy up around our plants. Once again don't ... Read more
Find out more »May 2018
May Working Bee
Our May working bee is on Sunday 20th of May at 9.30am. This month will be a special working be in Blakely Road as we attempt to remove (through injection) an area of wheel cactus. Ian Grenda from the Cactus Warriors will be there to teach us how to 'carefully approach this nasty noxious weed'. Definitely ... Read more
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