BLACK SATURDAY REVEGETATION DAY
My brother has just passed this to me and now I pass it to you all!
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Hi there, thought you might be interested in this? Came from our HR /
OH&S people, actually Georgena and her husband fought the fires as well,
then raised a heap of money between them, wearing their smoke-blackened
SES jackets… like you need to know this
(David Gray – Victoria University – Footscray)
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Black Saturday revegetation works & National tree day – help needed
Come and plant a tree and help Black Saturday revegetation works
Sunday 2nd August 2009 (National Tree Day) from 9.30am at
LB Davern Reserve Wandong with a free BBQ lunch (an hour from the CBD)
Why this Site?
The LB Davern Reserve, Wandong reserve was decimated by the fires of
Black Saturday. All of the past work has gone. We have a reserve full of
black sticks. We must start again from scratch to bring our reserve back
to what it was. Much work is needed. The only benefit is the thick
growth of blackberries and other weeds have been eliminated giving us a
new canvas to work with.
RSVP
Sue Marstaeller on 57871520 or Email: marstaellers@bigpond.com.
Works to be completed
Activities on the day include Tree Planting, Bush Regeneration, Ground
Preparation / Mulching and Site Maintenance & Weed/Pest Control.
The reserve is situated in Dry Creek Crescent Wandong and the site is
suitable for children and the disabled.
Please wear appropriate clothing (hat, long sleeved shirt and long pants
recommended) and sunscreen. Tools and equipment for planting, Watering
cans / buckets, Drinking water and Refreshments will be provided on the
day
Directions: From the Hume Hwy turn off at Wandong exit and head into the
township, Head south along Rail St Wandong turn second street on left
Dry creek crescent, over next street (Wandong Ave) and next entry on
left is entrance to reserve.
It would be great to see this event be a huge success and help out those
people that are rebuilding their lives and community after the
devastation of Black Saturday.
Kind Regards
Georgena Rogerson
HR OHS Team [Victoria University]
9919 5961
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Sorry for the last minute notice – it’s this Sunday coming up – but I have only just learned about it myself! We are going and hope to meet up with some of you too!
Chookas! ♥
Wandong is situated on east of Hume Highway 1hr North of Melbourne’s CBD (east of Kilmore) Melways Map reference – X910 : L9
dawndavies
hope this goes ok for the area, a fabulous and much needed idea,dawnx
adgray replied
Thanks Dawn for your support!
Chookas gal! X♥X
georgiegirl
Its wonderful to hear that people are still out there helping. Revegetation is a slow process, but at least we’ve all had a bit of rain to help get it all growing tall and strong. I’ve let others know via FB and Twitter. Bestest wishes for a wonderful day!
adgray replied
Ta GG!
I hope it is a success these people more importantly the bush NEEDS our help!
But the talk is that it is coming down the range in waves each summer just a bit further west than the last & look at the pattern
Sydney & Candberra
Then the Vic High Country
then Black Sat
& now they are expecting it to be just west of Kilmore this year – that brings it down Bendigo to Ballarat at most west but it endangers Castlemaine, Maldon, Daylesford, Heathcote, Kyneton, Lancefield, Woodend, Macedon, Gisborne, the Lerderderg, Baccus, Melton, Werribee, the You Yangs, Geelong, Colac, the Otways ….
I am holding my breath already!
But I am a firm believer of if you speak your dreams and fears aloud they wont come true – So I am shouting this fear in hopes it wont come true!
PLEASE Don’t let it come true!
Chookas Everyone! ♥