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Friends of Bayside 2009 contact list

Bayside Environment Friends NetworkCoordinator: Barbara JakobMobile: 0408 032 963Email: [email protected]

Friends of Balcombe Park Coordinator: Joan Couzoff26 Balcombe Park Lane, Beaumaris 3193Phone: (03) 9589 1060

Friends of Bay Road ReserveCoordinator: Michael Norris (Southern Ward Councillor)5 Deakin Street, Hampton 3188Phone: (03) 9521 0804Email: [email protected]

BRASCACoordinator: Janet Ablitt4A Fairleigh Avenue, Beaumaris 3193Phone: (03) 9589 6646

Friends of Brighton DunesCoordinators: Elizabeth McQuire34 Normanby Street, Brighton 3186Phone: (03) 9592 6474and Jenny Talbot71 Champion Street, Brighton 3186Phone: (03) 9592 2109

Friends of Cheltenham ParkCoordinator: Valerie TyersPhone: (03) 9588 0107Email: [email protected]

Cheltenham Primary School SanctuaryPO Box 289, Cheltenham 3192Phone: (03) 9583 1614

Friends of Donald MacDonald ReserveCoordinators: Alison and Bill Johnston4 Wellington Avenue, Beaumaris 3193Phone: (03) 9589 5459

Friends of George Street ReserveCoordinators: Val Tarrant47 Bayview Crescent, Black Rock 3193Phone: (03) 9598 0554Email: [email protected] Pauline Reynolds9 Reno Road, Sandringham 3191Phone: (03) 9598 6368

Friends of Long Hollow Heathland/Friends of Table RockCoordinator: Ken Rendell33 Clonmore Street, Beaumaris 3193Phone: (03) 9589 4452

Friends of Gramatan Avenue Heathland SanctuaryCoordinator: Ken Rendell

Friends of Merindah Park and the Urban ForestCoordinator: David Cockburn72 Spring Street, Sandringham 3191Phone: (03) 9598 6148

Friends of Native WildlifeCoordinator: Michael Norris (Southern Ward Councillor)5 Deakin Street, Hampton 3188Phone: (03) 9521 0804Email: [email protected]

Friends of Ricketts Point LandsideCoordinator: Sue Raverty5 Rosemary Road, Beaumaris 3193Phone: (03) 9589 2103Email: [email protected]

Friends of Watkins BayCoordinator: Moira Longden73 Dalgetty Road, Beaumaris 3195Phone: (03) 9589 2725

Marine Care Ricketts Point IncConvenor: Phil StuartPO Box 7356, Beaumaris 3193Mobile: 0419 366 513

NED (New Environmental Directions) at Elsternwick ParkCoordinator: Neil BlakePort Phillip EcoCentre, cnr Herbert and Blessington St, St Kilda 3182Phone: (03) 9534 0413Email: [email protected]

St. Leonards College Conservation GroupContact: Tim Barlow163 South Road, Brighton East 3187Phone: (03) 9909 9300Email: [email protected]

AcknowledgementsThank you to all the people who have contributed to this issue of Banksia Bulletin. The editors encourage people to submit articles, however Bayside City Council reserves the right to edit or omit articles. Artwork, illustrations and photographs can also be submitted to feature in the publication.

DisclaimerThe views expressed in the Banksia Bulletin are not necessarily those of Bayside City Council or its representatives.

EditorFiona Dodge

Copy deadlines 2009Copy deadlines are set for the first Friday of the month of release:Spring 2009 Friday 4th Sept for release end SeptSummer 2009 Friday 4th Dec for release end Dec

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Congratulations Bayside!

I am delighted to inform our

readers that the Bayside

Environmental Friends Network

won the 2009 Keep Australia

Beautiful Victoria Sustainable

Cities Community Government

Partnership Award. This

demonstrates the vibrant

partnership between Bayside

City Council and the community

with a shared commitment

to the environment. I think it is

positive recognition of the good

work carried out by Council

and the Bayside community

and a real inspiration to

continue this partnership.

The whole idea behind the

Bayside Environmental Friends

Network is to engage the public

in environmental activities and

strategies to communicate the

importance of Bayside’s natural

heritage to the community.

It offers partnerships with

organisations, schools and

individuals, and the chance

for local people to discover

an unknown neighbourhood

in their own municipality.

Bayside was also a finalist

for the 2009 Keep Australia

Beautiful Victoria Clean Beaches

Friendliest Beach award for

Ricketts Point. Launched in

2004, the Clean Beaches

Awards aims to enhance the

overall environment of bay and

coastal beach communities.

We are also leading the way

in capturing stormwater run-

off. Council has welcomed the

Planning Minister’s approval of

Bayside’s new planning policy

(Amendment C44) requiring the

catchment of stormwater run-

off from residential, commercial

and industrial properties.

Amendment C44 came into

effect on 4 June 2009.

Council was the first in the State

to incorporate stormwater

management into the planning

system. The new planning policy

will reduce the pollutants and

quantity of stormwater that flows

into catchments and eventually

into Port Phillip Bay. Precious rain

that is currently washed through

the stormwater system will be

retained, reused and recycled in

toilets, laundries and gardens.

New planning applications in

Bayside are now required to

incorporate water sensitive

urban design features, such as

rain gardens, filtration systems,

porous pavements and water

tanks, into the design.

So it’s hats off to Bayside – we’ve

got good reason to celebrate!

Cr James LongMayor

In this ISSUENature Discovery Day 4 Kim Croker

Red straw stories 5

The role of fences in urban bushland 6 Matthew Hutchins

Pelican desperately struggling for survival 8 Bren Barkan

Blue wren nest 10 Barrie Sheppard

Congratulations Citywide! 11

Friends of George Street Reserve 12 Valerie Tarrant and Pauline Reynolds

Landcare is for Everyone 13 Barbara Jakob

Seabirds 14 Do you know your bats 15

Corrections and apologies 16

Coming up 18

Friends of Bayside Working Bee times 19

From the Mayor

Sorry! We made some mistakes

in the August 2009 issue.

Please see page 16 for

corrections and apologies.

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So it was a totally new

experience to rediscover Half

Moon Bay as part of the Bayside

Environmental Friends Network

Nature Discovery Day on

Saturday 4 April this year.

Whilst the weather was not the

kindest for a day on the beach,

the familiar faces of the various

local groups involved made the

experience inspiring, educational

and a whole lot of fun.

As I wandered down the steep

pathway towards the Life

Saving Club, clear and concise

photos and descriptions drew

my attention to the Ice Plant

(Mesembryanthemum) a weed

or the Karkalla (Carpobrotus

rossii), one of the good guys. The

sites that had been home to long

gone beach huts, a favourite

hiding spot for the local kids,

were now clearly vegetated by

cliff stabilising salt tolerant plants

and the unmistakable Banksia.

At the end of the path, a palette

of artists were exploring the ‘en

plein air’ of the bay as they

quickly added another wash to

their pieces to capture the subtle

greys and blues of the sky and

sea with just a dash of sunshine.

Almost as a stark contrast, the

black and white historic photos

of the Bay and area were a

reminder of how things had

changed and the adjacent

Bayside Climate Change Action

Group alarmed us as to the

potential of future changes. It

was difficult to imagine that the

calm water in the Bay could one

day be lapping at Beach Road.

There was music and poetry

and so many things to take

home to read. Each local friends

group was on hand to inspire

others to join them and have a

positive impact on the Bayside

environment.

And not forgetting the kids,

Sue and Frances were keeping

them happy on the beach with

a treasure hunt, sand castle

competitions and a number of

activities that all revolved around

‘a red straw’.

On hand with advice and to

tempt us with indigenous plants

for our summer beaten gardens,

were the always wonderful

bushland crew from Citywide.

They never seemed to falter when

they were asked yet again: “So

what’s this plant?” “Is it a native?”

“Does it have flowers?” “What

colour?” “How big will it get?”

But they too enjoyed the

numerous activities available.

A quick peek through the

telescopes or binoculars added

a whole new dimension to the

bay and its wildlife. A cluster of

white birds scared up pacific gulls

and pelicans as well as the

chip-stealing seagulls. Even a

walk along the beach towards

Red Bluff cliffs led by Dr Val

Tarrant, Bayside’s indigenous

heritage expert, provided new

information and discoveries.

Did you know there was a well

hiding at the base of the cliffs

once used by local indigenous

people?

At the end of the day with a red

bucket full of goodies and their

new indigenous plant, people

now intrigued and fascinated

or those who had just spent the

day catching up with other like

minded colleagues, left Half

Moon Bay that day a little fuller

for the experience.

My only unanswered question...

So how did the red straw get on

to the beach? Find out in Red

Straw Stories on page 5.

Kim Croker

Nature Discovery DayThe last time I explored Half Moon Bay I was 15, a lifesaver and in love with a boy from the Yacht Club…

Photographs by Kim Croker


Red straw storiesHow did the red straw get onto the beach?

Somebody was fishing out at

sea. They were having a coke. A

big wind blew the straw into the

ocean. The waves swept it onto

the shore.

Bridget 7 years old

I was walking along the street

drinking coke with a red straw. All

of a sudden the red straw came

out of my hand and went down

the drain. It floated in the water

down to the beach into the sea.

The tides took it around to Half

Moon Bay.

Felix 10 years old

Somebody put the red straw in

the water. The waves then swept

it to the shore and it got stuck in

the sand. It might still be there

tomorrow unless the tide takes it

away.

Caroline 7 years old

Red straw stories recorded by

Kim Crocker at the Nature

Discovery Day.


The City of Bayside is approximately 37 square kilometres with 293 hectares of open space. Nineteen of these hectares comprise of the inland bushland network (see Table 1 below). Currently

some of the higher quality/vulnerable areas of heathlands, such as wildfire and ecological burn sites, are

fenced to protect the heath. These bushlands make up less than 6.5 percent of Bayside’s open space with

approximately two percent fenced to protect vulnerable species.

Heathland Size (hectares)Balcombe Park 4.18

Bay Road Heathland

Sanctuary

2.17

Cheltenham Park 2.98

Donald MacDonald Reserve 6.51

George Street Reserve 2.1

Gramatan Avenue

Heathland Sanctuary

0.3

Long Hollow Heathland 1.12

Table 1, Heathland Size.

Species StatusDusky Moorhen2 Locally Critical

Red-rumped Parrot Locally Critical

Laughing Kookaburra Locally Critical

Striated Pardalote Locally Critical

Yellow-rumped Thornbill Locally Critical

Yellow Thornbill Locally Critical

New Holland Honeyeater Locally Critical

Richard’s Pipit Locally Critical

Red-browed Finch Locally Critical

Common Bronzewing Locally Endangered

Superb Blue Wren Locally Endangered

Flame Robin Locally Endangered

Eastern Yellow Robin Locally Endangered

Black-shouldered Kite Locally Vulnerable

Brown Goshawk Locally Vulnerable

Australian Hobby Locally Vulnerable

Nankeen Kestrel Locally Vulnerable

Galah Locally Vulnerable

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Locally Vulnerable

Species StatusTawny Frogmouth Locally Vulnerable

Spiny-cheeked

Honeyeater

Locally Vulnerable

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Locally Vulnerable

Singing Honeyeater Locally Vulnerable

White-naped Honeyeater Locally Vulnerable

Eastern Spinebill Locally Vulnerable

All species of Microbats Locally Vulnerable

Rakali2 Locally Vulnerable

Marbled Gecko Locally Vulnerable

All Skinks except the

Common Garden Sun

Skink

Locally Vulnerable

All species of frogs Locally Vulnerable

Grey Headed Flying Fox Threatened species

under the Victorian

Flora and Fauna

Guarantee Act 1988.

The role of fences in urban bushland

Some of these fenced areas contain the last traces

of significant flora and fauna species within Bayside.

Nine of these fauna species are considered

locally critical1, four of these species are locally endangered1, ≥18 species are listed as locally vulnerable1, while the Grey-headed Flying-fox is

listed as a threatened species under the Victorian

Flora & Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (see Table 2

below).

Table 2, Significant Species within Bayside


Habitat quality will not only

be directly damaged by the

destruction of heath species from

the implementation of paths, it

will also be negatively affected

with an increase of weed species,

from edge effect, soil compaction

and a change in soil biota.

Edge effect promotes weed

growth through disturbance and

the spread of weed seed from

people, animals including dogs

and foxes, and wind and water.

Edge effect not only increases

the risk of weed infestation on

tracks but also some distance

either side of a track into the

vegetation. Full-scale edge

effect has been shown to

alter the edge of vegetation

anywhere from nine metres up to

64 metres.3

Microclimate changes can

also be attributed to the edge

effect. It is likely that changes

would occur to wind speed, soil

temperature, air temperature,

available light and a change

in soil moisture content. These

changes are likely to favour more

tolerant weed species.

An edge effect can also be

responsible for a reduction in the

abundance of indigenous fauna

due to increased pressure from

pest animals, both domestic and

non-domestic including cats, foxes

and dogs. Pest animals generally

utilise formed pathways to move

between areas of heath giving

them a wider hunting range.

Soil compaction decreases

appropriate site conditions

for sensitive indigenous flora

species while allowing hardier

weed species to proliferate. Soil

compaction can also lead to

a change in soil biota through

increased water run off and

erosion. These changes not

only increase the likelihood

of suitable weed habitat but

also decrease the abundance

of invertebrates which play

an important role as a food

source for larger species and as

consumers of organic matter.

A number of species are now

considered extinct within the

City of Bayside due to land

degradation and loss of habitat

from human activities. Species that

are extinct include kangaroos,

wombats, quolls, bandicoots,

koalas, various ground-dwelling

birds, reptiles and small mammals

such as the Antechinus, a small

carnivorous marsupial. Some

species like the Antechinus were

present until quite recently, less

than 10 years ago.

To prevent further loss of species

we should not only be keeping

existing fences but be fencing off

larger areas of the heathlands

and protecting the flora and

fauna that is still intact before it is

too late.

Matthew Hutchins

Citywide Bushland Manager

Bushland Crew 1

References

Cropper, S. (1996) Bayside’s Flora and

Fauna – A compilation of surveys.

Botanicus Consulting

Rowley, L., Edwards, R. & Kelly,

P. (1993) Edges - Their Effect on

Vegetation and Wildlife. Retrieved

June, 3, 2009, www.dpi.vic.gov.au

1 Cropper 1996

2 Not commonly found in

heathlands

3 Rowley et al. 1993


Pelican desperately struggling for survival

On Saturday 23 May 2009 at 8am, I saw a pelican perched on top of a lamppost at Middle Brighton Pier, close to the second of two pier shelters used by fi shermen and women.


At fi rst I thought the pelican

perching on the lamppost

was just funny and eccentric.

Behaviour like that of the dolphins

who earlier this year swam under

the pier and pushed against

fi shermen’s baited lines. And the

dolphins that swam underneath

some (very human) Icebergers.

But I realised that the behaviour

was not funny, but what

appeared to be a desperate

struggle for survival. Since then I

have not seen any dolphins at all.

An explanation for the absence

of dolphins may be that there is

neither fi sh for the dolphins nor

food for the fi sh.

Why is there no food for the fi sh?

It could be that there has not

been any rain to maintain the

rivers, creeks and drains which

enter into Nerm* or Port Phillip

Bay. Rain to provide food for the

fi sh, crustaceans and other things

(such as us), which are higher up

the food chain.

In this context it is worth noting

that the word Yarra means

always fl owing – vital information

for indigenous people and for

non-indigenous Australians. It is

also vital information for pelicans,

dolphins, seals, whales and many

birds such as pelicans.

Can you name some?

One of the most regular and

successful fi shermen told me that

he has seen a seal fi shing among

the boats in the Brighton Pier only

three times this year. I have only

seen a seal once in the past year.

Not so long ago seals could often

be seen close to the Brighton

Baths. I have seen pods of eight

dolphins every couple of months

heading north as they feed

on fi sh and were pursued by

hundreds of scavenging

sea birds.

But the drought and the

unsustainable activities of

humans have made such

scenes rare and the occurrence

of pelicans and dolphins

scavenging for food more

common.

(*Nerm is the Boonerwrung name

for Port Phillip Bay)

Bren Barkan

Bayside Resident


Nearby

waves litter the shoreline

with plastic and other detritus

carelessly discarded in places

far from here;

but blue wrens

with crumbs of polystyrene

and strips of audio tape

have buttressed the grassy walls

of their cradle - portcullised

by thorns in the weed we work

to eradicate.

Barrie Sheppard

Blue wren nest

Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) Photograph by Kim Croker



This means a continuation

of the excellent work and

support by Citywide’s Bushland,

Foreshore and Community

Nursery staff for Bayside.

So congratulations and thank

you Citywide for your diligence

in maintaining and conserving

Bayside’s bushland and

foreshores over the years and

into the future – we couldn’t

have done it without you!

Congratulations Citywide!

Citywide Open Space has recently been awarded Bayside City Council’s Open Space and Trees contract.

Bayside Community Nursery

staff, Erika Anderson (back) and

Carmen Skrobonja.

Citywide Bushland staff

(from left to right) Daniel Tobin,

Katrina Perrett, Kate Brydon, Hollie

Reynolds, Daniel Noonan and

Matthew Hutchins.

Friends of George Street Reserve We were astonished to read in the Bayside Leader (9 June 2009) that George Street Reserve is not open to the public.

This is not the case and the track

from Tulip Street to the north

boundary is open as usual.

It is great to see that the

woodland and health are

recovering from the fierce

summer heat and the post fire

regeneration area is flourishing.

Bayside City Council recently

commissioned an independent

ecological report on the post

2006 burn site. The report contains

a thorough description of the

area, including its history and

management, and a series

of colour photographs.

The report affirms the value

of the work done to install

protective fencing, which stops

trampling and disturbance to

the new plants, which create the

rare and precious vegetation

community. The ecologists point

to the role of fire in heathland

regeneration and report on how

the protection of the area burnt

in 2006 combined with extensive

weeding resulted in ‘a high

diversity of heathland species

regenerating from soil-stored

seed’. (Ecology Australia, The

George Street Reserve Post-Burn

Vegetation Assessment, page 12)

Friends are always ready to

welcome people to work

parties and to lead guided

walks through the Reserve.

Valerie Tarrant and

Pauline Reynolds

Joint Coordinators

Friends of George Street Reserve

Common Correa (Correa reflexa)

Photograph by Pauline Reynolds


L andcareI sF orE veryone

Joan Couzouff and Barbara Jakob, at the BEFN stand, Landcare Expo 2009

BEFN Beach Display

The Landcare Expo at the Caulfield Racetrack on 18 April 2009 showcased the achievements of Landcare volunteers and their contributions to the community. The Expo highlighted opportunities for everyone to participate.Bayside introduced the Bayside Environmental Friends Network (BEFN)

at the Expo. It was an opportunity to exchange information with other

like-minded groups throughout Victoria and beyond.

Our thanks to Joan Couzouff, Dan Tobin, and Michael Norris for their

assistance.

Barbara Jakob

Bayside Environmental Friends Network Coordinator

Are you interested in indigenous plants and native animals?Do you have a passion for the Bayside environment? Would you like to contribute towards conserving the remnant bushland and foreshore vegetation in Bayside?

Then the Bayside Environmental

Network may be of interest

to you! Members of Bayside’s

seventeen Friends groups, and

others interested in the natural

environment, meet regularly

at the Hampton Community

Centre to discuss their latest

projects and other issues.

If you would like to come

to a meeting of Bayside

Environmental Network, please

contact Barbara Jakob on

0408 032 963 or via email at:

[email protected]


SeabirdsIn addition to their threats at sea, seabirds (and shorebirds) that feed or nest onshore face some of the same threats as landbirds, including disturbance and predation by feral animals and disturbance by humans, their vehicles and their pets.

At seabird colonies, control of

introduced animals (including

free-ranging pets) and restricted

human access, can ameliorate

these particular threats.

A major threat to several species

is incidental capture during

longline fishing operations. The

Australian Government’s 1997

Threat Abatement Plan for the

Incidental Catch (or By-catch)

of Seabirds During Oceanic

Longline Fishing Operations

has been broadly successful in

reducing seabird by-catch in

Australian fisheries, particularly in

regard to Albatrosses. However,

some fisheries still present a

serious by-catch problem,

particularly with the Flesh-footed

Shearwater (which has recently

been nominated for listing as

threatened).

Source: Birds Australia, The State

of Australia’s Birds 2008 (page 28).

Juvenile Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) at Ricketts Point

Photograph by Kim Crocker


Do you know your bats?Pauline Reynolds, Co-Coordinator of Friends of George Street Reserve

recently took these shots of a mummified mammal found in the roof of

her house.

Can you tell us what species it is?

Email us at [email protected] and we’ll publish a selection

of responses in the next edition.


Corrections and apologies

Peter Marriott wrote a fantastic

pictorial article on moths – Black

and white moths (Autumn 2009

pages 10-11). The photograph

(photo 1) on page 10 was not

of a moth but of a Caper White

Butterfl y feeding on Pimelia. The

correct photo of a Vine Moth

(Phalaenoides glycinae) feeding

on Buddleia is at Photo 1 above.

The photo of the Caper White

Butterfl y did however have a

purpose and that was in Val La

May’s article – The lazy person’s

guide to butterfl y watching

(Autumn 2009 pages 14-15). This

informative article compared

the differences between the

Cabbage White Butterfl y (Pieris

rapae) and the Caper White

Butterfl y (Belenois java) (see

Photo 2 and Photo 3 respectively

below).

The photo (on page 17) of the

Hakea Moth (Oenochroma

vinaria) in the article – Our

mystery insects identifi ed! was by

Ian Moodie (see Photo 4 below).

If you would like a past edition

of the Banksia Bulletin please

contact Bayside City Council on

9599 4444 or visit

www.bayside.vic.gov.au

Vine Moth feeding on Buddleia Photograph by Peter Marriott

Cabbage White Butterfl y Photograph by John Chapman

Hakea Moth Photograph by Ian Moodie

Caper White Butterfl y feeding on Pimelia Photograph by Peter Marriott

The editors would like to apologise for some errors in the last edition of the Banksia Bulletin (Autumn 2009).

1

2 3 4


Coming up National Tree Day Sunday 2 August 2009

10am-12noon

Help make Bayside greener!

Plant a tree on National Tree Day! This year National

Tree Day will be held at Half Moon Bay, Black Rock

(Melway 85 J1). Citywide Open Space staff will be

there to assist with planting trees and there’ll be a

sausage sizzle to boot!

If you have your own gloves and / or trowel to

bring along that would be great but we’ll also have

plenty available. The best place to park is at car

park B13 off Beach Road, walk down the ramp to

the beach where you’ll be sure to find us.

Spring Open Days Step into spring with Bayside’s bushlands!

Bayside City Council is inviting you to shake off your

winter coat and enjoy a guided tour of some of

Bayside’s most outstanding bushland reserves

this spring.

Every Sunday from 23 August to 25 October staff

and volunteers will guide you through Bayside’s

bushland reserves where you’ll see some unique

species of heath, orchids and lilies in flower – see

below for participating reserves and dates.

And it’s free!

So don’t miss out! The Spring Open Days are the

perfect time to get some fresh air and take a

Sunday stroll through Bayside’s bushland reserves.

When? Sundays 2pm-4pm

From 23 August 2009 to 25 October 2009

Where? Bay Road Heathland Sanctuary Bay Rd, Sandringham (Melway 77 B10)

Sundays from 23 August 2009 to 25 October 2009

Gramatan Avenue Heathland Sanctuary Gramatan Ave, Beaumaris (Melway 86 C6)

Sundays from 6 September to 27 September 2009

George Street Reserve

George St, Sandringham (Melway 77 B12)

Sunday 27 September 2009 – one day only

Balcombe Park Balcombe Rd, Beaumaris (Melway 86 C4)

Sunday 27 September 2009 – one day only

If you’d like to visit all reserves in one

day you can! Let us guide you on

Sunday 27 September.

If you would like more information please contact

Bayside City Council

Phone 9599 4444 or visit


Family Life Open Garden Day Sunday 25 October 2009

Mark it in your dairy!

This year’s Family Life Open Garden Day will feature

gardens in Beaumaris.

See the Spring 2009 edition of Banksia Bulletin out in

September for more details.



Friends of BaysideWorking Bee times for August to November 2009

Time/Day AUG SEPT OCT NOV

Balcombe Park Last Sunday 10am - noon

30th 27th 25th 29th

Bay Road 2nd Saturday 10am - noon

8th 12th 10th 14th

BRASCA Every Sunday 10am - 12pm

2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

Brighton Dunes Tuesdays 8am - 10am

4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th

Cheltenham Park 1st Sunday 10am - noon

2nd 6th 4th 1st

Cheltenham Primary Contact school 9583 1614

23rd 24th 22nd

Donald MacDonald 1st Sunday 10am - noon

2nd 6th 4th 1st

George Street 3rd Sunday 10am - noon

16th 20th 18th 15th

Gramatan 1st Sunday 1 - 3pm 2nd 6th 4th 1st

Long Hollow Last Sunday 1pm - 3pm

30th 27th 25th 29th

Friends of Native Wildlife - Contact Michael Norris ph 9521 0804

1st Saturday 9.30am

Ricketts Point Landside

3rd Tuesday 1pm - 3pm

18th 15th 20th 17th

Table Rock Last Tuesday 12.30pm - 2.30pm

25th 29th 27th 24th

Urban Forest & Merindah Park

2nd Sunday 10am - 12pm

9th 13th 11th 8th

Watkins Bay Last Wednesday 1pm - 3pm

26th 30th 28th

Gardenvale Primary School Contact Brigitta Suendermann ph. 9530 0328

Sandringham East Primary School Contact Katrine Lee ph. 9555 5250


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