Monthly Archives: February 2017

March 5, 2017 Weeding, Clean Up Garguree Swampcare, Ukuleles and Australian Wildlife Display

Maple Grove Reserve Katoomba Falls Road, Katoomba.
Cancelled if the weather becomes wet and stormy.

Well we are back this Sunday for the 2017 March edition of Garguree Swampcare from 9am to 12.30pm.

Please bring a cup, something to sit on and a towel as the area will probably still be moist after all the rain. This is on top of a hat, long sleeves, pants, enclosed shoes and a bottle of water.

We have a group of Ukulele players who have volunteered to come along and play due to all the brilliant work everyone is doing at Swampcare. Hopefully it will release my only ukulele image which is Tinny Tim singing tip toe through the tulips.

We also have our regular morning tea which is always a treat and during this time there will be a reptile display. I will tell you why I paid them to come along on Sunday.

Our goal for the first two hours is to keep on removing the weeds that we have worked on in the Grove for the last few years in March.

We will also work the area for rubbish removal and Jane from BMCC will bring gumboots for those confident enough to drop into the creekline.

I love Garguree Swampcare workdays so no matter what the day brings, being on Country is just a beautiful thing.

The Bushcare picnic is at the end of April

The 2017 Bushcare Picnic

To attend the picnic you don’t have to serve a certain amount of time, if you have joined us for a workday over the last 12 months then you qualify to eat food cooked by BMCC. Always an awesome event and this time there is an overnight camp with snoring people.

In May KCC (Katoomba Christian Convention Centre) has their Landcare workday, Saturday May 13 from 9am to 4pm. we need to plant 200 tubestock and attack some major weed areas. I will add a registration page in April for those who haven’t already indicated they can attend. Morning Tea and Lunch provided.

Hope to see some if not a lot of you on Sunday.

We are pleased to announce that Serena from the Blue MUGs will lead a band of ukulele players in a singalong

Garguree Swampcare Clean Up Australia March 5 at Maple Grove Katoomba. From 9am to 12.30pm.
On top of having the best group of volunteers
On top of having the best Bushcare officers
On top of having the best managed morning tea table
On top of having the best morning tea
On top of having the best photographer
On top of having a supportive and encouraging community
On top of having a reptile show from 11.30 to 12.30
We are pleased to announce that Serena from the Blue MUGs will lead a band of ukulele players in a singalong. I think the infectious Garguree Swampcarers are attracting more passion than I can ever exude for the work we do.
So, from around 11.00 to 11.30 we will hear the wonderful sounds of the ukulele across the Maple Grove area of Garguree as we meander in for morning tea, a singalong and then the reptile show.
Here they are on you tube…..

A new bird

Then comes the biggest surprise of the day. Just behind the main storyboard area, this juvenile White-winged Triller dances on a branch like a slender ballerina, scoping the ground for food.
Photo and information from Jenny Campbell.

The 2017 Bushcare Picnic

The 2017 Bushcare Picnic

Thank You Bushcare picnic is on Saturday 29 April 2017 at Megalong Valley Community Hall – Save the Date! 

This year we are combining the usual lunch-time bar-b-q picnic with a camp-out on Friday 28th April, a night-time fauna survey and early morning birdwatching so – stay posted for more information coming soon!

Lunch will be at noon with our annual awards presentations at 2:00pm.

More details coming soon!

The 2017 Bushcare Picnic