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Out and About Garguree

Just an update on some of the items around Garguree:

– The tyre and BBQ were removed by BMCC.
– If you spot that the second window is broken I have reported it and BMCC are fixing.
– If you spot BMCC changing the tap head it is because some local trades people and some people who are illegally camping have been using our water.
– I have reported the bin which is overflowing.
– I haven’t reported to dumped blue chair yet as I misplaced the photo. The chair is near the Garguree entrance from the pool.
– Thanks to Erin and Jane we will be getting some coir logs above the falls at Maple Grove. Some students from Sydney Coastal Walks planted 250 tubestock in the Maple Grove area and cleaned up a lot more rubbish for us. A big thanks to Shelley from KCC for getting this connection started.
– The drain problem above Katoomba Falls has been reported.
– The boggy track someone formed into the Gully now has sandstone rocks to try and stop them.
– The mulch is being laid out in preparation for one of our workdays towards then end of this year.
– I’m contemplating what to write to BMCC about our landslide issues.
– I have been checking all of our plantings and we are very successful.
– Thanks again everyone for your continued support and encouragement.

Infomercial correction

If you watched the infomercial (now deleted) Mothers Day is Sunday week May 14. I made a mistake and said it was this week, May 7, apologies about that.So no special events this Sunday just all of us, the weeds, the tubestock to plant and some tea.

If you are available to donate some time Saturday week (May13) we have a working bee at KCC from 9am to 5pm.
I can only stay until 12.30pm as I now have a date with both of my daughters they are taking me to the football for Mother’s Day which starts at 3pm in Penrith (I was informed yesterday).

Here is the registration URL as the working bee caters for lunch and we need to know the numbers

http://www.kcc.org.au/working-bees.html

Working this site enables us to close the loop between the ridge from KCC and Prince Henry Cliff Walk encompassing the work done at Birriban (Katoomba High).
It then connects to all the work Jenny Hill is doing in Leura Catchment. So we need to keep Shelley as the KCC Operations Manager for a long time.

Just an update on some of the items around Garguree:

– The tyre and BBQ were removed by BMCC.
– If you spot that the second window is broken I have reported it and BMCC are fixing.
– If you spot BMCC changing the tap head it is because some local trades people and some people who are illegally camping have been using our water.
– I have reported the bin which is overflowing.
– I haven’t reported to dumped blue chair yet as I misplaced the photo. The chair is near the Garguree entrance from the pool.
– Thanks to Erin and Jane we will be getting some coir logs above the falls at Maple Grove. Some students from Sydney Coastal Walks planted 250 tubestock in the Maple Grove area and cleaned up a lot more rubbish for us. A big thanks to Shelley from KCC for getting this connection started.
– The drain problem above Katoomba Falls has been reported.
– The mulch is being laid out in preparation for one of our workdays towards then end of this year.
– I’m contemplating what to write to BMCC about our landslide issues.
– I will post photos of a lot of the above.
– I have been checking all of our plantings and we are very successful.
– Thanks again everyone for your continued support and encouragement.

Hope to see many of you on Sunday May 7 which isn’t Mothers Day. Apparently my oldest daughter will be visiting us whatever Kelsie says about me I’m certain it will be incorrect.

David King
E-mailer and Tea Maker.

Student Groups working Kattoomba Falls – Thank You.

So far this year we have been able work the Maple Grove and Katoomba Falls area as well as up the top with Garguree Swampcare. My thanks to GTO Sharyn Halls, Shelley Taylor from KCC, Elly Jane Chatfield Gamillaroi, BMCC Jane, Monica, Erin, Eric and staff. Ian and the Sydney Walks team. The Sydney Walks student groups. The school from Campbellltown and the legendary Garguree Swampcarers.

Elly Chatfield and I have had the privilege to sit and talk with all the groups. This week 9 x Senior High students sat with us on Monday night and were a brilliant genuine group as we discussed Aboriginal Culture and History. Today this group planted, weeded and cleaned up rubbish without complaint above Katoomba Falls.

Thank You.

Photos taken by Elly Chatfield where the students worked today.

The Thank You Picnic and Sleep Over with activities Megalong Valley

If you have visited Garguree Swampcare as a volunteer then you can attend but you must RSVP. We just got the word from the boss – Jane. Register your attendance bushcare@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

Stay on course and join us.

“Good morning Folks !
Just a reminder that our Bushcare Picnic is just around the corner and we would LOVE to see you all there !!
Please RSVP ASAP if you are attending.

The Bio Blitz is going to be super , informative and fun so come and camp on the Friday night go spotlighting and set up stations to monitor critters. Then wake up to bird watching, stream watch activity’s, bee habit making workshop ( take a bee hotel home for your Bushcare site ) And off course we are cooking for you.

So pass the word around , it will be FAB !
RSVP soon Jane”

Tubestock planting April 2, 9am to 12pm The Gully Heritage Centre, Katoomba

Tomorrow Morning Sunday April 2 Garguree Swampcare Workday 9am to 12pm meet at 23 Gates Avenue the Gully Heritage Centre, Katoomba. A bush tucker morning tea tomorrow. Cups of tea, Campfire, Weeding, Planting Bush Tucker tubestock, yarning, stories, spending time together as a Community. Come along and enjoy more than our photos.
We will start on the Bush Tucker Garden – I have a goal where we can turn the mentality of this Country away from exotic food back to the food that belongs here. Hopefully this garden will start this journey and I have already been in discussion with some local food producers. There are a fair amount of weeds to be worked on, some branches to be removed, 136 tubestock to be planted which means 136 holes to be dug and 136 to be watered.
Our morning tea from Fred’s Bush Tucker;
* Vegetarian frittata with warrigal greens (gluten free)
* Kakadu plum Kangaroo tartlets
* Mango curry crocodile baskets with crushed macadamia
* Quandong crumble slice (gluten free)
* Lilli Pilli cordial
* Coffee (percolated) and a selection of teas including bush teas

Garguree Swampcare designated Aboriginal Place with thanks to Elders past and present and all the Gully people.

Garguree Swampcare started around 5 years ago (2011) and our goal is to restore the traditional campsite area and hopefully before I move on from this earth the whole Aboriginal place will be restored. Not sure if I have that many years left in me but we will give it our best shot. Here’s a small snippet of our story. Feel free to visit us one Sunday morning (Maybe tomorrow April 2, 2017 9am AEST).