Earthcare News
March 2001
Earthcare St Kilda 's Annual General
Meeting
Come along to hear how Earthcare is
progressing
And
Have a say on how you would like to
see it proceed in the next year
Those people interested in being on the committee
either as a position holder or general committee member please contact:
Alison Rowe alisonr@dolphinonline.com
Josephine 9534 5751 or Josephine_sk@hotmail.com
Or Alison Strachan 9532 4138 kingcase@one.net.au
And Hear
Melissa Doherty the Volunteer
Co-ordinator
From Earth Sanctuary's Little River
Project
Melissa will discuss their latest project, The Little
River Earth Sanctuary just north of the You Yangs. This sanctuary is about 1600
hectares, 70% of which has been cleared for grazing. The other 30% still has
the tree cover, but a lot of the understory shrubs have been cleared or grazed
away. Fencing is in progress at the moment and feral animals practically
eradicated from the area that hasn't been cleared. It is planned to start
introducing native wildlife to this area in the middle of this year, species to
include Parma Wallabies, Red Bellied Pademelons, Brush Tailed Betongs, Southern
Brown bandicoot, Long Nosed Potoroos, Eastern Quolls and Rufous Bettongs.
Thursday 29th March,
7.30pm The EcoCentre
The EcoCentre is at the corner of Blessington and
Herbert Sts, St Kilda
Come and Help Rejuvenate
Canterbury Road
Sunday April 29th
10am-12noon
Meeting opposite Fraser St
and working our way along
Weeds will be pulled, dead
or damaged branches cut
and rubbish removed
This will be our first
working bee with Alf, come and meet the new boy.
Tea Coffee and light
refreshments provided
Friends of Alma Rail Reserve
Weeding
Saturday 31st March
10am - 12noon
Meeting Dandenong Rd end Alma Park East
Details contact Jo-Anne 9533 8707
Golden
Banksia Award Nomination
Earthcare's
Seagrass beds and Fauna in St Kilda Harbour Report is to be entered for
consideration for a Golden Banksia Award. This represents a major boost to
Earthcare's standing in the scientific and wider community and is a credit to
the underwater survey group, Particularly Jo-Anne, Jok and Zoe. If you missed
the document launch, but would like to see what the fuss is about (and learn
something along the way) the full text of the report is available on the project
page of our website. www.vicnet.net.au/~earthcare
The Corrobberee Tree Association is having a planting weekend
April 28th & 29th
13,000 plants to go in the ground.
10am till 4pm both days
Meeting at the Corroboree Tree site,
Corner of Fitzroy St and Queens Rd (St Kilda
Junction) Melway ref. 58B7
Lunch provided
Detail Sally Daish
ph: 9690 5818 email sallyd@melbpc.org.au
What's
On
22nd
March, Rakali Watch, Meet at St Kilda Pier Boardwalk, behind Kiosk. 7.30pm 0402
164 482
24th
March, EPA Clean up Your Beach Day, Port Melb. Life Saving Club 9.am-12.pm ph
9695 2733
29th
March, Earthcare Annual General Meeting with Melissa Doherty Volunteer
Co-Ordinator from Earth Sanctuary Little River. 7.30pm The EcoCentre
29th
March, Greening Aust, Archaeological sites of the Port Phillip
Region.9.30am-4pm Eastern Lodge Room, Royal Botanic Gardens Anderson St, South
Yarra. Cost $30. Queries Kate Stothers 9457 3024
31st
March, Friends Of Alma Rail, weeding. . Meet at Alma Park East Dandenong Rd End
Jo 9533 8707
1st
April, Penguin Research, Meet at the start of St Kilda Pier, 7.30pm Zoe 0402
164 482
1st
April, Skinc class, Home gardens and indigenous plants, Free 2pm-5pm at the
EcoCentre 9645 2477
1st
April, Northern Pacific Seastar removal, Hampton. Must attend briefing on 21st
or 28th March 9544 9111
4th
April, Rakali Watch, Boardwalk, St Kilda Pier, behind Kiosk, 7.30pm Zoe 0402
164 482
5th
April, Earthcare Committee Meeting, All Welcome. 7.30pm The EcoCentre
7th
April, Greening Aust Bus tour, Establishing Community Nurseries 9.30am-5pm Meet
at GAV 10 Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg Cost $30 details Kate Stothers 9457 3024
13th
April- 16th - Happy Easter
15th
April, Friends of Port Melbourne Foreshore, Sandridge beach, 9.30am-12pm Janet
9645 2269
22nd
April, Federation Walks by Meyer Eidelson book launch, The EcoCentre 2pm Ph:
Neil 9209 6491
26th
April, Earthcare meeting, 7.30pm The EcoCentre
28th
April, Friends Of Alma Rail, weeding. Meet at Alma Park East Dandenong Rd End
Jo 9533 8707
29th
April, Cantebury Rd rejuvenation. Meeting at Fraser St, 10am -12noon Zoe 0402
164 482
28th
& 29th April, Corroborree Tree Assoc. Planting all day, both
days. Ph Sally Daish 9690 5818
Earthcare Phone 0500 832 784 Postal
Po Box 287 Elwood, 3184
Seirei (Dragonfly)
Seirei no Kai. Bulletin no. 20010127
New Years Greetings from Mayor
Fukushima
Objectives for the 21st
Century
A Happy New
Year to you all! I sincerely hope that this first year of the 21st
century is a healthy one for all.
This year is the International Year
of the Volunteer. In order for our activities up until now to become a model
for a greater number of people it will be necessary for each and every member
to try and appeal to other citizens.
A New Way of Building a Town. A
part of which is reestablishing natural environments, and in so doing our own
lives will benefit. Of late, whenever something is inconvenient for us we have
a tendency to rely on the authorities rather than trying to reach a solution
ourselves. Are we not contributing to the squandering of taxpayers money in
this way? If we citizens think of what we ourselves can do and act accordingly,
surely we can produce good results.
This year will be the 10th
Anniversary of Seirei no Kai. Here, at the start of the 21st
century, Id like us to persevere in doing all that we can to make improvements
for an environment with the potential for continuous growth.
Groundwork
Activities Promotion Manual
Looking at the staff of Seirei no Kai, a number of activities are introduced. Edited by the National Land Agency Trust-sponsored Japan Groundwork Association. A4 size, 18 pages.
Water
Purification Test Plant Waterwheel construction December 23, 30, 31; January 3, 4, 5, 7,
13, 14, 20, 21. Participants: 62. Thanks to Kyosuke Yajiri for support with
Waterwheel construction.
Meetings February 3 (Sat.). Subjects for
discussion:
l
Establishment
of Water Purification Test Plant
l
10th
Anniversary Event
Construction
l
February
10 (Sat.), 11 (Sun.) Laying of concrete foundations for Waterwheel and Pump.
l
February
24 (Sat.), 25 (Sun.) setting up of Waterwheel all members.
Earthcare St Kilda has new
stocks of T-shirts
Available in black or
Bottle Green Small Meduim and Large
And black only Child size
100% cotton
Only $10
FISH IN ELWOOD CANAL
Earthcare has succeeded in gaining another grant from Coast Action/Coast Care, this time for research into the fish breeding cycles in Elwood Canal. Peter Baird will be leading the research. Watch the newsletter for details.
Jo-Anne Thyer will feature in Elle Magazine sometime soon. Early morning photos taken on St Kilda beach will accompany a report on the Seagrass project.
Rakali
Research Back
Earthcare is
pleased to announce the return of one of its most popular projects, Rakali
Watch. Unfortunately without Michelle Smith who has left Melbourne for an
indefinite period due to work commitments.
Rob and Lyndsey, zoology students studying at Monash University are applying for a grant for this project,
with careful consideration of the type of research we wish to undertake. The
Field Naturalist Society have also invited to assist Earthcare with
Rakali Watch. For those of you just wanting to watch their behaviour come and
sit on the board walk beyond the St Kilda Pier Kiosk 7.30pm Thursday 22nd March
and at 7.00pm Wednesday 4th April. Bring binoculars if you have them
Please keep a
look out for Rakali times in the 'What's On' section of your Earthcare
newsletter.
Earthcare
is a practical, local environment group. We work closely with specialists and the
Council to improve the environment in the City of Port Phillip.
Our main projects are to increase the diversity and extent of native vegetation, the fortnightly penguin and rakali study groups, litter and water quality monitoring, underwater studies of the St Kilda Harbour, the nest box project and sustainable housing.
Membership
includes the monthly newsletter, admission to talks by guest speakers, access
to specialist project groups, and participation in local plantings.
Its
a great way to study local ecologies, with or without formal qualifications
while giving something to our community.
Tel.
05 008 32784 http://www.vicnet.net.au/~earthcare
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