Saturday 28 July 2018
National Tree Day
A most successfull morning with fifteen Landcarers attending even though the morning was cold and occasionally wet. We cooked the tradional sausage in bread for passing island visitors, handed out lots of literature on bird life, plant life and how to keep them. lots of We gave away lots of trees and understory plants too. Pam donated a box of limes to hand out to one and all. Coffee was very welcome on a cold morning. The highlight of the morning was a young femal koala climbing down from a nearby tree and walking accross the park, with a very young joey clinging on, to the delight of a couple of Indian families and a French couple. The Sun even came out.
Thursday 26 July 2018
NATIONAL TREE DAY
Once again it is the
time of year when we celebrate our wonderful trees in all their diversity of
form and foliage, flower and bark. As
you walk among them look closely at the way they “twist” out of the ground, or
lean into the wind; at the many different ways they cloth themselves with
bark. See how many insects and birds
move among them, feeding and sheltering.
Our region has many
lovely drives enhanced by beautiful trees to shade us, look at Forge Creek
Road, what a joy it is to drive down, sunlight dappling the road as we go.
The large gums in the
township area are the remnants of the original old forest.
How poor would our
island be without them
Sunday 8 July 2018
CATHY DOES IT AGAIN FOR RAYMOND ISLAND LANDCARE
Saturday night was the celebration dinner for East Gippsland Landcare Network to mark twenty one years of Landcare. What a great night it was with attendance from Landcare Groups all over the district. There was a lovely meal, there was great music, provided by the Briagalong Bush Band, and the climax of the evening was the presentation by the four finalists in the Ditty Challenge.
The Ditty Challenge was issued to all groups to write new words reflecting their Landcare Group, to the Wild Colonial Boy tune. The four finalists were two entries byTambo Bluff, Pest Plant and Animal Sub Committee, and Raymond Island, penned by Cath Woods. After much hilarity as all the entries were sung and judged by applause - our entry won.
Congratulations Cath you did it again.
Saturday night was the celebration dinner for East Gippsland Landcare Network to mark twenty one years of Landcare. What a great night it was with attendance from Landcare Groups all over the district. There was a lovely meal, there was great music, provided by the Briagalong Bush Band, and the climax of the evening was the presentation by the four finalists in the Ditty Challenge.
The Ditty Challenge was issued to all groups to write new words reflecting their Landcare Group, to the Wild Colonial Boy tune. The four finalists were two entries byTambo Bluff, Pest Plant and Animal Sub Committee, and Raymond Island, penned by Cath Woods. After much hilarity as all the entries were sung and judged by applause - our entry won.
Congratulations Cath you did it again.
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