Tuesdays Working Bee at the Corner was attended by a small group  who removed paper guards from failed plantings , put wire guards around those which were growing well, and generally tidied up.

 

Morning tea was provided by Peter, who also snapped this picture of a Tawny Frogmouth nearby.

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY

 

 

 

Once again Raymond Island Landcare Group turned out to host the Clean Up Day on the Island.  The weather was perfect as Nineteen Members walked the various areas to pick up carelessly discarded bits and pieces.

 The view was superb this year as it coincided with the Heritage Boat Festival and the Sail past of wonderful sailing vessels of every size.

 

Happily, this year, the pickings were lean, and the trailer was NOT full to overflowing. The hard work was rewarded with coffee and a sausage sizzle to finish. Well done everyone.

Triumphant

Trivia Night at the Hall, what a great evening we had.  The Hall was packed to capacity, the noise level was riotous, and that was at the start of the evening!  The tables were loaded with tasty snack food for the brain, and wine was poured.  The tables looked wonderful, decorated in an amazing display of human ingenuity. The noise level never dropped below deafening, giving the MC ( Victor) a challenge to make himself heard above the revelry all around. The evening was a fund raiser held by the Islands Community Garden Group and the costumes reflected that theme. Two tables down was a fantastic, terrifyingly huge, mozzie.  There were tables of vegetables, a table of “endangered species”; the hall was a sea of decorated hats of every sort imaginable. 

 

Andrew Bold raised a smile dressed as a white

rabbit complete with giant carrot 

The actual quiz was won by Team “Manna Gums” (Landcare).  The Landcare team bought home the bacon, or more accurately the hanging baskets.  It was a tough assignment but the team employed every little grey cell they had and took home the prize by one and a half points!

But that wasn’t all, in “Best Table Decoration”; in the face of some very stiff competition; the fantastic table display constructed by our very creative Cath, with help from Max, also took the first prize for table decoration.  

runners up.

LANDCARES FANTASTIC DISPLAY AT THE 175TH NAMING OF RAYMOND ISLAND  CELEBRATION

  THERE WERE WONDERFULL PHOTOS,

Books of compiled history of Landcare on the Island, Back issues of Newletters, minutesof past  meetings, plans etc. Lots of wonderfull photos too of course.

FASHION PARADE ; 

 The pictures

 

 

We are always happy to welcome new people to Raymond Island Landcare.  If you would like to join us on one of our working bees, or walks please feel free to contact me for details : 0417532748 Sec.

Landcare's first meeting 2016

Landcare's first meeting for 2016 will be the second Thursday in the month as usual.  
That is to say 11 February,  all welcome.  

When in the Ferry Park, check out the Landcare notice board displaying  interesting information about our island.