Greetings Christmas Hills
Landcarers
This newsletter is to update you with news and events related to
Christmas Hills Landcare.
Included in this newsletter:
1. Potential Christmas Hills Landcare projects - Expressions of Interest due Friday, 20th August
2. CHills Lounge - Friday, 6th August
3. Christmas Hills Musical Soiree - Friday, 6th August
4. Christmas Hills Fire Brigade newsletter
5. On the horizon
1. Potential Christmas Hills Landcare
projects - Expressions of Interest due Friday,
20th August
With the assistance of the Nillumbik Council the majority of
residents/land owners within the Landcare group's boundary will soon be
receiving a letter seeking your expression of interest in getting
involved in potential projects being considered by the Christmas Hills
Landcare Group.
One project is looking at building on the group’s existing targeted
rabbit control program, and the second is looking at improving our
knowledge of native fauna that occurs in Christmas Hills. You can
indicate which of these potential projects you may be interested in,
and the extent to which you think you could be involved.
The group currently has an opportunity to apply for funds for these
potential projects, but will only develop projects if and where there
is strong interest from land owners.
The number of land owners who express interest, and the location and
nature of their properties, will play a big part in what projects we
develop, as well as the extent and location of any project proposal
developed. So please let your neighbours know, encourage them to
complete and return the Expression of Interest form, and encourage them
to encourage their neighbours to do the same.
The Christmas Hills Landcare Group boundary also embraces residents
along Skyline Road who are in the Yarra Ranges Council area, but the
Nillumbik Council's help with the mailout doesn't extend to these
people. I will be emailing a copy of the letter and the form to group
members who fall into this category, and ask that they help spread the
word to their neighbours. Anyone else who believes they can help reach
these people, please let me know. A copy of the letter and Expression
of Interest form are also available on our website
here.
To be able to meet the funding application deadline we need the responses no later than Friday, 20th August, 2010.
2. CHills Lounge - Friday, 6th August
The CHills Lounge
(Christmas
Hills
Community Happy Hour) is on again from 5:30pm onwards this Friday
6th August at
the Christmas Hills North Fire Brigade Station on the
corner
of Ridge and Muir Roads. A great way to meet and socialise with your
neighbours, these are held on the first Friday of every month.
3. Christmas Hills Musical Soiree - Friday, 6th August
The Christmas Hills Musical Soiree is on again from 5:00pm this Friday at the Blue Wren Theatre, Christmas Hills Primary School.
The soiree is an opportunity for all budding, accomplished, or anywhere
in between, musicians in Christmas Hills to showcase their talents.
Performance nominations can be sent to Kurt Sheahan (ph: 9730 1238;
email: shean.kurt.r@edumail.vic.gov.au), but will also be accepted on
the night.
This is a free community event, with food, cake and refreshments available for purchase.
4. Christmas Hills Fire Brigade newsletter
The winter edition of the Christmas Hills Fire Brigade newsletter is
available for download at
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~chfb/
Some residents will also receive it as a hardcopy in the mail, but
as the brigade does not have an up-to-date list of residents, many will miss
out. If you'd like to receive it directly by email, please send your email
address to
robyn.adams@members.cfa.vic.gov.au, and you will be added to
the brigade's newsletter emailing list.
5. On the horizon
There are a few things on the horizon that may be of interest that I want to give you a heads up for:
- The next Christmas
Hills Landcare event is focussed on practical weed control and is
expected to be held in late August/early September - date and venue to
be confirmed
- The next edition of the Victorian
Landcare Magazine is due out soon, and with the theme of Landcare and
bushfire recovery, it will feature an article on the Christmas Hills
Landcare Group and the role it played in recovery after the bushfires.
Thank you to all those who contributed. Financial members should
receive a copy in the mail, but it should also be available in PDF
format online (after it has been released) here
- The biennial Port Phillip and Western Port Landcare Awards Presentation and Celebration event
is coming up on Saturday, 11th September, and will be held at ZINC in
Federation Square. This enjoyable and inspiring event is free for
landcare members, so if you are interested in attending, please let me
know and I can forward more details
Cheers
Doug
