MT HENRY PENINSULA CONSERVATION GROUP NEWSLETTER
AND THATS A WRAP! Bush Care has officially finished for 2024 I would like to thank all students, volunteers, staff and parents for ensuring the Bush Care sessions went ahead each week. This year alone we: Planted 250 tube stock Native Plants Mulched approx. 650m of the firebreak Track Handpicked approx. 2.5m3 of weeds (including Veldt Grass, Broad Leaf, Pink Gladioli, Yellow Solider & Climbing Fumitory) Removed over 176L of Rubbish from the Peninsula and Aquinas Bay Foreshore Continued to assist in the Feral Animal - Fox Program with no foxes caught onsite Undertook approximately 550m of Pruning The MHPCG wouldn’t have been able to achieve all of its hard work without the help from its volunteers.
2025 BUSH CARE SESSIONS The Bush Care Sessions for 2025 have been confirmed. Thursday Service Learning Bush Care will resume in Week 1 Term 2 and conclude at the end of Term 3 Saturday Bush Care for Term 2 are: Week 2 - Saturday 10 May Week 4 - Saturday 24 May Week 6 - Saturday 7 June Week 8 - Saturday 21 June Sign up will be available from Week 6 Term 1, 2025 in the John Beekink Room located in Mt Sion. Spaces will be limited to 15 for Thursdays & 25 for Saturdays. Be sure to sign up early to secure your spot.
2024 - Issue 5