BUSHCARE WORKING BEES
SPRING 2026
WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP
FRIENDS OF WELLINGTON PARK FRIDAY MONTHLY 9.15 am – 1.30 pm
Convenor: Gary Poland Working all over Kunanyi/Mt Wellington to protect the mountain’s natural values by combining a bushwalk with a weeding expedition. WELLINGTON PARK KNOCKLOFTY
GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Oct 2 Working below and on main fire trail above Pottery Fire Trail. Meet: End of the bitumen on Pottery Rd.
HOBART RIVULET KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP
FRIENDS OF KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE
RIDGEWAY PARK
* F IRST THURSDAY, 9–11.30 am THIRD THURSDAY, 9–11.30 am
BUSHCARE GROUP
Convenor: Virginia Watson Transforming the city-fringed bushland of Knocklofty Reserve from a once-degraded state into a biologically diverse place. M T. N E L S O N HOBART RIVULET
Please wear long sleeves, long trousers, a hat and covered shoes. Be aware some of our sites are steep and challenging – please read the descriptions to help you select a suitable activity.
followed by a Native Plant Giveaway! Meet: Forest Rd car park, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart. Nov 5* TBC. Check the FOKL website www.friendsofknocklofty.org/#program. Meet: TBC. Nov 19* TBC. Check the FOKL website www.friendsofknocklofty.org/#program. Meet: TBC. WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP Nov 5* TBC. Check the FOKL website www.friendsofknocklofty.org/#program. Meet: TBC. McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
VALLEY STREET BUSHCARE * FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY KNOCKLOFTY 1–2SOUTH pmHOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP
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BUSHCARE GROUP Sep 3* TBC. Check the FOKL website: www.friendsofknocklofty.org/#program. Meet: TBC. Sep 17 TBC. Watch the Bushcare Facebook page. Check the Friends of Knocklofty website www.friendsofknocklofty.org/#program. CORNELIAN BAY / Meet: TBC. QUEENS DOMAIN BUSHCARE GROUP Oct 1* TBC. Check the FOKL website www.friendsofknocklofty.org/#program. Meet: TBC. Oct 15 TBC. Watch the Bushcare Facebook page. Check the Friends of Knocklofty website www.friendsofknocklofty.org/#program. Meet: TBC. Oct 18 SPECIAL EVENT: Sunday 10am-2.30pm Australian Plant Society walk and talk
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IMPORTANT
Convenor: Vicki Martin The Leonard Wall/Valley Street Reserve and Providence Gully are habitat islands with a close connection to Knocklofty Reserve. The group is managing and replenishing wildlife habitat. These sites are not suitable LAMBERT GULLY for large groups. Inexperienced volunteers welcome. FERN TREE HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP
LANDCARE GROUP
BUSHCARE GROUP
Sep 1, 15* Roving weeding in Providence Gully. Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart. Oct 6, 20* Roving weeding in Providence Gully. Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart. Nov 3, 17* Roving weeding in Leonard Wall Reserve. Meet: Byard St/Mount Stuart Rd entrance. Dec 1* Roving weeding in Providence Gully. Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.
Activities marked with an orange asterisk (*) are not City of Hobart Bushcare managed activities. You can contact the group convenor via the Bushcare team on 03 6238 2884 or email bushcare@hobartcity.com.au
RIDGEWAY PARK
McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
BUSHCARE GROUP
M T. N E L S O N
SOUTH HOBART
BUSHCARE GROUP
BUSHCARE GROUP
WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP
KNOCKLOFTY
BUSHCARE GROUP
SPRING 2026 WATERWORKS VALLEY LANDCARE McAULAY RESERVE
WELLINGTON PARK
CORNELIAN BAY / BUSHCARE GROUP
FIRST SUNDAY, 10 QUEENS am –DOMAIN 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP
FERN TREE BUSHCARE LAMBERT GULLY
Convenors: Carol Bristow and Sandra Poth Restoring the urban fringe for people and wildlife, from the sides of theRIDGEWAY Waterworks Valley to the banks of Sandy PARK BUSHCARE GROUP Bay Rivulet.
McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
Sep 6 Working in the quarry,KNOCKLOFTY caring for young SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP trees, extra planting. De-heading and weeding red hot pokers. Meet: Main Quarry, near 51 Waterworks Rd, Dynnyrne. M T. N E L S O N SOUTH HOBART Oct 4 Weeding Fantail Quarry and surrounds. BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Fantail Quarry on Romilly St track. LAMBERT GULLY FERN TREE HOBART RIVULET Nov Bird LANDCARE and wildflower walk with BUSHCARE1 GROUP GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Don Knowler and Dennis Abbott. Optional maintenance at ‘the triangle’ below the lower reservoir. Meet: Start and finish at gates to the Waterworks Reserve. CORNELIAN BAY / QUEENS DOMAIN
LAMBERT GULLY
BUSHCARE GROUP
RIDGEWAY BUSHCARE BUSHCARE GROUP
RIDGEWAY PARK
BUSHCARE GROUP
M T. N E L S O N
BUSHCARE GROUP
Nov 1
CORNELIAN BAY / QUEENS DOMAIN BUSHCARE GROUP
McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
emoving Spanish heath and gorse under R power lines on Chimney Pot Hill Rd. KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART Meet: Chimney Pot Hill Rd,GROUP near fireworks BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE viewing spot, 1.2km from Ridgeway. Removing Spanish heath and gorse under power lines on Chimney Pot Hill Rd. Meet: Chimney Pot Hill Rd, near fireworks viewing spot, 1.2km from Ridgeway. LAMBERT GULLY
FERN TREE
LANDCARE GROUP
HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP
SECOND SUNDAY HOBART RIVULET 10 am – 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP
Convenor: Rob Beedham Controlling invasive weeds in the cool, shady forests of the lower foothills of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington. WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP
Sep 13 Searching for the rare invasive plant spurge laurel in gardens of Fern Tree. Meet: 46 Grays Rd, Fern Tree. Oct 11 Searching for the rare invasive plant spurge laurel in gardens of Fern Tree. Meet: 46 Grays Rd, Fern Tree. Nov 8 Weeding with great views from Halls Saddle KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP Quarry, working down to Dunns Creek. Meet: Halls Saddle – junction of Huon Rd and Chimney Pot Hill Rd.
FERN TREE
FIRST SUNDAY - ALTERNATE MONTHS WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP 2–4.30 pm
BUSHCARE GROUP
LANDCARE GROUP
HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP
LANDCARE GROUP
Convenor: Andy Wakefield Caring for the lovely open peppermint woodlands surrounding Ridgeway. Sep 6
FERN TREE
BUSHCARE GROUP
HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE SECOND SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm
Convenor: John James Restoring banks of the Hobart Rivulet and encouraging healthy habitat for our iconic platypus and other wildlife. Sep 13 Maintain plants and terraces at the creekside fern glade, more planting. Meet: Top end of Apsley St, near number 38, South Hobart. Oct 11 Small planting where gorse was removed. Maintenance between C3 Church and MacFarlane footbridge. Meet: C3 Church car park, furthest upper end, South Hobart. Nov 8 Tackle Chilean rhubarb and other weeds along Hobart Rivulet, in Cascade Gardens. Meet: Car park below Cascade Gardens, near 2 McRobies Rd, South Hobart.
FRIENDS OF McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE
RIDGEWAY PARK
McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
BUSHCARE GROUP
WELLINGTON PARK
BUSHCARE GROUP SECOND SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm
Convenors: Mark Corrigan and Caroline Corrigan Restoring the white gum woodlands of Maning Rivulet in Edith Reserve and the historic McAulay Reserve. M T. N E L S O N
BUSHCARE GROUP
BUSHCARE WORKING BEES
Sep 13 Edith Ave Reserve – Maning Creek maintenance and more cotoneaster control KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP at theBUSHCARE edge of Zone 3. Meet: Near 268 Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay.
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Oct 11 Remove some of the browsing exclusion cages in Zone 3. Return to the fire break to follow up WELLINGTON PARK RIDGEWAY PARK on mignonette and African daisy. BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Near 268 Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay. Nov 8 Hand weeding across McAulay Reserve. Meet: Near 18 McAulay Rd, Sandy Bay. McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
MOUNT NELSON BUSHCARE M T. N E L S O N
BUSHCARE GROUP
SECOND SUNDAY 10 am – 12.30 pm KNOCKLOFTY SOUTH HOBART * LAST THURSDAY, 10BUSHCARE am –GROUP 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP
Sep 13 Forget-me-not blitz. Hand-pulling, bagging and LAMBERT carting. CORNELIAN BAY / GULLY FERN TREE HOBART RIVULET QUEENS DOMAIN BUSHCARE GROUP 2 Rialannah LANDCARE GROUPMt Nelson. BUSHCARE GROUP M eet: Below Rd, BUSHCARE GROUP Sep 24* TBC by Mt Nelson Bushcare via email to volunteers on the group’s mailing list. Meet: TBC. Oct 11 Forget-me-not blitz. Hand-pulling, bagging and carting. Meet: Below 2 Rialannah Rd, Mt Nelson. Oct 29* TBC by Mt Nelson Bushcare via email to volunteers on the group’s mailing list. Meet: TBC. Nov 8 Forget-me-not blitz. Hand-pulling, bagging and carting. Meet: Below WELLINGTON PARK 2 Rialannah Rd, Mt Nelson. BUSHCARE GROUP Nov 26* TBC by Mt Nelson Bushcare via email to volunteers on the group’s mailing list. Meet: TBC. McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE BUSHCARE GROUP
LENAH VALLEY BUSHCARE LENAH VALLEY BUSHCARE
THIRD SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm
Convenor: Therese Gilfedder Caring for the New Town Rivulet and surrounding reserves of Lenah Valley. RIDGEWAY PARK
McAULAY RESERVE
BUSHCARE GROUP
Convenors: Vivian Fujiura Enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat in the diverse forests in and around Bicentennial Park.
SOUTH HOBART
Nov 15 Wellesley Reserve zone 7, weeding. Meet: Near 109 Wentworth St, end of the road.
THIRD SUNDAY KNOCKLOFTY 10 am – 12.30 pm BUSHCARE GROUP
Convenor: Janet Stone Looking after bushland remnants nestled in the middle of South Hobart by removing weeds and protecting the habitat of eastern barred bandicoots.
WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP
Sep 20 Getting stuck into gorse near the picnic site. Meet: Near 346 Lenah Valley Rd. Oct 18 Seeking caper spurge above the ford. Search for hybrid pittosporums in native forest – then drill them! Meet: Car park at top of Lenah Valley Rd, New Town Rivulet. SOUTH HOBART M T. N E L S O N KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Nov 15 Haldane Reserve – targeting arum lily and hemlock close to the waterway. Meet: RSL car park, 188 Lenah Valley Rd. BUSHCARE GROUP
CORNELIAN BAY / QUEENS CORNELIAN BAY / QUEENS DOMAIN BUSHCARE GROUP
DOMAIN BUSHCARE LAMBERT GULLY
BUSHCARE GROUP FOURTH SUNDAY 10 am – 12.30 pm
FERN TREE
LANDCARE GROUP
HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP
Convenor: Sue Gillespie Protecting Hobart’s coastal vegetation around the picturesque Cornelian Bay and important native grasslands of the Queens Domain. Sep 27 TBC. Watch the Bushcare Facebook page and check with the group convenor. Meet: TBC. Oct 25 TBC Watch the Bushcare Facebook page and check with the group convenor. Meet: TBC. Nov 22 TBC Watch the Bushcare Facebook page and check with the group convenor. Meet: TBC.
Sep 20 Wellesley Reserve weeding, planting and FERN TREE HOBART RIVULET protecting orchids from grazing. LANDCARE GROUP BUSHCARE GROUP Meet: Near 109 Wentworth St, end of the road. Oct 18 Wellesley Reserve bush weeding and roving. Check on the orchids. Meet: Soccer car park, end of Wellesley St.
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SPRING 2026
McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE GROUP
SOUTH HOBART
BUSHCARE GROUP
WELLINGTON PARK BUSHCARE GROUP
KNOCKLOFTY
BUSHCARE GROUP
SPRING 2026 LAMBERT GULLY BUSHCARE LAMBERT GULLY
BUSHCARE GROUP
FOURTH SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm FERN TREE
LANDCARE GROUP
HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE GROUP
Convenor: Ingrid Colman Working along the slopes of the Lambert Creek waterway under giant blue gums to maintain the habitat corridor of Lambert Gully. Sep 27 Lambert Rivulet on the “M” bend – controlling elderberry, stinking iris and blue periwinkle. Easy work. Meet: End of Lambert Ave, Sandy Bay.
Oct 25 Tackling hawthorn, cotoneaster and general weed control. Meet: Near 194A Churchill Ave (upper side), Sandy Bay. Nov 22 Looking for emerging red-hot-poker and keeping up containment of blue periwinkle – good fitness and balance required. Meet: Bend 4, 195 Nelson Rd (no parking), Sandy Bay. Please enter the reserve via the bush path to the left of driveway at 195 Nelson Rd.
CELEBRATE WITH US! Annual Bushcare bbq Legacy Park: Thursday 19 November 202w6 Join us and help celebrate another wonderful year of Bushcare. We will announce our Golden Secateurs Award winner and enjoy wood-fired pizzas and drinks. This is a great time to come together and share stories. Time: 5.30-7.30 pm.
STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH BUSHCARE ACTIVITIES Scan the QR code to subscribe to our volunteer email updates or visit: hobartcity.com.au/bushcareupdates Follow us on Facebook /cityofhobartbushcare
BUSHCARE WORKING BEES
RSVP: Scan the QR code or visit events.humanitix.com/ bushcare-bbq-2026
Our Bushcare groups are run by volunteers working with the City of Hobart to help care for their local bushland reserves. A parent or guardian must accompany children under 16. Bushcare is cancelled on days of extreme fire danger, high winds or heavy rain. PLEASE BRING: Strong boots, warm waterproof clothing, a hat and a drink. Gloves and all tools will be supplied. Phone: 03 6238 2884 | Email: bushcare@hobartcity.com.au
SPRING 2026
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