Working all over Kunanyi/Mt Wellington to protect the mountain’s natural values, sometimes combining a bushwalk with a weeding expedition.
Oct 7 Tackle sweet pittosporum and their hybrids plus other bushland weeds.
Meet: Bottom of Inglewood Rd, South Hobart.
Nov 4 Either follow-up from October, or elsewhere on lower slopes of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington. Meet: TBC.
VALLEY STREET BUSHCARE
* FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY, 1–2 pm
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 for large groups. Inexperienced volunteers welcome.
Sept 2, 16* Roving weeding in Providence Gully. Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.
Oct 7, 21* Roving weeding in Providence Gully. Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.
Nov 4, 18* Roving weeding in Leonard Wall Reserve.
Meet: Byard St/Mount Stuart Rd entrance.
Dec 2* Roving weeding in Providence Gully.
Meet: Cliff St entrance, West Hobart.
WORKING bee
BUSHCARE WORKING BEES
IMPORTANT
Please wear long sleeves, long trousers, a broadbrimmed hat and sturdy shoes. Some of our sites are steep and challenging – please read the descriptions to help you select a suitable activity.
FRIENDS OF KNOCKLOFTY BUSHCARE
* FIRST THURSDAY, 9–11.30 am THIRD THURSDAY, 9–11.30 am
Convenor: Virginia Watson
Transforming Knocklofty Reserve from a once degraded state into a biologically diverse bushland.
Sept 4* Forget-me-not and thistle control in Providence Rivulet Gully KR 14.
Meet: End of Bimbadeen Crt, West Hobart.
Sept 18 Caring for the pocket of native vegetation at Salvator Rosa Glen reserve.
Meet: Salvator Rosa Glen reserve, just past 20 Salvator Rd, West Hobart.
Oct 2
Oct 5
Controlling red hot poker and agapanthus on the fire break behind Weerona Ave.
Meet: Mt Stuart car park.
SUNDAY SPECIAL EVENT: Australian Plant Society walk and talk plus a Native Plant Giveaway – 10 am to 12.30 pm.
Meet: Forest Rd car park, West Hobart.
Oct 16* Reactive spring weed control.
Meet: TBC.
Nov 6* (1) Wayleave maintenance from the west/ south split up to the summit OR (2) Wayleave maintenance from the Lenah Valley end up to the summit.
Meet: (1) Forest Rd car park, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart. (2) Mt Stuart car park.
Activities marked with an asterisk (*) are not managed by City of Hobart Bushcare. You can contact the group convenor via the Bushcare team on 03 6238 2884 or email bushcare@hobartcity.com.au
Nov 20* Wayleave maintenance from the Forest Rd car park up to the west/south split and down the South Hobart feeder. Then gorse follow-up along the Forest Rd extension. Meet: Forest Rd car park, Knocklofty Reserve, West Hobart.
Dec 4* TBC.
Meet: TBC.
WATERWORKS VALLEY LANDCARE
FIRST SUNDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm
Convenors: Sandra Poth and Carol Bristow
Restoring the urban fringe for people and wildlife, from the sides of Waterworks Valley to the banks of Sandy Bay Rivulet.
Sept 7 Foxglove above Site 10, on the circuit track and in the gully.
Meet: Site 10 (top site), Waterworks Reserve.
Oct 5 Spanish heath south of the lower reservoir, west of Ridgeway gully.
Meet: Site 3, Waterworks Reserve.
Nov 2 Bird walk and talk with Don Knowler and Denis Abbott. Optional maintenance at ‘the triangle’ below the lower reservoir.
Meet: Fantail Quarry, entrance near 196 Waterworks Road. Finish at Waterworks Reserve gates.
RIDGEWAY BUSHCARE
FIRST SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm, ALTERNATE MONTHS
Convenor: Andy Wakefield
Caring for the lovely open peppermint woodlands surrounding Ridgeway.
Oct 5 View wildlife photos on motion-sensitive cameras. Weed follow-up on lovely native grassland adjacent to Ridgeway Reserve. Check on the bandicoot bunker.
Meet: Ridgeway Reserve – fire trail just north of 2 Ridgeway Rd.
FERN TREE BUSHCARE
SECOND SUNDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm
Convenor: Rob Beedham
Controlling invasive weeds in the cool, shady forests of the lower foothills of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
Sept 14 Seeking daphne laurel, Spanish heath and foxglove on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
Meet: 39 Grays Rd, Fern Tree.
Oct 12 Mignonette and other weeds in Halls Saddle quarry. Special morning tea.
Meet: Halls Saddle – the junction of Ridgeway Rd and Huon Rd.
Nov 9 Seeking daphne laurel, Spanish heath and foxglove on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
Meet: 39 Grays Rd, Fern Tree.
HOBART RIVULET BUSHCARE
SECOND SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm
Convenor: John James
Restoring the banks of the Hobart Rivulet and encouraging healthy habitat for our iconic platypus and other wildlife.
Sept 14
Oct 12
Maintain plants and general weeding. Native plant giveaway 2.30-3.30pm. Tree planting tribute to Stephen 4-4.30pm. Meet: Opposite the Waratah nursery near Tara St.
Maintain plantings in a hidden creekside fern glade. Plant sedges and ferns on southern bank, drill one willow.
Meet: Near 27 Degraves St.
Nov 9 Planting maintenance. Weeding around remnant ferns. Targeting tutsan and willow. Meet: Planting site above Cascade Brewery.
FRIENDS OF McAULAY RESERVE BUSHCARE
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. Sept 14 McAulay Reserve. Hand weeding across the whole reserve with special attention on the
Oct 12
Nov 9
native grass remnant patch and stream.
Meet: Near 18 McAulay Rd, Sandy Bay.
Follow-up weed control in Edith Ave Reserve at Maning Creek.
Meet: Near 268 Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay.
Edith Reserve Zone 1. Primary and follow-up control of cotoneaster and hawthorn. Hand pulling forget-me-not.
Meet: Near 268 Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay.
MOUNT NELSON BUSHCARE
SECOND SUNDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm
* LAST THURSDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm
Convenor: Vivian Fujiura
Enhancing and protecting wildlife habitat in the diverse forests in and around Bicentennial Park.
Sept 14 Spanish heath blitz in the amazing bush behind the college.
Meet: Hobart College soccer oval at the yellow boom gate, 9.40am, and walk together to meet Bushcare at the work site.
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looking after plants near the bridge. Meet: Bridge over Old Farm Road behind the Cascade Brewery silos.
Oct 19 Weeding at Ross Rivulet, a site we haven’t worked on much before, with woody weeds and iris under lovely mature white gums.
Nov 16
Sept 25*
Oct 12
TBC by Mt Nelson Bushcare via email to volunteers on the group’s mailing list.
Meet: TBC.
Continue where we left off at Brinsmead H. Roving for Australian pest plants, English ivy, Spanish heath and all things invasive.
Meet: 16 Brinsmead Rd, Mt Nelson.
Oct 30* TBC by Mt Nelson Bushcare via email to volunteers on mailing list.
Nov 9
Meet: Mt Nelson Fire Station.
Return to Rialannah Rd when red hot poker is in flower for follow up control.
Meet: Below 2 Rialannah Rd, Mt Nelson.
Nov 27* TBC by Mt Nelson Bushcare via email to volunteers on the group’s mailing list.
Meet: TBC.
SOUTH HOBART BUSHCARE
THIRD SUNDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm
Convenor: Janet Stone
Looking after a bushland remnant nestled in the middle of South Hobart by removing weeds and protecting the habitat of eastern barred bandicoots.
Sept 21 Planting on the side of the ‘bumpy track’ and
Meet: Tara St picnic area.
Orchid inspection. General weeding and maintenance on planting site near Wentworth St turning circle. Special morning tea.
Meet: Near 109 Wentworth St, end of the road.
LENAH VALLEY BUSHCARE
THIRD SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm
Convenor: Therese Gilfedder
Caring for the New Town Rivulet and surrounding reserves of Lenah Valley.
Sept 21 Weeding banks of the upper New Town Rivulet.
Meet: Laneway behind 313 Lenah Valley Rd.
Oct 19 Seeking caper spurge above the ford. Protecting a planting site from heavy grazing pressure. See if you can spot the hybrid pittosporums lurking in native forest – then drill them!
Meet: Top of Lenah Valley Rd, New Town Rivulet.
Nov 16 Haldane Reserve – targeting arum lily and hemlock close to the waterway.
Meet: RSL car park, 188 Lenah Valley Rd.
CORNELIAN BAY / QUEENS DOMAIN BUSHCARE
FOURTH SUNDAY, 10 am – 12.30 pm
Convenor: Sue Gillespie
Protecting Hobart’s rare grassy woodlands on the Queens Domain and picturesque Cornelian Bay area.
Sept 28 Protecting rare grassland ecosystem by thinning she-oak and chasing gorse.
Meet: Grassland Gully entrance to the Joggers Loop, Queens Domain.
Oct 26 Stopping the expansion of pincushion
(Scabiosa atropurpurea) across threatened grasslands.
Meet: Carriage Drive parking bay, 100m opposite Government House entrance.
Nov 23 Spring weeding – wild mignonette, buchan, thistle and all things weedy.
Meet: Turn-around platform, a 1km walk from the roundabout Infinity Loop picnic table. Look for the Bushcare sign.
HISTORY WALK & TALK
SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER, 2-4.30 pm
Join local historian Martin Stone on this special History Walk and Talk. Meet at the Cascade Gardens car park near the public toilets. A 2-3km bushwalk to view early historic sites of the area around the Cascade Brewery. Be ready for weather and an uneven walking surface, steep in places.
BUSHCARE BBQ
Legacy Park: Thursday 20 November 2025
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.
Time: 5.30-7.30 pm.
RSVP: Scan the QR code or visit events.humanitix.com/bushcare-bbq-2025
Follow Bushcare on Facebook /cityofhobartbushcare
Sign up online for our volunteer email updates at hobartcity.com.au/bushcare
LAMBERT GULLY BUSHCARE
FOURTH SUNDAY, 2–4.30 pm
Convenor: Ingrid Colman
Working along the slopes of the Lambert Creek waterway under giant blue gums to maintain the habitat corridor of Lambert Gully.
Sept 28 Lambert Park above Peel St Bridge –increasing the blue periwinkle containment line. Gum boots recommended.
Meet: End of Lambert Ave, Sandy Bay.
Oct 26 Patrolling for blue periwinkle and other weeds from the bottom up.
Meet: Near 194A Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay.
Nov 23 Looking for emerging red hot poker and containing blue periwinkle on steep slopes.
Meet: Bend 4, 195 Nelson Rd (no parking), Sandy Bay.
Our Bushcare groups are run by volunteers working with the City of Hobart to help care for their local bushland reserves. During Bushcare events children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bushcare is cancelled on days of total fire ban, high winds or heavy rain.
PLEASE BRING: Strong boots, warm waterproof clothing, a hat and a drink. Gloves and all tools will be supplied.
MORE INFO: Contact the Bushcare Coordinator, City of Hobart. Phone: 6238 2884 | Email: bushcare@hobartcity.com.au
