Like to increase your enjoyment of the Waterworks Reserve – by knowing more about the local wildlife?

You are invited to come along with your family and friends and join Dennis Abbott who will help us learn more about observing the birds in our valley recording what we see.

This is the third of three such events, bringing experts in their field.

Sunday 7 December
Meet outside Reserve at main gates at 9.30am.
Bring a bird guide and binoculars if available.

Good idea to bring a drink, shower-proof jacket and suitable walking shoes

Phone or email Rob at 60 for more information: 6223 6116

You can download Hobart Council’s new plan for the Quarry by clicking HERE.

And you can make a submission by clicking HERE.

Deadline for comment is October 10.

Look to the right of this home page, scroll down, and you will see a list of websites that are of particular interest to our community members.

Latest additions are:

1. What native plants to grow in this area

2. A great resource for improving your home’s energy efficiency

Appreciate hearing of any other good sites that people would like to see.

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Thanks heaps to all those that came last Sunday to help with the landcare work at Michelle and Tom's. A lovely morning.

If you want to connect with landcare activities in the valley, then please do come to the Waterworks Valley Landcare AGM this coming Monday (August 11).

8pm, at Dave Graddon’s house at 152 Waterworks Road. Everyone is welcome.

The group is particularly seeking a volunteer to act as convenor for the next 12 months – or 2 people acting as co-convenors. This is a very useful and not-too-hard role to fill, the main activity being to liaise with Hobart Council’s Bushcare Co-ordinator (Sonya Stalbaum) over bushcare activities in the valley.

Please email Sue Lockhart if you may be interested.

By the way, the orchid images are from this excellent Tasmanian orchid website

Waterworks Valley Landcare Group is branching out onto private land - this coming Sunday. Everyone is invited.

173 Waterworks Road
Sunday, August 3rd
10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Tom & Michelle will be providing a BBQ for refreshment following the morning’s work.

As a start to helping local landowners come to grips with some of the weed problems on their own land, the group has obtained public liability and personal accident insurance.

This week-end marks the first of 2 sessions we are planning on private land for this year, with the hope that this can be extended to other properties throughout the valley in the years to come, with your help and involvement.

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After several years of on-and-off again negotiation with Hobart Council, here is a draft plan for the Waterworks quarry site.

In order to see full scale simply click on the picture. Or you can download it onto your desktop (right click on the image).

The Council’s plans appear fairly minimalist and do not interfere with activities that have been mooted by various community members, but what do you think? Please click on ‘comments’ below if you would like to give feedback or if you would like to participate in any future planning for this community resource.

Or you can email Robert at 60.

Thanks to everyone who has been reporting the animal roadkills along Waterworks Road. Interesting patterns are emerging with summer numbers being much higher than winter. This might have something to do with rainfall, with animals crossing the road to drink from the creek. The apparent decrease in recent weeks might also be due in part to the reflective animal cut-outs stuck to poles along the road!

I hope that this data will form a good comparison if the speed bumps go ahead.

Please keep sending emails about any dead animals you see to sebastian or post comments on this website.

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Tuesday 27th May

Our monthly community gathering
Planning new activities.
At Lilith’s (134 Waterworks Rd)
7.30pm

Sunday June 1: (That’s this coming Sunday).

This is a special Landcare morning because we are doing tree plantings.
A nice event for kids because they enjoy planting.
10 am until noon - below 56 Waterworks Rd.

Sunday June 8th:

Tread Lightly Festival
Another great one for kids and adults, during school holiday.
Free entry if you go there by bike!
Check HERE for details.

June 18 / 19:

Learn about bush weeds in our valley and best ways to eradicate them.
(Scroll down to find out about this)

June 24:

Learn how to do a basic energy audit on your home.
Guest is home energy auditor, Arthur Masters.
This will be at Trish’s home and we have a limit of 40 places.
Details will be posted in next few days, so please check again.

Don’t miss this opportunity! Here is a 2-day course that will inform you all about weeds and how to deal with them.

DATES: Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 June
TIME: 9am - 4pm

This is a free course, but you will need to book before June 9.

For more infomation click Course info

To book a place click Expression of Interest form

Like to learn how to propagate native plants from seed?

The Waterworks Valley Landcare Group, with the support of

the Understorey Network and Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens,

is offering 6 places in a hands-on workshop on Sunday 20th April. Cost per person 

is $10, but that will be paid by the Landcare group (for valley residents). 

Time is running out so book a seat now.

Date: Sunday 20th April

Time: 10am to 12.30pm

Venue: Community Education Glasshouse at Botanical Gardens

Numbers: 10-12 attendees (6 from Waterworks Valley and 

         6 Understorey Network members)

Facilitators: Ruth Mollison (UN) and Megan Brown (RTBG)

Bookings: Contact Oliver Strutt at the Understorey Network 

          on 6234 4286 or 0407 784 945

Queries: Contact Airey Craig Ph: 0427 127 274.

Note: if you can not make this workshop, a similar session will be offered on Thursday 17th April between 10am to 12.30pm.