Western Sydney Intrepid Landcare has just been launched on Facebook.  The group formed after attending a Western Sydney Intrepid Landcare Leadership Retreat piloted by GSLN in collaboration with Intrepid Landcare at Brewongle Environmental Education Centre in Sackville North on the weekend of March 25 and 26.

At the retreat, the group were introduced to mentors from the Hawkesbury/ Western Sydney community including Steven Body (Principal, Brewongle EEC),  Mark Fuller (Cumberland Land Conservancy), Tegan Burton (National Parks and Wildlife Lane Cove), and Xuela Sledge (Greater Sydney Landcare Network).

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CVA leader, Tom Cavell demonstrating how to treat Cats Claw Creeper in Mitchel Park (above). Jess, Anik and Annabelle showcasing their hard work treating CCC.

18 volunteers got into the weeds at Mitchell Park, Cattai on the weekend of 13th May. Once a recreational area, but part of Cattai National Park for some years now, Mitchell Park is a recovering tall forest with grassy understorey. The Cabbage Gums (Eucalyptus amplifolia) are magnificent, being so close to Cattai Creek. Some of them would be hundreds of years old. Old Paper Barks also remain in stands with the Cabbage Gums.

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Group photo of volunteers at Wallaroo (above).

The weekend of 8 & 9th April saw over 20 volunteers gather at Wallaroo (Mulgoa), the Cumberland Land Conservancy’s first Cumberland Plain Woodland aquisition. The volunteers filled their morning with a variety of bush regeneration tasks, followed by a long lunch with expert speakers Mark Fuller (Cumberland Bird Observers and CLC)) and Peter Ridgeway (Greater Sydney Local Land Services) talking about Wallaroo, its birdlife and, a recently released rescued Wombat population.

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