Welcome Back

By Site Admin On October 17, 2018 · Add Comment

Welcome back to Friends of Cornish Hill for 2019. We have already had a busy start to the year and have some upcoming events which we are sure you will be interested in.

CHILLOUT WALK – Saturday March 9^th, 10:00 – midday, and hosted on behalf of the Friends by Tanya Loos. BYO drink bottle, wear sturdy shoes and sunscreen, meet at the Lookout for a 10:00 start, well behaved dogs on leads welcome. Always useful to let Margie know if you are planning to come in case there is a last minute change and we can notify you.

“ Last year’s walk attracted over 50 people”

GETTING RID OF THE WEEDS

Interesting things have been happening on Cornish Hill as the Friends as we explore different ways of eradicating weeds and reducing our use of herbicides. Thanks to our neighbour Vasko, 8 gorgeous goats have been devouring their way through broom, blackberry, willow and other woody weeds. And just around the corner, mighty Ivon the not so terrible has been wielding the brush cutter to remove the infestations of blackberries along the creek.

Blackberry demolition driven by Ivon

Goats doing their job

At the other end of the Reserve, at the picnic area, Kieran Foley of Steam Weeds Eco Weed Management has been using high pressure steam on the weeds growing through the gravel near the Interpretation sign.

Kieran and truck

Steam weeding at the picnic table

Removal of flowering gorse heads and cutting and painting willow suckers have taken place in the past. Big thanks to everyone who has taken part in this exercise. We can’t do this sort of thing without the help of our volunteers, We are looking forward to hosting a Conservation Volunteers team later in April and you might have guessed! Weed eradication will be the name of the game then as well.

Late last year we engaged a team from Aus Eco Solutions to complete a lot of weed removal above the picnic table. The initial brush cutting took place in November and significant rainfalls in December encouraged regrowth of the gorse. A return trip from Aus Eco in late January gave us a great opportunity to spray the regrowth.

spraying regrowth

We are grateful for the support of Landcare Victoria who have funded our weed eradication program.

Break up event for Friends of Cornish Hill

Friday 7^th December is the date, 5:30pm is the start. BYO chair, glass, drinks, plates and cutlery plus a plate of food to share. Good idea to let Jan know what you are bringing.

BBQ facilities are available and we will be at the pavilion where the bbqs are which is close to the public toilet facilities on your left as you drive in.

Please let us know that you are coming by emailing Jan Thompson at strongjan@bgpond.com or texting 0412499872, there may be a change of plans at the last minute and that way we can let you know. ….

Cornish Hill Newsletter November 2018

Welcome to the November 2018 edition of the Friends of Cornish Hill newsletter. Please download the newsletter by clicking on the PDF icon below.

Newsletter November 18

Meet The Fochers

Understanding about living with wildlife as your neighbours can be challenging as those who attended the MEET THE FOCHERS event on Saturday 13th October found out. Blue Tongue lizards, Echidnas, Snakes, Frogs, Wallabies and a myriad of tiny insects all call Cornish Hill home, and the FOCHERS were keen to find out how they could be sure they were on the right track as they continue to restore habitat along the creek corridor. With Wild Life consultant Ian Temby, Lindall Kidd from Birdlife Australia, Janene Trickey from DELWP all on board, those who attended were well rewarded with some great advice about striking a balance. And to top it off, with wasp season just around the corner, Friends member Jan shared the secrets of making wasp traps and Gayle Osborne ably explained the VEAC process which has been a keen and sometimes vexing topic of conversation in the community.

*A wasp trap has been made.

*Gayles from Wombat Forestcare explaining how the change in status of the Wombat Forest will protect endangered species and checking out the VEAC map.

*Starting the event and the crowds.

Thanks to Landcare Victoria for funding this event.

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Cornish Hill Newsletter August 2018

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Meet The Fochers

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Cornish Hill Newsletter May 2018

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A great place for a walk

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Planting with Daylesford Secondary College

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Wesley College Clunes on the Hill!

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Conservation Volunteers

By Site Admin On April 23, 2018 · Add Comment

The age old adage really is true, many hands do make light work; and that’s never more true than when a team of 10 Conservation Volunteers from Bendigo arrived on the 19th of April to give us a lending hand.
It was a case of BYO brush-cutters, walking tracks were cleared and gorse, broom and blackberry and re-emerging woody weed seedlings got the chop. Goodbye to all the willow suckers, these were hand removed by cutting then painting. Walkers on the Hill will be pleased to know that 5 previously undiscovered wasp nests were treated as well. After the rain at the weekend, the weather on the day was perfect, blue sky and a light breeze made it a pleasure to be spending time with such a keen and happy bunch of volunteers. And an extra bonus was that there was enough time to set up a site for a future planting with the Daylesford Secondary College. Thanks to team leader Daryl and his inspirational team!

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Fauna and Flora Walk with Tanya Loos

By Site Admin On March 20, 2018 · Add Comment

How lucky we all were to have the very talented Tanya Loos take locals and visitors alike on a Fauna and Flora walk on Cornish Hill on Saturday 10th March. Billed as part of the program for the ChillOut Festival, we couldn’t be more pleased at the huge turnout we got – 45 people! These were made up of FOCH Committee members, members, locals, interstate and even overseas visitors. Our overseas visitors were from Canada, Belgium, New Zealand and Croatia – just amazing!

We learnt so much in just two hours – we looked at the pupae of the Imperial Hairstreak Butterflies being protected by ants who in turn receive a sugary feed from them, we checked out half eaten pine cones by Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, we saw Whirligig Beetles, a Cherry Ballart tree, tree ferns and visited the picnic area at Smith’s Creek. But wait for it – the highlight of the day, was finding Koala poo! Yes, we definitely have Koala’s in Cornish Hill! We even picked them up, opened them and sniffed them! It’s not as bad as it sounds, honestly – they don’t eat meat!

Anyway, the walk was a roaring success and one that we will definitely repeat next year for the 22nd ChillOut Festival. And talks are afoot to do a few more during the year. Watch this space!

And thanks Tanya, Margie, Jan and all who attended!

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Cornish Hill Newsletter – February 2018

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