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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 May 2018

A great place for a walk

Planting with Daylesford Secondary College

Wesley College Clunes on the Hill!

Conservation Volunteers

Fauna and Flora Walk with Tanya Loos

Cornish Hill Newsletter – February 2018

Green Army weeklong visit

Flora and fauna walk during ChillOut 2018

Cornish Hill Newsletter – November 2017

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