Devils Throne Track The hoped-for approval for a planned track reroute had not managed to get through the relevant local councils, so plan B was adopted. A short section of pruning refinement and a section of rocks was made easier to cross on the new Devils Throne section of track, but most of our effort was put into […]
Dear Friends please find attached our EOI for our 2018 Winter Season. The Quarantine Station is an amazing caretaker opportunity combining location, facilities, interesting visitors and recreational options. Many thanks. Rob Banfield Application Form Winter 2018
On Saturday 20th January, Get Outside hosted a lively walk in the cool forests of Mt Field with the Karen community. The registered 50 guests blew out to over 65, so there was a quick change to a bigger bus and off to Mt Field. Flexibility is our strength! The walk was capably led by […]
By Bob Cook – Wildcare Friends of Billy Brown Falls Previously there was no suitable area for walkers to park along the narrow and rough road at the start of the trail to Billy Brown Falls in the Russell Ridge Conservation Area, so our group, in conjunction with Parks & Wildlife Ranger, Ben Storer, planned to […]
Written by Adrian Blackman, Secretary of the Friends of Wellington Park The hills are alive with the sound of…petrol-powered hedge trimmers (at least occasionally). When the Friends of Wellington Park are not constructing tracks they are taking care of them. We look after 18 km of tracks, complementing the work done by Hobart and Glenorchy […]
The Tasmanian Community Fund invites organisations to apply for grants under our latest general grant round, which is now open. Funding available: Around $3 million is available for allocation this round. There are three funding streams this round – SMALL GRANTS up to $20 000 MEDIUM GRANTS $20 001 to $90 000 LARGE collaborative increasing […]
FoBSI will be running 2 workingbees in 2018 to continue the eradication of African Boxthorn from Roydon Island (an uninhabited 37 Ha island just off the W coast of Flinders Island, part of the Furneaux Island group at the E end of Bass Strait). Both workingbees will be a fortnight long and volunteers will be camping […]
This beautiful walk linking Macquarie Harbour to the wild west coast has long been a bit of eye sore caused by human trash, mainly beer cans! Admittedly some empties were used to mark the few difficult parts of an otherwise easy to follow track. BUT thanks to Jack and Jude, Wildcare Friends of Macquarie Harbour, […]
Lake Nicholls Track Saturday 20 January 2018 On a warm sunny morning we organised the tasks to be undertaken. Alan opted to spend the day watering plants at the visitor centre, while the rest of us either went for trimming vegetation or adding marker poles to the upper sections of the track between Lake Rayner […]
We were all saddened to hear of the sudden death of Janelle Louise Payne on Friday 5th January this year. Janelle was an active Wildcare member. She enjoyed her two stints at the Bruny Island Quarantine Station and life itself to the fullest. Janelle did so much with the life she was given, and gave so […]