Fullerton / Hadley Landcare Inc.

2021 – 2022 Activity Report

Fullerton Hadley Landcare Group has a small but keen group of members who continue to support our activities. The group provides a connection to the local community and members also engage in the activities of Upper Lachlan Landcare which provides a range of programs and workshops fulfilling the social and educational needs of our landholders.

We hosted the Native Seed propagation workshop at Kempton Hall on Saturday 19th March 2022, the 2nd of a 2 day project organised by Upper Lachlan Landcare on behalf of a partnership with Great Eastern Ranges and International Fund for Animal Welfare (Aust) as part of a broader bushfire recovery effort. The morning was very successful and everyone enjoyed the talk by Tim Hayes instructing on the methods of seed propagation and then hands on seed planting to take home.

Ten nest boxes have been installed at “Rose Vale” as part of the Hollows for Habitat. The boxes provide an artificial habitat solution as a useful alternative source of habitat for gliders and birds where the supply of tree hollows is limited. Ongoing monitoring by cameras will continue to observe the use of the boxes and to date, we are waiting for some activity.

FHL were unsuccessful in an application to planting trees for the Queen’s Jubilee Program, it is planned that we will undertake our own commemorative planting in the grounds of Kempton Hall to fulfil the objective of participating in the celebration. Thank you to Anne Mitchell for all your efforts in preparing the submission, which has now evolved and branched off into a collaboration with Crookwell Public School, Mike and Patrice Rowe and Marion Jordan, to enlighten the students about the history of trees planted in the school grounds and the planting of an Anzac Bottle Brush on Friday 2nd September 2022 to celebrate. Thanks once again to everyone for the organisation of the event which I understand now leads onto a future “tree” activity with Ruth and Upper Lachlan Landcare.

Members of our group attended the Small Schools Landcare Day at Taralga Public School in Term 3 and assisted the students with seed propagation and planting activities.