| Site map 2007
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 Melbourne Water's River Health Incentives Program is assisting in the 2010 planting program. |
  22 December 2010 - David and I slashed/mowed the woodland with his mower and a hired "Billygoat slasher" for fire hazard reduction. - approx 12 + 8 hours work. |
16 December 2010 - Spread a load of mulch on east picnic area slope. - approx ¾ hours work. |
10 December 2010 - Community work day - Weeded around picnic area, spread a load of mulch on car park slope, and planted 15 kangaroo apple on slope and in ex-boxthorn area. 'Cut and painted' woody weeds in 2009 area. Planted 50 ruby salt bush (Einadia nutans) on picnic area slope. - approx 3 hours work x 8. |
9 December 2010 - Slashed about east picnic area, area near car park, and ex-boxthorn area. - approx 2 hours work. |
6 December 2010 - Slashed about ¼ to ½ 2009 planting area of weeds. Saw blue tongue lizard. - approx 4 hours work. |
 29 November 2010 - Mowed (with hired mower) grass and weeds in E-F 5&6. Mower had trouble with the long grass - up to 1.8m high. Saw blue tongue lizard, lots of skinks and 2 eggs on the ground - 1 had hatched and 1 whole. Billabong had flooded again with water over the track near the culvert. River level at Heidelberg was 6.1m - approx 5½ hours work. |
18 November 2010 - Slashed near car park and east of picnic area. Placed wire guards around some new plantings in this area and weeded ex-boxthorn area. - approx 1½ hours work. |
17 November 2010 - Did some weeding of, and spread mulch around picnic area. - approx 2 hours work. |
12 November 2010 - Community work day. Replaced treeguards and weedmats washed off in the flood of 1 November. Planted 3 Rapanea howitiana (Muttonwood), 100 Dianella longifolia(Pale flax lily), 100 Lomandra longifolia, 25 Ozothamnus ferrugineous(Tree everlasting), 20 Solanum laciniatum(Kangaroo apple), 10 Goodenia ovata, 40 Poa labs and 40 Dichondra repens(Kidney weed) in 2008/9 areas. Mowed along bike path, and some weeding of 2008/9 and picnic areas. - approx 4 hours work * 7 people |
11 November 2010 - Slashed ex-Boxthorn area, and along bike path. Sprayed some missed areas in 2008, 2009 and around picnic area - approx 2 hours work |
4 November 2010 - After heavy rain on 1 Nov.(see summary), billabong is full to the brim. Replaced some tree guards that had floated away in the flood, removed 2 broom bushes, and slashed around picnic area and top level - approx 2 hours work |
28 October 2010 - Planted 3 plants, that had been missed, into woodland, and spent about an hour grubbing out (a few hundred) spear thistle in the east of the billabong (far fewer than last year and more Lomandra reveg appearing). - approx 1½ hours work VINC1630 |
25 October 2010 - Sprayed last of woodland area, and slashed some of 2011 area (D7). - approx 4 hours work |
 22 October 2010 - Planted about 20 Ozothamnus ferruginious in 2008, 2009 and 2010 areas. Sprayed 1 metre beside bike path along most of the way. Grubbed out some woody weeds. David mowed around the plantings in the woodland. Met a wombat visiting the reserve. - approx 2 + 3 hours work. For a good source of information on wombats, http://www.wombania.com/wombats/ |
21 October 2010 - Sprayed last bits of 2008 area, and some of 2009 area. - approx 1 hours work |
14 October 2010 - Slashed east of picnic area and weeded around picnic area and 2008 area. - approx 1½ hours work VINC 1580 |
11 October 2010 - Sprayed 1% glyphosate on most of 2013 area (F5 - F6) and on chilean needle grass in D3. - approx 3½ hours work |
8 October 2010 - Community work day. Planted 100 understorey plants into woodland area - approx 4 hours work * 8. VINC1480 |
6 October 2010 - RMIT CaLM students cleared treeguards and around plants in 2009 area - approx 1 hours work * 16. VINC1680 |
1 October 2010 - Slashed and sprayed Trad regrowth in part of 2009 area. - approx 2 hours work |
30 September 2010 - I sprayed part of 2009 area, and slashed beside the bike track in 2009 area. - approx 2 hours work |
24 September 2010 - David weeded around Poas, erected BRBR sign near Poas on bike track and cleaned out gate post hole. I sprayed in 2008, part of 2009 areas, and along eastern bike track in woodland. - approx 3 + 3 hours work VINC1430 |
17 September 2010 - Joined by David, Michael and Robert, and we planted 110 mixed plants into 2010 planting area and woodland south of the billabong. Slashed some fennel and brassica. - approx 4 hours work * 4 |
15 September 2010 - planted 54 river red gums and silver wattles into woodland south of the billabong (finishing the plants in this area). Removed 2 bitou bushes, a sweet pittosporum, 2 small patches of gorse, and fennell from the woodland and several bitou bushes, a thicket of young broom, and some sweet pittosporum from north the golf course. DSE advised the official transfer of VicRoads land to DSE had taken place. - approx 5 hours work |
10 September 2010 - Community working day - planted river bottlebrush (Callistemon sieberi), Native hemp bush (Gynatrix pulchella, Kunzea (Kunzea ericoides), swamp paperbark (Melaleuca ericafolia), river tea-tree (Leptospermum obovatum), snowy daisy-bush (Olearia lirata) - (total 250) into 2010 planting area - approx 4 hours work * 9. VINC1280 |
8 September 2010 - RMIT CaLM students planted 200 river red gums and silver wattles into woodland south of the billabong. Removed 7 bitou bushes, 1 gorse, and 5 tree lucerne from woodland and MW pump station bank - approx 2 hours work * 20. VINC1680  |
6 September 2010 - Slashed part of 2009 area - approx 3 hours work. |
5 September 2010 - Slashed area east of picnic area. - approx ¾ hours work. VINC1930 |
 13 August 2010 - Community work day. David, Michael and Russell cleared inkweed and Madeira winter cherry from east of the the billabong. Helen, Felicity, Nina and I weeded and mulched around the picnic area - approx 27 hours work. |
  9 August 2010 - Slashed and sprayed the billabong peninsula; before and after photos. - approx 3 hours work. |
 6 August 2010 - I was joined by volunteers from Bayer Pharmaceuticals on their 'gift day' and we weeded the plantings around the picnic area. Thanks to Sue, Oula, Arty and Bayer Pharmaceuticals - approx 15 hours work. VINC1830 |
29 July 2010 - Slashed picnic area and surrounds, and around the edsges of the car park level. - approx 1½ hours work. VINC1680 |
26 July 2010 - Slashed and sprayed part of the peninsula between the billabong arms (D4 - D5) in the 2010 planting area, and pulled out more Madeira winter cherry, pittosporum, and moth vine with fruit. - approx 3 hours work. |
  23 July 2010 - Robert Bender checked the microbat which had shifted tubes since last Saturday. It is a male Gould's Wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii) and sound asleep (in torpor). Pulled out more of the Madeira winter cherry and pittosporum in the northwest of the billabong and then Madeira winter cherry, pittosporum. and ink weed in the northeast of the billabong. - approx 5 hours work. VINC1850 |
16 July 2010 - Slashed and sprayed more of the 2010 planting area west of the billabong. Found and pulled out a small forest of Madeira winter cherry and some pittosporum in the northwest of the billabong. There were a lot of Melocytis dentatus (Hemp bush) and Coprosma quadrifida (Prickly currant bush) with a few Gynatrix pulchella (Tree violet) - approx 3 hours work. |
12 July 2010 - Slashed the remainder of the grassy part of the 2009 planting area. Finished slashing and spraying the 2010 planting area southeast of the billabong, and pulled out more Madeira winter cherry and some pittosporum, and moth vine with fruit. Sprayed about 4 - 8 metres into the grassland south of the billabong - approx 3 hours work. |
9 July 2010 - Slashed about half of the 2009 planting area. Met Melbourne Water contractors who were preparing the site for the Rapaneas, and they used the last of their Starane on the Trad in the 2009/10 planting area. - approx 4½ hours work. |
5 July 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area southeast of the billabong, and pulled out Madeira winter cherry and some pittosporum, and moth vine with about 30 fruit. - approx 3½ hours work. |
1 July 2010 - Grubbed out more inkweed in the 2010 planting area east of the billabong. - approx 1 hours work VINC 1800. |
28 June 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area southeast of the billabong, and pulled out lots of Madeira winter cherry and some pittosporum, prunus, and moth vine. David sprayed spear thistle rosettes in the billabong. Slashed area east of the picnic area. Chain on the gate had been cut with bolt cutters since 21/6. - approx 4 + 2 hours work. |
21 June 2010 - Cut a couple of trees that had fallen across a bike trail. Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area in C4 - C5 - D5. Slashed nightshade in 2009 area - approx 3 hours work. |
 18 June 2010 - Checked bat tubes and still 1 bat in the same tube. David mapped the bike trails throughout the Reserve with his GPS, while I followed and pulled out about 10 small bitou bushes in the grassland south of the Billabong. David and I cleared inkweed, (and some Kapok vine and Madeira winter cherry) southeast of the Billaong. I am pictured beside the pile. The wasp hole (see 10 & 17/6) seems to have no occupants. - approx 4½ hours work x 2 |
17 June 2010 - Slashed picnic area and put some petrol down the wasp hole (see 11 June). - approx ½ hour work |
11 June 2010 - Monthly Community workday with 2 volunteers borrowed from Friends of Wilson Reserve. Noticed some coppicing on one of the Rapaneas that were poisoned and lopped last year. Worked in the area south-east of the billabong clearing inkweed. Found a wasp nest under the inkweed. Inkweed root pictured left, Area cleared of inkweed pictured right - approx 12 hours work VINC 1700 |
7 June 2010 - Slashed and sprayed a large clump of blackberry (20m x 20m) in the 2010 planting area, and removed moth vine, a pittosporum, tobacco tree and approx. 20 Madeira winter cherry. - approx 2½ hours work |
4 June 2010 - Planted 16 Kangaroo Apples in the area recently cleared of boxthorn, and grubbed out a couple of small boxthorn shoots. - approx ¾ hours work |
3 June 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area. - approx 1½ hours work |
31 May 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area, finishing off D4 and most of C4. Pulled out about 20 Madeira winter cherries and a couple of small Pittosporum. Did a quick spray of the bank below the picnic area - approx 3 hours work |
 28 May 2010 - The hired excavator removed the last of the boxthorn - including the stumps, leaving a bare slope ready for planting. |
26 May 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area, finishing off most of D4. Pulled out a 4 Hawthorns, and several Madeira winter cherries. Did a quick weed(slash) through the east of the 2009 area - approx 4 hours work |
24 May 2010 - With rain forecast for the next few days, planted approx. 15 each of Pelagonium australe and Goodenia ovata in 2008/9 areas. Pulled out 6 Bitou bushes south of the billabong. - approx ½ hours work |
  21 May 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area. Uncovered some old post and rail fencing that had been totally immersed in Trad. Pulled out a 2 pittosporums, several Madeira winter cherries, and some kapok vine in D4, collecting (and disposing of) the fruits (pictured). Did a quick spray through the 2008 area - approx 3½ hours work |
20 May 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area. - approx 1½ hours work |
17 May 2010 - Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area, including an area of blackberry. Pulled out a 3 small pittosporums, several Madeira winter cherries, and some kapok vine in C4 - approx 3 hours work |
14 May 2010 - Monthly work day. Weeded the picnic area and spread the load of mulch. Also spread mulch around some Goodenias in the 2009 area. - approx 4 hours work * 3 people. VINC 1550 |
12 May 2010 - Boroondara delivered a load of mulch. Slashed and sprayed further into the 2010 planting area. Pulled out a 2 small hawthorns in C4 - approx 2 hours work. |
6 May 2010 - Slashed east of picnic area and bank west of picnic area. Cut up some old lopped (weed) trees to form a 'garden' bed edging. Placed 2 signs advertising next working bee - approx 1.5 hours work. |
3 May 2010 - Slashed further into the 2010 planting area but forgot the backpack spray. Pulled out a sweet pittosporum and small hawthorn in C4 - approx 2 hours work. |
28 April 2010 - Slashed/sprayed further into the 2010 planting area and then slashed weeds in 2009 planting area. Pulled out 3 more baby bitou bushes and a sweet pittosporum in D3 - approx 5 hours work. |
23 April 2010 - Slashed/sprayed further into the 2010 planting area - approx 3 hours work. VINC 1450 |
16 April 2010 - Monthly working bee - Cleared rubbish left by BMX jumps, I slashed the weeds in the 2009 planting area, Helen weeded the picnic area, Bob mowed the picnic area and along the edges of the bike path through the 2008/9 planting area, and David weeded the 2008 planting area. - approx 10 hours work. Found Powerful Owl feather in the billabong. |
8 April 2010 - Slashed the picnic area and the area east of the picnic area incl. the box thorn area in preparation for mulching the dead boxthorn. - approx 1¾ hours work. |
1 April 2010 - Sprayed parts of the 2009 planting area where the Trad had grown back with .14% Glyphosate with surfactant (40L). - approx 1½ hours work. |
25 March 2010 - Continued slashing the west end of the 2009 planting area where the Trad had grown back. Pulled out 3 Sweet Pittosporum (2m tall). - approx 1½ hours work. |
24 March 2010 - Slashed the west end of the 2009 planting area where the Trad had grown back. - approx 3 hours work. |
19 March 2010 - I slashed the picnic area and edges of the car park level. I also cut and shifted a fallen tree from one of the tracks. - David sprayed blackberry, inkweed, and spear thistle in the billabong with 'Grazon' -approx 5 hours work. VINC 1300 |
15 March 2010 - I slashed the 'mezzanine' level east of the picnic area and planted 25 Kangaroo Apples on the bank after spraying the bank. I also slashed the 2009 reveg area. - approx 5 hours work. |
12 March 2010 - Monthly working bee. Helen, David & I weeded the 2009 reveg area as there were too many baby redgums and silver wattles to avoid if I had slashed. David also removed redundant tree guards, and worked on inkweed, blackberry and spear thistle in the billabong. Helen and I found and removed about 15 small bitou bushes west of the bike path near the golf course. - approx 3½ hours work x 3. |
4 March 2010 - Weeded inkweed (Phytolacca octandra) from area east of the billabong. - approx 1 hours work. |
1 March 2010 - Finished slashing the 8 January area. - approx 3 hours work. |
25 February 2010 - Slashed/sprayed the 8 January area a second time and slashed the Trad in the rest of this block. Poured 100mL petrol down the European wasp nest near this area. - approx 2 hours work. |
24 February 2010 - David and I met with MW grants assessor 1¼- Slashed weeds and slashed/sprayed the Trad in the 2009 area and in the NW of 2010 area - approx 2½ hours work. |
20 February 2010 - Slashed weeds and slashed/sprayed the Trad in the 2009 area - approx 3½ hours work. |
19 February 2010 - Slashed and sprayed the Trad in the 2008 area west of the picnic area and 'mowed' the picnic area - approx 2½ hours work. |
12 February 2010 - David & I surveyed the whole site, removing some spear thistles, bitou bush and other weeds along the way. We then removed some tree guards no longer needed and marked some River red gum seedlings in the 2009 area before slashing it - approx 4 hours work *2. |
29 January 2010 - Slashed picnic area & finished slashing the area due east of picnic area. Checked the 2009 planting area; 1 of the native hemp bush Gynatrix pulchella is up to my forehead - approx 3 hours work. VINC 1150 |
25 January 2010 - Slashed and sprayed Trad in the 2009 area & slashed area due east of picnic area. - approx 3 hours work. |
14 January 2010 - Cleared spear thistle in the billabong - approx 1½ hours work. |
8 January 2010 - David and I slashed and sprayed Trad in the NE corner2010 area, followed up by clearing spear thistle in the billabong Picture shows an area 1 week later. - approx 3 hours work * 2. |
7 January 2010 - Sprayed around picnic area, slashed and sprayed Trad in 2009 area. - approx 2 hours work. VINC 1200 |
4 January 2010 - Weeded around picnic area, removed some areas of Madeira winter cherry regrowth, slashed along path west of Chris Cross embankment, and sprayed around 2008 & 2009 plantings. - approx 2 hours work. |