President's Report
Paul Farmer | Published on 3/31/2023
A work from our President
Welcome to the April edition of our newsletter. I was out weeding near the Morialta section of Fourth Creek this morning, and thought I could use the time to think of a few words for the newsletter
Unfortunately, I was distracted at first by the Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos in the big old Gum trees, then by a family of a Flycatchers, followed by tiny copperhead skinks and a large kangaroo. And so the morning went, looking for weeds, noticing the plants, animals, birds and reptiles, & sharing these observations with others.
The last 3 months have been busy, with all of our Projects receiving some attention. A big thanks to our Project Coordinators and their teams. JBS&G staff and families also attended the Amber’s Gully event. It is great to see this relationship growing.
Your Committee has also been busy, and the list below shows our on Park achievements aimed at supporting our Project Coordinators. We have not run out of things to do, as our “to list” currently includes about 40 other jobs.
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Task number
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Project
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Site
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Main Weed
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Comments
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Completed
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Resource
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Review
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701
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Pylon Track
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Creek lines
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All weeds
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Review site
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September 2022
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FoBHM
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2024
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2401
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Olives
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Green Adelaide
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Review site
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October 2022
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FoBHM
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2026
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105
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Amber’s Gully
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9
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Erica
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Mature
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November 2022
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Donation
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2025
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106
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Amber’s Gully
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3, 4
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Erica
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Small
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November 2022
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Grant
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2025
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1101
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Crag Care
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Mem B
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Olives
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December 2022
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Donation
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2024
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104
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Amber’s Gully
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23
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Olives (part)
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Mature
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December 2022
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Donation
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2027
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906
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Colonial Track
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Gate 13/14
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Remove old fence
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January 2023
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Parks/TRSA
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NFA
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801
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Third Falls Track
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Abseil
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All weeds
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No volunteer certification
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February 2023
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NFA
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907
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Colonial Track
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Gate 14 crossing
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Improve crossing
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February 2023
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Not Req
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2023
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Regards
Paul Farmer
President
Friends of Black Hill and Morialta Inc.