Next Working Bee – Saturday 12th September 2026 at 9:00 am
Working bees are held each month (except January), mostly on the second Saturday of the month.
The working bee and committee meeting schedule for 2026 can be found here. Dates are also on the calendar. A map showing areas of responsibility can be found here. The specific areas of responsibility are numbered and FoLP is responsible for maintaining the following areas – Areas 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 36 and 41.
Information: Friends of Lochiel Park
President: Willie Smyth
Mob: 0422128607 Email: wesmyth@adam.com.au
Native Seedling/Grasslands Working Bees
The Grassland continues to surprise us. After good autumn and winter rains, Grassland plants are doing well. Grasses the best.
Weeds change too and right now the predominant one is barley grass. We are underway in getting it under control before seeding occurs.
Council offered to give a hand because of the scale of the weeding problem. So you will see that a lot of whipper snipping has been done. We hope they will take more responsibility, more refined, as time goes on.
But right now? It’s up to our community to clear around the plants, as in the last few years, so that seed can drop and new generations happen.
Soil is perfect – SOFT and DAMP.Grassland sessions will be Tuesday mornings as previously. Tuesdays 10.30am for about an hour or a bit more
August 4, 11, 18, 25.
Please bring gloves, a small trowel or knife, and use insect repellent and sunblock. And a drink. You will get beautifully warm.
We welcome everyone. Instruction will be on site. There will be very little plant ID difficulties this year.
See you there Tuesdays? It is beautiful out there by late mornings and if a reasonable bunch of people come we are hopeful that we can be finished by end of the month.
Di Sullivan
Grassland Team
Information: Friends of Lochiel Park
President: Willie Smyth
Mob: 0422128607 Email: wesmyth@adam.com.au