Norfolk Landcare Group have been very disheartened by the Norfolk Island Governments lack of any environment focus and priority. We have considered closing down. We have decided instead to have a reshuffle and get a new President to drive us forward....

Norfolk Landcare Group have been very disheartened by the Norfolk Island Governments lack of any environment focus and priority. We have considered closing down. We have decided instead to have a reshuffle and get a new President to drive us forward....

Norfolk Landcare Group have been very disheartened by the Norfolk Island Governments lack of any environment focus and priority. We have considered closing down. We have decided instead to have a reshuffle and get a new President to drive us forward....

Norfolk Landcare Group have been very disheartened by the Norfolk Island Governments lack of any environment focus and priority. We have considered closing down. We have decided instead to have a reshuffle and get a new President to drive us forward....

For the past two years we have held Toon Trust grant funding to replace the fence in the Ball Bay reserve. Following pressure from the graziers who were concerned that stock would be excluded from the reserve to the Minister Tim Sheridan; he and the Government made a decision to suspend the project pending new plans of management being done on all reserves. We successfully applied for 12 months extension as the plans of management were not complete. As they still werent done by the second year of holding funds; we had to apply for yet another extension but unfortunately we were knocked back and will have to return the funds to the Toon Trust. This is disappointing for us to say the least. Ball Bay Reserve is severely degraded and in need of urgent rehabilitation. It is truly a sad day for one of Norfolk's beautiful reserves.

Hey Yorlye


I would like to give a belated thankyou to all those who participated with Landcare in National Tree Day on Sunday 29th April at Cockpit in the Cascade Reserve. This year planting was done the corner where the creek curved around near the big old oaks. It was great that our Administrator and his wife Neil & Jenny Pope joined in and gave a hand as well. Thankyou to the Landcare crew who made it all happen when I was off Island, to those who came to assist and plant and to Forestry who supplied the trees for us to use.

Landcare is currently fundraising and have a raffle running. There are some fabulous prizes..

1. A Norfolk Pine Table donated by Cascade Joinery
2. A Handmade Quilt donated by Rowena Massicks,
3. A large travel bag donated by Scruples
4. A collection of Aged Port donated by Ron & Michelle Van Gorph
5. A Chunky Jewellery Set donated by me.

Tickets are only $2 each or 3 for $5 Please support Landcare and get a ticket. They are for sale at Pawpaws, Soul Gallery, Advance Hire Cars and Westpac Bank or flag me down I've got some in my car. The raffle will be drawn on the 6th June under police supervision.


Best Regards

Lou
Louise Tavener

PRESIDENT - NORFOLK LANDCARE GROUP

National Tree Day 2012

Due to the cancelling of the bike event which was to be held in Selwyn Reserve; we have decided not to have the planting day there. Instead we will go back to Cockpit to Landcare's main working area.
National Tree Day this year is Sunday 29th April. Norfolk Landcare Group will have a planting day at Cockpit at 8.30am. This year we'll be planting the corner that the creek curves around near the big old oaks ( See the pics for a better look). I anyone would like to jon us in planting some Norfolk natives in this beautiful spot; we'd love to see you there. Water crystals, fertiliser for the trees will be supplied by us as will morning tea for afterwards. Please bring planting tools if you have them. Thankyou to Forestry who will supply the trees for us to use.

Unfortunately I will be off Island for this event but I will do my bit ahead of time getting the spots to be planted round-uped ahead of time and organising for the equipment and crew to be there to get the holes dug. I am sorry I cant be there this time but no doubt yorlye of our fantastic team will have no trouble handling it without me.

Best Regards

Lou

Louise Tavener
PRESIDENT - NORFOLK LANDCARE GROUP