Working Bee, 3 August, Snapshot

I thought I'd share this amusing photo of one of the curious locals who was keen to have their photo taken alongside a soon-to-be-removed, thistle rosette!

Much like the Paterson's curse rosette, thistles have a central tap root. It's far easier to remove them at this early stage of development and at a time when the soil is moist after rain.

Magpie & Thistle Rosette

 Roger (Co-convenor)

Working Bee - Monday 3 August 2026

Enjoy the last phase of Winter, as we wander through the bushland to soak in the surrounds and remove invasive weeds along the way!

Meet at the main Wickens Place carpark in Fraser at 9am.

Regards,

Roger (Co-convenor)

CANCELLED - Sunday 26 July 2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we've had to cancel this working bee. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Our next scheduled working bee will be on Monday 3 August.

Regards,

Roger & Ted (Co-convenors)

Working Bee - Sunday 26 July 2026

Come and join like-minded people who are passionate about caring for our own backyard as we wander through the bushland to remove invasive weeds.

Here is a Paterson's Curse rosette which we targeted during the last few working bees. Now is the time to remove them, before they advance further, flower and set seed!

No experience necessary - all welcome!

Meet at the main Mount Rogers carpark at Wickens Place, Fraser at 9am.

Roger & Ted (Co-convenors)

Working Bee - Monday 6 July 2026

Come and join us in the great outdoors for another satisfying working bee session!

Now is a great time to target weeds such as Mustard, Paterson's Curse and thistle rosettes, before they have a chance to flower and set seed.

Please dress appropriately for the bush terrain and colder weather including long pants, jacket, hat, sturdy boots, eye protection (glasses/safety glasses) and bring along a pair of gloves if you own a pair. Hand tools will be provided but you're welcome to bring your own small tools such as weeders and secateurs. 

Meet at Wickens Place Carpark in Fraser at 9 am.

For future working bees, mark your diaries for Sunday 26 July and Monday 3 August (usually 4^th Sunday and 1^st Monday of the month).

Regards,
Roger & Ted (Co-convenors)

Working Bee - Sunday 28 June 2026

Hi Fellow Landcarers,

Next two Working Bees are:

• Sunday 28^th June at 9am
• Monday 6^th July at 9am

Meet at Wickens Place Carpark in Fraser.
 
First session will be tackling Patterson’s Curse rosettes under the power lines with weeders and/or wands.
 
For future working bees, mark your diaries for Sunday 26 July and Monday 3 August (usually 4^th Sunday and 1^st Monday of the month).

Regards,
Phil/Roger/Ted

Woking Bee - Monday 1 June 2026

G’day fellow landcarers,
 
Next working bee will be on Monday 1st June at 9 am.
Meet at Wickens Place Carpark.

We will be continuing on the NW slopes focusing on mustard grass.
Ground is still nice and moist.

There may be a light shower so bring a brolley or raincoat just in case.

Regards,

Phil/Ted/Roger

Working Bee - Sunday 24 May 2026

G’day All,

Meet at Wickens Place Carpark at 9am.
We’ll be working on Mustard grass in the open area on the NW slopes.
If we knock that over we’ll tackle the same weeds between the reservoirs.
The ground is damp so they should pull easily.
Hope to see you there.

Regards,
Phil/Roger/Ted

CANCELLED - Monday 4 May 2026

Regret weather is not conducive to working bee and therefore previously advertised session for 9am Monday 4 May is cancelled.

Regards,

Phil/Roger/Ted 

Next Working Bee - Monday 4 May 2026

Hi All,

Regret Sunday 26^th April cancelled due to absence of conveners.
 
Monday 4 May 9am.
Meet at Wickens Place car park.
We’ll be picking up where we left off at “5 ways” (North, just down from Comms tower) and working North on the East side of the vehicle track.

Regards,
Phil/Ted/Roger

Working Bee - Monday 6 April

G’day All,
For those that are staying home over Easter and are available:
Meet at: Mcnolty Place, Spence
Date/Time: Monday 6 April 8.30am
We’ll work from east to west along northern slopes of the summit then north along the east side of the main vehicle track.
Weather looks perfect and the soil may even still be softish (wishful thinking).
Regards
Phil / Roger / Ted

Working Bee - Sunday 22 March

Hi all,

Landcare this Sunday.
Meet at Schey Place at 8.30 am.
We’ll work the eastern slopes, moving towards the summit. The ground should be soft.

Regards,

Phil

Working Bee Monday 2 March - CANCELLED

Working Bee cancelled due to weather. Regret late notice.

Phil

Working Bee - Monday 2 March 8:30 am

Hi All,

Meet at Schey Place, Spence.

We’ll pick up where we left off and work the Eastern slopes up towards the Summit

Regards
Phil, Roger & Ted

Landcare this Sunday 22 Feb at 8.30 am

G’day all,

Apologies for the late notice – we're meeting at Mildenhall Place, Fraser.

We’ll be working on the East side of the hill starting at the culvert about half way along and moving North.

Regards,
Phil/Roger/Ted

Working Bee this Monday 2 Feb at 8.30 am

Hi All,

Meet at Wickens Place Carpark, Fraser.

Weather looks mild (11-24) by comparison with now (Thursday, 29 January).

We will focus on taking out obvious woody weeds. Having said that only the very small one’s will pull easily due to hard ground and large one’s won’t be too receptive to cut and dab. Perhaps they’ll die from lack of moisture anyway.

Regards
Phil and Ted

CANCELLATION - Working Bee Tomorrow, 25 January 2026

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) has declared a Total Fire Ban (TOBAN) for Sunday 25 January 2026.

As a consequence, Mount Rogers Landcare has decided to cancel the working bee scheduled tomorrow.

Reminder: Working Bee, Sunday 25 January 2026

The Mount Rogers Landcare group is meeting at the Wickens Place carpark in Fraser at 8:30 am.

Please dress appropriately for the hot weather and bring plenty of drinking water.

No experience is necessary as you'll have plenty of guidance along the way!

We look forward to seeing you there!

First working bee for 2026, Sunday 25 January

Hi All,

First session of the year……

It’s going to be rather warm on Sunday so we’ll start at 8.30 and probably call it quits after about an hour or so depending on how we feel.

The ground will be hard but I’ve still managed to pull most smaller woody weed seedlings of late.  Also the dabbing after cutting may not be as effective as we would like…. So be it. We can map/record anything substantial we choose to leave. Bagging may be valuable too.

 

Meet at the Wickens Place carpark, off Bingley Crescent, Fraser,

on Sunday 25 January at

8.30am.

 

See you there.

Phil/Roger/Ted