First chemical free bitou weeding at Brunswick Heads

Hello to all you volunteers that braved the foul weather last Sunday, and came out to help weed the bitou at Brunswick Heads. We actually got the equivalent of about '4 tennis courts' (according to Cl. Richard Staples) in size, weeded!! That's quite a bite out of the bitou that's there. So if we can keep this up, we'll be done in no time, and can then move onto the little piece of land at the Cavanbah (next to main beach in Byron Bay).

 

These 2 pieces of land are quite visible to the public, so it's a wonderful opportunity for us to show what can be done in a relatively short period of time. Once we get the main weeds out, then it will just be a question of monitoring every 2 months or so, to get any new weed seedlings, and work on the Glory Lily.

 

We're planning to have our next workday on Saturday, the 19th June, and the crew will start around 9am. If you can make that time, great, if not, come when you are able, any little bit helps. It will be the same site: south of Brunswick surf club. There won't be a tent with refreshments this time, as that was the 'premier' start to our Chemical free weeding group. Alas I won't be at that workday, but I will at the next one, and I might tempt you all with some of my homemade raw chocolate delights!!

 

I will send a reminder email closer to the date, so please think of coming, and bring family and friends too. This is a great way to get to know a little bit of the coastal dunes, get some good exercise (Ellen calls it 'a bitou yoga'!) and get to know a great group of people. And yes, all the little critters big and small in that area can breathe easy because we're not dousing them in glyphosate.

 

We have a great "blog" site with the history of the journey so far over the past twelve months for any one who would like to go there the address is http://www.byronbitou.blogspot.com/

 

Cheers,

Hilary Bain

 

 

Rose Wanchap

Principal/Licensee

Red Rose Realty

P.O Box 466,

Byron Bay  NSW  2481

Ph: 02 6680 9505

Mob: 0427 016 451