2022 Report

Comment on the Year and Statistics

FOWP conducted 13 events in 2022, but the number of volunteers dropped and the overall trend is down, which is a worry. The decline in 2022 is partly due to more than the usual events being cancellations due to weather.

See the tables below

Wellington Statistics 2022

Link to Events for Years 2022

Pretty DepressingTuesday 4 January 2022 For the third month in a row the attempt to work on the track at Thark Ridge was thwarted by weather. This time drizz...

There At Last Thark Ridge Tuesday 1 February 2022 After having the past three months attempts to do some maintenance on Thark Ridge we finally got a fine...

New Town RivuletTuesday 22 March Weeding for the planting site at New Town Rivulet was put off from 8th to 22nd March because of rain, but unfortunately it ...

Goat HillsTuesday 5 April 2022 We have done a lot of work around Goat Hills over the years, most recently last year. On this occasion we returned to...

Glen Dhu Erica Tuesday 12 April 2022 This was both a walk and a site check for weeds, but in reality, it was more a weeding expedition. That was in part ...

Kalang WeedsTuesday 3 May 2022 One of the areas mentioned for Friends of Wellington Park action was in Kalang beside an informal track near Barossa Cree...

Spectacular Weeding ExpeditionGlen Dhu Tuesday 10 May 2022 The aim was to remove the Erica at the lowest site on the old Glen Dhu fire trail, and we went in from Nicholls...

More Weeds Discovered Kalang Site Tuesday 5 July 2022 On arriving at the site, the first task was to clear what was thought to be a smattering of Spanish Heath...

New Town Rivulet Tuesday 16 August 2002 Over the past few years, Friends of Wellington Park have obtained grant funding and done other work with Hobart City...

Kalang Gully Tuesday 6 September Last time at this spot we ran out time to finish clearing Spanish Heath at the head of Barossa Creek and that was the in...

Goat HillsTuesday 4 October 2022 At last, a fine day for working at Goat Hills. Initially the area above Goat Fire Trail was checked over and all ...

Working at Inglewood in rain, hail and shine1 November 2022 Five Friends of Wellington Park volunteers and a Bushcare team leader spent several hours weeding around the edge of Welling...

New Town Falls Creek Tuesday 29 November 2022 Earlier this year, Spanish heath was discovered growing along the creek above New Town Falls. On Tuesday 29 Novem...

Working Among the FloraMount Connection Track Tuesday 6 December 2022 This was a walk along the track to Mount Connection, trimming vegetation along the way. Sev...

2022 Report

Comment on the Year and Statistics

Link to Events for Years 2022

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