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Landcare Okareka Working Bee Sat 24th September 2016

21/9/2016

Hello Landcare Okareka volunteers and supporters,

Thank you to everyone who came and helped with the big planting day at the Tarawera Transfer Station on Tarawera Road last month. We had a really great team of volunteers (from Tarawera, Okareka and Rotorua!) and managed to get in the ground about 1400 plants - and we had time for morning tea (thank you to everyone who helped with that, as well! and it was much appreciated by all of the hard working volunteers) and we were all finished by about 11.30 am.

THIS MONTH'S WORKING BEE
WHEN: Saturday 24th September 2016 from 9 am to 12 noon
WHERE: End of Acacia Road and Taumaihi peninsula area - planting and tidying up. It's been a while since we last had a working bee at the end of Acacia Road and onto the Taumaihi peninsula.
WHAT TO BRING: Strong footwear, gardening gloves, suitable clothing - who knows what the weather will do by then? Bring raincoats and leggings - and a sunhat - just in case.
TOOLS: spade, pruning gear (secateurs or loppers), hedge clippers, a wheel barrow - if you have one.
Bring your water bottle - we will have drinking water on site that you can refill if you need to.
We will provide morning tea for everyone, also.

Hoping to see many of you at this Working Bee.

Kind regards

Sandra Goodwin
Secretary
Landcare Okareka
Phone: 362 8865
Email: sgoodwin@actrix.co.nz

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Pest Trapping Workshop

10/9/2016

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Dear Landcare Okareka volunteers and supporters

I noticed this 1 hour long pest trapping workshop was being organised by Rotorua Canopy Tours.
It is for urban and rural landowners on Wednesday 14th September from 6.00 pm.
It is being held at Blue Lake Top 10 Holiday Park and is an event as part of Conservation Week.

Bookings are essential.
If you are interested either email gary@canopytours.co.nz or phone Canopy Tours (07) 343 1001

Kind regards

Sandra Goodwin
Secretary
Landcare Okareka

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Lake Okareka Walking Track Work Sat 10th Sept 2016

7/9/2016

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Dear Lake Okareka Walking Track Volunteers and Supporters

Over the winter progress has continued on the Lake Okareka Walking Track from Boyes beach to the DOC camp. Owen Builders have completed building the boardwalks and platforms. They have more mesh to add to the tops of these, but that will not happen until the cartage of track metal has been completed.

LOCA has recently purchased a small compact tractor (thanks to Piako Tractors, Te Ngae for their good deal) and a small manual tipping trailer (custom built by Prescott Trailers from Te Puke, also to a great price) to cart the gravel, timber and tools for the walking track - so much easier on volunteers' backs than using wheelbarrows. Rotorua Quarries on Okareka Loop Road have given us an extremely good deal for GAP 20 at no charge - and Terry Moore Ltd is providing the cartage at a very low cost - thank you to both of these local firms for their support.

WORKING BEE - THIS SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2016 from 9 am to 12 noon

Please park in the public car park at Boyes beach reserve, Millar Road and walk across the Boyes beach grassed reserve to the recreation building. Te Waiariki Purea Trust road way and car park area is likely to be very busy on Saturday morning with Te Au Rere Waka Ama people in there, for training.

WHAT TO BRING: Suitable clothing, sun hat and sunscreen, if sunny. Rain wear, if wet. Strong footwear. Bring a drink and a snack. Tools to bring if you have them: rakes, shovels and wheel barrows - even though we have the tractor we will need some wheel barrows to help in the area where we will be working. Good idea to have your tools marked in some way (name or coloured tape, etc), as they can get mixed up with others.

Please read the attached "Hazard Safety Register" before attending this Working Bee. You will be given a short Health & Safety briefing before this Working Bee starts and asked to sign the Health & Safety register for this Working Bee. If as a track building volunteer for LOCA you can see anything missing from this Hazard Safety Register, please let me know.

Kind regards

Sandra Goodwin
Secretary
Lake Okareka Community Assn
Phone: 07 362 8865
Email: sgoodwin@actrix.co.nz

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