Higgins Landcare Group

02/06/2026

Higgins Landcare will be holding its next working bee / information session on Sunday 14 June from 10am to midday at our Brazel Street site in Higgins (Canberra).

There's not a lot to do at the moment. We will concentrate on removing cape w**d from our best areas and lopping off seed heads from any stray African Love Grass that hasn't figured out that winter has arrived. Please join us. No experience necessary.
Ginninderra Catchment Group Landcare ACT

10/05/2026

How enchanting is a massed display of the often under-appreciated little daisy, Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leaved Fuzz-Daisy)? Here it is in a newly rehabilitated section of Natural Temperate Grassland at Budjan Galindgi in Franklin. Kudos to the volunteers and ACT Government rangers who care for this beautiful space.

02/05/2026

Higgins Landcare was pretty excited to see these lovely Superb Parrots drinking from the drain behind Higgins Shops. Then, we saw them doing it again the following day. It is a spot favoured by the parrots for drinking and bathing due to its openness - easy to spot predators. Higgins Landcare has been granted permission to do a little w**ding in this area so we are equally excited to officially start that new adventure. You will see some new signs there.

Speaking of w**ding and signs, our next working bee will be at our Cantor Crescent site (Fullagar side of the shops) on Sunday, 17 May from 10am to 12 midday. New signs there too. Check them out. Hope to see you there. No landcare experience necessary. All welcome.
Ginninderra Catchment Group, Landcare ACT Tara Cheyne MLA Jo Clay MLA Peter Cain MLA Yvette Berry MLA

30/03/2026

It's that time of the year when we are all getting a little chilly and some of us are tempted to take sticks and logs from our public spaces, including our local parks, for our wood stoves. However, think of our wildlife. They don't have access to sustainably sourced firewood from the local hardware shop, so please leave timber where you find it and our wildlife will thrive.

28/03/2026

Landcare Events - April 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/ginninderralandcare/events-newsletter-april-2026
Lots happening this April across our landcare network -- community caring bee at Dunlop Microforest (29th Mar), open day and free sausage sizzle at Croke Place Wetlands, Evatt (11th Apr), farewell celebration for ecologist Sarah Sharp (9th Apr), and afternoon tea with Friends of Belconnen Oval Wetland (19th Apr). And of course, regular meetups with our landcarer groups -- all welcome to join in!

18/03/2026

The recent rain has brought our Cantor Crescent grassy woodland to life again. The second last image shows a diverse healthy woodland and just across the road the scourge that is thigh deep African Lovegrass, an exotic transformer w**d. I’m sure you are familiar with it now, our parks and verges are covered in it. Having manually removed huge amounts of this grass from Cantor we were pleased to see today only random regrowth, easily maintained. The remnant native growth is thriving 💕

01/03/2026

10 bags of landfill waste collected. Many small pieces of plastic packaging saved from entering our water catchment. In addition to bottles, batteries, vapes, golf balls, heavy metal blades off a commercial mower 😉Liz took first prize with her pedestal fan. Maverick was number one junior with his big ‘little’ bag full. Thanks everyone for your help 💕
Ginninderra Catchment Group
Clean Up Australia

23/02/2026

This is the area we will be cleaning up at our event on Sunday 1st March. Let’s stop this rubbish getting into our waterways

23/02/2026

We are participating in Clean Up Australia Day.
We will provide rubbish bags and gloves if you don't have your own.

🌏🧤 Join your community this Clean Up Australia Day - Sun 1st Mar

It’s time to take out the trash! Let’s scour our parks, streets and waterways to collect rubbish and put it where it belongs – in the bin. Otherwise, guess where it ends up? Yep… our waterways.

🧹 Clean ups from our landcare friends in the Ginninderra Catchment:

Sunday 1st March:

▪️ Emu Creek Landcare Clean Up | 9-11am
Meet: corner Hennessy St & Renny Pl, Belconnen

▪️ Crace Landcare Clean Up | 9-10am
Meet: Crace Recreation Park Playground

▪️ Higgins Landcare Clean Up | 9am
Meet: carpark off Ormsby Pl, Holt

▪️ Wallaroo Landcare Clean Up | 10am-12pm
Meet: Hall Cemetery entrance, Wallaroo Rd, Hall

💧 Can’t make the 1st?

Join one of GCG’s Urban Rivers Clean Ups:

▪️ Sat 7th March – Harrison | 9-11am
Meet: carpark, corner Wimmera St & Collaroy St, Harrison

▪️ Sat 14th March – Macgregor | 9-11am
Meet: End of Swift Pl, Macgregor

✅ RSVPs appreciated but not essential
👉 Please sign in on arrival (insurance purposes), collect gear & get a safety briefing

Remember: sun protection, sturdy shoes, and a water bottle ☀️👟💧

🔗 Links to events + the Clean Up Australia map are in the comments below 👇

See you out there!

17/02/2026

The draft ACT Nature Conservation Strategy 2026-2036 is now open for comment. Find out how you can have your say here - https://yoursayconversations.act.gov.au/nature-conservation-strategy-2025-2035