Table of Contents:

• Bushcare Information
• Survey - Bushcare Days/Times
• Heysen Kitchen Cafe
• Tours of Glenthorne
• City of Marion Biodiversity Plan
• Majors Road Update
• Acknowledgement of Country

This Sunday, (3/3/2024) is the next Friends Bushcare Day.

We will meet at 10am at Carpark 1. To get there, follow the Park Road down from the Ranger’s Station to the T Junction then turn right into Carpark 1, which is behind the Shearing Shed and Main Shed.

Our Butterfly Project areas need a little attention, so we will work on the area just North of the Second Reveg area. This needs slashing, spraying and hand weeding. (Grid Ref: J:7)

Always be mindful of the forecast weather and our Hot Weather Policy.  If the forecasted temperature is 34 degrees or higher, the Bushcare Day is cancelled. If you are unwell, please do the right thing and stay at home.

If you need any help finding us, then please ring one of the following.

Alan:     0411 595 910
Karen:   0479 048 394
Martin:  0403 804 306

Bushcare Events at Glenthorne NP-IY:

• Each Wednesday at 9am
• 1st  Sunday, 10-4pm  (Pods 24 & 29 Grid M6 &M7)
• 2nd Saturday 10-4pm (Second Reveg Grid:J7-J10)
• 3rd Sunday 10-4pm (Native Grass Compound Grid K6)

At RDA (Riding for Disabled) 

• 4th Saturday:   9-12pm  (RDA Front Garden)

There has been a total of 6 Responses so far.

Results of the Bushcare Day Survey:

Day

• 3 for Sunday
• 3 for Monday
• 1 for Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Time

• 3 for 9am
• 1 for 10am
• 1 for 12 noon
• 1 for 3pm
• 4 want an earlier summer start time

Other Opportunities

• 1 wanted After Work Bushcare
• No-one wanted After-School Bushcare
• No-one wanted Bush Kindy

Do you want your view counted too?  Then please fill out this On-Line survey of six multiple choice questions.

The survey is at this link:  https://www.friendsofglenthorne.org.au/bushcare-survey/

Have you visited the Heysen Kitchen Cafe? It is one of the shops on Heysen Drive, Trott Park. If you do, say "Hi" to our good friends, Rusty and Narina. Their fare is very good (they catered for our Butterfly Planting event) and they have an extensive menu.  Their opening times are:

• Sunday              8 am–2 pm
• Monday         7:30 am–2 pm
• Tuesday        Closed
• Wednesday   Closed
• Thursday      7:30 am–2 pm, 5–8 pm
• Friday          7:30 am–2 pm, 5–8 pm
• Saturday      8 am–2 pm

If you mention that you are a "Friend of Glenthorne", then they will give you 5% discount off your bill.

David Speirs is still offering guided Tours of Glenthorne, covering the Past, Present, and Future of the Park.

Click this link to register to join one of these tours.

The City of Marion is very excited to share with us their draft Biodiversity Plan 2024-2029.

As you will see, this new plan represents a significant increase in funding and scope from the 2018-2023 Remnant Native Vegetation Plan. This is due to many factors, but some of the most compelling are requests from Friends Groups and members of the public to enhance and protect our environment.

They would love for you to provide comment and give your feedback and/or support to the plan, which lays out the broad projects and associated funding for the next 5 years, however much of the detail will be up to us to create as we work with stakeholders and partners to deliver the plan.

The plan also features some beautiful photographs by volunteers, for which they are grateful.

To provide feedback, please visit this webpage and create a profile if you do not already have one: Sign in | Making Marion

From there you will be taken to the open engagements, and can select the Biodiversity Plan.
Please feel free to share with your networks, family and friends – anyone who lives in, works, or visits City of Marion has a stake in how our biodiversity is managed.

Contact:
Sam Ryan - Open Space Volunteer Coordinator
City of Marion
Office Hours Monday & Thursday
M:  0466 388 567
PO Box 21 Park Holme SA 5043

For any further information regarding updates for Majors Road please visit the DIT website.

https://DIT.sa.gov.au/majorsinterchange

The Friends of Glenthorne acknowledge that Glenthorne National Park - Ityamaiitpinna Yarta is part of the traditional lands of the Kaurna people and we respect them and appreciate their innate and spiritual connection with the land and waters of Glenthorne.

We aspire to work alongside them in taking care of this land and community to restore Glenthorne to be once again, a healthy native habitat.