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Table of Contents:

• Bushcare Information
• Credit Card Payments
• Glenthorne History Book, 2nd Edition
• COOTS Plant Sale
• Community Grassland website
• Recent Events Report
• Tours of Glenthorne
• Native Plant Nursery Update
• Marion "My Services" App.
• Ignoble Awards
• Big Thirsty Australia
• Acknowledgement of Country

Glenthorne is an ideal place to research nature.

"Research is formulised curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose" - Zora Neale Hurston

We have changed to the 1st & 2nd Saturdays, 3rd Sundays, and each Wednesday morning at Glenthorne.

This Saturday, (5/4/2025) is the First Saturday of the month, and is our first Bushcare Day for April.  (Please don't plan to attend BushCare this Sunday).

We meet first at Carpark One behind the Shearing Shed. (To get there, follow the Park Road down from the Ranger’s Station, then turn right into Carpark 1.)

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

Martin:  0403 804 306
Alan:     0411 595 910
Bob:     0419 408 851

Bushcare Events at Glenthorne NP-IY:

• Each Wednesday - 9am to noon.
• 1st  & 2nd Saturday 10-4pm
  (Note: This has changed from First Sunday to the First Saturday.)
• 3rd Sunday 10-4pm

At RDA (Riding for Disabled) 

• 4th Saturday:   9-12pm  (RDA Front Garden) Volunteers from the Riding For Disabled will be joining us for these Bush Care days at RDA.

Always be mindful of the forecast weather and our Hot Weather Policy.  If the BOM forecasted temperature is 34 degrees or higher, the Bushcare Day is cancelled. See the BOM O'Halloran Hill Forecast Information here

If you are unwell, please do the right thing and stay at home.

Bushcare Mailing List

If you want to receive irregular Bushcare Notifications, subscribe to our BushCarers E-Mailing List. To do this, just send an email to BushCarers-Join@FriendsOfGlenthorne.org.au

Bushcare: It’s not Rocket Science, it’s much more difficult than that.

We are now able to accept Secure Credit Card Payments from our Website.

This is easier than having to make Bank Transfer payments to our Bank Account, but it will attract a 2.2% surcharge.

Click on these links to make these Credit Card payments:

• https://www.friendsofglenthorne.org.au/heritage/book/
• https://www.friendsofglenthorne.org.au/membership/

The much awaited Second Edition of our history book, "Glenthorne - A definite history, an indefinite politics" was launched on Sunday 21 July, 2024.

Cost: $35.00
Postage: $15.00

If you would like to purchase your own copy of this book, then please reply to this email, or click the link below to go to our website, to purchase this book on-line.

http://friendsofglenthorne.org.au/heritage/book/

On each First Sunday of the Month, the Australian Plant Society COOTS(*) group host a Plant Sale at their Clubrooms in Goodwood.

Where: 1 Minute Walk from the Goodwood Railway Station.  21a Richards Tce. Goodwood.

When: 12 noon to 3.00pm.

There will be knowledgeable environmentalists attending so if you have any questions about native plants, birds, insects and other such matters, please come along and have a chat with the COOTS team.

The Glenthorne History book will also be on sale for just $35. Cash and credit card facilities available.

* COOTS = Conservation Of Our Threatened Species.

Our Community Grassland Project, initiated by Dr. Max McQuillan has its own website. See it at https://www.glenthornegrassland.com

The past month has been rather busy.

• Slashing around the Charlotte Tree area, and Shearing Shed Pond.
• Weeding and Watering around the Munitions Hut plantings.
• Seed Collecting.
• Drilling 'n Filling Olives near the Glass House ruins.

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

David would love to see you.

To register for a tour, either

• Click this link , or
• Point your phone camera to the QR Code below, and then go to the Webpage that the QR code identifies.

A "Development Application" needs to be submitted to the Council (City of Marion).  DIT have engaged an Engineering firm to progress the necessary engineering activities required for the nursery site.  This firm have a comprehensive engineering team that can assist with all elements of the design required to push the DA forward.  

To complete the Development Application, further research is needed at the RDA site to understand the ground conditions for the footing and slab design for the shed.  

Assessment is needed for the the existing Grey-waste Water system to see if any amendments are required to accommodate the nursery.  If amendments are required, an approval with SA Health may be needed.

Once these things are done, we can expect another get together with DIT is expected, to work through the next level of detail, and to discuss the timeline for the Development Approval and the construction in more detail.

DIT remain committed to completing the construction of the nursery as part of the Majors Road Interchange project, which is on track to be completed by the end of 2025.

The City of Marion has now joined this Phone App, so you can very easily do a number of things:

• To Report an issue to the council, (cracked footpath, fallen branch, declared weeds, etc) or
• To Locate a Council Facility near you, or
• To keep track of which bins to put out, and when.

To Install this handy App to your phone/device, click/visit the link below:

https://www.marion.sa.gov.au/services-we-offer/my-local-services-app?utm_source=city_limits&utm_medium=october

Most of the current 27.6M Australians are oblivious of the momentous changes taking place in Australia’s water security due to population growth and climate change.

For 200 years, Australia’s expanding population has driven demand for more water. As population continues to grow due to high immigration levels, concerns about water security are also mounting.

Recent major droughts (1997-2009 and 2017-19) have put pressure on water supplies in both small towns and capital cities, prompting state governments to commission large-scale desalination plants.

Sustainable Population Australia is an independent not-for-profit organisation seeking to protect the environment and our quality of life by ending population growth in Australia and globally, while rejecting racism and involuntary population control.

SPA is an environmental advocacy organisation, not a political party. See their Website for more information on this.   https://population.org.au

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.