On February 8th our working bee volunteers split into three groups; one to pull gazania off the nature strips before they start infesting the coastal reserve, the second group pulled a heavy infestation of English Ivy (Header helix) in the Alan Birt Reserve, and the other group were clearing weeds engulfing last year’s plantings on the boat ramp slope. With some Bass Coast Shire Council work crew support we may be able to get the kikuyu on the hill slope and the Ivy regrowth sprayed in the near future. Below is a before and after shot of a mature gum in danger of being strangled by the ivy. As you can see, it is now a climbable object for adventurous kids!