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Written by Roleybushcare
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 14:25 |
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| Location |
Stonegate Road |
| Assessment No. |
182777 |
| Reserve No. |
39812 |
| Dieback Treatment |
9 Nov 1997-inject all Banksias & 1/3 Jarrahs.
14 Dec 1997-finished injecting Jarrahs & sprayed all the Reserve.
20 Nov 2005-Jarrahs treated.
19 Feb 2012-All Jarrahs, Bansias, Persoonias injected.
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| Revegetation |
14 Sep 1997-clear rubbish
21 Jun 1998-clear rubbish & plant seedlings
11 Jul 1999-weed & plant seedlings
10 Jun 2001-plant seedlings
7 Jul 2002-plant seedlings
13 Jul 2003-plant seedlings (part of National Tree Day)
11 Jul 2004-plant seedlings (part of National Tree Day)
15 May 2005-plant seedlings
18 Jun 2006-plant seedlings
17 Jun 2007-plant seedlings
1 Jun 2008-plant seedlings
9 Aug 2009-National Tree Day-plant seedlings
8 Aug 2010-National Tree Day-planted 1000 seedlings
7 Aug 2011-National Tree Day-planted 1300 seedlings
9 Oct 2011-Reserve cleared of dead scrub to lower the fire hazard.
5 Aug 2012-National Tree Day-planted 1000 seedlings.
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| Burn |
approx 1994 (local residents estimate)
Council checked the Reserve in 2011 and found the fuel load acceptable. |
| History |
This Reserve was part of a larger property. There is a pad down the right side of the Reserve where the old house stood. Remnants of old crockery have can sometimes be found there. Also near the front on Stonegate Road, there is a cement slab which covers an old well. |
| Comments |
Roleybushcare has worked for many years in Stonegate Reserve There was a possibility at one time that it would be sold off. Roleybushcare (alias the Roleystone Dieback Action Group) worked with the Reserve's neighbouring residents. Dieback Treatment is carried out on the Reserve. This is a chore undertaken every 4 to 5 years in spring or summer. The Friends of Stonegate Reserve worked hard to remove the many Lucerne trees and introduced plants. they also removed masses of rubbish. We plant seedlings in the winter. Our main problem is to combat the weeds. A group of concerned locals under the supervision of the Reserve Custodian are spending time combating this problem. If you would like to help, please email
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and register your interest.
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| Custodian |
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The front of the Reserve was very bare when we first started working here and the ground was covered in weeds. The area has been planted with seedlings native to this area and the ground in between was covered with mulch. Slowly the seedlings have grown and now the front looks wonderful. We continue to fill in the bare areas each winter with new plants.
The back of the Reserve is quite good. There is more denser vegetation and not as many weeds.
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Weeds out of control this year so more work needed. All seedlings planted are local species sourced from an accredited nursery.
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August 2009 - Starting to make progress. Weeds are down and seedlings are starting to survive.
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The 2012 fire made us all aware of the important of fuel loads in the Reserve so in October of that year, Roleybushcare with a dedicated group of neighbouring families cleared most of the dead shrubs in the Reserve to lower the fire hazard. The huge pile of wood was then removed by the City of Armadale. This was done with the approval of the City's Environment Officer.
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Last Updated on Friday, 19 October 2012 17:08 |
