Sheepwash Creek Landcare working bee
2025-03-23 09:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | 30 Holmes Road, 30 Holmes Road, Red Hill, VIC, 3937, Australia
Join us for a morning of weeding at Landcare members John and Janet’s property, followed by a delicious morning tea.
For more information, and to RSVP please email Michelle at mdelacoeur@gmail.com

Develop an Integrated and Coordinated Pest Animal Program
2025-03-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Mechanics Hall, 19 Mechanics Road, Red Hill, VIC
Invasive pest animals are a big problem impacting on biodiversity and catchment assets and farm productivity on the Mornington Peninsula. Whether its introduced predators such as foxes or feral cats, or introduced herbivivores such as rabbits or deer, it is important to have a strategic approach to pest management.
The strategic approach promotes coordinated action that aims to reduce the damage caused by pests to an acceptable level in order to achieve a desired outcome (e.g. improved agricultural production or to conserve biodiversity).
Learn about the key principles that form the basis of the strategic approach in order to plan and carry out pest animal management:

What is a pest?
Is eradication possible?
A whole of system approach
Planning and Monitoring

Through this process of defining what the pest problem is and working out what outcome stakeholders want as a result of doing pest management, you will have the skills to implement an effective plan of action to manage pest animal damage.
Cost: Free – coffee and morning tea provided.
Bookings essential: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/develop-a-coordinated-and-integrated-pest-animal-project-tickets-1112277504959?aff=oddtdtcreator
Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.

Friend or Foe? Weed Lookalikes Workshop
2025-03-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Flinders Civic Hall, 56 Cook Street, Flinders, Victoria, 3929, Australia
Do you know how to tell a European Blackberry apart from a Native Raspberry? Would you know a rare Muttonwood tree if you came across one while weeding Sweet Pittosporum? Do you know your Sallow Wattle from your Blackwood?
Many of our indigenous plant species are often mistaken as weeds? Plant identification skills are an important skill to ensure our precious biodiversity is not inadvertently lost during weed control efforts.
If you would like to find out more about common lookalike species to confidently identify plant pests and indigenous species commonly mistaken as weeds, you are warmly invited to participate in this informative and interactive workshop where you will learn about:
• Features, tips and tricks to help identify plant species
• A selection of native plants commonly mistaken for weeds
• Serious weeds & what to look out for
• Where to get ongoing support in your plant identification
There will be coffee and morning tea provided.
Cost: Free
Partnering to tackle Pests on the Peninsula – a Landcare approach is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.
Registrations: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/friend-or-foe-weed-lookalikes-workshop-tickets-1112179120689?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sheepwash Creek Landcare working bee
2025-04-13 09:30 - 11:30
Join us for a morning of weeding at Landcare members Sharyn & Peter’s property, followed by a delicious morning tea.
For more information, and to RSVP please email Michelle at mdelacoeur@gmail.com
Address: 760 Whitehill Road, Red Hill

Arthurs Seat State Park Working Bee with Sheepwash Creek
2025-05-04 09:30 - 11:30
This will be our last landcare working bee before we break for the winter.
Usually we aim for the second Sunday of the month but the following Sunday is Mother’s Day so we brought it forward.
We will be working in Holmes Road Reserve. We haven’t worked in this section of the State Park before, however we had contractors working there a few years ago.
The Reserve is opposite John and Janet’s property and they have kindly offered for us to park our cars on their property and to have morning tea at their house. Thank you Janet and John.
May the 4th (Otherwise known as Star Wars Day) 9:30-11:30
Arthurs Seat State Park – Holmes Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aCvMBcDoUdm8mmRQ9
May the 4th be with you.
For more information and to RSVP please email Michelle at mdelacoeur@gmail.

Postponed (TBA) - How to Fund & Promote Your Pest Control Project
2025-06-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Flinders Civic Hall, 56 Cook Street, Flinders, Victoria, 3929, Australia
Invasive species like rabbits, foxes, deer, feral cats, and environmental weeds are taking a toll on our local ecosystems and biodiversity, threatening the very landscapes that make the Mornington Peninsula so special. With our collective effort, we can make a real difference.
This workshop is a chance to learn how you can ensure our community unites to take action—whether as a volunteer, a landholder, or an advocate. Join us on the front lines of conservation for this bespoke workshop to support The Mornington
Peninsula Landcare Network, its member groups and volunteers to explore how they might engage, attract participation and fund pest plant and animal projects on the Mornington Peninsula.
The workshop will cover the following elements:

Engaging Communities in Pest Plant and Animal Projects to foster community excitement and involvement in pest plant and animal projects.
Marketing for Maximum Reach learning how we can make sure our pest plant and animal projects stand out.
Securing Funding for Impact, going Beyond Traditional Approaches to secure funding for environmental projects

Each session will be interactive, giving participant the tools, ideas, and confidence to spark meaningful change and sustain momentum in their projects.
Join the Forever Agenda for an inspiring and practical day of insights, strategy, and community!
Register for your free ticket at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-to-fund-and-promote-your-pest-animal-project-for-maximum-reach-tickets-1139330200299?aff=oddtdtcreator

Arthurs Seat State Park working bee with Sheepwash Creek Landcare
2025-08-10 09:30 - 11:30
Join us for a therapeutic Sunday morning of weeding in the beautiful Arthurs Seat State Park, followed by a satisfying morning tea.
New members are most welcome.
For more information, and to RSVP please email Michelle at mdelacoeur@gmail.com
Please let us know if you are coming so we know who to expect on the day.
Note there has been a change to the location for this event.
New location:
The old quarry road off Arthurs Seat Rd. There is room for some cars here. Or park in the carpark at the painted tanks and walk down along the wide track beside the road. https://maps.app.goo.gl/W38uoyb5YUuiEYDK7
Red Cross: meeting place; Blue Line: walking track alongside Arthurs Seat Rd from the painted water tank carpark.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ring
Mark 0403819579 or Michelle 0419579277

Sheepwash Creek Landcare working bee
2025-09-14 09:30 - 23:30 | Arthurs Seat State Park
Join us for a morning of weeding at Arthurs Seat State Park, followed by a delicious morning tea.
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eb8cpqZzwQ2ggy286
For more information, and to RSVP please email Michelle at mdelacoeur@gmail.com

Sheepwash Creek working bee in Arthurs Seat State Park
2025-10-12 09:30 - 11:30
Join us for a morning of weeding in Arthurs Seat State Park, followed by a delicious morning tea.
New members welcome.
Meeting location: Old dirt road to the back of the quarry where we’ve worked for the past two working bees. We’ve made a huge impact but there’s a more to do https://maps.app.goo.gl/o27ZfcfJPG8U9BDe6

For more information, and to RSVP please email Michelle at mdelacoeur@gmail.com

Sheepwash Creek Landcare Working Bee & AGM
2025-11-09 09:30 - 11:30
Date: 9th November 2025
Location: John and Janet’s property. 30 Holmes Rd, Red Hill 3937
Drive down Eatons Cutting from the RH School. Turn right onto Holmes Rd. Look out for our landcare signs.
It will be wonderful to see the progress from our clearing weeds over the last few years and planting natives.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WxBouYEDVWJwKjiM9
Time: 9:30-11:30
Afterwards: Please bring something to share. We will run our AGM while we enjoy a well deserved snack and something to drink. This will be our last working bee for the year and a lovely way to celebrate our achievements.
Please RSVP so we have an idea of numbers.
For more information, and to RSVP please email Michelle at mdelacoeur@gmail.com
