Hammond Park Planting Bee Sat 30 June 1 - 3
"Child-Friendly" Rain or Shine.
Meet: Malcolm Street Entrance to Hammond Park Boardwalk
Wear: Long sleeves, gardening gloves, gumboots or similar
Bring: A spade or trowel and a raincoat if it looks like rain!
What: Planting 400 plants (kids plant in flat area and unaccompanied adults plant in swampy bit)
Afternoon tea in the park afterwards.
It's also an opportunity to meet Conservation Co-ordinator Paula Smith and find out if she can help you plant natives & remove pests & weeds on your Hammond gully section.
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Learning to Draw
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Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.5% Yes! New Year, New Me
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19.8% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.6% Nah - not for me
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