Herbert Forest Working Bee 29 September 2024
Eleven of us gathered at the Swallows Carpark on the first morning of daylight saving summer time. A good effort from the usual crowd who come to the working bee’s. There were a variety of jobs on the list from cleaning up after wind events to step building and timber walkways to general snipping and tidying up.
A big effort to retrieve some of the steps deposited in other places so that the new walkway over a muddy slippery hole before the ladder on the Hoods. Most of the effort went into the Hoods and this walk has become better as a result.
The track is almost ready for the summer season, with just a bit more ongaonga control needed in patches and a bit more board walk over some particularly muddy bits.
After many years spent doing these jobs I have realised that there will always be more to do, but generally all the tracks are very walkable and show off a great slice of native bush.
Those who came were; Maurice and Phyllis, Mike, Jenny, Neville, John, Bess, David, Noel, Julian and Robbie
