February 3rd week

Coop 3 Flanagans

We will be restricting our activities to only Coop 3 at Thirroul Beach. We have left it alone so far. There are reasons why the other coops and neigbouring areas will be left out of activities.

New meeting place; the north side of the Thirroul Surf Club. Those driving should park near or in the surf club parking area.

 In order of how much of these weeds there are on that site:

1. Asparagus - there are two types in the coop.
   See the video above for the technique to remove it from sandy soil.
   Note: the key thing is to do one and only, one plant at a time
   Get EVERY frond not just some of them. Twist and pull, then shake.
   Bag the whole plant, don't chase the tubers.
   Start with the small plants on their own and build to larger plants and tangled plants.

2. Lantana. Do not attack whole plants, they are habitat. Use secuteurs to only remove branches that are competing with native plants.

3. Coastal morning glory - bag everything.

4. Observe and decide which native plants to remove this native vine from: 
   Cayratia japonica (common names: cayratia, bushkiller, yabu garashi & Japanese cayratia herb) a herbaceous plant native to Australia and Asia.  

 Some rubbish is also needed to be removed from that coop.

2025 the Very Large All Blacks

The track into Manifest Destiny is being overgrown.

Check the list for previous years for the sort of work we do this time of year, like remove Solanum americanum, commonly known as American black nightshade; small-flowered nightshade or glossy nightshade. It is a herbaceous flowering plant of wide, though uncertain, native range.

2024 Clean Up Oz

We have scouted the rubbish.  
Three main locations:

• under the bridge, northside
• up at the creek bend
• along the back of the joined up lagoon, especially both ends

We supply bags & gloves & a pickup stick or two.

Some Alocasia brisbanensis is a victim of vandalism.
Second hour or so its the Cycleway's big Lantana, big Fleabane, big Polygala, Bidens & a few stray Lilies, esp. on Steve's Beach.

2023

We may need some solid spade work along the stony road to get the Lily bulbs.
Bulbs & all flowers go in our bags.
The beach front now has tall Bidens, Nightshades & Fleabanes, in flower & seed. Secateurs & bags needed here too. Big Bidens are also sprouting on the east side of the cycleway towards the grassy area.
Hoping our Stonecrop/ Money Plant expert is on deck for the new outbreak of this garden escapee. 

2022 Worklist

There are mountains of weed to be done in but Condon's Corner, Andrew's Apocalypse & the Blady Grass areas were the priorities.