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Spring into action with Sunshine Working Bee, AGM and New Ways to Give Back

We have one last visit to move some mulch and weed before our NTD next month. Help us prepare the site to make this a successful planting.

Sunshine's next key event is National Tree Day on Sunday 27 July @ Lower Sunshine. Please join us for a wonderful environmental day of community.

This beauty was recently spotted in Upper Sunshine during the summer.  Did you know it is saprophytic, meaning it relies on fungi in the soil for nutrients instead of photosynthesis?

On Saturday 1 June, we were fortunate to explore Upper Sunshine on the ground with guide and Ecologist Mal Legg. We have engaged Mal to conduct a comprehensive Flora and Fauna survey of Upper Sunshine.

March had seen a mere 3.5 mm rainfall and plants were clearly under heat stress. Thankfully the heavens opened on Easter Monday with 54 mm of much needed rain. This last quarter has seen Mornington Peninsula Shire work covering multiple sites throughout the Reserve.

Happy New Year. It is a summer like no other. With abundant rain comes a mass of green growth and weirdly Funghi (Omphalotus nidiformis!) The Reserve looks in good health with funded works progressing well. Our National Tree Day site is GROWING with some of the plant guards removed.

As we move into the warmer months, we watch the grassy weeds GROW! Over the last months much of the Naturelinks work in the 5 different areas of the Reserve are focusing on the explosion of grassy weeds.

A huge thank you to Roger Annear from the Rotary Club of Mount Martha for successfully nominating Sunshine Reserve for an Australia Post People of Post Grant ($950).  These connections and the significant support within our community are valued and the funds will go towards an exciting project ahead - watch this space.