Sunday 4 June 2023: Bush Restoration
Meet in the carpark for Millington Reserve near the clubrooms, off Elliott Road, on the South Side of St Mary’s School, 9:00 – 11:00 am, includes morning tea. Look for the Friends of Trigg Bushland banner! Text Mitch on 0488 561 583 or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com for more information.
Sunday 7 May 2023: Bush Restoration
Meet in the carpark for Millington Reserve near the clubrooms, off Elliott Road, on the South Side of St Mary’s School, 9:00 – 11:00 am, includes morning tea. Look for the Friends of Trigg Bushland banner! Text Mitch on 0488 561 583 or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com for more information.
Saturday 29 April 2023: Guided Walk
Guided walks in Trigg Bushland are held only when there is a fifth Saturday in the month, making them quite special.
The next guided walk is on Saturday, 29 April 2023 commencing at 8:00 am from the south side of St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School (free parking available off Elliott Road). See the map below and look for the banner!
Walks usually last two hours, or more, but, of course, you can leave at any time. The walk is at a gentle pace on established paths. Bring your hat and water bottle as well as your camera and binoculars. Covered shoes and long pants are recommended.
Children are welcome. It is a good learning opportunity for all of us.
Text Mitch on 0488 561 583, or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com, if you have any questions.
Thursday 13 April and Sunday 16 April: Smart Phone Photography Event
Join celebrated wildflower photographer Sophie Xiang to learn how to use your phone camera to capture beautiful images of our local flora. For more information or to register please see here.
Sunday, 2 April 2023: Bush Restoration
Breathe the fresh air and enjoy the ocean views from this beautiful spot in Trigg Bushland. We will spend an hour or two watering seedlings planted two years ago by students from St Mary’s Junior School.
Meet other nature lovers.
Please wear long pants, closed in shoes and sun protection.
The Friends of Trigg Bushland will provide watering cans for both adults and kids.
Meet opposite 46 Peet Crescent at 8:00 am. Look for the banner! If possible please do not park on the verge. Note this is the last day of The Aussies Surf Lifesaving Championships at Trigg and Scarborough and parking may still be at a premium.
Sunday, 5 March 2023: Bush Restoration
Breathe the fresh air and enjoy the ocean views from this beautiful spot in Trigg Bushland. We will spend an hour or two watering seedlings planted two years ago by students from St Mary’s Junior School.
Meet other nature lovers and enjoy Jennie’s delicious homemade brownies afterwards.
Please wear long pants, closed in shoes and sun protection.
The Friends of Trigg Bushland will provide watering cans for both adults and kids.
Meet opposite 46 Peet Crescent at 8:00 am. Look for the banner! If possible please do not park on the verge.
Sunday, 5 February 2023: Bush Restoration
Meet opposite 46 Peet Crescent, 8:00 – 10:00 am, includes morning tea. Look for the banner! Please avoid parking on the verge.
We will be watering (watering cans provided) and a review of survival rates of seedlings planted by St Mary’s Junior School.
Text Mitch on 0488 561 583 or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com for more information.
Friday, 20 January 2023: Welcome in the New Year Evening
Please join us for a casual catch up to welcome in the New Year. We would love you to drop past and say hi, or stay for a drink and nibbles. Families welcome, hope to see you there!
Sunday, 1 January 2023: Bush Restoration
Meet in the carpark for Millington Reserve near the clubrooms, off Elliott Road, on the South Side of St Mary’s School, 8:00 – 10:00 am, includes morning tea. Look for the Friends of Trigg Bushland banner! Text Mitch on 0488 561 583 or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com for more information.
Guided Walks Schedule
There are a series of guided nature walks at Landsdale, Koondoola, Lake Gwelup and Star Swamp reserves. Guided walks in Trigg Bushland are held only when there is a fifth Saturday in the month, making them quite special. Upcoming dates are as follows:
- 29 April 2023
- 29 July 2023
- 30 September 2023
- 30 December 2023
The walks commence at 8:00 am from the carpark on the south side of St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, just off Elliott Road. See the map below and look for the banner! Parking is free but sometimes it can be crowded.
Walks usually last two hours, or more, but, of course, you can leave at any time. The walk is at a gentle pace on established paths. Bring your hat and water bottle as well as your camera and binoculars. Covered shoes and long pants are recommended.
Children are welcome. It is a good learning opportunity for all.
Text Mitch on 0488 561 583, or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com, if you have any questions.
Sunday, 4 December 2022: Bush Restoration
Meet in the carpark for Millington Reserve near the clubrooms, off Elliott Road, on the South Side of St Mary’s School, 8:00 – 10:00 am, includes morning tea. Look for the Friends of Trigg Bushland banner! Text Mitch on 0488 561 583 or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com for more information.
Saturday, 29 October 2022: Guided Walk and Bushtucker Tasting
Dear All, the bushtucker tasting session with Dale Tilbrook, a Wardandi Bibbulmum woman, is all ready fully subscribed. Sorry if you missed out. If you would like to attend please text Mitch on 0488 561 583 in case there are any cancellations. The guided walk is still available to all.
Sunday, 25 September 2022: Wildflower Fiesta
The Friends of Trigg Bushland have partnered with the Friends of Star Swamp and the Urban Bushland Council to host a Wildflower fiesta this spring! Please join us for this family friendly event at the Henderson Education Centre, located in Star Swamp bushland. We look forward to seeing you there.
The Friends of Trigg Bushland monitor groundwater levels monthly at six sites in the bushland.
The location of the sites is shown below. The table shows the results from September this year and compares it to the previous month and the same time last year. The figures show the distance from ground level to the watertable.
| Site | 20.09.2021 (cm) | Last month | This time last year |
| AS1 | 222 | 212 | 236 |
| AS2 | 262 | 253 | 284 |
| TR4 | 3160 | 3164 | 3193 |
| TR3 | 2807 | 2807 | 2837 |
| TR2 | 1563 | 1562 | 1591 |
| TR1 | 1128 | 1121 | 1142 |
Of course, monitoring data becomes more meaningful when examined over a much longer period of time.
If you are interested in learning how to measure the watertable levels in Trigg Bushland, please text Mitch on 0488 561 583 or e-mail triggbushland@gmail.com
No experience is necessary and transport can be provided.
Sunday, 25 July 2021: Friends of Trigg Bushland and Friends of Star Swamp Bushland Annual General Meeting, 1.45 – 4.30 pm, Henderson Environment Centre, Groat Street, North Beach.
We were delighted to have author and historian Chris Holyday as our AGM Guest Speaker. Chris published ‘Between Beach and Bush: Remember old North Beach, Trigg and Watermans Bay’ in September last year. The book covers over 100 years of history, from the First Nations’ camps at Star Swamp, homes built by early pioneers, local shipwrecks and convicts, early transport, and many other interesting events and people that shaped our suburbs.
