Immature male superb fairywren (photo: Ian Barker)

by Andrew Wood, Blue Wren Subcommittee Convenor, from Bulletin 4/2026 (June)

As far as we know, the City is yet to appoint a consultant to advise them about the Society’s request that Glebe’s Hill become a wildlife refuge. The President will telephone Marcia Morley (Executive Manager Project Development and Delivery), who is handling the appointment of the consultant, to invite her to an on-site meeting with the Subcommittee to show her the Hill and bring her up-to-date with the Society’s recommendations.

Native tubestock planted on National Tree Day last year near the Johnstons Canal entry to Rozelle Bay in Federal Park are thriving, David Lawrence reports. In addition, a dead tree on Chapman Road near the timber yard needs replacing, and the new pathway in the foreshore park on the Annandale side of Johnstons Canal has been opened; the previous path was subject to flooding.

Plantings by the Glebe Palmerston and Surrounds Landcare Group (photo: Anna Szanto)

Anna Szanto and Ros Vaughan, co-convenors of the Glebe Palmerston and Surrounds Landcare Group, report:

  • On 3 May, eight volunteers — including three newcomers and two young people working with a parent — planted 150 native seedlings supplied by the City. A knowledgeable Apunga Ecological Management staff member guided the group, demonstrating planting techniques before work began.
  • The City has installed a small on-site shed to store tools, hoses, brochures, and reference materials on wildlife, weeds, and native plants.
  • On behalf of the group, we have now begun seasonal on‑site meetings with Jen Beer, the City’s Community Greening, Gardens and Volunteering Coordinator, and Charlotte Fletcher, Urban Ecology Coordinator, to review plant growth, share successes and discuss issues as they arise.
  • Monthly working bees continue on the first Sunday from 8–10 am, weather permitting.