Proposed Application for NSW Environmental Grant 2013-2014
Figure 1
There is plenty of space up on the top but nowhere to sit down...
Bush rehabilitation in Darvall is progressing very well but to keep the forward momentum we need some short term goals. That additional motivation could come from applying for and winning a grant. With money from a grant we can not only quicken the regeneration process in Darvall Park but a grant could help us to reach out and engage our local communities, whether Chinese, Korean or English speaking by informing them of the importance and beauty of our work and through that gaining more community support and some active members.
The land to be regenerated is basically a rectangle 200 m. x 12m. One of the long sides is determined by an existing single track between Withington Path and amenities -that is, the western boundary. The imaginary line 12 m. down from that track towards the creek is the eastern boundary while amenities and Withington Path represent the short sides of the rectangle, the south and north perimeters respectively. An application for a grant should be submitted by mid July 2013. There is a fierce competition for the money but by December 2013 we should have some indication whether our application was successful or not. If the answer is yes, money starts flowing in April 2014 and the whole project should be finished and all the obligations ticked off by December 2014.
We are intending to regenerate only half of the slope between the walking track and the creek for two reasons. One is the ability to maintain the new area. The other reason is that we would not like to disrupt the trail of the Blue Wrens and the Scrub Wrens feeding along the creek. In the future we will regenerate the bottom half of the slope but we may have to wait 3-4 years until the top half is thick enough to be able to support the little birds.
Alongside this work comes the promise from Nicola Booth (Parks Manager) that Ryde Council will upgrade the existing poorly defined one man track into a 1500 mm wide all-mobility-friendly pathway. The new path should happen in 2013-14 financial year regardless whether we win the grant or not.
Figures 1 and 2 are a suggestion how the path may look like along the back fences of the Chatham Rd. properties.
Anyone interested in the whole process or have some question or suggestions please contact us on [email protected]
Figure 2 (below)
Bush rehabilitation in Darvall is progressing very well but to keep the forward momentum we need some short term goals. That additional motivation could come from applying for and winning a grant. With money from a grant we can not only quicken the regeneration process in Darvall Park but a grant could help us to reach out and engage our local communities, whether Chinese, Korean or English speaking by informing them of the importance and beauty of our work and through that gaining more community support and some active members.
The land to be regenerated is basically a rectangle 200 m. x 12m. One of the long sides is determined by an existing single track between Withington Path and amenities -that is, the western boundary. The imaginary line 12 m. down from that track towards the creek is the eastern boundary while amenities and Withington Path represent the short sides of the rectangle, the south and north perimeters respectively. An application for a grant should be submitted by mid July 2013. There is a fierce competition for the money but by December 2013 we should have some indication whether our application was successful or not. If the answer is yes, money starts flowing in April 2014 and the whole project should be finished and all the obligations ticked off by December 2014.
We are intending to regenerate only half of the slope between the walking track and the creek for two reasons. One is the ability to maintain the new area. The other reason is that we would not like to disrupt the trail of the Blue Wrens and the Scrub Wrens feeding along the creek. In the future we will regenerate the bottom half of the slope but we may have to wait 3-4 years until the top half is thick enough to be able to support the little birds.
Alongside this work comes the promise from Nicola Booth (Parks Manager) that Ryde Council will upgrade the existing poorly defined one man track into a 1500 mm wide all-mobility-friendly pathway. The new path should happen in 2013-14 financial year regardless whether we win the grant or not.
Figures 1 and 2 are a suggestion how the path may look like along the back fences of the Chatham Rd. properties.
Anyone interested in the whole process or have some question or suggestions please contact us on [email protected]
Figure 2 (below)