Northern Beaches, NSW: Mermaid Pools Restoration Project - Bushcare

The Mermaid Pools Restoration Project is a community environmental project that aims to restore the pools at Manly Vale to their former glory. The project is run by the Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee and volunteers meet regularly at the site to do a variety of tasks such as weeding, removing rubbish, and more. You can find more information about the group and their future sessions on their Facebook page here.

The next session is on Saturday, 24 June, and we'd love to invite you to come along and help with removing the very invasive "Morning Glory" vine from South America which strangles and smothers our native bushland and is getting slightly out of hand at Mermaid Pool. 

The volunteer work conducted at the site is part of the Northern Beaches Council's Bushcare program, and tools and supervision are provided. We'll meet outside the UNSW Water Lab gates before heading to the site to begin. 

Important: 

If you are coming along, please sign up as a volunteer on the Northern Beaches Council website at this link here. 

The details:

Date: Saturday, 24 June 2023

Time: 9am - 1pm (with a morning tea break at around 11am)

Where: Meet at the UNSW Water Lab gates, on the western corner of King St, Manly Vale. 

What to bring: Please where clothing that covers your skin to protect from leeches and ticks, and be sure to wear closed toe shoes. If you have gloves please bring them along otherwise gloves and tools will be provided! Bring along some water and snacks, and please be sun smart with a hat and sunscreen. 

RSVP: Please be sure to RSVP using the form on the right so we can provide updates if anything changes. 

Feel free to share with your friends and family and bring them along! 

ACF Community Northern Beaches is part of a network of independently organised, volunteer-run groups in the ACF community. ACF will pass on your contact details to the host for the purpose of running the event.