Litter at Rogers Reserve - upsets grandson of Cr Bill Cahill

 Councillor Bill Cahill's Grandson was so upset at seeing how much little was in the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve that the young boy wrote this note, to encourae others to care for the planet.  Photo C/- Cr Bill Cahill. 

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Our grandson was so upset at how much litter we picked up in a local bush reserve ( Charles and Motee Rogers Reserve ) that he wrote this note and asked me to put it up in Facebook so everyone can help save the planet

He said to me ‘pop it wouldn’t take much if everyone did something’

C/- Cr Bill Cahill, - letter written from his grandson re litter pick up.  1st March 2021

December Bushcare Working Bee Rogers Reserve 2019

6th December 2019

Our last bushcare working bee for the year today. Further asparagus weed was removed and rubbish picked up and disposed of properly or collected for recycling. Thanks to everyone who has helped out this year again managing this special patch of dry rainforest in the middle of Highfields. We hope we will receive some much needed rain and some of our precious wildflowers may appear this summer. Lots of birds observed including two juvenile Pale-headed Rosellas with their parents.

Bushcare Working Bee - Friends of Rogers Reserve, 6th December 2019 Highfields. 

Bush Kindy Litter Collection at Rogers Reserve

July 2019

Milestones Bush kindy Update from the Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields for July 2019.

Last week we enjoyed yet another Bush Kindy. While we were there we explored our natural environment, engaged in some bird spotting and listening for bird calls that we recognised, collected resources and of course our mission of the day cleaning up the bush land. We picked up litter from all around the place. Cleaning up the bush land and creating a positive change in our community.

Milestones Bush kindy Update from the Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields for July 2019.

Milestones Bush kindy Update from the Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields for July 2019.

Milestones Bush kindy Update from the Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields for July 2019.

Milestones Bush kindy Update from the Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields for July 2019.

Locals collecting litter regularly at the Reserve

Local resident, Liam is one of the many local people in the Highfields region who picks up litter in the Rogers Reserve and surrounding streets and parks, to keep them looking their best.  Thankyou Liam for this update on your work.

"  Out this beautiful morning in Highfields walking through Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, near the library. I picked up half a bag of rubbish. McDonald's cups, pizza boxes, ice cream wrappers. Plenty of rubbish for everyone to pickup. We can bury our heads in the sand or we can help Mother Nature."  Liam Kelly, 27 July 2017

Clean Up Australia Day 2016

6th March 2016

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY 2016 at CHARLES & MOTEE ROGERS BUSHLAND RESERVE, HIGHFIELDS

This Clean Up Australia Day was the third annual event to be organized by the Friends of Rogers Reserve, and proved to be another successful morning, with some lovely volunteers coming to help out.

This year (again) saw markedly less  rubbish collected, with only 1 1/2 full bags in total, which is a fantastic result.

It was disappointing for our volunteers to have to pick up numerous bags of doggy poop that have been thrown into the reserve.  It seems that walkers take the time and effort to pick up their dogs droppings on their walks, then throw the bags of poop into the reserve!

McDonalds cups, plastic straws and aluminium cans again made up the majority of the rubbish. In particular a lot of rubbish is washed down into the reserve on the Rogers Drive side, from a street drain. All aluminium cans were sorted for recycling.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported this important community event and took some time out of their busy lives to care for our inner bushland reserve.

Judi Gray

Some of the hard working volunteers at Clean Up Australia Day 2016 - Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields

Large amounts of rubbish wash into the reserve from this street drain that comes from road gutters near the shopping centre.

McDonalds packaging was again one of the most commonly found rubbish items in the clean up.

The top of an air-horn was this year's unusual find at clean-up Australia Day.

The finished result of the 2016 Clean Up Australia Day volunteer working bee at Charles & Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields - only 1 1/2 bags!!  Fantastic result.