Waratah Updates

Directions to Waratah Park!!

Waratah Park

Address:13 Namba Road,Duffys Forest NSW 2084.

1. From Willoughby to Waratah Park:Drive north on the Pacific Highway from St Leonards Railway Station all the way to you get to Gordon then turn right onto Mona Vale Road (intersection with Pacific Highway) stay on this road through Pymble and St Ives Shopping Centre after about 5 kms you will see St Ives showground on the left keep going on Mona Vale Road straight through to the set of lights at the turn off to Belrose.Then you will see 3 nurseries on the left hand side of the road.You will come to a set of lights turn to the left (Mc Carrs Creek Road turn off) DO NOT GO DOWN THIS ROAD!!Then left again at the roundabout you will enter Terrey hills Shopping Centre follow the road you are on which is Booralie Road stay on this road for about 5 kms go past the farms,Terrey Hills Golf Club(On the right) and the Gun Club which is on your left.There is a fork in the road at Rho-ker Reserve and the Bus Shed is on the right hand side of the road.Go to left along Thuddungra Road until you see the turn off to Namba Road turn right and follow it all the way down then you will be at the gates of Waratah Park.Please follow the road in until you get to the car park use caution as there may be native animals on the road .Please park your cars and vehicles here.Then follow the road on the right hand of the round house until you get to the Waratah Park Volunteers Headquarters about a 100 metres walk from the car park.This located on the right hand side of Waratah Park Ranger Headquarters!!

2.From Willoughby to Waratah Park:Drive on Eastern Valley Way from Willoughby north to you get to Boundary Road turn off go left then right turn into the Archbold Road the stay on this road which becomes Easrern Arterial Road going through suburbs such as Roseville,Lindfield, Killara and St Ives.You will continue with the traffic onto Horace Street then a set of lights which connects you with Mona Vale Road turn right from Horace street on to Mona Vale Road then see 1.

3. From Newcastle,Gosford or Berowra:Coming from the north along either Pacific Highway or F3 at Wahroonga you will need to travel along the Pacific Highway from suburbs such as Wahroonga,Warrawee,Turramurra and Pymble until you get the major intersection of the Pacific Highway and Mona Vale Road at Gordon/Pymble turn to the left and you will be on Mona Vale Road then follow directions on 1.

4.From Blue Mountains to Waratah Park:Get on the M7 Western Link go all the way to the exit at Baulkham Hills.Get on windsor road travel north then on to old northern Road until you get to the intersection with Castle Hill Road at West Pennant Hills which turns to the right follow the road until you get to Thompsons Corner at West Pennant Hills then left onto Pennant Hills Road follow the road north until you get to Pearces Corner at Wahroonga the turn right at the set of lights which will put you on the Pacific highway follow this highway past Wahroonga,Warrawee,Turramurra until you get to the intersection that turns right onto Mona Vale Road then follow 1.

WARATAH PARK WORKING BEE!!

Sunday,10th November,2013!!!

Terry and Aaron on weed control removing all thr regrowth at the top of the degraded area next to a small dam!!Great job guys!!

On Sunday,10th November,2013 saw 24 volunteers continue the great work in cleaning up and maintaining the park!!

Activities such as branch/stick removal,weed removal including feral weeds,grass mowing and edging,clearing new areas ready for lawn mowing,reducing fuel loads of dead and excess leaves/green waste and build up,maintenance on regrowth weeds,tree removal,rock/stone relocations,stump eradication,stacking logs,maintenance on the native grasses,loading rubbish and weeds into piles and on to a trailers.

So a BIG thank you to Jenny,Mandy,Shane,Brett G,Terry,Aaron,Bryan,Bob,Michael,Danny,Leisa,Marijiana,Kate,Branna,James,Marc,Stephen,Naomi,Milo,McCready,Phoenix,Ty and Henry-Lee for all your wonderful work in the park on Sunday.We all have made a great difference to the look of the park it is really starting to take shape!!

Branna,Marc,Leisa,Marijiana,Kate and James the great team from MLC helping us.Some for the first time making a wonderful contribution on the day!!

Everytime we walk down the top end of the driveway we will all see the great work these wonderful Australians have made!!

Volunteer Enquiries

If you or friends,family would like to come out to Waratah Park and help in some way we would like to hear from you.Please phone

Jenny Harris (H):9450 1206 or (Mob):0408 512 060 or email Peter Staff at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our website is www.duffysforest.com (Duffy's Forest Residents Association).

We offer great volunteer schemes such as Optus RockCorps.The Duke of Edinburgh Awards and

Corporate Volunteering Programs for businesses,small businesses and companies.

We require your help so we can move forward in the park.We want your help not your money to make the park a success once again as it has been over the last 47 years.Many different environmental activities are conducted in the park and more will be established in the future only with your help and support.This is a community lead project on land that is no longer in privately owned hands.

The park has many needs to remove acres of weeds and rubbish also the ongoing tasks of maintenance is important as well.The benefits of coming to the park are you will see this project moving forward enjoying a great day in one of Australia's last significant flora and fauna wildlife environments.

SAVE WARATAH PARK!!!!

Ranger Headquarters at Waratah Park!!

Looking for an eco adventure experience and learn and understand the bushland environment and more!!

Waratah Park is the place to come !!

We can offer you,your family and friends a great day out and see and experience the beauty of the Australian Bush and the heritage of the park.

A hands on experience and a bushwalk through the many trails of the park guarantees you a very new and pleasant experience on the day.Discover the many different types of bio diversities and native flora in its own natural habitat.

How to get there?From St Ives Shopping Centre travel along Mona Vale Road until you get to the turnoff at McCarrs Creek Road go left at the roundabout and you will come to Terrey Hills Shopping Centre.Go through the shopping centre on Booralie Road and follow it all the way out until you get to Thuddungra Road follow this road until you get to the Namba Road sign turn right and follow this road all the way down until get to the green gates of Waratah Park.Drive slowly down the road and you will see the car park and please park there.

What to wear?Protective clothing covering your legs and arms,bring a hat,wear a pair of strong boots/shoes but comfortable,sunscreen,bring a bottle of drinking water and if you have a pair of gardening gloves that would be great as well!!

What to bring?If you have gardening equipment especially cutting equipment,bush saws,also digging equipment such as hoes and mattocks and tool belts will also come in handy!!We have a small supply on hand!!

Cost:Nil. Your time!!

Event Time: 9.00am to 1.30pm ONLY!!

Lunch is provided on the day!

Enquiries: Peter Staff on email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or Jenny Harris on phone (H) 94501206 or (Mob) 0408 512 060.

Our website is www.duffysforest.com

SEE YOU AT THE PARK!!

WARATAH PARK THE ORIGINAL HOME OF SKIPPY THE BUSH KANGAROO!!

Sunday,13th October,2013 at Waratah Park "Waratah Park Working Bees"!!!

The start of another great day at Waratah Park!!The dam area in the middle of the park.

On Sunday 13th October,2013,18 very hard working Volunteers continued the fabulous work with in Waratah Park!!Tasks such as weed removal and eradication,cleaning up,lawn mowing,log cutting & stacking,clearing areas of debris and general maintenance in main areas of the park!! Even small and time consuming jobs were completed on the day such as hand weeding in various important areas!!

Bryan hand weeding in this important area and bio diversity of the park!! A specialized task with great skill and plant knowledge required!! Within this small area 20 plus different plant species can be found!! Some weeds and some are not!!

Bob removing weeds,logs and general debris in the Picnic area!!

Mandy doing the lawn mowing on the northern side of the park also the picnic area was mowen as well on the day!! Many acres have to be mowen and maintained regularly on an ongoing basis!!

Paula and Brett M up at the top of the driveway removing all the regrowing weeds and branches and logs ready for mowing this area !!

Naomi doing all the weeding in the show area behind the picnic area great idea and use of the old umbrella!!

Heidi digging the stump out and removing weeds on the day!!Great Job Heidi !!!

Nick and Heidi removing regrowing weeds near the driveway and to the northern side of the park!!

Brett M & Brett G removing branches,logs and same regrowing weeds near the driveway and on the northern side of the park!!

A big thank you to all volunteers on the the day for coming out to the park in such trying and unpleasant weather but the day was a success and your help is very much appreciated!!!

We all hope that the weather will be better on Sunday,10th November,2013 when we all meet again!!

Report from the Chainsawing/Tree removal/Scene reconstruction team!!

On Sunday 13th October,2013 our new chainsaw/tree removal/scene reconstruction team made up of Shane and Martyn did a great job in removal of more Pittosprums trees and cutting up more log!!! .