TIN is open for volunteering activities Tuesday –Friday from 8.30am till 5pm. We also have a monthly weekend Coastcaring at Merewether Beach in the warmer months and at the University of Newcastle in the cooler months(fewer mozzies). There are opportunities to be involved on the Committee and also various workshops and community events.
Nursery Know How
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Trees In Newcastle aims to encourage the interests of the community
in seed collection, propagation, planting and nurturing of local native
species. We are keen to provide educational opportunities and
assistance to support learning about the local environment.
At TIN’s nurseries there are many activities including ,seed
processing, seed cleaning, seed sorting, seed storing, potting-up,
watering, weeding, quality control of plant stock i.e. blocking up,
removing dead material, trimming etc., loading and unloading nursery
stock, assisting with plant orders, supporting propagation activities,
potting on of plants, record keeping and labelling of plants, tool
maintenance and library cataloguing.
Coastcaring along Newcastle's coastline
Tuesday & Thursday
Leave at 9am from TIN
Do you have energy to burn? Maybe it’s about the coastal environment
you want to learn? TIN volunteers regularly go Coastcaring along
Newcastle’s spectacular coastline to King Edward Park, Shepherds Hill,
Merewether Beach and Burwood Beach throughout the year. The bus leaves
from TIN at 9am.
Coastcaring is physical work but the personal satisfaction and the
views are tremendous. It’s a great way to learn about bush regeneration
and what it takes to look after a Threatened Ecological Community, the
Themda Grasslands on the seacliffs and our coastal vegetation. If
you’re interested then pop in for an induction and book a seat on the
bus. Volunteer inductions happen every Wednesday at 10am to give you an
overview of the organisation and the OH & S issues at TIN.
Volunteer inductions
Wednesday
Volunteer inductions happen every Wednesday at 10am at TIN to give
you an overview of the organisation and the OH & S issues involved
with the various TIN activities. To participate in any TIN activity (except Sunday Landcaring) you need to do the induction.
Seed Collecting and Bushland Awareness
Friday
Leave at 9am from TIN
Feel like a structured stroll in some beautiful bushland? Volunteers
and a Seed Collection supervisor from Trees in Newcastle go seed
collecting every Friday in some of the best bits of bush in the Lower
Hunter. If you would like to learn about seed in all of its glorious
shapes and stages, learn about the bushland in bloom and contribute to
the Lower Hunter Region Community Seedbank, then pop in for an
induction and book a seat on the bus.
At TIN we collect seed to contribute to the Lower Hunter Region
Community Seedbank as part of a region wide strategy to help protect
the long term survival of our native plants in the Lower Hunter. In the
process we learn a lot about the bushland.
Plants can’t move, so if the land they grow upon is targeted for
increased urbanisation, mining or agriculture, the plants and the seed
stored in the soil can be lost forever. For rare and threatened
species, extinction is a real possibility. For common plants,
fragmentation of the population can mean that small isolated patches of
plants can no longer carry on, their diversity is diminished and their
ability to survive drought and disease is weakened.
The regional seed bank is our local plant’s insurance policy. It is a
way to help guarantee the future survival of our regional flora by
collecting and storing local native seeds.
Whilst we’re out in the bushland we learn about many aspects of the
local plants and animals. We collect information about what the plants
are doing, when they flower and when they set seed. This information
contributes to a bank of knowledge that can help support planning for
regeneration and restoration projects within the Lower Hunter.
Landcaring
2nd Sunday of the Month 10am-noon
Summer Landcaring at Merewether Beach near Swells.
Winter Landcaring at the University of Newcastle,
under the bridge down from the Engineering Building
Merewether Beach is a well loved stretch of the
local coastline. Once upon a time there was only Bitou Bush on the
dunes but now thanks to the efforts of several local coastcare groups
native vegetation is once again holding the dunes in place. The main
task we tackle is the ongoing replacement of local weeds such as
Gazania and Bitou Bush with local coastal native plants.
Our long term aim is to improve the local environment of the Lower
Hunter region through bush regeneration and the protection and
propagation of local native plants.
TIN strives to increase the community’s ability to look after the coast
by sharing bush regeneration expertise and educating who ever wants to
learn about local native plants communities, weed identification and
the best ways to deal with weedy worries.
Committee meeting at TIN
3rd Tuesday of the month 6pm-7.30pm
at 252 Parry Street
TIN is a community not-for profit group. Its strategic direction is guided by a Committee. Any member of TIN is welcome to come along and participate in the discussions that direct the organisation.