About
The Friends of Hughes Creek Sassafras supports “Our Mountain Home”, a unique place to live.
Hughes Creek is managed by Parks Victoria. Find our next activity under Park Connect
Australia is an ancient land that has been isolated from other continents for a long time. It is has developed unique plants and animals no where else in the world. We need to give careful consideration to protect Australia's natural environment. Our national parks and reserves are places that are different from the rest of the world. Since settlement 200 years ago we have created many problems that need to be resolved. Lets all do our bit to "care for country", a heritage for all Australians.
Hughes Creek has some unique features including a stand of Myrtle Beech Nothofagus cunninghamii, Sassafras Atherosperma moschatum and Black Olive Berry Elaeocarpus holopetalus.
Yes we have a healthy population of Wombats, Swamp Wallabies and Agile Antechinus. We are visited by Lyrebirds and home to a varied array of other birds including the Satin Bower bird, Brown Thornbills, White Throated Treecreepers, White-browed Scrub Wrens, Lewin’s Honeyeaters, Song Thrush, Boobook Owls and Tawny Frogmouths.
Our biggest threats are; waste water, cats, deer, climate change and english-ivy.
Coens's Bird List (tba)
The Friends of Hughes Creek was established in 1993 and continued for around 18 years. In March 2021 it was restarted.
To best manage the area it has been divided into sections "a" to "o", with the aim to working on one section at a time. All new plants are fitted with wire guards to keep them from being eaten by feral deer.
Mar 2021- Mar 2024
We started weeding and replanting at section "e" and progressed to section "j".
At Robert St a simple wire fence and an entrance gate has been installed. The upper end of Mary track has been upgraded. During this time volunteers have provided more 400 hours of work and replanted more than 350 plants.
Apr-Sep 2024
Focusing d on replanting 250 plants and wire guards in sections "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g" and "j" .
Oct 2024
Our focus has returned to weeding, starting on sections "j", "k", "l", "m" ...
