The Arboretum has advised that given the adverse weather conditions expected tomorrow, Saturday 4th January, the decision has been made to shut the entire Arboretum site for the safety of visitors and staff. This means there will be no access to equestrian trails or the BNT.
This coming Saturday is predicted to be a challenge. The ACT is luckily starting with a fire free slate but that could change at any time. Horse owners should be vigilant. Look to your horse’s bushfire plan. If they are staying put make sure they start the day wearing nothing flammable. There is lots of information on the ACTEA website at http://www.actea.asn.au/will-your-horse-stay-or-go Keep up to…
Tuesday 31 December. There is a small fire at Watch & Act at Tralee south of the Hume horse paddocks. Queanbeyan Showground has confirmed it has plenty of room for relocating horses if that becomes necessary. oOo During the course of Saturday’s Catastrophic Fire Rating a number of showgrounds in NSW came on line as relocation options for large animals. As a resource in the…
The Canberra Nature Park Draft Reserve Management Plan is available to read on the Your Say website @ https://www.yoursay.act.gov.au/act-parks/canberra-nature-park. It is a further development of the original consultation document prepared in 2016 and on which ACTEA commented in some detail. It had been indicated to ACTEA that Parks was considering allowing some additional access to the Reserve system so it was somewhat of a shock…
On 5 September, the President of ACTEA was invited to attend a meeting of a new Stromlo Forest Park Consultative Committee. There has not been one of these groups representing all users of the Park since 2006 when the first stakeholder group collapsed. The Terms of Reference for the new Committee are Stromlo Stakeholder Consultative Committee TOR. This Committee came into being because a group…
ACTEA was sent the Liberal Party Sport & Recreation Policy at https://www.findyourgame.com.au a little while ago and noticed there was zero recognition of equestrian sports. ACTEA has since been in communication with them and has a meeting in January with a senior advisor to James Milligan, the shadow minister for sport. She claims to be keen to include equestrian sport within their policy. There is…
ACT Rural Services are holding a workshop on managing stock during this ongoing drought. RSVP by Friday 29 November.
Party Party Party Pegasus Christmas Party and volunteer appreciation evening Saturday, 14 December 4pm to 7pm Radford College, 1 College Street, Bruce Please rsvp and confirm numbers by Friday 6 December on 02 6254 9190 or to liesl.gordon@pegasusact.com.au The evening will include live music, a delicious BBQ, our volunteer appreciation awards, adorable miniature ponies, jumping castle, raffle, and even a visit from Santa!
The 2019-20 ACT Bushfire season officially started on 1 October. The ACT Emergency Services advise that Canberra has just experienced the driest winter since 1982. Bushfire seasons are expected to be longer and more dangerous on average as the effects of climate change are felt across the country. The early start to the fire season in northern New South Wales and Queensland should be a…
Parks and Conservation have now released the dates for their information sessions in regard to their Draft Reserve Management Plan. You can sign up for one of the 4 sessions at https://www.yoursay.act.gov.au/act-parks/information-sessions. You can read more about this very important document below. ACTEA is aiming to take this opportunity to get increased equestrian access to some parts of the Reserve system through this process so…
