Volunteer Projects

To Do Projects 2022/2023

1: Create a picnic area in between the two Evening Peal car parks with a new gravel surface and erecting picnic tables for visitors to relax and enjoy.

2:Moving and refurbishing existing rest area tables/seats from around the main arena to an upgraded car park picnic area.

3: Upgrade Notice Board in the picnic area.

4: Finalise installing Power Poles around the Rain Lover Court car park. Thank you, Western Power, and Koppers logs for donating the poles and transporting them to site.

5: Concrete the DDRA Shed floor.

6: Begin re vegetation of trees and bushes with in the DDEE where others have died.

7: Upgrade some of the cross-country jumps. Replace the rails.

8: Ongoing maintenance activities in the open space and bridle paths. Clean up of branches and dead trees across the open space and bridle paths. Whipper snipping the long grass around the cross country jumps.

9: Ongoing mulching of long grass during winter prior to summer.

10: Tractor grading of the bridle tracks and warm up track when needed.

11: Ongoing chainsaw maintenance, when trees fall onto the track or on people’s boundary fences.

11: Repairs to eastern boundary fence. Wires and posts broken.

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Projects Finalised in 2022

1: Constructed 10 steel day yards alongside of Evening Peal Car park

To keep horses safe rather than tying up against a float. Officially opened by Cr Michelle Rich (the SJ Shire President) on the 8 July 2022.

2: Erected safety gates and fence on trail butting Wungong South Road.

Two gates were erected either side of the Birriga Brook. Aim, to stop loose horses crossing onto Wungong South Road which will become busier in the next few years. Horse riders able to open and shut gates.

3: Erected safety gates and fence at the end of Kentucky Drive Trail.

Aim to stop loose horses crossing onto Thomas Road. Horse riders able to open and shut gates.

4: Install a manure pit alongside day yards to reduce manure being left in the car park grounds and under trees.

5) Acquired a SJ Shire heavy duty Toro mower, so volunteers can continue to maintain the grounds of the DDEE.

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Projects Finalised in 2021

1: Installed Power Poles around the Rain Lover Court car park.

Thank you Western Power and Koppers logs for donating the poles and transporting them to site.

Projects Finalised in 2020

1: Upgrade and extend the Evening Peal car park with more gravel. Thank your Serpentine Jarrahdale Shire.

2: Installation post and rail fencing and safety gates at the entrances of Evening Peal and Rain Lover Court to stop any loose horses creating an accident on the roads through Darling Downs.

3: Installing better signage at the front gates, along the track and at the practice arenas.

4: Install Power Poles around the Evening Peal Car Park.

Thank you Western Power and Koppers logs for donating the poles and transporting them to site.

5: Massive cleanup of branches and dead trees across the open space and bridle paths. Wiper snipping the long grass around the cross country jumps.

Thank you to all our Busy Bee volunteers who came down for a few hours each day with trailers, whipper snipers, mini tractors and chainsaws.

6: Tractor slashing all the long grass in the open space and bridal trails by volunteer tractor drivers.

Thank you Tractor volunteers.

7: Ongoing chainsaw maintenance, when trees fall onto the track or on peoples boundary fences.

Thank you to the Rapid Response volunteer team.

8: Volunteer sausage sizzle afterwards.

Thankyou Gosnells Rotary Club for the BBQ and sausages!!