22 December 2009 - Sprayed regrowth of 9 December slashing and slashed around rest of 2009 plantings. - approx 3 hours work.
14 December 2009 - Slashed around picnic area and 2009 plantings. - approx 3 hours work. VINC 1100
9 December 2009 - Spread mulch donated by City of Boroondara around picnic area plantings. - approx 2 hours work. 
25 November 2009 - Slashed blackberries that have grown in the billabong over thelast 2 years - approx 2 hours work. 23 November 2009 - With lots (40mm) rain over the weekend and showers predicted for next weekend, it was an opportune time to plant the last 50 plants left over after September planting day. Slashed the northern section (non-Trad) area of the 2009 planting area, and along the bike path where the 20/11 mower missed. - approx 4 hours work.
20 November 2009 - David, Helen & I weeded spear thistle in the billabong; about 10 flower heads had seeded in north east corner - approx 2 hours work x 3 people. Someone had recently mowed either side of the bike path through most of the reserve except for the last 300 metres before Burke Rd. Bridge; of which 100 metres needed mowing.
13 November 2009 - Replaced broken 'Poulan Pro' slasher attachment with an old Ryobi slasher attachment. Slashed an area of Trad in the 2009 planting area and sprayed with 1.5% glyphosate (360 gpL) within 15 minutes. Watered some plants (2 Nov planting), which with no rain since then and about 7 days of 30+° were not looking good. - approx 2 hours work.
9 November 2009 - Slashed an area of Trad in the 2009 planting area and sprayed with 1.5% glyphosate (360 gpL) within 15 minutes. Slasher line cover cracked and that finished work for the day. - approx 1½ hours work.
5 November 2009 - Slashed an area of Trad in the 2010 planting area and sprayed with 1.5% glyphosate (360 gpL) within 15 minutes. - approx 1½ hours work.
4 November 2009 - Grubbed spear thistle in the billabong, slashed the edge around top area, planted 30 plants in the west end of 2009 area, and slashed an a small area of Trad in the 2010 planting area and sprayed with 1.2% glyphosate (360 gpL) within 15 minutes. - approx 6 hours work.
2 November 2009 - Slashed the picnic area, planted 23 plants in the area where the boxthorn had been cleared, and a couple in the 2008 area as infill. Planted 35 Poa lab (Poa labillardierei) near the track and bike path junction. Slashed an area of Trad in the 2009 planting area and sprayed with 1.2% glyphosate (360 gpL) within 15 minutes. I have heard that this overcomes the spray resistant waxy leaves that Trad has. Also sprayed some re-emergent Chilean needle grass on 1 November - approx 3½ hours work.
30 October 2009 - Cleared spear thistles and Madeira winter cherry from billabong (D4) - approx 2½ hours work. VINC 900
23 October 2009 - I slashed all the 'pampas lily of the valley' which had sprung up in the 2009 planting area, planted 4 kangaroo apples and 8 goodenias, and finished spraying the 2008 planting area. I also knocked over a box elder and 2 small hawthorns.
- approx 4 hours work. 22 October 2009 - Cleared spear thistles and Madeira winter cherry from north west end of the billabong (D4) - approx 2½ hours work.
14 October 2009 - RMIT Conservation & Land Management students cleared spear thistles from the billabong and weeded around 2008 plantings, removing tree guards from plants that did not survive - approx 1½ hours work by 15 students. VINC 800
10 October 2009 - Sprayed 2008 reveg area and slashed around edge of Chris Cross car park area which Bob has recently mowed. - approx 1 hours work.
9 October 2009 - David, Helen & I worked on the north end of the billabong clearing spear thistles, ink weed, Madeira winter cherry and some milk thistles, clearing a large area - approx 3 hours work x 3. 8 October - Took some Native Peppercress Lepidium pseudohyssopifolium cuttings to VINC - some taken from picnic area plant and some from MW area in NW of reserve. Cut out 1 very small gorse seedling in this NW area.
7 October 2009 - RMIT Conservation & Land Management students cleared spear thistles (pictured right) from the billabong and rolled up Trad (pictured left) as part of their course in practical weeding techniques - approx 2 hours work by 15 students. 1 October 2009 - Slashed the 2008 planting area (D7 - D8) of reemergent Trad, grass and thistles. Planted some Geranium sp.#1 and Correa glabra around picnic area- approx 2½ hours work.
28 September 2009 - Slashed the area (D6 - D7) of reemergent Trad and Pampas Lily of the valley in the 2009 planting area, and slashed around the picnic area. - approx 2½ hours work.
24 September 2009 - Finished slashing the area (E6 - E7) west of picnic area, liberating some of last year's planting, and slashed around top area beside Chris Cross carpark. - approx 3 hours work. VINC 650
23 September 2009 - I planted another 12 plants in the 2008 and 2009 reveg area. Plants were as per 9 September. Slashed most of area (E6 - E7) west of picnic area. - approx 3 hours work.
18 September 2009 - David Cummings and I planted another 90 plants in the 2008 and 2009 reveg area. Plants were as per 9 September. Slashed picnic area and sprayed bank west of track. - approx 3 hours work x 2.
11 September 2009 - David Cummings and I planted another 50 plants in the 2008 and 2009 reveg area. Plants were as per 9 September. Plantings in the 2008 reveg area were infill for dead plants with species not planted there last year. - approx 3 hours work x 2.
9 September 2009 - RMIT Conservation & Land Management Students planted 550 plants in the 2009 reveg area. Plants were 50 River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), 50 Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata, 50 Tree Everlasting Ozothamnus ferrugineus, 100 Snowy Daisy bush Olearia lirata, 150 Native Hemp bush Gynatrix pulchella, 50 Wedge-leaf Hop bush Dodonea viscosa, 50 Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata, and 100 Clustered everlasting Chrysocephalum semipapposum (VINC 550). - approx 2 hours work x 20 students. THANKS TO ALL THE RMIT STUDENTS & STAFF, DAREBIN PARKLANDS FOR TREE GUARDS.
2 September 2009 - Planted 13 Austral Stork's Bill (Pelargonium australe) around picnic area. Sprayed in 2009 reveg area. Slashed between picnic area and Burke Rd. - approx 3 hours work. 
31 August 2009 - Planted 45 Poa labs (Poa labillardierei) around picnic area. Slashed Trad in 2009 reveg area. - approx 2 hours work. Bob Griffiths of Chris Cross has recently removed some of the boxthorn stumps and heaped most of the dead boxthorn. Photos show the cleared area.27 August 2009 - Collected another 200+ tree guards from Darebin Parklands. Slashed picnic area and surrounds. - approx 1½ hours work.
20 August 2009 - Collected about 100 tree guards from Darebin Parklands. Slashed, weeded and removed tree guards from dead plantings in the 2008 reveg area. - approx 2 hours work.
19 August 2009 - Sprayed the Chilean Needle Grass Nassella neesiana. Slashed, weeded and removed tree guards from dead plantings in the 2008 reveg area. - approx 3 hours work.
14 August 2009 - Sprayed the rest of the 2009 revegetation area excl. Trad as this had shown little effect from 24 July spray - 360gL glyphosate at 1.2%. Slashed, weeded and removed tree guards from dead plantings in the 2008 reveg area. - approx 3½ hours work.
13 August 2009 - Put up notices advertising the Management Plan at the 4 main entrances to the BRBR. Slashed and weeded the 2008 reveg area. - approx 1½ hours work. VINC 1150
6 August 2009 - Slashed and weeded the picnic area and 2008 reveg area, and planted some replacement Goodenias and Dianellas around puicnic area. - approx 2¼ hours work.
31 July 2009 - Slashed and weeded along the Chris Cross track and the picnic area - approx 1¾ hours work. Showed RMIT Conservation and Land Management students around the reserve. 2 hours. VINC 1000
24 July 2009 - Started to spray 2009 revegetation area - 360gL glyphosate at 1.2% with a red marker dye. About ¼ of the area done. Weeded along the Chris Cross track on the way out - approx 2½ hours work. DSE agreed that the draft Management plan can go up on the website for public comment and it was uploaded.
13 July 2009 - Continued the second slash of the 2009 reveg area C7 - D7. Met a 2' (60cm) long tiger snake just before finishing. Now about ¼ done. - approx 2 hours work.
09 July 2009 - Cut back some more boxthorn but running out of room to put the cutoffs again, then started the second slash of the 2009 reveg area D7 - approx 2 hours work.
26 June 2009 - Cut back a large amount of boxthorn until the chain came of the 'whipper snipper' pruner attachment, then slashed the area west of the picnic area D7 - approx 3 hours work. VINC 800
22 June 2009 - Cut back a large amount of boxthorn, collected some Kidney weed (Dichondra repens) rootstock from Wilson Reserve - approx 3 hours work.
19 June 2009 - AM - Started 5 trays of Acaena novae-zelandiae (Bidgee-widgee) cuttings. PM - Slashed around Muttonwood sapling to see whether it could be layered (would be difficult), and then finished slashing picnic area. Cut back some boxthorn - approx 3 hours work.
18 June 2009 - No work for last 2 weeks due to a boxthorn in my palm which was only found and removed 13/6. Slashed around picnic area. - approx ¾ hours work. VINC 750
1 June 2009 - David Cummings and I loaded one of the large piles of boxthorn into the skip - approx 6 hours work. 
29 May 2009 - Members of the Committee, the DSE liaison officer, and 2 local residents attacked the Boxthorn with a variety of tools ranging from secateurs through chain saws to a front end loader - with devastating effect. There is little left of the boxthorn - just a few large piles which due to the non-arrival of the ordered skip are still there. The picture at left shows the area cleared of boxthorn revealing River red gums.
Chris Cross garden supplies owner with front end loader attacking the boxthorn (pictured right) - approx 20 hours work THANK YOU BOB, CLYDE, DAVID, ERIN, HELEN, MICHAEL.
20 May 2009 - Slashed last year's planting area and finished this year's reveg area - Picture shows the track between the area cleared of Trad and next year's reveg area. Sprayed European wasp nest in hole in river red gum trunk - 2½ hours work 
6 May 2009 - Slashed near Chris Cross car park, east of picnic area and did a bit of weeding of last year's planting. Sprayed European wasp nest in hole in river red gum trunk - 2½ hours work VINC 550.
1 May 2009 - Used a borrowed star picket remover to remove 1 star picket, but it slipped and didn't grab the others properly. Slashed more Trad - 2½ hours work
27 April 2009 - Checked bat tubes - No bats. Slashed picnic area and sprayed European wasp nest as they were all inside due to rain - ¾ hours work
23 April 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 south of the path and removed log across track - ¾ hours work
21 April 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 south of the path - 4 hours work
17 April 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 south of the path - 2 ¾ hours work
16 April 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 south of the path - 1 ¾ hours work
9 April 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 south of the path - about ¾ done. 2 hours work
VINC 450
1 April 2009 - Slashed picnic area and more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 south of the path - about ¾ done. 3 hours work
2 April 2009 - The main copse of Muttonwood (Rapanea howittiana) look to be dead, including a small tree about 3 metres from the main group, but presumably joined to the same root system. Another tree a further 3 metres away is still in good health and I took some cuttings of this to VINC to replace the previous ones.
28 March 2009 - Checked the bat tubes but only 6 Huntsman spiders. ¼ hours work
23 March 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 - D6 south of the path. 1½ hours work
26 March 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 - D6 south of the path. Removed a patch of blackberry, a Pittosporum (not P. undulatum), and a large moth vine. The previously slashed areas are sprouting Pampas Lily of the Valley and grass after the recent rain - which are easier to kill with glyphosate than Trad. 1¾ hours work
23 March 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 - D5 south of the path. Removed a patch of blackberry, a Pittosporum (not P. undulatum), and a large moth vine. The previously slashed areas are sprouting Pampas Lily of the Valley and grass after the recent rain - which are easier to kill with glyphosate than Trad. 1¾ hours work
16 March 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area C5 - D5 south of the path. Removed a few Madeira winter cherry, and moth vine. Replaced some Poas and Goodenias that did not survive Jan & Feb lack of rain. Planted 5 Wedge leaf hop bush (Dodonea viscosa) along banks north of Chris Cross. 2 hours work
10 March 2009 - Slashed an area north of Chris Cross car park and south of the bike path that I hadn't done much to last year.
Melbourne Water phoned to say that their contractors had mistaken the copse of Muttonwood trees (Rapanea howittiana) (pictured left) for Sweet Pittosporum and unfortunately ringbarked and poisoned them. When the mistake was realised the ringbarked trunks were lopped below the ringbark and 4000 cuttings were taken. Melbourne Water plans to plant 500 of the resulting plants in the area.
I visited the Rapanea (pictured right) and took some cuttings myself, but entrusted them to VINC considering my previous (0%) success rate. 1½ hours work
p.s. Cuttings at VINC looked to be nearly dead on 26 March.
7 March 2009 - Slashed more Trad in preparation for 2009 planting in area D6 south of the path where some planting beside the path was done last September. Discovered a European wasp nest (photo - D. Cummings) after I walked over it and was stung by one. Removed a few Madeira winter cherry, blackberry and moth vine. 1½ hours work p.s. Sprayed surface insect spray down the hole a couple of times over the following weeks with little effect. Poured about 150 - 200 ml of petrol done the hole on 23 March and the wasps had left by 1 April, however I found a nest (relocated?) in a hole in a Redgum trunk nearby.
2 March 2009 - Two hours slashing Trad in preparation for 2009 planting. Nearly all the area south of the path in C5 and C6 has now been slashed. Removed a few Madeira winter cherry, blackberry and moth vine. I expect 1 more follow up slash of the whole area and 1 spray should see it ready for planting.
Met Melbourne Water contractors who are working on woody weeds along the river. They reported having seen 2 powerful owls in a willow by the river, and tiger snakes most days that they have been there. 2 hours work
26 February 2009 - Spent an hour slashing Trad with the repaired Poulan brushcutter (recommendations as to a reliable split-shaft brushcutter are welcome [barker_sv at yahoo.com.au]) - idling was a problem. The results of the previous slashing is generally excellent with little regrowth, but with 3mm (1/10 inch) of rain in 2 months, it is to be expected. 1 hour work
12 February 2009 - Started slashing Trad, but after a couple of minutes the Poulan brushcutter stopped and when it did run, would not rev. fast before cutting out. A similar problem to the problem last August. For an 8 month old brushcutter (with the work listed below) I am very disappointed in it. It's now in for repair which will take until next week. approx. 2 minutes slashing in 15 minutes work.
6 February 2009 - Continued preparation for this year's planting in C5 + C6, slashing Trad, and removing some Madeira Winter Cherry and Blackberry. Hopefully with tomorrow's predicted 40+° heat it will burn the roots as well. approx. 3 hours work.
4 February 2009 - Starting preparation for this year's planting in C6, slashing Trad, and removing some Madeira Winter Cherry and Blackberry. Surprisingly most of the Trad was green and moist, despite the 40+° heat last week and with only 0.8mm rain in January. approx. 3 hours work.
27 January 2009 - With 0.8mm rainfall so far this month and 38°+ and no rain forecast until next Monday at least, gave plants a drink with 80litres from Chris Cross and 200 litres of water from the river. Some more of the September plantings have not survived. approx. 2½ hours work.
24 January 2009 - Checked bat tubes - No bats, just a few Huntsman spiders. With 0.8mm rainfall so far this month and a few hot days this week, gave those plants most in need a sip of 35 litres of water from the river. Some more of the September plantings have not survived. approx. ½ hour work.
12 January 2009 - The Committee's resident soil scientist took a core sample of soil from the billabong floor and measurements at various points to estimate the area which would be flooded at different water levels. We both then grubbed out more spear thistles in the billabong, along with some Inkweed, Deadly nightshade, and Madeira Winter cherry. We discovered some spear thistles which had flowered and dropped seed. approx. 2½ hours work * 2 people.
7 January 2009 - Slashed near car park, September planting area, plus 1 metre along bike path north of Chris Cross. Distributed 60 litres of water among recent plantings (200 - 400 ml per plant). Approx. 2½ hours work. VINC 250.