News
Tue 02-Dec-2025 - Cyclone Fina Clean Up
Coffee Bush Removal Tuesday 14th October Rapid Creek Landcare Group’s lobbying throughout 2025 to remove an infestation of coffee bush behind Alawa Oval has paid off. In October, City of Darwin contracted CivilX company’s ....[More]
Mon 10-Nov-2025 - Alawa Tree Planting
Adjacent to Rapid Creek Landcare Group’s regeneration site behind the Alawa Oval contractors have removed lots of coffee bush, and the storm water drain has been cleared. Several members planted a few trees as a warm-up to the first working bee ....[More]
Sat 18-Oct-2025 - Fireworks Clean Up & Great Northern Clean Up
Fireworks clean up Rapid Creek Landcare Group helped clean up the mess after fireworks night at the mouth of Rapid Creek in July. Read the NT News story here. Photo credited to the NT News (Picture: Darcy Fitzgerald). Thank you to everyone ....[More]
Fri 03-Oct-2025 - Red Bridge
Throughout 2024 and 2025 RCLG had been lobbying for the replacement of the bridge across Rapid Creek at the Jingili Waters Gardens. The original bridge forever known as the Red Bridge was at least thirty years old and was deteriorating due to salt ....[More]
Sat 19-Jul-2025 - Weed Survey
April, May and finalised 19th July. The Darwin Harbour Catchment Waterways Project is being coordinated by LandcareNT. One aim is to reduce weed infestations in sub-catchments to improve environmental and community amenity values. A key component ....[More]
Mon 23-Jun-2025 - Alawa Oval Regeneration Site
Rapid Creek Landcare Group’s working bee efforts this year are focussing on the mangrove verge adjacent to the Alawa oval. We have two sites where we are working to protect regenerating native plants and grasses. This working bee was ....[More]
Tue 20-May-2025 - Junior Park Rangers
When asked to organise an evening session for a group of Junior Park Rangers, Rapid Creek Landcare Group took the opportunity to showcase its activities at The Spit, near the mouth of Rapid Creek. The Junior Rangers were tasked with exploring the ....[More]
Sat 08-Mar-2025 - Mowing Produces Dangerous Fuel Load
Mowing at The Spit last month produced a lot of grass clippings that have dried out during the dry weather resulting from the break in the monsoon. The monthly Weeding Bee for March aimed to reduce this fuel load. Members bagged and removed many ....[More]
Sat 08-Feb-2025 - Weeds and Working Bees
Latest Monsoon on Record On the second Saturday of each month, you’ll find Rapid Creek Landcare Group volunteers working near the mouth of Rapid Creek at The Spit. This February’s weeding bee coincided with the day the latest ....[More]
Mon 20-Jan-2025 - Lakeside Drive Follow-up Seed Removal
A small group of Rapid Creek Landcare Group members returned to the rehabilitation site behind Lakeside Drive Community Garden to get off to a good start for 2025. This site came to the group’s attention two years ago after a hot fire ....[More]
