Groups and Projects
The Watson Community Association has a number of sub-groups working on different issues and projects.
We also work closely with a number of local groups who are not directly part of the WCA. More information on those groups is on their web and social pages linked below.
WCA Planning Group
Representing the interests of Watson residents in the ACT Government planning process
WCA Friends of Watson Green Space
Supporting the biodiversity of the Watson Green Space and building knowledge and appreciation of this area.
WCA Summernats Group
Taking an interest in Summernats and its interactions with our local community.
We have consulted with the event organisers in previous years, but don't have any current activities to share.
Living Streets
Sharing warmth, fostering belonging, and bringing people together to revitalise our neighbourhood streets.
WCA Woodlands Group
Supporting the preservation of the Yellow Box woodland in Justice Robert Hope Park
WCA Social/Welcome to Watson
Coordinating regular Welcome to Watson events, as well as other ad hoc social events for the Watson Community.
Friends of Mount Majura
Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM) is a volunteer Park Care Group working to protect and enhance the natural environment on Mount Majura and its surroundings.
FOMM regularly conduct conservation work on Mondays at The Fair in North Watson, where everyone is welcome.
Explore the FOMM website (www.majura.org) to find out about upcoming events and to learn more about the plants and animals you will encounter on the mountain.
Watson Microforest
After attending the Downer Microforest community consultation, Purdie Bowden, partnered with Watsonians, Liz Adcock and Joan Cornish to form a leadership trio. Together, they raised almost $53,000 to build the Watson Microforest!
Central to their approach was genuine engagement with local Indigenous people. They collaborated with First Nations businesses to host bush food tastings, Ngunnawal language and weaving workshops, and to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into the landscape design.
The volunteer team worked with landscape architect, Edwina Robinson and water harvesting designer, Paul Totterdell to design the microforest and an extensive water harvesting system, including a dry creek bed. Critical to the landscape plan was a nature play journey that weaves through the forest and connects to a nearby playground. Also included is an artisan ‘Bowery,’ a metal child-sized tunnel woven with plant materials from residents’ gardens
On a sodden weekend in 2021, the community showed up to plant over 1,200 native plants.
The Watson Microforest has become a community hub. Carers bring young children to enjoy the space and escape from screen time. One parent runs a weekly nature-based playgroup at the microforest. And the space is activated on balmy weekends with picnics and musical performances.
Find out more and get involved at their Website, or join the Facebook Group
