18-492: [REDACTED] Look up weste in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Weste may refer to: People [ edit ] Gretna Margaret Weste (1917–2006), Australian pathologist and mycologist Neil Weste (born 1951), Australian inventor and engineer Places [ edit ] Weste, Lower Saxony , Germany See also [ edit ] West Topics referred to by
36-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gretna Margaret Weste Gretna Margaret Weste AM (5 September 1917 – 30 August 2006) was a leading scientist noted for her work in plant pathology and mycology , specifically with Phytophthora cinnamomi . Gretna Margaret Weste (née Parkin) was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland in 1917 to Australian parents, Grace and Arthur Parkin. Her father
54-719: Is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . Gretna Parkin married Geoffe Weste, a forester, in December 1941 and they had three children. Warrandyte State Park Warrandyte State Park is a state park , located in Warrandyte , east of Melbourne , Victoria on the banks of the Yarra River and surroundings. The park comprises 586 hectares of remnant bushland in various locations throughout Warrandyte and Wonga Park around Pound Bend, Fourth Hill, Black Flat, Yarra Brae and various other locations in
72-610: The Wurundjeri nation. After European settlement in Melbourne , settlers were slow to spread out into the hills east of Melbourne into the Warrandyte area, but with the discovery of gold at Andersons Creek in July 1851, the first gold licences in Victoria were issued. At the turn of the century, the settlement at Warrandyte, employed about 250 miners. Much of the area was mined heavily throughout
90-456: The Wurundjeri nation. After European settlement, gold was discovered in Warrandyte, and the area was mined for a number of years. Frequent clearing had at one stage removed all the vegetation in the area, and bushfires have erased much of the recent human architectural history of the area. However, they have ensured the health of the bushland and reduced the impact of human settlements, enabling
108-399: The Yarra River , while an assortment of Box Eucalypts and other Wattles cover the hills. Much of the hilly area is characterised by open, forested country, with an understorey of native grasses, creepers, orchids and other wildflowers . A range of activities can be undertaken within the park and on the Yarra River , many of these activities can be guided or involve tours. The following
126-884: The Friends of Warrandyte State Park and the 100 Acres Reserve in Park Orchards , the Montrose Environment Group, the Ringwood Field Naturalists Club , and the Maroondah branch of the Society for Growing Australian Plants (now the Australian Native Plants Society ). Weste was noted for her many contributions to the fields of plant pathology and mycology. For her Masters of Science research, she studied wood anatomy—which proved useful in preserving
144-475: The area. It hosts many significant geographical, environmental, archaeological and historical sites, such as the site of the first gold discovery in Victoria in 1851 and preserves the sites of former gold mines and tunnels. It is a popular destination for school and community groups and is frequented by local bush walkers and hikers. Land now occupied by the park was initially occupied by Indigenous Australians of
162-460: The hills immediately south of Warrandyte. The various areas include (roughly from west to east); Other smaller areas and reserves within the state park include: The area around Fourth Hill and Whipstick Gully was the most intensively mined in the area, the Gold Heritage Walk is a trail that includes information boards and signage detailing the history of the goldfields in the area. Some of
180-535: The huge quantities of dead standing Mountain Ash timber which resulted as a consequence of the Black Friday bushfires of 1939. Her Doctor of Philosophy degree was in agricultural plant pathology, on the root-rotting pathogen of wheat Gaeumannomyces graminis . After this she turned her research attention to Phytophthora cinnamomi , a root pathogen of Australian indigenous plants. The standard author abbreviation Weste
198-492: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, this was done in sections leaving large slots or "stopes" underground where the reef had been. Many of these mine shafts, structures and stopes remain as ruins throughout the park. The park itself was established in 1975 in an effort to protect areas geographic, environmental, historical and archeological significance around Warrandyte . Stane Brae and Yarra Brae, were later added because of their conservation value. The most recent addition to
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#1732847651781216-597: The park was the Mount Lofty area in 1997. The park is located around 25 km upstream of the mouth of the Yarra River in Warrandyte , 24 km east of Melbourne . The park in its entirety comprises several detached areas of land adjoining the Yarra River from Pound Bend in the west, through Warrandyte to Wonga Park through the Warrandyte Gorge to Mount Lofty in the east. Other areas of land are situated throughout
234-482: The ruins of former mines and structures include: The wildlife, so diverse on the fringe of such a big city, includes kangaroos , wallabies , wombats , platypus and koalas . Over 100 bird species have been recorded as well as many reptiles, frogs, fish and insects. Vegetation in the area was almost totally cleared during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most of the vegetation seen today has regrown since then. Smooth-barked Manna Gums and Silver Wattles line
252-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Weste . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weste&oldid=1013381614 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
270-403: The vegetation to recover throughout the 20th century. The major threats to the park's ecology are introduced species of flora and fauna such as foxes , rabbits , dogs and cats . Being located close to suburban settlements, backburning is regularly undertaken within the park to minimise risk of bushfires . Land now occupied by the park was initially occupied by Indigenous Australians of
288-521: Was a volunteer chemist in the local munitions factory, H.M. Factory Gretna ,which produced Cordite RDB , colloquially known as the "Devil's Porridge". The family lived at 24 the Ridge, Eastriggs during World War One and a brother Tom was also born during this time. The family returned to Australia when Gretna was two years old, and she grew up in Surrey Hills , an outer-suburb of Melbourne. Her schooling
306-754: Was awarded a Member in the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to science, particularly in the field of botany. Weste was a foundation member of the Australian Conservation Foundation and an active member of numerous community natural history associations, including the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria , the Victorian National Parks Association , the Environmental Studies Association of Victoria,
324-643: Was completed through scholarships, first at the Methodist Ladies' College , Melbourne where she gained final-year honors at the botany exhibition, and won a government scholarship to the University of Melbourne . At the University of Melbourne, she obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 1938 and Master of Science (MSc) in 1939 on wood anatomy. She was awarded a PhD in 1969 and a University of Melbourne Doctor of Science (DSc) in 1984 for her published papers. In 1989 she
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