Community Planting Days

How to get involved

Community Planting days are a great way to relax and socialise with neighbours while giving back to the environment for future generations. Rain, hail or shine we go ahead with all advertised planting days which predominantly occur in Spring and Autumn, though successful plant regeneration can occur all year round.

What to bring: hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, gloves, lunch, water and gardening tools.

The following places and organisations often hold community planting days.

Collingwood Children's Farm, Abbotsford

St Heliers St, Abbotsford, (Melways 44 G5)
Collingwood and Victoria Park train stations are 10 minutes walk. You can also take the Capital City Bike Trail that runs along the Yarra River to the Farm.
Enquiries: Alex 9415-8351

Friends of Burnley Gardens

Burnley College, Yarra Boulevard
Burnley (Melways 59 B2)
Enquiries: Carol Ferguson 9250 6800
http://www.fobg.org.au/whats_on.htm

Friends of Burnley Park

Yarra Boulevard, Burnley Park
Burnley (Melways 2H G10)
Contact: Yakov Macak 9429 1507 (AH)

Friends of Merri Creek

Planting occurs in many areas along the Merri Creek
Contact: (03) 9389 8633
Email: merricreek@bigpond.com
Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fomc/

Friends of Quarries Park

Quarries Park, Nth of Yambla Oval,
Merri Parklands, Clifton Hill (Melways 44 G2)
Enquiries: Craig McGrath 9489 4588 Enter parkland at the Corner of Wright St and Dwyer St.

Greenlink Yarra Bend Park

Meets: First and third Sunday of the month at Deep Rock Road 10am -12pm. They re-vegetate and restore the Deep Rock area of Yarra Bend Park. Follow the Greenlink signs:
from the Yarra Trail bridge over the Merri Creek (Melways 2D B6), or
from the car park access road opposite W.T. Long Oval (Melways 2D F5)
Contact: Bill Power 9481 3643
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1process_details.cfm?volunteer=137

Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC) - Planting Days

Yarra's Open Space Planning Unit works very closely with MCMC and the Friends of Merri Creek. The City of Yarra encourages ongoing maintenance of the Merri Creek corridor in and upstream from Yarra's municipal boundary. For further information on MCMC planting days please contact Brian Bainbridge on 9380 8199 or email Brian@mcmc.org.au
Website:http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mcmc/

SAFCA: South Alphington and Fairfield Civic Association
Alphington Wetlands

End of Parkview St, Alphington (Melways 31 C12)
Web: South Alphington and Fairfield Civic Association

Friends of Herring Island 

Meet at Como Landing, on Alexandra Avenue, next to the cafe
Herring Island, Yarra River (Mel Ref 2M C3)
Contact: Damian Curtain
Phone: 9428 8620
Email: damiancurtain@hotmail.com 
Website:www.vicnet.net.au/~herring
Community working bee days occur the first Sunday in every month.

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Further information

Environmental Services Branch
Fitzroy Town Hall

Telephone 9205 5727
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Links

Within this site
Yarra Environment Strategy Our sustainable future

External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)
Yarra City Council

Information supplied by: Electronic communications & design officer - 9205 5214

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