South Surrey Park, Surrey Hills, Victoria Australia

On the last Sunday in June , seven keen volunteers enjoyed a mild winter morning to plant about 350 more seedlings in the mulch upstream of the little bridge plus around the corner near the end of Lille Street. This Sunday 31 July we’ve been invited by the City of Boroondara to their official National Tree Day planting in Nettleton Reserve, Glen Iris , between Gardiners Parade/Dawson Drive and Gardiners Creek, Melway 59 K 7. Be there in time to start planting at 10 am, and stay for a free barbecue lunch around midday. Wear suitable clothes including sturdy footwear, workgloves and sunhat, and bring a raincoat in case of forecast rain. Register at www.treeday.planetark.org/site/50233 , www.boroondara.vic.gov.au or contact City of Boroondara Parks & Gardens on 9278 4595. Tuesday Toilers are always very busy pruning, removing vast quantities of weeds, spreading ute loads of mulch, collecting litter, and planting yet more seedlings. Join us around 10 am any Tuesday near the p...

On the last Sunday in May , eleven keen volunteers, including a couple of youngsters, weeded around established plants then planted about 150 more seedlings along the edge of the big plantation below Delta Street. This Sunday 26 June will be similar work but at a different site, weeding and planting the floodplain above the little bridge. Please join us from 10 am, wearing suitable clothes including sturdy footwear, workgloves and sunhat, and bring a raincoat in case of forecast rain. Stay afterwards for free drinks and bickies. Tuesday Toilers have also been very busy pruning, removing vast quantities of weeds, spreading ute loads of mulch, collecting litter, and even planting a couple of hundred seedlings. A couple of Tuesdays ago we were joined by fifteen Strathcona year 9 horticulture students, who planted about 200 seedlings in the mulched floodplain where we plan to work this Sunday. Join us around 10 am any Tuesday near the pond below Union Road before we move to that da...

2011 Annual General Meeting Date at time: 7:30  pm  Tuesday 10  May (Note one week earlier than previously advertised) Venue: Surrey  Hills  Neighbourhood  Centre  Cottage, Bedford  Avenue (Melway 46 H 11) Guest speaker:  Rob Ingram from Yarra Riverkeepers will discuss changing attitudes toward Melbourne’s iconic river. Staff from City of Boroondara and Melbourne Water will discuss Current and future plans for South Surrey Park and Back Creek. Stay  afterwards  for  free  drinks  and  bickies __________________________________________________________________________ NOMINATION FOR POSITION ON COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT 2011 I,..................................…….........(name), nominate.................…….........................(name) Seconded by..........................................................................………….....................(name) I accept this nomination.............

Next working bee - Sunday 1 May 2011, 10 am to midday Bring family, friends and other willing workers Help weed and tidy the creekline below Union Road Wear sensible work clothes including sun hat, sturdy water-resistant footwear and workgloves, and bring a raincoat in case of forecast rain. Stay afterwards for free drinks, bickies and a chat. News On the last Sunday in November last year, ten keen volunteers threw off their post election hangovers to brave a mild morning between forecast occasional showers.  Congratulations to keen Sunday toiler Rob Clark re-elected with an increased margin. We mulched a new area to plant next year then collected several bags of weeds and litter from along the creek. That’s it for Sundays in 2010, but we’ll return on Sunday 1 May 2011, then the last Sunday monthly till November 2011. A week later four of us enjoyed the annual City of Boroondara Parks & Gardens joint Advisory Committee & Friends Group's Christ...