South Surrey Park, Surrey Hills, Victoria Australia

The next working bee in South Surrey Park is: 10am-12 noon, Sunday 25 September On the flood plain below the Scout hall near Riversdale Road All are welcome.  Bring some gloves, wear a hat and some work clothing, and have cup of tea or coffee afterwards

We had a successful working bee planting along Bonner Street on one of the approaches to South Surrey Park on Sunday 28 August 2011. Here are some photos

On the last Sunday in July, nearly 100 volunteers from the local community plus various schools, Scouts, etc congregated in Glen Iris to plant about 1800 seedlings along Gardiners Creek before enjoying a delicious barbecue courtesy of City of Boroondara and Friends of Gardiners Creek. This Sunday 28 August we’ll be back in our own Park, helping City of Boroondara to plant the Bonner Street nature strip, behind the Riversdale Road Scout Hall, from 10 am. Wear suitable clothes including sturdy footwear, gardening gloves and sunhat, and stay afterwards for free drinks, bickies and a chat. Tuesday Toilers have been particularly busy this month, planting more trees and shrubs along the Riversdale Road bank plus removing uteloads of weeds and rubble from a future plantation site below the end of Anderson Street. Join us around 10 am any Tuesday near the pond below Union Road before we move to that day’s worksite. If you don’t find us initially, wander down the creek and we’ll catch up ...

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...