Friends
of Gardiners Creek Valley Inc.
Re-establishing indigenous flora and habit for indigenous fauna, adjacent to Gardiners Creek in Glen Iris, Melbourne.
Re-establishing indigenous flora and habit for indigenous fauna, adjacent to Gardiners Creek in Glen Iris, Melbourne.
SALVATION ARMY YOUTH 300 PROJECT Planting Day - August 2012
16 volunteers and 2 leaders from Salvation Army Youth 300 planted 300 plants.
NATIONAL TREE DAY 2012
Sunday 29th July 10:00am Start
Nettleton Park Reserve, Glen Iris
In conjunction with City of Boroondara & City of Stonnington
2,100 of 2,700 plants on site planted on the day. Numbers were down a bit this year due to the weather conditions. The Friends of Gardiner's Creek Valley received generous support from Tenix Solutions for National Tree Day 2012.
http://treeday.planetark.org/site/52896
SALVATION ARMY YOUTH 300 PROJECT Planting Day - August 2011
15 volunteers and 2 leaders from Salvation Army Youth 300 planted 200 plants plus divided and replanted many Lomandra and Dianella.
NATIONAL TREE DAY 2011
Sunday 31st July 10:00am Start
Nettleton Park Reserve, Glen Iris
In conjunction with City of Boroondara & City of Stonnington
2,400 plants planted by 85 registered volunteers including 31 employees and families from Tenix Solutions.
SCHOOLS TREE DAY 2011 - Friday 29th July
At Muswell Bend in conjunction with City of Stonnington & Korowa.
NATIONAL TREE DAY 2010
Sunday 1st August 10:00am Start
Nettleton Park Reserve, Glen Iris
In conjunction with City of Boroondara
The Friends of
Gardiner's Creek Valley has received generous support from
Tenix Solutions for National Tree Day 2010. Tenix Solutions have sponsored the purchase of 436 tubestock plants. Tenix Solutions staff assisted with planting on National Tree Day.
A total of 2,500 plants were planted on the day.
SCHOOLS TREE DAY 2010 - 30th July 2009 - Muswell Bend
In conjunction with City of Stonnington & Korowa
SCHOOL PLANTING DAY 2010 - 25th July 2010 - Glenburn Bend Park.
MAY PLANTING DAY 2010 - 450 Plants were planted by the Salvation Army Youth 300 Project Team at Glenburn Bend Park.
SCHOOLS TREE DAY 2009 - 31st July 2009 - 160 students from one school planted 1,500 plants at Muswell Bend reserve. 60 students moved to a different site due to lack of space left at the planting site.
NATIONAL TREE DAY 2009 - 2nd August 2009 - National Tree Day - 80 people planted over 2,200 plants at Glenburn Bend Park and Nettleton Park Reserve.
SCHOOLS TREE DAY 2008
55 students and teachers helped to plant over 1000 plants at Muswell Bend Park.
NATIONAL TREE DAY 2008
65 people registered and 800 plants were planted on both sides of Gardiners Creek at Nettleton Park Reserve and Glenburn Bend Reserve.
SCHOOLS TREE DAY 2007
165 students and teachers helped to plant over 1000 plants at Muswell Bend Park.
NATIONAL TREE DAY 2007
60 people registered and 1000 plants were planted on both sides of Gardiners Creek at Nettleton Park Reserve and Glenburn Bend Reserve.
Weekend Notes - Glen Iris Park Wetlands
Our Corymbia citriodora (lemon scented gum) is now registered by the National Trust of Victoria as a significant tree, File Number T12116. See photo above and link below.
Glenburn Bend Park Corymbia Citriodora joins the National Trust
Glen Iris Wetlands 1991 - 1993 Historical Photo Page
National Tree Day at Gardiners Creek - 2006 Photo Page
Aerial Photograph of Glenburn Bend Park - circa 2001 (250KB)
Gardiners Creek Indigenous Plant List
External Links Page
Working Bees:
- Third Sunday of each month 10:00am - 12:00 noon
- Sunday 31st March CANCELLED DUE TO EASTER (5th Sunday)
- Sunday 21st April
- Sunday 19th May
- Sunday 16th June
- Sunday 28th July (National Tree Day - 4th Sunday)
- Wednesdays 9am - 11am (October to March - Daylight Saving Period)
- Wednesdays 10am - 12 noon (April to September)
- Our meeting point is the
two picnic tables at the northern end of Glenburn Bend Park, between Great
Valley Road and High Street,
GLEN IRIS and between the Freeway and Gardiners Creek.
MELWAY Map 59 Grid J7 and J8.
- become
a member ($10 per financial year, per household)
- attend
working bees and/or assist in other ways such as growing plants for us or taking on an administrative role on our committee.
- make a donation (amounts over $2 are tax deductable)
Email: Trevor
tdp @ labyrinth.net.au
Postal Address:
Friends of Gardiners Creek Valley
PO Box 83
Glen Iris Vic 3146
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Site last updated in October 2012