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The SP/ST Advisory Committee .... (Detailed statement of function still to be developed) ... regularly meets to discuss issues relating to the management of the parklands in order to channel feedback from the local community to Council. (Please see the contact details at the bottom of this webpage)
HOW YOU CAN HELP: WORKING BEES ETC.
In addition to its function as a channel of input to Council on the way the Parklands are used and developed, the SP/ST Advisory Committee members conduct regular working bees. This is a good way to become involved in preserving your local environment.
Working Bees for the Simpson Park/Somers Trail section are normally on a Saturday. (Please see the contact details at the bottom of this webpage)
The SP/ST/HR Parklands are situated in Mitcham, the eastern part of the City of Whitehorse. MELWAY Map References are as follows: Simpson Park - MAP49:A10/11; Somers Trail - MAP49:B/C11; Heatherdale Bushland Reserve - MAP49:C/D12
The SP/ST/HR Parklands are situated in Mitcham, the eastern part of the City of Whitehorse, a part of the Metropolitan Area of Melbourne, the capital of the State of Victoria, Australia. For more details, see "Where we are: for locals."
Since November 2000 a member of the Committee has been conducting regular, monthly surveys of the bird population in the Somers Trail area. These have been forwarded to Birds Australia and will be incorporated in the forthcoming revision of the Bird Atlas of Australia.
The indigenous (i.e. local) plants of an area are of special significance as they are most suited to the local weather and soil conditions (in other words they are environmentally appropriate). They also provide habitat for the indigenous fauna, such as birds, butterflies, lizards etc.
In recent years a number of local groups have formed with a view of preserving the heritage value of our indigenous fauna and flora.
For instance, if you want to explore further the suitability, and availability, of local plants, you can contact WCIPP - Bungalook Nursery, which since its start in 1988 as the Nunawading Indigenous Plants Project, has become an important source of indigenous plants for the City of Whitehorse, both to Council and to the public.
To demonstrate the astonishing variety of Acacias (Wattles) which originally grew in this area, the Simpson Park / Somers Trail Advisory Committee planted four plots of wattles at the eastern end of Chasta Crescent. Each plot is dedicated to local wattles which flower in a given season, creating an 'Acacia Calendar'.
Links to other sites of interest
Last updated on 6 July 2009
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