Nillumbik CAN (Climate Action Now)
Nillumbik CAN is a voluntary community group of people passionate about creating a safe climate future.
Lyn Hatherly
9431 5200 or 0409 262 409
lyn@greenlife.net.au
Warrandyte CAN (Climate Action Now)
Warrandyte CAN communicates to the community the urgent need to take action on climate change, raise awareness and empower people to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Wayne Rankin
9844 1959
Yarra Valley Climate Action Group
The group helps increase public awareness and understanding of climate change, and encourages action to lessen greenhouse emissions.
Moira Jeffreys
Ph: 5774 7569wamj@bigpond.com
Victorian Frog Group
Ph: 9742 3764
vfg@frogs.org.au Victorian Frog Group
Australian Plants Society Yarra Yarra Group
Jil Lulham
Ph: 9439 7228
apsyarrayarra@gmail.com
Friends Groups
Friends Groups are spread throughout the Shire and members predominantly undertake agreed works on a specific Council-managed reserve, to help protect and enhance the natural environment. For information Ph: 03 9433 3121
Friends Groups
Friends of Barak Bushland - Carolyn Mellor, Ph: 03 9431 4512
Friends of Karringal Yalloc - Ian Burns Ph: 03 9435 8603 or ibgburns@optusnet.com.au
Friends of Hurstbridge: Meander - Knowles - Mrs Sue Frith Ph: 9718 1945
Friends of the Island - Gay Harris Ph: 03 9844 1448 or gay.harris@vu.edu.au
Friends of Macmahon Ball Paddock - Reg Elder Ph:03 9439 9527
Friends of Stony Creek Catchment - Josephine Lee Brunswick Ph: 0414 960 274 or j.lee31@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au
Friends of Wattle Ward - Fay Gravenall Ph: 03 9439 8961
Trustees and Friends of Queenstown Cemetery - Elizabeth Wykes Ph: 03 9710 1615 or Martha Wike 03 9710 1707 or martha-wike@bigpond.com.au Coalition of Warrandyte Friends Groups - Alex McCallum Ph: 03 9844 4431 or friendsofpbc@mac.com
Friends of Watery Gully - Anika Van Hulsen Ph: 03 9438 1071
Friends of Swipers Gully Creek - Marian Weaving Ph: 03 9437 1954
Australian Plants Society Yarra Yarra Group - Mike Williams Ph: 03 9439 2427 or m.ford-perriss@unimelb.edu.au
Bend of Islands Conservation Association - Carol Bonny Ph: 03 9712 0648
Round the Bend Conservation Cooperative Ltd - The Round the Bend Conservation Cooperative Ltd Ph: 03 9712 0333
Montmorency Field Naturalists - Julia Davis Ph: 03 9439 2378
Eltham Copper Butterfly - Nicole Drever, Environmental Works Officer Ph:9433 3202 Monday and Thursday or Nicole.Drever@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
Friends of North Warrandyte
Dates for Friends Group meetings can be found in the Friends Group calendar.
Waterwatch Groups
North East Region Waterwatch
julia.vanderoord@banyule.vic.gov.au
Landcare Groups
- Arthurs Creek District Landcare Group - Contact Sandy Brock 9717 3513.
- Cottles Bridge Landcare Group - Contact Tom Joiner 9718 2768.
- North Warrandyte Osborne Peninsula Landcare Group
- Smiths Gully Landcare Group - Contact Elizabeth Wykes 9710 1615 or John Rya, 9710 1473.
- Dunmoochin Landcare Group - Contact Secretary David Nicholls 9714 8414.
- St Andrews Landcare Group - Contact Sue Aldred, President on 9005 8048 or 0409 409 288, email sue.aldred@gmail.com
- Strathewen Landcare Group - Contact Secretary Kylie Woods on 0413 181 059.
- Whittlesea Agricultural Society, Arthur's Creek District, Merriang District, Strathewen and Cottlesbridge Landcare (WACMAC)
Eltham Copper Butterfly Friends Group
The Friends of the Eltham Copper Butterfly received a Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Community grant in October 2010 to hold a number of events across the Shire to encourage people to get involved with conserving the habitat of the rare Eltham Copper Butterfly.
For information on the project events that took place throughout 2011 see the Eltham Copper Butterfly Calendar.
You can also view the Friends of the Eltham Copper Butterfly Community Grants Project Bulletin.
For further information on the Eltham Copper Butterfly Friends Group Project, contact Nicole Drever, Environmental Works Officer on 9433 3202 Monday and Friday or Nicole.Drever@nillumbik.vic.gov.au .
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