Edendale Revegetation Project - Community Planting Day 18 May

The Friends of Edendale are seeking volunteers to participate in our first community planting day for 2025.

Essential to the success of this revegetation is the involvement of our community volunteers who have very generously supported us since the inception of the project in getting some 2,000 plants into the ground. Our target for 2025 is an additional 1,000 plants planted on our community planting days.

The implementation of this exciting project focuses on the vital importance of the Diamond Creek as a wildlife corridor/bio link. This project started in 2022 under the generous support of Melbourne Water through their Planting4Platypus initiative.

Over the three years 2024 to 2027, this project is being funded by the Australian Government’s Urban Rivers and Catchments Program, with the support of Edendale Farm (Nillumbik Shire) and the Friends of Edendale.

This funding is enabling us to continue revegetation to restore the riparian indigenous vegetation community and the opportunity to expand our revegetation to the steeper banks of the Diamond Creek to rehabilitate the potential for platypus habitat. We will also be able to develop signage that explains the project and the role it plays providing information on the flora and fauna and a range of activities that encourage active participation in learning about the environmental importance of waterways as wildlife corridors.

What to wear or bring

Long pants - not leggings - that come down to cover your ankles and the top of your footwear
Sturdy footwear and socks to cover ankles
Long sleeved shirt
Broad brimmed hat
Sunscreen
Raincoat if required

Booking a spot is important so we know the number of people attending and can plan the extent of planting on the day, and to inform you of any changes or additional information to the day.

Book online

Drop ins are welcome to register and attend on the day too.

Note that children must be accompanied by adults at all times.

If you have any questions, email friendsofedendalefarm@gmail.com or call or text 041737 678.

Alan Thatcher
President
Friends of Edendale