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60 Main Street Development – Applicant’s appeal rejected by VCAT [updated 5/12]
This page is obsolete – it covers the first application and appeal to VCAT which failed. For more information on the latest developments (ie the second application and appeal to VCAT), please click here. Update 5/12/2014: VCAT has begun to notify all … Continue reading
Working Bee – Sunday, 25th May, 2014 [Updated 25/5]
Our first community working bee for 2014 was conducted on Sunday, May 25th from 09:00-12:00. Despite the threat of bad weather predicted, a good turn-out of worker bees made fairly quick work of the planting-out needed. Location: Kalang Park in the Malcolm Street … Continue reading
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Blackburn Bushland News, April – September 2014
The April – September 2014 edition of the Blackburn Bushland News is now available. Our latest newsletter includes: Bird Surveys at both the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary and the Blackburn Creeklands. News snippets covering the Kalang Park Pavilion upgrade, path realignment at the Creeklands Main St entrance … Continue reading
Park News – April, 2014
Autumn Bird Survey The Autumn Bird Survey on Saturday, 26th April was the usual success thanks to participation from Friends, our expert group leaders, our organizers and providers of goodies for morning tea (take a bow Mary, Anthea, Andrea and … Continue reading
Autumn Bird Survey: Saturday, 26th April, 2014
The 2014 Autumn bird survey was conducted on Saturday, 26th April 07:30-09:30. The weather was reasonably warm and the threatened rain held off. Although the sky was dull at first, and at the end of the walk, there was a good burst … Continue reading
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Park News – March, 2014 [Updated]
Web News – The Land Adjacent to 60 Main Street Several Friends have asked why the mulch heap has sat so long on the land adjacent to 60 Main Street. The mulch is awaiting some further work – Council is to … Continue reading
News – February, 2014
The Land Adjacent to 60 Main Street – Woody Weed Removal One of the challenges of managing a park like the Creeklands is dealing with shared responsibilities. For instance, Melbourne Water is generally responsible for the creek and its banks, … Continue reading
Pollution in Our Creek (Updated)
It seems there have been two, quite separate, recent pollution problems in our creek which were initially assumed to be linked: one that started 2 -3 weeks ago – a sporadic yellowish discolouration which several Friends have reported – this is … Continue reading
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News – January, 2014 [updated 14/3]
Happy New Year! We trust all our Friends had as wonderful a New Year and holiday break as possible. We had quite a busy year in 2013 and are now looking forward to the challenges of 2014. Melbourne Water Grant … Continue reading
Whitehorse Housing and Neighbourhood Character Review (Re-re-updated)
This page is obsolete – please view here instead. The Whitehorse Leader (23/6/2014 Page 9) reports that Matthew Guy, the State Planning Minister, has confirmed that Whitehorse Council’s new zones will not be approved by his department in time for … Continue reading
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News – December, 2013
Welcome to new Friends A very warm welcome to our new Friends – many of whom joined up after the last newsletter campaign and others who joined following our 30th Birthday celebration function. Thank you for your interest. You have joined … Continue reading
Temporary Path Closure
Realignment of Path Adjacent to 60 Main Street Work on woody weed removal in the park land adjacent to 60 Main Street commenced in late November with the path realignment work currently underway – this required a temporary path closure. Update … Continue reading
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News – November, 2013
Bushland News Distribution Changes – Going Greener Our Bushland News keeps you in touch with happenings in both the Blackburn Creeklands and Blackburn Lake Sanctuary. It’s the end of an era – the last edition of the Bushland News to be hand-delivered to … Continue reading
Successful 30th Anniversary Celebration
The celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Blackburn Creeklands park at the Scout Hall on the 17th November 2013 was a great success. More than 70 people attended including all surviving members of the original BCCG Committee and our local ward … Continue reading
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Working Bee – Sunday, 10th November, 09:00-12:00
The day’s much kinder weather enabled good progress to be made. The focus was weeding the creek bank along the (hopefully, soon to be old…) path. In addition, some ancillary chores were undertaken – scotching some scotch thistles, flattening some … Continue reading
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Mermaid in the Creek!
We’ve had a car in the creek and rumours of bunyips – now we bring you (albeit grainy) photographic proof of a Mermaid in the Creek. This occurred on Saturday 26th October in the evening after the Bird Count in … Continue reading
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Spring 2013 Bird Survey: Saturday, October 26th, 2013
What better way to celebrate Bird Week locally than with a bird survey in the Creeklands ? The 2013 Spring Bird Survey of the Blackburn Creeklands was conducted on Saturday, October 26th from 07:50 – 09:45 AM. The picture above shows … Continue reading
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Blackburn Creeklands 