Deer Park North Primary School leading the water-wise, green way
While school’s out for summer it’s a good time to reflect on one inspiring school in our area that certainly contributed to a greener west …
Green Room
Nominate a significant tree in the west
Guest post by Anna Foley, National Trust of Australia (Victoria) This Moreton Bay Fig in Werribee is listed on the Register of Significant Trees The …
Plants will need extra help this spring
The Bureau of Meteorology recently released a special update of their climate outlook for the next three months. They are now predicting warmer than average …
Greening Brimbank – draft Urban Forest Strategy
Brimbank City Council has outlined its intention to increase the City’s tree canopy coverage from 6.2 per cent to 30 per cent over the next …
New guidelines released to better manage green spaces
The Best Practice Guidelines for Functional Open Space is a new set of guidelines prepared to optimise the development, construction and maintenance of functional open …
Winter Planting at Werribee River Park
Winter Planting at Werribee River Park, Werribee When: Saturday 29th August 10 am to 12 noon. Where: Drive down New Farm Road Werribee, cross over …
Oh what a feeling for Kororoit Creek Trail
National Tree Day saw Toyota Australia, Hobsons Bay City Council and the Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek made an exciting announcement about Toyota’s legacy project …
1 Million Trees for Melbourne’s west
The 1 Million Trees Project is an ambitious plan to plant one million trees across Melbourne’s western suburbs, and is supported by the Australian Government’s …
Global Gardens of Peace – green landscapes for peaceful play
Global Gardens of Peace Incorporated (GGoP) was founded by patron Moira Kelly AO in April 2013. GGoP is a global charity based in Australia, with …
H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens continue to provide an “uplifting influence”
The suburb of Sunshine is named after the Sunshine Harvester Works, which opened in 1906, and was owned and operated by the industrialist Hugh Victor …