Friends of Werribee River Park – June 21st, 2025: Planting Season The Friends of Werribee River Park (FOWRP) is a community-driven friends of group dedicated to enhancing the natural environment of Werribee River Regional Park. Operating from May to September, the group engages in activities such as planting, weeding, and mulching to restore habitats and …
Friends of Cobbledicks Ford, Friday 13th June , 2025. Date: Friday, June 13th, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Cobbledicks Ford Reserve is inaccessible via Cobbledicks Ford Rd off Ballan Rd (turn at the large water tanks). Access is currently limited to Dohertys Rd, off Boundary Rd. All ages welcome! Kids-friendly activities provided. Refreshments …
Join us in the beautiful surrounds of Lake Dewar Discovery Camp at Myrniong for a workshop on local water quality issues, pollution sources, and how citizens can monitor and assess water quality. These factors can impact biodiversity including platypus and other inhabitants of the river. After a brief presentation indoors, we will collect and analyse …
Be part of this exciting water quality monitoring project, one component of our larger mission of increasing platypus populations in the lower Werribee River. Platypus Watch is being run in partnership with Victoria University, whose researchers and specialist Environmental Engineers will guide citizen scientists over a 12-month period to test water quality. The sessions will happen …
Platypus Watch – Putting Perridak Back on Track Citizen Science Project (Session 5) Read More »
This monthly conservation group meet on the 1st Thursday of the month, February to November to support the health of the lower Werribee River. For our June session we will be improving the biodiversity and vegetation within Presidents Park. We will be PLANTING, mulching, hand weeding and removing tree guards. We will be working in …
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🌿 Friends of Werribee River Park – May 17, 2025: First Planting Event of the Year! The Friends of Werribee River Park (FOWRP) is a community-driven friends of group dedicated to enhancing the natural environment of Werribee River Regional Park. Operating from May to September, the group engages in activities such as planting, weeding, …
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Friends of Cobbledicks Ford is back in 2025, caring for this beautiful biodiversity hotspot every 2nd Friday of the month (from March to Nov). Join us on Friday May 9th as we undertake activities such as litter clean ups, weeding, mulching, maintenance and watering, alongside Wyndham City Council. To get involved, you really just need …
Join us for an exciting evening by the Werribee River and Davis Creek as we explore the incredible biodiversity of Melbourne’s urban waterways. Spot, identify and record frogs, platypuses, and macroinvertebrates during this immersive, hands-on event!
Be part of this exciting water quality monitoring project, one component of our larger mission of increasing platypus populations in the lower Werribee River. Platypus Watch is being run in partnership with Victoria University, whose researchers and specialist Environmental Engineers will guide citizen scientists over a 12-month period to test water quality. The sessions will happen …
Platypus Watch – Putting Perridak Back on Track Citizen Science Project (Session 4) Read More »
Friends of Cobbledicks Ford is a monthly Landcare group that for this beautiful biodiversity hotspot every 2nd Friday of the month (from March to Nov). Join us for on Friday April 11 as we undertake activities such as litter clean ups, weeding, mulching, maintenance and watering, alongside Wyndham City Council. To get involved, you really …
