• Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis)

    Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) Photo by Richard Akers

  • Pelican at Brookfield (24 Jan 2010)

    Pelican at Brookfield (24 Jan 2010)

  • Lower Arnolds Creek Gorge (17 Jan 2013)

    Lower Arnolds Creek Gorge (17 Jan 2013)

  • Caroline Springs birdwalk (24 Jan 2013)

    Caroline Springs birdwalk (24 Jan 2013)

  • Watering at Brookfield (2 Feb 2013)

    Watering at Brookfield (2 Feb 2013)

  • Manmade Wetland at Caroline Springs with GGF's

    Manmade Wetland at Caroline Springs with GGF's

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On Tuesday 6th August MEG took delivery of about 600 plants from the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.

Seeds from local indigenous plants are collected by local environmental groups & forwarded to the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre where they are germinated and grown by women in the Centre under the direction of teacher Judy Allen (of Kangan Institute) and Helen Scott (Dept of Corrections). The Dame Phyllis Frost Centre has initiated an innovative project for growing native plants for the purposes of restoration of the natural environment as part of a horticulture course under the Kangan Institute.

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MEG is happy to welcome 8 new members from Brookfield Village Retirement Home; Bev Dutton, Bruce Harris, John & Lois Brewis, John Dunn, Alan Merlo, Val Thomson, & Ron Chalmers.

Bev & Bruce have both been active in helping organise planting at the new site between the lane & the freeway. The others helped plant at our first planting here on Planet Ark National Treeday on Sunday 28th July. A total of 25 people planted about 400 plants.

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East & West branches of Arnolds Creek converge south-east of the corner of Coburns Road & the Western Highway. Brookfield Lifestyle Retirement Village is situated on both sides of Arnolds  Creek at this point, on Coburns Road. Between this wetland & Black Dog Drive the creek runs through a small remnant mixed Red Gum / Grey Box /Yellow Box woodland. The narrow point of land where these branches converge contains an even smaller Grey Box woodland remnant.

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Arnolds Creek flows for over half its course through the town of Melton. It flows from Minns Road to the north of Melton, to the Melton Reservoir in the south. It connects the woodland areas to the north & north-west of Melton to the Werribee River volcanic gorge in the south.

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toolern creek park thbOn Saturday 20th July MEG hosted a bird walk in Toolern Regional Park. The morning was cold & grey but Geraldine, Brian, Nora & Daryl of MEG braved the bleak weather. Despite the weather Nora predicted that prospects of seeing birds were good; as after two days of wet, stormy weather, the birds may take advantage of the fine morning to come out for a feed.

  1. Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria / Sustainable Cities
  2. Winter Solstice: Planting at Brookfield
  3. City of Melton Environmental Grants

 

 

Monthly Meeting

18 Mar
MEG Meeting
Date Wed March 18 7:30 pm

Next Bird Walk

21 Mar
Eynesbury Forest
Date Sat March 21

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Welcome

Melton Environment Group welcomes everyone who shares our love of the outdoors and our commitment to preserving Meltons’s unique environment.

 

Our Mission

To educate and foster public awareness on environmental issues, enhance and protect natural resources for the environmental, social and economical benefits of the community and future generations.

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Our Activities

  • Cleanup Australia day
  • Planet Ark National Tree Planting Day
  • Melbourne Water Frog Census
  • Activities with other local environmental groups
  • Participation in regional environmental seminars

 

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