Event details
Join us as we partner with Friends of Edendale to improve vital habitat along the Diamond Creek for our local platypus population, as part of the Diamond Creek Edendale Community Revegetation Project.
Friends of Edendale, along with the community, have been rehabilitating this wildlife corridor/bio link since 2022 with the support of Melbourne Water’s Planting4Platypus initiative. This exciting project continues this revegetation work, focusing on the vital importance of the Diamond Creek as a wildlife corridor/bio link.
Funding from the Commonwealth Government’s ‘Urban Rivers and Catchments Program’ has been committed to the Friends of Edendale and Edendale Farm for the continued revegetation of the Diamond Creek near Edendale. The goal is to:
- restore the indigenous riparian vegetation community
- expand revegetation work to the steeper banks of the Diamond Creek
- re-build habitat for the platypus.
Please note: this event replaces the postponed planting day earlier in June.
Register
Drop-ins on the day are welcome, but booking is encouraged. This helps us plan the day and contact you with additional information as required.
Children must always be accompanied by adults.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
What to wear
- Long pants (not leggings)
- Sturdy footwear and socks covering ankles
- Long-sleeved shirt
- Broad-brimmed hat
- Sunscreen
Lunch will be provided.
Getting there
Meet at the Edendale Community Environment Farm entrance car park (look for the big blue Friends of Edendale banner).
There is additional parking at the Eltham North Adventure Playground. Walk across the bridge and along the tail to the front of Edendale.