Mission Statement
Through volunteer support, provide ongoing maintenance and continued revegetation of Wybejong Park, including monitoring of water quality.
Develop community awareness of and involvement in local environmental issues, such as renewable energy, sustainable land use and protection of local indigenous flora.
Planting the Brachychritons, May 2007.
Summary
Greening of Riddell is a volunteer group which has taken responsibility for the rehabilitation and maintenance of Wybejong Park as its major focus.
We are members of the Victorian National Parks Association Friends Network, the Jacksons Creek EcoNetwork and Environment Victoria.
Our activities include:
- Monthly working bees which involve weed removal, planting indigenous species and maintenance of existing vegetation and access tracks (and of course socialising over morning tea)
- Community education via films, presentations and discussions at our Energy Efficiency Evenings
- Attendance at forums and seminars to increase our skills and knowledge and liaise with other environmental groups
Our aims for the future include:
- Extending the creekside trail to the old Smiths's Nursery site
- Continuing weed removal and indigenous planting to improve creek water quality so that it can provide food sources for platypus
- Involving the Riddells Creek Primary School students in the Waterwatch water quality monitoring program
Committee 2009-2010
President: Lyn Godfrey
Vice-President: Lyn Hovey
Secretary: Jenny Bueskens
Treasurer: Colin Head
Members: Maree Scale
Greening of Riddells has a membership of 28 families.
Membership
Why become a member? So you can:
- Contribute to improving your local environment - community level is where the most important change takes place
- Meet like-minded people
- Learn about our local natural heritage
Even if you are unable to be an active member, your membership is valuable to us:
- $15 will buy 15 native tubestock plants
- The more members we have, the more seriously we are taken on local environmental issues
To join Greening of Riddell, please send your name, addresss, telephone and email to The Treasurer, including a $15 cheque for your membership (covers the whole family).
Contact
Greening of Riddell
PO Box 142
Riddells Creek
Vic 3431
