Friends of Edgars Creek
Friends of Edgars Creek
Our Edgars Creek
FoEC Mission
FoEC Structure
FoEC Activities
Next FoEC Events
FoEC Membership
Contact FoEC
FoEC Newsletter
MORE GREAT NEWS!
FoEC has completed its 2009 planting season, having added another 2,500 plants over the Winter-Spring seson. We are currently negotiating our grant application from Melbourne Water's Community Grants Program to fund restoration works during 2010-11.
Our Edgars Creek
Edgars Creek flows along a 17km course from its headwater in Wollert through the highly urbanised suburbs of Epping , Thomastown and Reservoir, finally joining the Merri Creek in North Coburg.
Edgars Creek Waterfall, North Coburg
The Friends of Edgars Creek is a community group established in 2007 to help restore and protect the Edgars Creek, a largest tributary of Merri Creek.
Click here to download a copy (large pdf file) of "Knowing Our Creek", by Stephen Northey - which details the ecological, historical and social issues relating to Edgars Creek. Alternatively, you can purchase a printed copy for $5, by contacting the Treasurer.
FoEC Mission
To help improve the environmental and recreational quality of the Edgars Creek reserve by:
- advocating for the management of this important waterway as an entire freshwater ecosystem
- working with local Councils and Melbourne Water to ensure any maintenance and development works deliver a real and direct benefit to the creek corridor
- organising and facilitating events for the community to be involved in restoration works and environmental educational, and
- communicating with developers to ensure they understand how strongly the community values the creek reserve from both an environmental and recreational perspective.
FoEC Structure
President
President
Stephen Northey
(email stephen.northey@dpi.vic.gov.au ph 03 9350 4212)
Secretary
Jo Searle and Craig Hadley
(email jo.searle@mh.org.au or craig.hadley@mh.org.au ph 041 590 2896)
Treasurer
Anita Morgan
(email anita@outwiththenew.com ph 041 931 9770)
Membership Secretary
Sylvia Page
(email pages10@hotmail.com ph 041 583 7643)
FoEC Activities
Group activities include:
- Plantings and hands-on activities
- Litter cleanup
- Talks, walks and tours
- Campaigns against major threats to the Creek
- Community education and planning
- Water quality testing
Next FoEC Events
2009 Events
Sunday 25 October 2009, 1-3:30pm
Propograting indigenous plants with Judy Allen from VINC
(includes launch of Seeding the Future DVD)
Meet at Newlands Community Centre, 20 Murray Road North Coburg
(Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
November and December 2009 (no activity)
2010 Events
Thursday Night 18 February 2010, 6-8pm
Walk and talk over a glass of wine: Remnant Vegetation along lower Edgars Creek
Hosted by the Merri Creek Management Committee
Funded by Friends of Edgars Creek using Melbourne Water Community Development Grant
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
Sunday 21 March 2010 1-3pm
Weeding and site preparation: Acquatic weeds beneath a regionally significant Silurian cliff
Hosted by the Merri Creek Management Committee
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
Thursday Night 16 April 2010, 6-8pm
Weeding: Bushfoods indigenous to Edgars Creek
Hosted by the Merri Creek Management Committee
Funded by Friends of Edgars Creek using Melbourne Water Community Development Grant
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
Sunday 16 May 2010, 1-3pm
Planting: Riparian habitat restoration beneath a regionally significant Silurian cliff (Planting site extension)
Hosted by Friends of Edgars Creek
Funded by Melbourne Water Community Grants Program
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
Sunday 20 June 2010, 1-3pm
Planting: Riparian habitat bush food garden on inner bend of ‘goose-neck’ meander
Hosted by Moreland City Council
Funded by Moreland City Council
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
Sunday 18 July 2010, 1-3pm
Planting: Riparian habitat restoration to be determined
Joint Friends of Edwardes Lake and Friends of Edgars Creek planting day
Hosted by Darebin City Council Edgars Creek Bushland Crew
Funded by Darebin City Council
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
Sunday 01 August 2010, 1-3pm
Planting: National Tree Day planting of a Whispering Allocasuarina Forest and Friends of Edgars Creek Tree Custodian project
Hosted by Moreland City Council
Funded by Moreland City Council
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
Sunday 19 September 2010, 1-3pm
Planting: Riparian habitat restoration along a ‘goose-neck’ meander of Edgars Creek
Hosted by Friends of Edgars Creek
Funded by Melbourne Water Community Grants Program
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 03 9350 4212 for more information
October 2010 (no activity)
Sunday 21 November 2010, 1-3pm
Weeding: Acquatic weeds along a ‘goose-neck’ meander of Edgars Creek
Meet at Notice Board adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg
(Melways Map 18 A9)
Phone Stephen on 042 563 4212 for more information
Sunday 19 December 2010 (no activity)
Hope you can join us!
Becoming a Member of FoEC
Membership fees are collected to help fund FoEC activities, communications and campaigns. Click to download the Friends of Edgars Creek Information Sheet & Membership Application Forms (pdf file).
The following membership fees apply.
Adult $5
Children $2 (16 years and under)
Family $11
Membership means you can join other friends on walks and tours and become involved in hands-on activities to help restore the creek.
FoEC Newsletters
- "Meanders" vol. 1, issue 1 July 2007 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 1, issue 2 September 2007 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 1, issue 3 December 2007 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 2, issue 1 March 2008 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 2, issue 2 June 2008 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 2, issue 3 September 2008 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 2, issue 4 December 2008 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 3, issue 1 March 2009 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 3, issue 2 June 2009 (pdf file)
- "Meanders" vol. 3, issue 3 September 2009 (pdf file)
Contact FoEC
ABN: 34 091 851 094
Postal Address: 17 Boyne Street, North Coburg 3058
Email: edgarscreek@freshwater.net.au
Web: http://www.freshwater.net.au/community/foec.htm
Go to FoEC Structure for individual contact information.
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