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	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 recently won a $12,000 grant from Melbourne Water to fund restoration works during 2009-10. 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. back to top » 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. back to top » FoEC Structure President Stephen Northey (email stephen.northey@dpi.vic.gov.au ph 041 050 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 Leanne Trickey (email leanne.trickey@mh.org.au ph 040 136 8850) back to top » 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 18 Jan 2009, 1-3pm Weed workshop: Woody weed removal and treatment Hosted by the Merri Creek Management Committee and including training in the cut and paint technique. Thursday 19 February 2009, 7-9pm Weed workshop: Managing and extending remnant grasslands Hosted by the Merri Creek Management Committee and concentrating on areas of remnant danthonia around Redgum copses adjacent to Ronald Street, North Coburg. Sunday 15 March 2009, 1-3pm Weed workshop: Aquatic weeds around Edgars Creek waterfall and gooseneck meander planting site Hosted by the Merri Creek Management Committee. Thursday 26 March, 7-8:30pm Walk and talk over a glass of wine: The Natural history of Edgars Creek Hosted by the Merri Creek Management Committee Sunday 19 April 2009, 1-3pm Planting: Riparian habitat restoration beneath a regionally significant Silurian cliff Sunday 17 May 2009, 1-3pm Planting: Riparian habitat restoration beneath a regionally significant Silurian cliff Sunday 21 June 2009, 1-3pm Planting: Restoring a creekline tussock grassland by the Edgars Creek waterfall Sunday 19 July 2009, 1-3pm Planting: Tree custodian planting of River Red-gums and Blackwoods Sunday 16 August 2009, 1-3pm Planting: Riparian habitat restoration along a ‘goose-neck’ meander of Edgars Creek Sunday 20 September 2009, 1-3pm Planting: Riparian habitat restoration along a ‘goose-neck’ meander of Edgars Creek Sunday 18 October 2009, 1-3pm Weeding: Remnant Silurian escarpment scrubland habitat Sunday 15 November 2009, 1-3pm Weeding: Aquatic weeds around gooseneck meander planting site Sunday 20 December 2009, 1-3pm Christmas Party (details to be announced) Hope you can join us! back to top » 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. back to top » FoEC Newsletters "Meanders" vol. 1, issue 1 July 2007 (pdf file) "Meanders" vol. 2, issue 2 September 2007 (pdf file) "Meanders" vol. 3, issue 3 December 2007 (pdf file) "Meanders" vol. 4, issue 4 March 2008 (pdf file) "Meanders" vol. 5, issue 5 June 2008 (pdf file) "Meanders" vol. 6, issue 6 September 2008 (pdf file) "Meanders" vol. 7, issue 7 December 2008 (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. back to top FoEC Committee Only Files: FoEC-MemberDatabase-20070621-Protected
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