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If you would like to get involved with FOLKC or would like to be kept in touch with our plans and activities for the Kororoit Creek by email, join the mailing list below.
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Hoping to see you 'Down the Creek' real soon.
Geoff Mitchelmore
President, 2018
Great News. Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (GMCT) CEO, Jacqui Weatherill, has agreed to combine National Tree Day with the official community park opening.
The Planet Ark National Tree Day will be on 28 July 2019 where in excess of 2600 indigenous Trees and shrubs will be planted into the Kororoit Creek environment below the escarpment that would have housed the original Creek Course before settlement.
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A big thank you to Brock Tunnicliffe, City West Water, for the fantastic footage of the Kororoit Creek corridor. This footage was taken during the celebration of the 1 millionth tree planting as part of the Greening of the West project.
Kororoit Creek Preservation and Maintenance Program
In September, I announced a $450,000 grant that will serve to protect and preserve the precious land surrounding Kororoit Creek at the Altona Memorial Park for generations to come.
This grant will be used for maintenance works for the Eastern Reserve Area of the cemetery grounds, which is full of environmentally significant native flora, as well as land of cultural significance for the Wurundjeri people who hunted, fished and camped along Kororoit Creek for thousands of years.
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The Victorian Government's provision of $300,000 in funding for environmental works on vacant cemetery land at Altona will fast-track the opening of a memorial parkland and nature reserve on the Kororoit Creek site, said Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust CEO, Jacqui Weatherall.
Pictured Jacqui Weatherill CEO of The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, Health and Human Services Minister the Hon Jill Hennessy and Geoff.
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NEWS FLASH
Our face painting expert, Linda, will NOT be able to attend the Tree Day Planting & Celebration, sorry kids.
However, as a special treat, a coffee truck will be on site during the morning supplying free hot drinks for the planters. This, along with the Free BBQ and entertainment courtesy of our raving musician, Edvardo, the planting surely will be an enormous success.
According to the Weather Bureau, Sunday will be 15 degrees Celsius with a slight chance of a shower so all’s good for a pleasant planting and celebration of the Kororoit Creek environment.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Cheers
Geoff
Friends of Lower Kororoit Creeek (FOLKC) Inc abn 79441 591 104