Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek Inc

Fifty FOLKC members and friends gathered at Hosken Reserve on Sunday to celebrate with Hon Tim Watts MP the funding of the last section of the Kororoit Creek Shared Trail [Read more...]

Clean Up Day a great Sucess -

Over thirty people attended FOLKC's twenty Fifth year of cleaning up along the Kororoit Creek environmental corridor. A special thanks to the Cleanaway group and members of the local community that joined in.

Clean Up Day a great Sucess -

Kororoit Creek Shared Trail to be funded -

Fantastic news It was announced today that the Federal Government through the Active Transport Fund is to jointly fund, with Hobsons Bay City Council, the building of Stages 4 & 5 of the Kororoit Creek Trail. The Honourable Tim Watts MP, Member for Gellibrand, was instrumental in getting this funding that will link Hobsons Bay via the Kororoit Creek shared trail along Toyota Way to Werribee, to Caroline Springs and to Melbourne's CBD via the West Gate Tunnel Velaway and to the entire Melbourne metropolitan shared trail network. [Read more...]

Kororoit Creek Shared Trail Opening -

Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek extend an invitation to the local community to join it for a community celebration and to check out the newly opened section of the Kororoit Creek Trail between Hosken Reserve and the 1880s historic blue stone bridge. Adults and children alike can join us for a walk or ride along the new walking and cycling path. [Read more...]

Walk on County event -

Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek invite the Hobsons Bay community to join it in this wonderful celebration being presented by Hobsons Bay Council at Hosken Reserve, Altona North, commencing at 6pm for two hours on Thursday, 7 November 2024. Join this community event to listen to Willie Pepper, a First Nations knowledge holder, and better understand how First Nations knowledge can work together with western science to improve how we all respect and care for Country. [Read more...]

Planting on Sunday 7 July 2024 -

FOLKC, in partnership with Nature West, Hobsons Bay City Council and Melbourne Water, is to be planting along the Kororoit Creek between 10 am & 12 NOON on Sunday 7 July 2024. Meeting at west end of McArthurs Road, Altona North - All welcome [Read more...]

Kororoit Creek Shared Trail Update -

FOLKC hopes that the Kororoit Creek Trail will open at the same time as the West Gate Tunnel Project is complete at the end of 2025. This will connect Hobsons Bay commuters and community to Werribee, Caroline Springs and the Melbourne CBD and the entire Metriopolitan Shared Trail Network - Progress in full report. [Read more...]

Watering Trailer Grant! -

Great news. FOLKC has received a grant from Hobsons Bay City Council through its Make it Happen Grants program, to allow us to fix the watering trailer pump that has been giving trouble during last years watering program. Work has commenced and it should be up and running in a week or two. Thanks Council for your ongoing support.

Vale Simon Hogan -

It is with deep sadness and heavy heart that I announce the loss of our very dear friend, Simon. To Fay, Stephen, Linda, and her family our sincere condolences. R I P Click on picture for full tribute

Planting in July and POLLUTION!! -

Our Chief Ranger, Andrew Webster from Hobsons Bay City Council is organising the second of three plantings along the Kororoit Creek saving me from having to do the same - Yay!! This time, it is planned to plant acacia to replace many of those that had reached the end of their lives and Rhagodia along the riparian to consolidate the embankment between McArthurs Road and Barnes Road Meeting at 10am at the bottom of McArthurs Road, Altona North on Sunday 2 July [Read more...]

Planting in June -

Hi Volunteers Happy New Planting Year to one n all Suzette from Council is organising the first of three plantings along the Creek saving me from having to do the same - Yay!! This time, it is planned to plant acacias below Toyota to replace many of those that had reached the end of their lives. Perhaps I can actually plant a tree bringing the total I have planted over the past 23 years to around seven, mebbee eight - My memory is going (or gone - according to Kerry & Simon) Meeting at 10am at the car park at the bottom of Dohertys Road, Altona North on Sunday 4 June Hope to see you there and we can have a chat after with a cuppa either courtesy of HBCC or FOLKC - To Be Decided on the day. ALL VERY WELCOME

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Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek (FOLKC) was incorporated in April 2001 and held its first planting on 3rd June 2001. Since then there have been countless planting days and other working bees with more than 1,000 volunteers of all ages, planting in excess of 50,000 trees, shrubs and under-storey plants along the creek ... [See the "About & Contacts" page for more]

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