Welcome to the Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek

Sunday in the Park

Sunday 7 March at 10am at Barnes Road bridge has been set aside for a walk along the Creek to assess our endeavours over the past 12 months and to look at the next stage of the development of the Nature Reserve. Vision for Werribee Plains considers that the extension of the park south of Barnes Road to the trestle bridge is worthy of investigating for a possible grant.

Some of the rocky escarpments are fantastic and will be a major attraction for visitors to the Nature Reserve Park.

Hope to see as many as possible on Sunday - BBQ at 12noon at CRT Group.

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 2/27/2010 7:27 PM

Nature Reserve Project

Vision for Werribee Plains project is upand running and looking great. The signs are all but complete, the path to be completed soon and the plants are doing amazingly well.Worth a look.

Thanks to all the sponsors for their support of the project.

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 2/27/2010 7:18 PM

New Members

Anyone interested in joining FOLKC need only give Geoff a ring and he will happily sign you up. An apology to David ???? who rang me requesting info about FOLKC. I inadvertently lost your mobile so please ring back - 0411 274 718

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 9/17/2009 8:29 PM

WOW

Have a look at the work that has been happening along the Creek over the past couple of months - AMAZING. Congratulations to all who have contributed to this great work and a special thanks to our sponsors and Vision for Werribee Plains for helping make it all happen

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 9/17/2009 8:26 PM

National Tree Day 2009

The OFFICIAL National Tree Day is Sunday 2nd August 2009 and is the most important in the FOLKC calendar when in excess of 150 participants are expected to attend. National Tree day will commence at 10am, meeting at the west side of Barnes Road Bridge, Barnes Road, Altona North, Mel Ref 54:H3. Car parking on the north-west side of the bridge will be available.

This event is more than a tree planting day but a major celebration of the Kororoit Creek waterway and brings together the community, our sponsors and supporters and in particular Toyota personnel to a wonderful day. It is hoped that personnel from Toll Group and Altona Memorial Park will also participate in the event this year.

This year will also celebrate the commencement of works on the $200,000 Nature Reserve and 2 km Looped Walking Trail, a trail that will run between Dohertys Road and Barnes Road on the west side of Kororoit Creek. This Project is sponsored by Vision for Werribee Plains, Toyota, Toll Group, Altona Memorial Park, Millers Inn, Hobsons Bay City Council and Melbourne Water and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010.

Some of the activities on the day include:
. The planting of approximately 1500 indigenous trees & shrubs;
. Our resident clown, Edvardo and his accordion, on site to entertain the attendees and hand out lollies and chocolate goodies to the children, donated by Nestle;
. Free tea, coffee, etc and hot food made available during the course of the morning catered by the Altona Lions; and
. a package of handouts for the children including tee shirts and colouring books; and
. A free BBQ sponsored by Don Smallgoods and Bakers Delight.

ALL WELCOME

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 7/19/2009 10:54 AM

Nature Reserve & Walking Trail Project

FOLKC is hoping that its application for a grant from Vision for Werribee Plains is successful thus allowing us to upgrade the reserve on the west side of the Creek between Dohertys Road and Barnes Road, Altona North.
This project to build a walking trail, install tables and seating and to rabbit proof the entire site is supported by Toyota, Toll and Altona Memorial Park, along with help from Hobsons Bay City Council and Melbourne Water.
The end result will see a nature reserve and a 2,000 metre walking path with indigenous trees, shrubs and understorey planted throughout that is available for use by the Hobsons Bay community. At the completion of this project, it is estimated that approximately $750,000 will have been injected into the nature reserve.'
Thanks to all our partners in this development and in particular to Millers Inn who have been behind all of the developments of the Creek since FOLKC's inception in 2001.
This will be a fantastic result for Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek Inc.

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 4/2/2009 5:38 PM

Wide Bend Conservation Zone Project

Considerable interest has been shown by Councillor Tony Briffa in including this project for initial planning in the 2009/10 HBCC Budget with the possibility of completing the project in 2010/11.
The project was submitted by FOLKC to EPA for funding last year but it failed to be put forward for funding by HBCC at the time as other projects in Hobsons Bay were considered more pressing.
This project, when complete, will link Cherry Lake via an elevated walking trail through the Wide Bend Conservation Area to the Road Trail network on Kororoit Creek Road. This little known area of Altona will then be open to allow the visual exploration of the conservation zone and to give the public the opportunity to observe the flora and fauna in the area through a number of bird hides along the length of the shared walkway.

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 4/2/2009 5:37 PM

Councillor Michael Raffoul

Councillor Michael Raffoul, Ward Councillor for Altona North, which includes Brooklyn and Laverton, is a very keen supporter of our group and we were very pleased that he could spare the time to meet with us at the February Committee meeting.
FOLKC has high hopes that Councillor Raffoul will push for the inclusion of the development of the Kororoit Creek trail between Brooklyn and Altona North in the 2009/10 Hobsons Bay City Council budget. This trail will connect the Brooklyn community to Altona North, a long overdue linkage of the two suburbs, which will link Altona North community to Brooklyn, the Federation Trail to Werribee and the soon to be completed trail to Brimbank.

submitted by Geoff Mitchelmore : 4/2/2009 5:36 PM