Activities

Sunday Morning Activities – 4th Sunday of the Month, 10 am to 12 Noon, March to November.
Planting in a park next to the Yarra River.
Details are further below.

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Wednesday Morning Activities – Weekly, most Wednesdays, anytime between 8 am to 12 Noon.
Planting in the Westerfolds Park Manor Native Garden.  BYO morning tea.
Details are further below.

You don’t have to stay for the entire session – even an hour of your time would make a valuable contribution to the Yarra Valley Park environment.

On the day: Bring your own drinking water, and maybe some nibbles for yourself. You will need old clothes and sturdy shoes, gardening gloves, a parka, hat and sunscreen, and a water bottle. Wear long pants. You may also like to bring insect repellent.
Maybe stay afterwards and join us for a chat and BYO cuppa and nibbles.

Parks Victoria Requirements:
Since we work on Parks Victoria land, you have obligations to create your ParkConnect account and to have a Working-with-Children-Check.  For details, read  About ParkConnect and the Working With Children Check (200 Kb PDF).

What-3-words: The locations of our activity sites are given as what3words addresses. What3words is a simple way of displaying on your device the location of, and navigation to, a given address. See  About What 3 words

Wednesday Mornings – Westerfolds Manor Native Garden, in Westerfolds Park, Templestowe

Most Wednesdays, anytime between 8 am to 12 Noon. You don’t have to be there for the entire session, just for what suits you.

Come and see many different native species and help with planting, weeding, mulching and pruning.
BYO thermos and nibbles for morning tea.

Please book in by sending a TEXT to Pat on 0426 649 198.

Park at what-3-words location https://w3w.co/faces.cones.forced (after entering Westerfolds Park from Fitzsimons Lane, Templestowe, and taking the first left turn to go to the end of the road to a car park). Then walk along the middle path slightly up the hill until you see the large Manor building (see this map). Then a very short walk around to the Manor garden gate at what-3-words https://w3w.co/panels.defend.broom

Sunday March 23, 2025 – 10 am to 12 Noon – Removing old Weedmats, Westerfolds Park (Mel  33 E1)

‘What-3-words’ location is https://w3w.co/door.simply.storm
We will be removing woven plastic weed mats left after planting decades ago. Enter Westerfolds Park from Fitzsimons Lane. Veer right and continue past the Parks office then turn left at the roundabout. Follow signs to Manna Gum car park. (It’s as far as you can drive.) Then follow temporary signs across the creek and then right. A mattock and box cutter/Stanley knife would be handy, but tools will be provided.

This activity will be on ParkConnect very soon.

Sunday April 21, 2025 – 10 am to 12 Noon – Plant Maintenance, Candlebark Park (Mel  21 H11)

Park at ‘What-3-words’ location https://w3w.co/swear.pasta.tunes
Maintenance of last year’s planting in Candlebark Park, Templestowe, just south of the footbridge across the Yarra. Checking and refurbishing tree guards. Some weeding around the plants.
Park at the end of Homestead Road, Eltham, then cross the footbridge to the planting site following signs. Bring your favorite planting tool if you have one. If not, tools will be provided.

This activity will be on ParkConnect very soon.

Sunday May 25, 2025 – 10 am to 12 Noon – New planting, Westerfolds Park (Mel  33 E3)

Park at ‘What-3-words’ location https://w3w.co/vine.name.ledge
Planting at a new site beside Porter Street, Templestowe. Park near the gate on Porter Street (approximately opposite Milne Street). Bring your favorite planting tool if you have one. If not, tools will be provided.

This activity will be on ParkConnect very soon.

Future Activity dates. June 22, July 27, August 24, and more later.

Committee meetings are usually on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7.30 pm in the Meeting Room at Westerfolds Park (Mel 33 F1).

Next Committee meetings are Thursdays, 7.30pm:

  • No meeting February 27th 2025
  • March 27th
  • April 24th
  • May 22nd
  • June 26th
  • July 24th
  • August 28th AGM
  • September 25th
  • October 23rd
  • No meeting in November. See you at the BBQ.
  • December 3rd, End-of-year BBQ