Join us at 4:00pm on Monday 23rd June at the Pump House

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wCYctnRSUvMLmxw1A

We'll be;

Weeding

Pruning

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

On Sunday 22nd June @ 9.00am we’ll be planting by hosting a planting day in partnership with Darebin

There will be 2,000 plants to install, come one, come all!

We will be located at the pin drop below;

https://maps.app.goo.gl/bPWNYqLR8Yr3ZfqDA

If you do wish to participate in the planting, please sure that you;

1. Bring your own gloves

2. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

3. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

4. Register your details via the QR Code when you arrive (name, email address and phone number)

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 16th June at the Frog Ponds

https://maps.app.goo.gl/J3ojSGYPYTeDwT1K6

We'll be;

• Planting

• Installing Tree Guards

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

On Sunday 15th June @ 9.00am we’ll be planting by hosting a planting day in partnership with Darebin.

There will be 2,000 plants to install, come one, come all!

We will be located at the pin drop below;

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UcjHQfk28tM1u33S6

If you do wish to participate in the planting, please sure that you;

1. Bring your own gloves

2. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

3. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

4. Register your details via the QR Code when you arrive (name, email address and phone number)

Join us at 3.00pm on Monday 9th June at the Bee Hotel Area

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7yzRLcfy1W6DivS47

We'll be;

• Planting

• Installing Tree Guards

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

On Sunday 8th June @ 10.00am we’ll be celebrating World Environment Day by hosting a planting day in partnership with the City of Darebin Bushland Team.

We'll be planting in the bee hotel area at Edwardes Lake

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HX73o2a1BSZaR5Ja7

If you do wish to participate in the planting, please sure that you;

1. Bring your own gloves

2. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

3. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

4. Register your details via the QR Code when you arrive (name, email address and phone number)

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 2nd June

https://maps.app.goo.gl/JKYxcKoe5Zry6wT2A

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join in the Reservoir Frogs for the monthly water quality testing session.
The data supports water quality improvement.
The activity is part of the Waterwatch program monitoring our waterways.

Join us at 8.00am on Sunday 1st June at the Frog Ponds

https://maps.app.goo.gl/JVxLf84m2Y2ury2k6

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 8.00am on Saturday 31st May at the Frog Ponds

https://maps.app.goo.gl/JVxLf84m2Y2ury2k6

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 25th May

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WKMwt3E5oPv9MjJ97

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 8.00am on Saturday 24th May in Edgars Creek Wetlands at our 2025 National Tree Day Site

https://maps.app.goo.gl/N1MpZSaZM2c84pPo8

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 19th May next to the Wooden Bridge @ Edwardes Lake

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBBoxurFyxADAwft7

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

The waterway needs your help!

Summer is here and celebrations at the lake have peaked leaving behind lots of litter.

Before the litter has a chance to enter the waterway and hurts our wildlife lets roll up our sleeves and get rid of it.

Sunday 18th May @ 9.00am

We will be meeting at the notice board between the bridge and playground Griffiths St, Reservoir.

We first be collecting the litter then conducting litter sort so we can upload the data into LitterWatch portal.
https://www.litterwatchvictoria.org.au/

If you do wish to participate in the litter collection, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen

3. Register your details via the QR code when you arrive (name, email address and phone number etc.) for insurance purposes, before picking up litter

4. Do not enter the water. The water can hold hidden dangers. Instead take a photo of any litter in the water and let one of the FoEL team know.

5. Do not enter tall grass. Tall grass can hold hidden dangers such as holes and snakes. You may also risk stepping, crushing and possibly killing smaller reptiles and amphibians who may call the tall grass home

6. Remember to take before and after photos of the areas you clean

We will be collecting litter for about 1.5 hour then finishing by the litter sorting.

There is no expectation to stay for any length of time, every bit helps!

All are welcome to join. We look forward to seeing you

Join us at 8.00am on Saturday 17th May across from the Bee Hotel at Edwardes Lake

https://maps.app.goo.gl/g7q9oEiGmX1som1A6

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 12th May at the Bee Hotel area at Edwardes Lake

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WKMwt3E5oPv9MjJ97

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 8.00am on Sunday 11th May across from the Bee Hotel at Edwardes Lake

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FLPLYeBu9GV8tUvU6

We'll be;

Mulching

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 5th May at the Alcove

https://maps.app.goo.gl/65VeGHhcBTc6zhNT6

We'll be;

Weeding

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 28th April at the Alcove

https://maps.app.goo.gl/65VeGHhcBTc6zhNT6

We'll be;

Weeding

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Friday 27th April 2025

6.30pm til 8.30pm

Meeting @ notice board next to the wooden footbridge off Griffiths Street

https://maps.app.goo.gl/qACxNkqEvBK1NeUG7

Join the Friends of Edwardes Lake on a guided walk around the lake to discover the nocturnal biodiversity of Edwardes Lake.

This event will be part of Darebin's City Nature Challenge 2025.

We will asking participants to record their biodiversity observations via the iNaturalist app to help collect citizen scientist data to further protect biodiversity.

Friday 25th April 2025

6.30pm til 8.30pm

Bundoora Park - Park on Curtain Street and walk to the pin drop
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4NHR6rLwFo1hv4N97

Join the Friends of Edwardes Lake on a guided walk around Bundoora Park to discover the nocturnal biodiversity the calls the park home

This event will be part of Darebin's City Nature Challenge 2025.

We will asking participants to record their biodiversity observations via the iNaturalist app to help collect citizen scientist data to further protect biodiversity.

Join us at 4.00pm on Monday 21st April at the guide hall

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pVdCKGE3xkr4EJUX9

We'll be;

• Weeding

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 4:00pm on Monday 14th April at the Slope

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tMdaoPRDWM6dgiBp6

We'll be;

Weeding

Removing Tree Guards

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join in the Reservoir Frogs for the monthly water quality testing session.
The data supports water quality improvement.
The activity is part of the Waterwatch program monitoring our waterways.

Join us at 4:00pm on Monday 7th April at the Slope

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tMdaoPRDWM6dgiBp6

We'll be;

Weeding

Removing Tree Guards

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

The waterway needs your help!

Summer is here and celebrations at the lake have peaked leaving behind lots of litter.

Before the litter has a chance to enter the waterway and hurts our wildlife lets roll up our sleeves and get rid of it.

Sunday 6th April @ 9.00am

We will be meeting at the notice board between the bridge and playground Griffiths St, Reservoir.

We first be collecting the litter then conducting litter sort so we can upload the data into LitterWatch portal.
https://www.litterwatchvictoria.org.au/

If you do wish to participate in the litter collection, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen

3. Register your details via the QR code when you arrive (name, email address and phone number etc.) for insurance purposes, before picking up litter

4. Do not enter the water. The water can hold hidden dangers. Instead take a photo of any litter in the water and let one of the FoEL team know.

5. Do not enter tall grass. Tall grass can hold hidden dangers such as holes and snakes. You may also risk stepping, crushing and possibly killing smaller reptiles and amphibians who may call the tall grass home

6. Remember to take before and after photos of the areas you clean

We will be collecting litter for about 1.5 hour then finishing by the litter sorting.

There is no expectation to stay for any length of time, every bit helps!

All are welcome to join. We look forward to seeing you

Join us at 5.30pm on Monday 31st March at the GPT area

https://maps.app.goo.gl/b6h3riVnw1utEC2x5

We'll be;

• Weeding

• Removing Tree Guards

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us at 5.30pm on Monday 17th March at the Bee Hotel Area

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7yzRLcfy1W6DivS47

We'll be;

• Weeding

• Removing Tree Guards

If you do wish to participate, please sure that you;

1. Wear suitable sturdy, closed toed shoes, long sleeves and long pants

2. Are sun smart with a hat, protective clothing and sunscreen.

3. Ensue you have drinking water

All ages and abilities welcome! There is no expectation to stay for the length of time you wish to weed for, every bit helps! We'll have the tools and gloves.

Join us for an early morning tour of the lake and wetlands

During this walk you'll learn about the ecosystem, species that call the waterway home, challenges we face and what our future plans are.

Bookings are essential via the link below

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/friends-of-edwardes-lake-lake-wetlands-tour-tickets-1257389067549?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join in the Reservoir Frogs for the monthly water quality testing session.
The data supports water quality improvement.
The activity is part of the Waterwatch program monitoring our waterways.