Environment

More than 100 “exceptional” trees added to protected list

February 1st, 2023 - David Schout

More than 100 trees of cultural and environmental significance are set to be safeguarded from removal or large-scale pruning under a City of Melbourne move.

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Council-backed greening project in East Melbourne unveiled

February 1st, 2023 - Sean Car

What was once a bare and stark communal open space for residents living between two Agnes St apartment complexes in East Melbourne, has been transformed into a green oasis, thanks to the support of the City of Melbourne.

Native Bushfoods Garden opens in Carlton North

November 30th, 2022 - Inner City News

Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC) has launched its new Native Bushfood Garden at its Princes St centre in Carlton North, providing Aboriginal bushfoods and space to educate the community on native plants.

Melbourne Cemetery volunteer gardening group makes ground with help from SMCT

November 2nd, 2022 - Carol Saffer

Locals concerned with the state of the Melbourne General Cemetery joined together to form the volunteer group Greening the Cemetery under the auspices of the Princes Hill Community Centre in September 2021.

Dress to impress with fashion for the planet

November 2nd, 2022 - Carol Saffer

The Young Mercy Links at the Mercy Hub in Carlton North is a group of post-high school young adults committed to social justice and mercy through volunteering and education.

Take part in a wren-watch to protect local birdlife

September 28th, 2022 - Carol Saffer

The Superb Fairy-wren polled 400,000 votes to win the Guardian Australia/Birdlife Australia bird of the year for 2021.

Threatened grasshopper jumps into new habitat

August 31st, 2022 - Carol Saffer

The Matchstick Grasshopper is an example of a “morabine” grasshopper, an Australian family of flightless grasshoppers found nowhere else in the world.