Environment

Tree planting season at Princes Park has begun

Tree planting season at Princes Park has begun

March 29th, 2023 - Sean Car

City of Melbourne councillors and contractors kicked off the 2023 tree planting season in Princes Park on March 17 with shovels in hand and a new tree in the ground.

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Council trial making high-rise composting a reality

March 1st, 2023 - Sean Car

In an Australian-first, the City of Melbourne has introduced its Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) collection service in high-rise buildings through a 12-month pilot program.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Grazing goats help sunbaking skinks in Royal Park

August 3rd, 2022 - Carol Saffer

A herd of goats is spending winter in Royal Park, but they are there to work and not to frolic.

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Grandma’s little helper

Grandma’s little helper

June 29th, 2022 - Sophie Berrill
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