Environment
Carved hollows create new homes for wildlife in the urban forests
A Sydney blue gum next to the Princes Hill Tennis Club stands out in the vast greenery of Princes Park, with its decayed trunks and broken branches proof of a tree that is no longer living. Yet, it is not entirely dead.
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Tree planting season at Princes Park has begun
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Rotary Club of Carlton welcomes new leader
Shakahari clocks up 50 years of business in Carlton
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