NOVEMBER 2020 Newsletter of the Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC)Innovative Creekulum project evaluated
Merri Creek Management Committee has evaluated Creekulum, Moreland Primary School's ambitious and unprecedented creekside education program from 2019. The report is a visually attractive record suited to all ages. It shows how the community, guest educators and a whole-of-school approach worked together to meet the learning goals of Prep to Grade 6, with the Merri Creek at the centre of all our interests! The full report is here (7.48MB PDF file). New MCMC Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan identifies priorities and actions under five strategic focus areas:
You can see the Strategic Plan here (10.8MB PDF). Moreland Environmental Sustainability awardsCongratulations to the joint winners of the annual Moreland Environmental Sustainability Achievement Award: MCMC President, Ann McGregor, and her husband Bruce, for their decades of work on Merri Creek; and Stephen Northey, who founded the Friends of Edgars Creek. Below is a summary of their citations: Ann & Bruce McGregor: When Ann and Bruce moved to Moreland in 1976, the Merri Creek trail was overgrown with weeds, loads of rubbish and neglected. They saw the Merri Creek as “a damaged asset that just cried out to be restored, not only for people but also for native birds and animals.” Read More A Little Nature Play in Hume
This conversation was documented in a webinar Stepping out: Leadership beyond the kindergarten setting. New plans to get out and about locally were supported, and recognition given to the importance of communicating with families about the value for children of time spent beyond the kindergarten setting. In response to the webinar, early years educators have come forward to enjoy support from the project. They are from four different centres in the Hume municipality - in Broadmeadows, Craigieburn, Coolaroo and Rockborough Park. We will work together in coming years to get educators and kids out into nearby natural settings. Swamp Wallabies along Merri Creek
To better understand the movements of Swamp Wallabies along Merri Creek, sightings from a variety of sources, including MCMC's fauna records, have been documented in a most interesting blog: Swamp Wallaby movements on Lower Merri Creek. This comprehensive blog reveals two areas along Merri Creek where sightings of Swamp Wallabies are concentrated, and areas where sightings are much rarer. It also discusses hazards, the revegetation along the creek since 1988, problems caused by dogs, and the lessons for better management of Swamp Wallaby habitat. Birds of Merri Creek Calendar 2021
Local photographer, Adi Tudor, has put out another wonderful Birds of Merri Creek calendar and is generously donating half the profits to the Merri Creek Environment Fund. The 2021 calendar features a full page write-up about Friends of Merri Creek and the dates of next year's Merri BirdWatch Surveys. This is an ideal Christmas present for $27.50, or $35.50 including postage and packaging, or possible free delivery. Water Quality Summaries
Find out about the surveys, observations and reports collected by Waterwatch staff and volunteers and learn how your contributions could help shape our understanding of waterway health in the future. Hanna Swamp & sodic soils problem both recognised
Although the future of Hanna Swamp as a restored wetland is not secured, support from the Panel is a helpful step forward to realising this vision. This reasoning is explored in more detail in a recent Nature Glenelg Trust blog. A crucial factor in gaining the Panel's support for Hanna Swamp was a presentation made by Mark Bachmann of the Nature Glenelg Trust on behalf of Friends of Merri Creek. The Friends also successfully argued that biodiversity and regional park planning should be acknowledged in the PSP. Read More 'Merri' Christmas cards
Once again you can wish people a 'Merri Christmas' with these stunning cards featuring the Spotted Pardalote, the Flame Robin and the Sacred Kingfisher. Now discounted to: $5 each, 10 cards for $20, or 20 cards for $30. An exciting addition is seed packets for three Merri Creek plants: Clustered Everlasting, Chocolate Lily, or Clustered Wallaby Grass, for $2 each. Order using this Order Form and follow the instructions on the form.
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06 Mar 2021; 10:00AM - 12:00PM Friends of Merri Park Hand Weeding |
07 Mar 2021; 02:00PM - 03:30PM Streamteam Water Quality Testing - Friends of Merri Creek |
14 Mar 2021; 10:00AM - 12:00PM Litter Clean Up – Coburg - Friends of Merri Creek |
14 Mar 2021; 10:00AM - 12:30PM Woody Weed Whacking, Bababi Marning #1 in 2021 - Friends of Merri Creek |
21 Mar 2021; 01:00PM - 03:00PM Friends of Edgars Creek Site Maintenance |
24 Mar 2021; 10:00AM - 12:00PM Wednesday Volunteers - Friends of Merri Creek |
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Phone:(03) 9380 8199 Email: admin@mcmc.org.au ABN: 13 025 599 242
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