Wanted: Finance Subcommittee Member (voluntary)

MCMC is looking for someone with expertise (and/or qualifications) in accountancy, bookkeeping, and/or financial management, to join our Finance Subcommittee (in a voluntary capacity). We value sound financial management as fundamental to our environmental, educational and advocacy goals.  In the past, we have benefitted from the expertise of a qualified accountant on the Finance Subcommittee, however it is not essential for applicants to have this qualification.

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Birds of Merri Creek Calendar 2024

Local photographer, Adi Tudor, has created her fourth wonderful Birds of Merri Creek calendar and is once again generously donating half the profits to the Merri Creek Environment Fund. This beautiful A4 portrait size calendar features thirteen photos of birds from along Merri Creek and is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. It also includes the dates of next year's Friends of Merri Creek BirdWatch Surveys. This is an ideal Christmas present for  $30.00 (includes FREE local delivery) or $36.70 (incl. postage).

Order from the Friends of Merri Creek on-line shop, which also has other Merri Creek gifts, but be quick, as numbers are limited. The calendars are also available at CERES Nursery and CERES Grocery, in Brunswick East.

Wish people a “Merri Christmas” and help our creek as well

Wish people a “Merri Christmas” with these stunning cards featuring the Flame Robin or Spotted Pardalote. They're only $30 for 20 cards, or $20 for 10. All proceeds go towards Merri Creek restoration projects. Order these and other Merri Creek gifts from the Friends of Merri Creek on-line shop.

Malcolm Creek Community Litter Clean-Up

Sunday 10 December, 10am-12pm

BBQ area at Golden Sun Moth Park, Craigieburn - see Google map

Residents around Malcolm Creek are concerned about the accumulated litter in Malcolm Creek as well as dumped rubbish in the area. Join local residents, Merri Creek Management Committee and Hume City Council to be part of the solution as we remove litter from the Malcolm Creek and surrounds and discuss future actions that should be taken to protect the Malcolm Creek. All litter clean-up gear will be provided. Families are welcome (children to be supervised by an adult).
BYO drink bottle, sun hat and wear closed shoes with good grip.
Registration is essential HERE

Please do not attend this event if you are feeling unwell.
Questions: Contact the Community litter Clean-Up Coordinator, Julia Cirillo, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This event is funded by Hume City Council.

“Ribbon of Nature” - New Merri Creek Book Out Now

Just in time for Christmas, this beautiful full colour book, Merri Creek: a ribbon of nature in Melbourne’s North, celebrates 50 years of community efforts to protect and restore one of Melbourne’s most popular waterways. Contributions from more than 20 photographers demonstrate the vibrant flora, fauna, and history of the creek. 
Based on a series of banners developed for Merri Creek Management Committee in 2015, the book highlights the outstanding community achievement since 1975 in transforming the Merri Creek from a weed-smothered drain to a much-loved waterway running through a bushland corridor.

$65 from the Friends of Merri Creek on-line shop

“For thousands of years, the Creek and surrounding lands were a source of food and culture which sustained the traditional custodians, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. But by 1970 the Merri was in crisis. Heavily polluted, with much of the native vegetation and wildlife gone, it had become a drain and a dumping ground. Over the past few decades, the story of the Merri has been one of transformation. […] Today, the Merri Creek is flourishing again, but there are many challenges ahead and there is still much work to be done. We invite you to join in this community effort.”

Discovering Merri Creek's Growling Grass Frogs in Moomba Park

Sunday, 18 February, 3-5pm

Moomba Park tennis club car park, McBryde St, Fawkner - see Google map

Join Merri Creek Management Committee & STEM Catalyst for an afternoon of frog discovery. We are collecting information on frog species living in and around the Merri Creek to continue improving frog habitat and we need the community’s help.

 At this free event you will learn: to recognise different frog calls and which frogs live in this area; how to use the Melbourne Water Frog Census app to collect important frog population and species data; and learn more about the threatened Growling Grass Frog.

There will be a presentation and some walking. Families are most welcome. Bookings essential - HERE.
(Frogs love rain so don’t be put off by a rainy afternoon, this event will still go ahead.)

What to bring: drinking water, hat, mobile phone with Frog census app downloaded (optional), sturdy walking shoes, long sleeves and long pants, wet weather gear (if rain forecast). Please don't attend if you are not feeling well.