September 2025

From the Upper Merri Landcare Facilitator

Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Upper Merri Landcare Facilitator and the Merri Creek Management Committee. Please find below information on local initiatives, opportunities and funding.

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If you would like to share photos, events, updates and projects through the Upper Merri Landcare News. Please email through your submissions to: chriscobern@mcmc.org.au

Recent Events

UPMC Landcare National Tree Day

On Friday 28th June UPMC Landcare Group hosted corporate volunteers from BUPA to help plant 200 locally grown indigenous plants at Walwa Park to help regenerate farmland.

This was made possible with funding from Fifteen Trees to help purchase materials and plants.
The volunteers took to working in groups and pairs to plant indigenous plants consisting of Silver Banksia, Lightwood, Silver Wattle, Hedge Wattle, Black She-oak and Red Ironbark.

Once established with the help of tree guards and a fully fenced area the site will help to create a great habitat for all types of wildlife.
By Chloe O'Brien.                                  

Dry Creek Restoration Program Nesting Boxes 

The Upper Plenty Merri Catchments Landcare Group (UPMCLG)

The project is funded by Melbourne Water's Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways Program.

WEG - Taylors Creek Planting Event

Hidden Valley Fauna Survey

WEG Website

Coming Up

PAP events

Funding Opportunities

Melbourne Water Liveable Communities, Liveable Waterways Program 

These grants, open all-year around, fund projects and longer term partnerships that provide value to Melbourne Water and the community by aligning with at least one of the following themes:

• Connected habitat and catchments
• Integrated water management (IWM) enablers
• Science, innovation and technology
• Liveable cities

Eligible activities include weed removal, revegetation, erosion control, signage, habitat creation, stormwater management, fencing, irrigation plans, farm layout design and more.

Individual landholders encouraged to find out more here.