July was a great month for biodiversity and water conservation at local schools. Almost 2,300 plants were planted at Brunswick North West Primary School by nearly 1,000 of the school community, students, teachers and parents. This work has completed the transformation of a derelict part of the school’s grounds which lies above Melville Creek, buried in a drain long ago.

At Thornbury Primary School about 300 students created a Woiwurrung Garden by planting about 350 indigenous plants during NAIDOC Week. This was after the removal of a large concrete path and all non-indigenous plants.

Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC) played a pivotal role in both projects. Read more here.