NOVEMBER 2023 Newsletter of the Merri Creek Management Committee (MCMC)Birds of Merri Creek Calendar 2024
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 wellWish people a “Merri Christmas” with these stunning cards featuring the Sacred Kingfisher, Flame Robin, and 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. Successful Roundtable on Platypus Recovery
To learn more about the Merri Paddle group go to: https://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/merri-paddle Sincere thanks to the funders of the event: Melbourne Water, Friends of Merri Creek, MCMC and the City of Merri-bek with support from DEECA and the City of Darebin. A Little Nature Play: Supporting Kids in Open Spaces
Early years learning programs that take children for walks and exploration have been shown to have strong positive health impacts. MCMC’s A Little Nature Play program introduces early years educators to walkable beautiful places which you can enjoy with children and leave no footprint. Our A Little Nature Play program provides opportunities which value children’s social and physical wellbeing. After we get together and explore ideas and places with staff, our goal is to take children out together and encourage long-term independent connections to nearby places. Please get in touch if you’d like our support: admin@mcmc.org.au. Farewell to Monica
Among Monica's many achievements was organising MCMC's 20th Anniversary Celebration, a photographic exhibition of beautiful black and white photos of Galada Tamboore by local photographer David Tatnall. Highlights included working with and learning from Aboriginal Elders, Uncle Dave Wandin and Uncle Jack Charles, and hearing their stories of growing up along the Merri. She also fielded many calls from the public, including one report of seeing a crocodile in the creek! Many thanks to Monica for her commitment and contribution to MCMC over many years. We'll miss her but we'll still stay in touch, as she voluntarily looks after the Friends of Merri Creek on-line shop - where you can also buy a number of Merri Creek gifts. MCMC participates in water network
Melbourne Biodiversity Network: This series of workshops was launched by the University of Melbourne and design studio, OFFICE to create a network of public spaces forming a bio-diverse web of ecological corridors throughout Melbourne. MCMC shared information about our history, strong community involvement, engagement with the diverse Merri community, partnering with the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, and our ideas for how collaboration works well. The Network's aim is to link these underutilised spaces with existing corridors, like Merri Creek, and so improve biodiversity within our city.
Merri's birds in 'Porneet' season for kids
Merri Creek Primary School students enjoyed spying on three nests by the Merri and saw the arrival of Pacific Black Ducks, Australian Wood Ducks, Chestnut Teals and one Northern Mallard. The children could easily identify these birds by using the Friends of Merri Creek’s brochure: Merri Birds. During vacation program in Hawkstowe Recreation Reserve in Plenty Gorge Parklands, we observed Australian Wood Ducks searching for food with 11 fluffy chicks, and drew Sacred Kingfishers and learnt about their long journey and special habits. In Merri-bek, children queued up to have local birds painted on their hands as part of a festival in Coburg. This led to wonderful exchanges about indigenous biodiversity, and to noticing the pinkishness of Kookaburra's beaks and the bluishness of wing feathers, the importance of healthy feet and places to perch, the different shapes of beaks, the long flights for migrating Sacred Kingfishers to visit Merri Creek. Email admin@mcmc.org if you’d like support to focus on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung seasons and local plants and animals. |
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Merri Events Calendar
09:30AM - 11:30AM
Friends of Coburg Lake & Surrounds Wednesday Working Bee
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Wednesday Volunteers - Friends of Merri Creek
09:30AM - 11:30AM
Friends of Coburg Lake & Surrounds Weekly Friday Working Bee
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Malcolm Creek Community Litter Clean-Up
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Friends of Edwardes Lake Reservoir Frogs Water Quality Testing Session
02:00PM - 03:30PM
Streamteam Water Quality Testing - Friends of Merri Creek
09:30AM - 11:30AM
Friends of Coburg Lake & Surrounds Wednesday Working Bee
09:30AM - 11:30AM
Friends of Coburg Lake & Surrounds Weekly Friday Working Bee
04:00PM - 06:00PM
Friends of Edwardes Lake Afternoon Tea Volunteer Thank You
09:30AM - 11:30AM
Friends of Coburg Lake & Surrounds Wednesday Working Bee
Merri Creek Management Committee. 2 Lee St, East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia 3057 (view map in new window )
Phone:(03) 9380 8199 Email: admin@mcmc.org.au ABN: 13 025 599 242
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