A very successful Mini Beasts Festival was held on a beautiful sunny Sunday 28 April around the Birdsland Environment Centre and the community nursery. Activities included identifying aquatic invertebrates, the environment in art activities, hearing about platypus and landcare activities by the Southern Dandenongs Landcare Group. Thanks to Gavin Prentice from Yarra Ranges Council, Vicki Boyle from Landcare, […]

The community nursery Annual General Meeting for 2011 was held on Saturday November 26 2011 at Birdsland Environmental Centre. Over thirty-five people braved another very wet Saturday afternoon to see the new committee elected. President: Garrique Pergl Secretary & Public Officer: Michael Butler Treasurer: Rhonda Adams General Committee Ian Rainbow (newsletter editor) Paul Birch (irrigation) Lesley Wilson […]

What a great day was had at the community planting with a beautiful sunny morning. This year our members were joined by volunteers from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Thanks to Jordan Crook for organising participation of Sea Shepherd members. SDCN has been planting out this creek side site since 1996 and it is delightful to see the plants […]

SDCN’s 15th birthday celebration took place on Saturday 4th December 2010 at the Birdsland Environment Centre. Our AGM was chaired by Cr Sam Dunn followed by a shared cutting of the birthday cake by our President Garrique Pergl and Cr Dunn. To celebrate the anniversary, Cr Dunn planted a tree. During a lunch of finger food and drinks we […]

After the recent cancellation due to rain, a community planting took place below the environment centre on Sunday 21 November 2010. Over 20 people, including council officers, SDCN members and local friends and landcare groups representatives took part on a beautiful Spring day planting of 1000 indigenous ground, shrub and tree plants. We enjoyed a barbecue and drinks afterwards. Thanks […]