We welcome the Jeffery Street (Blackburn) Association which has become a member of the KooyongKoot Alliance. The Assocation is comprised of present (and former?) residents of Jeffery Street, Blackburn. Jeffery Street crosses the KooyongKoot (Gardiners) Creek about mid-way along its… Read More »Jeffery Street Ass’n
The Kooyoongkoot Alliance has attained Australian Tax Office Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) endorsement as of 27 May 2025. This means that donations of gifts and contributions to our not-for-profit organisation, are now tax deductible. We owe a debt of thanks… Read More »DGR Endorsed
The KooyongKoot Alliance is pleased to announce that it is hosting the Clean Waterways Expo 2025 at Blackburn Lake Sanctuary on Sunday 29th June from 12pm to 3pm. The KooyongKoot Alliance, Whitehorse City Council, Melbourne Water and the EPA, along… Read More »Clean Waterways
Melbourne Water funded Stormwater Review The KooyongKoot Alliance (KKA) is delighted to advise that it has secured grant funding from Melbourne Water for our Catchment Keeper, Graham Ross, to carry out a Stormwater Review of the Gardiners Creek Catchment. A… Read More »Funding Success
Celebrating Ruthie Scharley – Boroondara Volunteer of the Year Finalist On Thursday 22 May, in the Zelman Room at the Hawthorn Arts Centre, members of the KooyongKoot Alliance gathered to support Ruthie Scharley, who was shortlisted for the 2025 Boroondara… Read More »Boroondara Awards
Sab, from our member group the Friends of Wurundjeri Walk, has let us know the great news that the late David Berry, has been posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List. David… Read More »David Berry OAM
The KooyongKoot Alliance (KKA) hosted another hugely successful planting event at Gardiners Creek Reserve, Burwood on Sunday, May 18th. We managed to plant over 2,300 plants on the day – including the all-important watering them in. The newly purchased mechanical auger,… Read More »Gardiners Creek Reserve – 1st 2025 planting
Pam Welsford has been KKA secretary since the inaugural KKA meeting. She has made the decision to relocate to Fairhaven (and hopefully get involved with like-minded groups along Painkalac Creek). Pam will remain as Secretary until the KKA AGM on… Read More »Thanks Pam !
Our first KKA meeting for 2025 was held outdoors in the KooyongKoot (Gardiners) Creek Reserve on 26th February. The first activity was a tour of the proposed plantings for 2025 followed by a review of the incredible success of earlier… Read More »Our Sub-Committees
The author, Glenys Grant, and the publisher have kindly given us permission to republish this article from the February, 2025 edition of the EastsiderNews. KooyongKoot contributes again by Glenys Grant IN the past year, KooyongKoot and Friends of the Catchment… Read More »Eastsider – Feb, 2025