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
Our friends at the Blackburn Lake Sanctuary commenced their 2025 works on their Wetlands Regeneration project with an information update for the community on Sunday, 23rd February 2025. Working bee events through 2025 have been entered on our calendar. All… Read More »Blackburn Lake Wetlands Regeneration
We have been informed that Bob Simpson sadly died at home of a heart attack on Saturday 28th December, 2024. Bob was a KKA member and colleague through his leadership of the “The Creek Beyond the Lake” group in Nunawading.… Read More »Vale Bob Simpson
Our President, Rex Dusting, posts the following message to all friends of the KKA: 2024 – a Year in Review of KKA 2024 has been a big year for the KooyongKoot Alliance! Thanks to the enthusiasm, energy, and commitment of… Read More »President’s Christmas Message 2024
Congratulations to Alison and the Ashburton Creek Biodiversity Crew (ACBC) upon receiving a “Highly Commended” award in the category of Outstanding Friends Group at the recent Victorian Environmental Friends Network Awards. The group has only been in existence for just less… Read More »Congratulations ACBC !
Our third Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 13th November, 2024 was a very well attended and successful event – dealing with changes to the KKA Rules to meet Tax Office requirements to hold DGR status, appointments to office bearer… Read More »2024 AGM
Congratulations to Sam Russell the inspirational leader of the Urban Guerrillas on being awarded a Caroline Chisholm Volunteering Award for 2024, by Carina Garland MP, for his commitment to volunteering in the community. Thoroughly deserved! Sam has brought youth volunteering to… Read More »Congratulations Sam !