The Blackburn Creekies run a series of Community Working Bees during the planting season. This year, two of these were devoted to its ‘School Gateway to Nature Project’: to plant around new access points to Laburnum Primary School (LPS) on… Read More »Blackburn Creeklands: School Gateway to Nature project
We’ve been notified that the KooyongKoot Alliance: Connecting habitats and Communities entry is a finalist for the 2025 Tidy Towns & Cities – Sustainability Awards in the Environment category. The Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns & Cities – Sustainability Awards… Read More »Tidy Towns and Sustainable Cities 2025
Growing Community, One Plant at a Time Nettleton Park is sited at the confluence of Back Creek and KooyongKoot (Gardiners Creek). On July 13th, our Back2Nettleton Friends group – proud members of the KooyongKoot Alliance(KKA) – gathered with thirty cheerful… Read More »Planting Day at Nettleton Park
Back Creek is a tributary of KooyongKoot (Gardiners) Creek. Saturday 9th August was the major planting event for the Friends of Back Creek-Ferndale revegetation project in Glen Iris. It was a joint KKA effort, with neighbouring groups ACBC and Back 2… Read More »Friends of Back Creek-Ferndale revegetation project
KooyongKoot (Gardiners) Creek is a significant tributary of Birrarung (the Yarra River). Our friends at the Yarra Riverkeeper Association (YRKA for short) recently launched Phase 3 of YRKA’s work on tackling polystyrene pollution to an engaged online audience of more… Read More »Polystyrene Pollution
Our President, Rex Dusting, presents the following mid-year news update to all friends of the KKA. Since our last newsletter six months ago, the Alliance has been very busy and I am pleased to provide an update on progress. Sub-committees The… Read More »President’s News July, 2025
Graham Ross, our KooyongKoot Catchment Keeper, presents this update for mid-year 2025. Our activity levels in 2025 have continued to maintain the momentum built up over the past four years. Access to politicians to advocate for the catchment, its biodiversity… Read More »Catchment Keeper’s Update July, 2025
The KooyongKoot Alliance (KKA) and Urban Guerrillas ran another hugely successful planting event at Gardiners Creek Reserve, Burwood on Sunday, June 29th. Such a great turnout at our recent planting at Gardiners Creek Reserve… albeit in a mixed bag of weather. At the official… Read More »Gardiners Creek Reserve – 2nd 2025 planting
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