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News and Highlights 2007
August
Annual General Meeting held 8th more ...
Wednesday 13th June 7pm Public Forum at Victoria
University Melton Campus
Guest
Speakers: Tony Herwerth Melton Shire Council Land Information Officer
on Indigenous Plants at Botanic Garden Site and Rob Small on the
Botanic Garden Concept Plan more .....
July
New membership and renewal drive over three days.
Woodgrove Shopping Centre (outside Best & Less) 10am-3pm Saturday 30th June and Thursday 5th July.
Outside IGA Melton Tuesday 3rd July 10am-3pm.
Wednesday 13th July presentation by Attila Kapitany an acknowledged expert and author on succulents speaking on BOABS, BOTTLETREES AND WATERWISE AUSTRLIAN NATIVE SHADE TREES more .....
June
13th June 7pm Public Forum at Victoria
University Melton Campus
Guest
Speakers: Tony Herwerth Melton Shire Council Land Information Officer
on Indigenous Plants at Botanic Garden Site and Rob Small on the
Botanic Garden Concept Plan more .....
May
9th 7.30 - Meeting: Guest Speaker - Daryl
Akers
Melton Environmental Group on indigenous vegetation
April
Invermay Landcare presented
by Chris Woof
Saturday 14th - Trip to St Kilda and Willimastown
Botanic Gardens... more
information
10am-noon Clean
up day Town Centre park Sunday 15th April
March - Successfull Keep Australia Beautiful Clean-up
Day. 14 people, 39 bags of rubbish and one dismembered concrete red indian.
The north entrance area and surrounds and Ryans creek north end all look
great.
News 2006:
November
Welcome to new corporate members
Victoria University - Melton Campus
Victoria University - School of Education
Melton Produce
October
New corporate members
Melton Timber & Hardware
Satellite City Furniture & Bedding
Melton Shire Council briefing: Presentation of Concept
Plan by Rob Small 9th October
September
Presentation about the proposed Melton
Botanic Garden given at the Melton Library on Tuesday 5th September more....
August
VU final year Information Systems project
students complete FMBG Membership System led by team manager Raji Abu
Al Fillat
A very successful Clean-up day was held on Sunday 20th August more....
Annual General Meeting 2006 outcomes more....
June
Adopt-a-Park grant submission successful
We have received a grant of $5,000 from the Melton Shire Council to pay
for the development of a concept plan and sustainability model for
the Melton Botanic Garden.
May
Finalist - Keep Australia Beautiful 2nd Annual Sustainable
Cities Awards (26th May). The Friends of the Melton Botanic
Garden were announced as a finalist in the Community Pride Award at
the awards dinner. The award was won by Kingston Council for
the work of the Friends of the Mentone Station. Information at: http://www.kabv.org.au/
Whilst Melton did not win any awards on the evening, Melton projects
were mentioned as finalists in three categories.
A successful workshop run by Rob Small (internationally
renowned environmentalist and botanist) to help shape the design of the
MELTON BOTANIC GARDEN at Town Centre Park was held on Saturday 6th May,
2006 1-5pm at Victoria University Melton Campus.
News 2005:
October Field Trip
On Saturday 8th October we had an enjoyable visit to the Royal
Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
September
Presentation to Melton Shire Council - A successful and well received
presentation was given by Don Nardella and David Peters. The Council
will further look at the Botanic at the October Council meeting on
Monday 24th October.
July Public Forum
A successful forum on Wednesday 13th at Victoria University Melton Campus
Ian Taylor spoke on indigenous plant species of the western plains, Bram
spoke about the creation and use of wetland environments for improving
our waterways, and Adrian spoke about the council concept plan for the
Town Centre Park.
May Meeting
Ron Powers spoke to us about the Melton
& Bacchus Marsh Australian Plants Society
April Field Trip
On Sunday 17th April 2005 we visited botanic gardens in Gisborne,
Malmsbury,
Kyneton,
Castlemaine
and Daylesford
See Central
Highlands Botanic Gardens Trip photos.
News 2004:
Our Botanic Gardens Research Project gained information about:
- possible types of botanic garden
- possible sites in Melton for the garden
- how other botanic gardens have been established
- the role of friends groups to support botanic gardens
- the educational use of the garden by schools and groups
- the tourism value of a botanic garden
A complete copy of the feasibility report may be obtained upon request
View Executive Summary
Emblem Competition - Winner Brendon Zammit from Melton Primary
School
Schools Visits
We have been visiting Melton primary schools during June-August 2004.
Schools visited Mowbray,St Catherines, Melton.PS, Melton West.PS. Melton
Sth PS., Christian College and Exford PS
All children were given a bag with goodies. The children asked lots of
questions and all seemed very interested
The visiting team really enjoyed going along and presenting. It was wonderful
to see the interest of the children.
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