Friends of Edgars Creek

Hi All,

Thanks to everyone who attended the final planting day for the year last Sunday and then helped to celebrate another wonderful season of planting events in 2018. We planted 870 plants on Sunday - you guys rock!

At the party, I outlined our achievements for 2018 and what’s ahead for 2019 and beyond. 

Here’s a wrap up of my speech.

Plantings

2018 was our 12th season of planting with around 7,000 indigenous trees, plants and shrubs finding new homes on the creek (helped considerably by a project sponsored by Loving Earth when 2,200 plants went in in one day). We will downsizing on the number of plants we plant per planting activity in 2019-20. Rather than the 800+ plants per activity, we will be reducing the numbers down to around 400-500 plants to allow more maintenance activity on the day of our events and also to reduce the workload on our core group of members (we are on the creek the week before the planting and on the Sunday events Rob and Stephen are often on site from around 9.00AM - simply not sustainable we have decided!

Committee meetings

Committee meetings are open to all who are interested to attend, so please come along. 

It’s important for us to share the knowledge that sits with our committee - we can't do the job forever and we are also mortals. If you would like to learn more about how we do the behind the scenes work eg: how to write a grant submission, update the website, learn about plant names or anything else, we are more than happy to pass this knowledge on. And likewise, from our volunteers, you all have so much knowledge, so please share it with us! We would really appreciate it.

For 2019 you may also be interested in providing assistance in the following areas:

• Become an event host – meet and greet volunteers (more information here).
• Letterbox drops

The FoEC trailer needs a home during planting season

Our Works Manager Rob is moving house and unfortunately cannot accommodate the trailer anymore. If anyone has room in their backyard or commercial property or knows of anyone who may be able to store the trailer, please let us know.

Elizabeth Street Cafe

Thank you to the Elizabeth Street Cafe for providing delicious fruit and baked goods for our party. Their support is so valuable to us and we really appreciate it. Please drop in to the cafe and enjoy a coffee and / or delicious meal. 

Change of Treasurer

At the next AGM to be held early in 2019, Stephen Northey will be handing over the Treasurer role to our Website Manager, Lisa Davis. He will retain the title of Immediate Past President as we have only had only two Presidents! His efforts have been critical to FoEC coming into existence and he will remain an invaluable contributor to the on-the-ground works.

Donations

We welcome any donations, big or small, and always have the platypus (money box) available at events - all proceeds go towards catering and other operational items we use throughout the year. If you would prefer to make a direct deposit, please let us know or alternatively, use the platypus at any of our events.

Thank you

Thank you to the many dedicated and passionate volunteers who help make FoEC so successful. We couldn’t do it without you!

Two more planned activities for 2018

Now the planting season is over, we need to finish off with some maintenance. 

* Sunday 21 October 2018, 1-3pm

Maintenance: Caravan Park site – weeding and general site maintenance activities.

Hosted by the FoEC

Meet behind the Big 4 caravan park (access from the end of Elizabeth St), North Coburg

* Sunday 18 November 2018, 1-3pm

Maintenance: Gooseneck site, west side of the creek – weeding and general site maintenance activities.

Hosted by the FoEC.

Meet at the Gooseneck area- access from, Spectrum Way, North Coburg (at the old Kodak bridge).

See you on the creek!

David.