Gardiners Creek Reserve Planting - September 13th 2026

Name: Gardiners Creek Reserve Planting - September 13th 2026
Start: 2026-09-13T10:00:00+1000
End: 2026-09-13T12:30:00+1000
Location: North of the Deakin Burwood Carpark across the small walk bridge

Sun, 13 Sep, 10am - 12:30pm AEST

North of the Deakin Burwood Carpark across the small walk bridge

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Final planting for this year at GCR!!

We will plant over 12000 trees and shrubs and grasses this year!!!!

The Kooyongkoot Alliance, with a grant from the State Governments Green Links Program, together with us the Urban Guerrillas, Friends of Gardiners Creek Reserve and local community groups, are restoring 1.2 ha (12,000m2) of neglected habitat, alongside a section of Gardiners Creek in Gardiners Creek Reserve, Burwood.

Please come along and join us for a morning of regeneration through planting and weed removal along the side of the creek (so we do not have to spray near sensitive water areas). It’s not all hard work, we also have guest speakers to talk about what positive actions are being taken to care for the creek and the fauna that will benefit, and a free BBQ, supplied by Deakin Uni and prepared by Box Hill Central Rotary, to finish up.

This project coincides with a recently completed project upstream, restoring and creating a corridor for indigenous flora and fauna along the creek. The project aims to encourage species such as Rakali, Spotted Pardalotes, Eastern Blue Tongued Lizards and the endangered Gang Gang Cockatoo to the location.

Whitehorse Council have fenced areas for recovery/ refuge habitat for flora and flora.

The project will deliver over 3 years:

· Weed removal.

· Revegetation: approximately 22,000 indigenous plants.

· Installation of habitat logs, rocks and nesting boxes.

· Community planting days and citizen science events.

We are working closely with the project team City of Whitehorse, Urban Guerrillas, Deakin University, as well as community supporters, Friends of Gardiners Creek Reserve, ACF (Australian Conservation Foundation), Presbyterian Ladies College and others.

Please register your interest in the event today!!!

We look forward to seeing you !!!

If you need further direction or have questions please reach out!

This project is supported by the Green Links Funding from the Victorian Government and administered by DEECA.

Thank you!

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Welcome to Urban Guerrillas! Our intention for this group is to inspire and create passionate communities who care about the environment and actively want to see change around the neighbourhoods.We are a group of individuals who have come together to bring about change for our environment. We strive to reintroduce and restore Indigenous biodiversity back into urban landscapes and while doing so, invite and encourage young community members, of all ability and background, to take part and learn about their local environment.

With the help of Melbourne Water, Yarra River Keeper, Boroondara Council, Whitehorse Council we have successfully landed grants to help restore two sections along the Gardiner's creek corridor in Glen Iris and Burwood.

This is an up and coming group and we need all the people power we can get to keep our ecosystems healthy.

Urban Guerrillas acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the Traditional Owners and original custodians of this land. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present. Always was, and Always Will be Aboriginal Land.

Our vision is bringing community together and building from the ground up so that we can make a strong impact in todays rapidly changing climate, and encourage everyone to reflect on the ancient land we all stand on!