The working bee went very well on Sat 22 May.
We achieved the following :
The gate was installed at the bottom of the park (end of Christmas Street)
Two Parks Vic signs showing “Metung Bushland Reserve” were installed. One at the bottom of the park and the other at the entrance near the school
About 2 dozen people [...]
A working bee will take pace on Saturday, 22nd May, commencing at 9.00 am and concluding 3.00pm.
Because of budget constraints (the original Parks Vic grant of 10,000 is almost exhausted) please bring your own lunch and refreshments.
The work will involve putting in the last gate, placing boulders, any cleaning up that is needed and planting [...]
Friends of Metung, in association with FOGL have recently been advised that their application for funding through the Parks Victoria ‘Healthy Parks, Healthy People Community Group Grants’ has been successful, with $10,000 being allocated to the project. This is great news and means that work can now begin on a variety of important works. [...]
Friends of Metung and the students of Metung Primary School held a planting day on Monday 3rd Aug as a follow up to National Tree Day. The 60 shrubs and trees that were planted marked the beginning of the revegetation project and contributed to the students understanding of the importance of the neighbouring Reserve. As [...]
Since our Community Day in June, East Gippsland Water has installed bollards and gates as their contribution to the track blockage project. Excellent signage has also been attached to the gates. Sadly, 2 of the bollards have already been removed, probably by those wishing to continue their inappropriate use of the tracks. The bollards have [...]
Friends of Metung, FOGL and Parks Victoria met with Keith Bone from East Gippsland Water today to discuss land owned and managed by East Gippsland Water in the Metung Bushland Reserve.
East Gippsland Water are to install bollards and gates to hopefully end the inappropriate usage of the Reserve as a 4wd and motorbike track.
A Community Day to engage, inform and gather feedback will be held on site on Saturday 13 June. For those looking for a little activity we will also get stuck in and do a bit of rubbish removal. Representatives of the management and auspicing groups will be present.
From 10 am to 1 pm, followed by [...]
The Friends of Metung have taken on the role of auspicing Group seeking funding and support for the restoration and enhancement of the Metung Bushland Reserve.
