A number of environmental community groups are active in the Maroondah municipality. These groups are mostly volunteers who contribute many hours to preserve and maintain the local natural environment.
Why join an environmental group?
Joining an environmental group is a great experience for those who would like to help the environment, or want to get experience in an environment related field of work. No previous experience is necessary, groups are made up of people of all ages and students can often complete compulsory work experience hours with a group
Benefits of joining a group include:
- Meeting a variety of interesting people and useful contacts
- Gaining skills in article writing, drawing and or publishing (if the group has a newsletter)
- Obtaining plant identification skills
- Gaining additional skills from field work such as revegetation works, seed collection, plant propagation and weed control
- Learning general ecology principles
- Preserving invaluable flora and fauna
Local community groups
Croydon Conservation Society Inc.
Contact: Liz 9879 2247
Friends of Birt's Hill (Croydon Conservation Society Inc)
Contact: Sandra 9725 3829
First Friends of Dandenong Creek
Contact: Charlie 0417 125 677
Friends of Alto Reserve Bushland
Contact: 9294 5677
Friends of Andersons Creek
Conatct: Andrew 9879 0447
Friends of BJ Hubbard Reserve Bushland
Contact: 9294 5677
Friends of Bungalook Conservation Reserves
Contact: Graeme 0403 229 862
Friends of Candlebark Walk Reserve
Contact: Ian 9723 2255
Friends of FJC Rogers Reserve
Contact: Gwen 9879 1427
Friends of Loughie's Bushland
Contact: Carol 9870 8126
Friends of Ringwood Lake
Contact: Des 9879 4176
Friends of Wombolano Park
Contact: Andy 0414 999 491
Friends of Yanggai Barring
Contact: Pat 9723 0036
Grandfill Flora Reserve Committee of Management
Contact: Graham 9725 3996
Heathmont Bushcare
Contact: Roger 9876 8732
Maroondah Bushlinks
Contact: Margaret 9876 3094
Mullum Mullum Bushcare Group
Contact: Alan 9876 1319
Warranwood Reserve Committee of Management
Contact: Margaret 9876 3094
Warrien Reserve Committee of Management
Contact: David 9725 3163
Visit an Indigenous Nursery
CRISP Nursery
17 Greenwood Avenue
Ringwood
Phone: 03 9879 3911
email: crisp@melbpc.org.au
CRISP nursery
Candlebark Community Nursery
Cnr Hull & Taylor Roads,
Mooroolbark, .
Phone: 03 9727 0594 or 0448 011 604
email: info@candlebark.org.au