What Council is doing for Maroondah's natural environment

Environmental strategies and plans

Find out more about Councils environmental strategies and plans to improve, protect and maintain Maroondah's biodiversity and habitat connectivity.

Bushland management

Council aims to restore and maintain the ecosystem health of Maroondah's bushland reserves by facilitating the natural regeneration of indigenous flora.

Improving habitat connectivity

Council is identifying and improving biolinks that connect habitat and make it easier for wildlife to travel through the urban landscape.

Revegetation and habitat creation

Using indigenous plants to revegetate our environment helps minimise biodiversity loss and connects fragmented pockets of habitat by creating habitat stepping-stones.

Community and school engagement

Council offers a range of support to ensure that our community is well-informed and actively involved in preserving our natural environment, and encouraged to develop of a deep appreciation of our natural surroundings.

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Upcoming environmental events

Friends of Ainslie Park working bee

Saturday, 11 October 2025 | 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Friends of Ainslie Park Working Bee

Ainslie Park, Ainslie Park Ave, Croydon 3136

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Friends of Kurrajong Working Bee

Saturday, 18 October 2025 | 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM

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Come along and help us enhance the natural environment in Croydon as we rejuvenate our local park!

Kurrajong Reserve, Kurrajong Avenue, Croydon 3136

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Great Southern Bioblitz

Friday, 24 October 2025 | 12:01 AM to Monday, 27 October 2025 | 11:59 PM

The Great Southern Bioblitz is an annual global citizen science event that encourages the community to get involved in documenting wild flora and fauna to help scientists better understand and protect our environment.

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