Friends of Scotchmans Creek and Valley Reserve

10/08/2026

📣 Wednesday, 19th August 2026 - Guest Speaker - Dr Chris Lee - How Botanists Assess Native Vegetation

Native vegetation plays a critical role in the health of our landscapes, but we need to be able to measure and protect its value. This talk will describe some of the tools and techniques botanists in Victoria use to assess native vegetation condition, and how these are used in native vegetation management.

Chat to us over a light supper after the presentation, but please bring your own cup.

Date: Wednesday, 19th August 2026
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Alvie Hall - 314 High Street Road, Mount Waverley - Mel. Ref. 61:D11

27/07/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time on Sunday at Stanley Reserve East for National Tree Day!

Thank you to the Scouts who once again cooked a great sausage sizzle, the City of Monash Bushland & Wetland Maintenance crew, and Melbourne Water and their Community Grants Program which provided the funding for the plants.

22/07/2026

🌳REMINDER - THIS SUNDAY, 26 July 2026 - National Tree Day Planting 🌳

Come and join us in helping to plant over 8,000 plants in the Scotchmans Creek corridor on National Tree Day.

This year we will be planting at Stanley Reserve East on the south side of the creek, just downstream from last year's site. We will complete planting right up to Stanley Avenue.

Date: Sunday 26 July, 2026
Time: From 10.00 am until about 1 pm
Where: Park in Therese Avenue or in adjacent streets - Melways Ref Page 70 C5. or Google reference -37.892575, 145.118691. Registration: will be at the entrance to the Reserve at 37A Therese Avenue.

All tools are provided, just bring gardening gloves and wear sturdy footwear and your gardening clothes. Please bring your own bottle of water to help to save the environment.

After planting, enjoy a great sausage sizzle cooked by the Scouts (gold coin donation required).

Melbourne Water and their Community Grants Program will be providing the funding for the plants. The City of Monash Bushland & Wetland Maintenance crew will be on-hand to help.

16/07/2026

🌱NEXT WORK PARTY - this Saturday 18 July 🌱

All are welcome to attend our monthly weeding sessions at Valley Conservation Reserve, which are followed by tea and coffee.

📍Valley Conservation Reserve, Mount Waverley (Enter via Waimarie Drive or Wills Avenue)
🗓️ Saturday 18 July
⏰ 1:20-3:30 pm

City of Monash
Victorian Environment Friends Network

14/07/2026

💧🐀 🎥 Rakali seen in Valley Conservation Reserve and Scotchmans Creek!

Here are two videos captured by the incredible Ian Moodie, featuring Rakali (the native “Australian Water Rat”) in Scotchmans Creek and a waterway in Valley Conservation Reserve.

As seen in the videos, Rakali are excellent swimmers! These carnivorous rodents spend much of their time in rivers, lakes, estuaries, and wetlands, and their presence is a sign of clean, healthy waterways as they’re sensitive to pollution and habitat degradation.

Keep an eye out for them when you’re next along Scotchmans Creek or in Valley Conservation Reserve! 💚

Video 1, June 2026: https://youtu.be/pu_SeoMrJu8

Video 2, July 2026: https://youtu.be/5A8aCE03L3o

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03/07/2026

Works to install a new gross pollutant trap in Valley Conservation Reserve will commence soon.

The new trap aims to reduce the amount of litter and sediment and improve the quality of water in the nearby waterways.

During this time, access to the reserve will not be available from Waimarie Drive, and pedestrian detours will be in place.

More information on the planned works can be found on City of Monash’s website.

We’re about to start work on installing a new gross pollutant trap in Mount Waverley’s Valley Conservation Reserve. The new trap will improve the health of the local wetlands.

23/06/2026

🌱NEXT WORK PARTY - this Saturday 27 June 🌱

All are welcome to attend our monthly weeding sessions at Valley Conservation Reserve, which are followed by tea and coffee.

📍Valley Conservation Reserve, Mount Waverley (Enter via Waimarie Drive or Wills Avenue)
🗓️ Saturday 27 June
⏰ 1:20-3:30 pm

16/06/2026

On Sunday, 14 June we had a Friends planting in Valley Conservation Reserve.

The weather was cool but dry for the 14 volunteers who came along to plant about 900 plants the Reserve.

Darren the City of Monash Ranger supervised the volunteers who planted the tubestock in record time before lunch.

Here is a list of some of the species that we planted to add to the understorey:

Acacia myrtifolia - Myrtle Wattle
Acaena novae-zealandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Brachyscome multifida var.multifida - Cut-leaf Daisy
Correa reflexa var. reflexa - Common Correa
Dianella laevis var. laevis - Pale Flax-lily
Dichondra repens - Kidney-weed
Goodenia ovata - Hop Goodenia
Indigofera australis - Austral Indigo
Lomandra longifolia var.longifolia - Spiny-headed Mat-rush
Mentha australis - River Mint
Hakea decurrens ssp. physocarpa - Bushy Needlewood

06/06/2026

🌳Sunday, 26 July 2026 - National Tree Day Planting 🌳

Come and join us in helping to plant over 8,000 plants in the Scotchmans Creek corridor on National Tree Day.

This year we will be planting at Stanley Reserve East on the south side of the creek, just downstream from last year's site. We will complete planting right up to Stanley Avenue.

Date: Sunday 26 July, 2026
Time: From 10.00 am until about 1 pm
Where: Park in Therese Avenue or in adjacent streets - Melways Ref Page 70 C5. or Google reference -37.892575, 145.118691. Registration: will be at the entrance to the Reserve at 37A Therese Avenue.

All tools are provided, just bring gardening gloves and wear sturdy footwear and your gardening clothes. Please bring your own bottle of water to help to save the environment.

After planting, enjoy a great sausage sizzle cooked by the Scouts (gold coin donation required).

Melbourne Water and their Community Grants Program will be providing the funding for the plants. The City of Monash Bushland & Wetland Maintenance crew will be on-hand to help.

30/05/2026

📸 Bonnet mold fungus (Spinellus fusiger), a parasitic mold of mushrooms. Photographed by May Lee near Stanley Reserve East, Mount Waverley