Friends of Merri Creek at Merri Park

13/06/2026

We spotted three tawny frogmouths at the end of yesterday's working bee. Can you find them in this photo?

13/06/2026

We're entering peak fumitory season along Merri Creek and we tackled patches of it this morning around the Merri Park Wetland.

In this before and after photo you can see the difference a couple of minutes of weeding makes!

Find out more about common weeds on the FoMC website: https://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/weeds

10/06/2026

This Saturday is another opportunity to learn more about some common weeds and build confidence with hand weeding in Merri Park.

Join us and the Merri Creek Management Committee at the Merri Park wetland between 10 am and 12 noon for weeding adventures!

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08/06/2026

A busy morning at Merri Park yesterday with Co-Exist Australia bringing young adults out to help care for Merri Creek alongside Merri Creek Management Committee and Friends of Merri Creek.

Their monthly 'Merri Morning' events will add up to hundreds more hours of volunteer care for Merri Park this year and more opportunities for young people to connect with community and urban nature.

10/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us and Merri Creek Management Committee this morning in planting 300 water-loving shrubs by Merri Creek. We can't wait to see how they fill out and frame the billabong.

We're grateful to Uncle Dave Wandin for his Welcome to Country and reminding us how we can care for Country and the animals that call it home by providing the plants they need to live.

It was a beautiful morning of community coming together to look after Merri Creek and Mother Earth and we look forward to looking after these new plants during our regular events.

07/05/2026

It's a busy morning on Merri Creek this Sunday. Start with an easy bike ride from Tate Reserve with MCMC and finish with a planting and lunch in Merri Park!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1604548587410138

On Mother’s Day let’s cycle 4km along Merri Creek together!
When: 8:45am - 9:50am, Sunday 10th May

Spend the morning riding 4 kms along the Merri Creek trail, lookings at six areas that have been nourished by 18 months of conservation work to renew swap wallaby habbitat. We'll then arrive at Merri Park in Northcote, and connect with a Welcome to Country from Uncle Dave Wandin at the Friends of Merri Creek planting! (Stay for both if you can).

Location: meet at 8:45am, at the end of Grant St in Tate Reserve (west side of Merri Creek). Here's the Google maps pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vzy7dxH7JD9Bjs3y5

Bookings essential: https://mcmc.org.au/featured/focus-on-bird-life-during-the-waring-season-at-galgi-ngarrk-in-the-new-marram-baba-regional-parklands-somerton

Please BYO bike and water. Light snack provided. This event is suitable for people over 8 (those under 18 years must attend with a parent or guardian).

Connecting up Communities Project supported by the Victorian Government through the Green Links Program.

01/05/2026

Our annual planting event is just around the corner!

Please join us on Mother's Day to care for Mother Earth. This is a community event with a Welcome to Country from a Wurundjeri Elder and a thank you BBQ, so bring yourself, a friend or loved one to help us plant shade and water-loving shrubs.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1604548587410138/

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23/04/2026

Want to take a closer look at the flora and fauna of Merri Park? The City of Darebin are hosted a Nature Discovery Walk this Sunday morning as part of the City Nature Challenge.

Join the walk, identify species, take photos and add to the flora and fauna data on iNaturalist.

Join Darebin's Natural Environment team for a nature discovery walk and hands‑on iNaturalist session as part of the City Nature Challenge!

23/04/2026

Many of the weeds found in Merri Park are garden escapees - reducing the threat of weeds to Merri Creek starts in our gardens and nature strips.

Agapanthus, morning glory or gazanias might be easy-growing plants in your home but their invasive nature can damage your garden and the environment. Here's what experts recommend.

12/04/2026

We had a fantastic morning in Merri Park with Angela, Tony and Cej from Merri Creek Management Committee sharing their knowledge of weeds and ecology.

After an introduction to the weeds and a drawing activity, 37 volunteers got hands on experience removing fumitory, ehrharta and fat hen from one of our 2025 planting sites.

Additional supervision was provided by a very chatty grey butcherbird.