Surf Coast Environment Group

20/06/2026

🎤 What an incredible event!

Our 'Saving Spring Creek Valley Film Launch Premiere' was SOLD OUT last night at The MAC Shoestring Playhouse.

Our special guests and Q&A panelists included:
🌱 Corrina Eccles - Proud Wadawurrung woman & Welcome to Country
🌱 Tim Brown & Michael Portway – / Film Makers
🌱 Dr Kita Ashman – WWF-Australia
🌱 Graeme Stockton – SCEG Founder, Committee Member & Volunteer
🌱 MC Patto – SCEG Committee Member & Volunteer

🎶 Live music by local artist Lachlan Hurrell

A big thank you to the following:
▪️ The MAC Shoestring Playhouse
▪️ Catering by Feed Me Surf Coast
▪️ Bread provided by Zeally Bay Sourdough
▪️ Patagonia, Zeally Bay and Grassland Films for supporting the film.

Thank you to our SCEG business supporters:
▫️ PatagoniaPatagonia Australia
▫️ Zeally Bay SourdoughZeally Bay Sourdough
▫️ Flowstate Brewers and Distillers
▫️ Deśa Retreat
▫️ Winki Energy

🤩 Also, a huge thank you to our incredible dedicated SCEG committee and sub committee volunteers, which makes SCEG possible and helps continue our vital work.

✅ If you would to help us continue to restore and protect Spring Creek Valley, please donate and support our work.

🎟 Our 3rd film event will be held at the HOOP Gallery. Tickets are limited.

🔗 All information via link in bio, or visit www.sceg.org.au

📸 Images courtesy of businesses featured: / Lachy Hurrell

17/06/2026

💬 A message from our friends at Geelong Sustainability and Geelong Renewables Not Gas

Submissions due by June 26, see below.

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There is another Gas Import Terminal Proposal in our backyard!

We had the Viva Energy Gas Import Terminal proposal in Corio Bay, and now Vopak wants to build an LNG import terminal in Port Phillip Bay.

An LNG import terminal would threaten to push gas bills even higher and expose us to future price shocks from the international gas market. And it risks locking in a polluting, dirty fuel for decades to come – right when we need to speed up the transition to renewable energy.

Our community showed up and rallied in opposition against Viva Energy's Gas Import Terminal proposal and weakened the viability of the project.

Vopak’s disastrous project is open for submission, and we need your support again!

Your voice matters: have your say.

🚫 No new gas. No new terminals. 🚫

Be heard - Every submission counts.

To make a submission on the proposed Vopak LNG import terminal:
1️⃣ Visit the Engage Victoria project page
2️⃣ Complete the online submission form
3️⃣ Share your concerns and feedback
4️⃣ Submit before 11:59pm, Friday 26 June 2026

Visit www.geelongrenewablesnotgas.org for more information.

17/06/2026

🌱 Thank you Graeme Stockton (who was recently awarded a Medal of Order of Australia, OAM), for your on-going dedication to the environment. This is a short preview of our new 'Saving Spring Creek Valley Film'.

The film is proudly supported by Patagonia Australia, Zeally Bay Sourdough and produced by the talented local film makers Grassland Films.

We are currently hosting screening around the community. Tickets are selling out quickly, see link in bio for all events.

All events are proudly organised and run by our SCEG volunteer commitee. Thank you everyone for your support. See you on Friday!

🎥 Produced by the talented local film makers / www.grasslandfilms.com.au

15/06/2026

🎤 Meet our special guests for our SOLD OUT film event this week!

Our 'Saving Spring Creek Valley Film Launch Premiere' is this Friday at The MAC Shoestring Playhouse.

Our special guests and Q&A panelists include:
🌱 Corrina Eccles - Proud Wadawurrung woman & Welcome to Country
🌱 Tim Brown & Michael Portway – / Film Makers
🌱 Dr Kita Ashman – WWF-Australia
🌱 Graeme Stockton – SCEG Founder, Committee Member & Volunteer
🌱 MC Patto – SCEG Committee Member & Volunteer

🎶 Live music by local artist Lachlan Hurrell from 6:30pm

A big thank you to the following:
▪️ The MAC Shoestring Playhouse
▪️ Catering by Feed Me Surf Coast
▪️ Bread provided by Zeally Bay Sourdough
▪️ Patagonia, Zeally Bay and Grassland Films for supporting the film.

Thank you to our SCEG business supporters:
▫️ Patagonia Australia
▫️ Zeally Bay Sourdough
▫️ Flowstate Brewers and Distillers
▫️ Deśa Retreat
▫️ Winki Energy

🤩 Also, a huge thank you to our incredible dedicated SCEG committee and sub committee volunteers, which makes SCEG possible and helps continue our vital work. If you would like to donate and support our work, please see link in bio.

See you this Friday 19 June at 6:30pm!

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🚨 Please note: Our event is SOLD OUT, so if you have registered tickets, but can no longer attend, please let us know and cancel through the Humanitix website, link in bio. This is a ticketed, seated event.

For those who missed out, our third film event is at HOOP Gallery still has tickets available, see link in bio.

📸 Images courtesy of businesses featured: / Lachy Hurrell

12/06/2026

🐝 *CANCELLED*

Sorry everyone, due to unwell volunteer staff we have cancel June working bee tomorrow, see you next month!

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SCEG Monthly Working Bees

Each 2nd Sunday of the month SCEG hosts a working bee in Spring Creek valley, at Ashmore Arts, Torquay.

Sign up to our newsletters to be notified if working bees are going ahead (usually a a few days prior), pending the weather.

Graeme Stockton hosts the working bees and kindly provides a wonderful update on Spring Creek Valley, such as these recent sighting of Robins in the area.

Visit our events page for more info and subscribe for working bee updates. Link in bio.

📸 Photo by Graeme Stockton / SCEG

12/06/2026

🔹 Can you help our Spring Creek Valley project this EOFY?

We need to raise urgent funds for our Spring Creek Valley restoration projects.
Your donation will contribute towards our on-going vital work in the area and fencing requirements needed for this project at Spring Creek Valley.

🙌 The volunteers are ready!
🌱 2000 native plants are ready!
🤩 Graeme Stockton and his team are ready!

✅ All donations are 100% tax-deductible, over $2

🔗 Make change this EOFY. Donate via link in bio

Thank you from the SCEG committee. For more information about Spring Creek Valley please also visit: www.springcreekvalley.org

📸 / www.sceg.org.au

12/06/2026

🌳 Sorry everyone, due to unwell volunteer staff we have cancel June working bee tomorrow, see you next month!

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Our monthly working bee is this weekend!

We will be at Spring Creek Valley at Ashmore Arts on Sunday. Join us and help restore the environment in this beautiful part of Torquay.

🌿 Pictured here is the critically endangered Bellarine Yellow Gum, which is only found in this region in the world!

🔗 Please register via link in bio and for more information, or visit www.sceg.org.au/events

11/06/2026

Wow... the community response has been incredible! Thank you all for your overwhelming support for Graeme Stockton!

✨ Graeme Stockton was proudly awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to conservation and the environment in this year’s King’s Birthday honours on Monday!

Thank you Graeme for your dedication and on-going environmental work along on the Surf Coast and Spring Creek Valley.

Graeme is also a volunteer at Jan Juc Coast Action, SANE and founder of SCEG.

🌱 Learn more about how you can help support Graeme's work in Spring Creek Valley, visit www.sceg.org.au, link in bio.

📸 Video courtesy of Saving Spring Creek Valley Film by

10/06/2026

✨Congratulations Graeme Stockton!✨

Graeme Stockton was proudly awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to conservation and the environment in this year’s King’s Birthday honours on Monday!

Thank you Graeme for your on-going advocacy work, raising awareness and endless protection of the environment along on the Surf Coast, the Otways and in Spring Creek Valley.

Graeme is also a volunteer at Jan Juc Coast Action, SANE and founder of SCEG.

Thank you Surf Coast Times for your constant support and wonderful article, read more here: https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/surfcoasttimes/news/surf-coast-conservationist-honoured-as-100-year-restoration-push-begins-for-spring-creek-valley/

🌱 Congrats Graeme!

📸 Photos courtesy of SCEG /

08/06/2026

🌱 Congratulations and thank you Graeme!✨

Thirteen Geelong region community members have received Order of Australia awards in the King’s Birthday honours, recognised for decades of service across sport, health and conservation. Read more👉 https://bit.ly/4uW1kGB