The Grassy Plains Network says let’s get together for some face-to-face time! Come and meet your fellow Gassy Plains Network-ers in the real world and catch-up on all things grassy and otherwise. Food and drink provided. We'll check out the Iramoo Nursery and the great propagation work they’re doing. We'll also go for a wildflower […]
Come along to Moonee Valley to do a walking tour of some unusual grasslands. JH Allen Reserve is a well-used civic space with a grassland in the middle of it. Arcade Way is the almost-secret internal park of a Walter Burley-Griffin (of Canberra fame) estate, that continues to shelter the original grasslands of the region. […]
Join us for a tour of these truly magnificent grasslands out towards Bacchus Marsh, between the rail line and the Werribee River. Bursting with flowers, Featherheads and swaying grassheads, this privately owned country property is a real eye-opener. To get there, drive across the railway line into the property and follow the arrows. Remember to […]
We are starting at Ferris Road Grassland. To get there, put "204 Ferris Road, Cobblebank" into your maps app. Park on the mown grassy area on the western side of Ferris Road just north of the rail crossing. No coincidence this discrete pacth of grassland is next to a rail line, so many of our […]
Truganina Park on the coastal edge of Hobsons Bay has some preserved remnant grassland/sedgeland, along with very successful bush restoration projects on what were previously heavily disturbed sites. It has interesting nature-friendly recreation development, scenic views, and interesting plants, geology, and birds. Gordon Lescinsky will be your guide. Meet at the 100 Steps car park, […]
See Melbourne's smallest grassland, home to endangered species, right in the middle of Watergardens Shopping Centre car park! Keep going to Pioneer Park Grassland on land that was once police stables – there's plenty of endangered species here too. Then we go to Sydenham Park on the edge of the mighty Maribyrnong River, with its […]
Allison Menzies will give us the buzz on pollination in our grasslands – from forester moths to flower wasps, small black beetles to leafcutter bees. Her current Latrobe Uni Masters project is looking at invertebrate pollinators of five key floral plants at Illabarook Grassland Flora Reserve. Her talk with be followed by our usual monthly […]
Evans Street is the finest of Melbourne's grasslands, and puts on a great show. Join us in lovely Sunbury to marvel at what once was and what, with enough love, our other grasslands could come to be. Remember to wear closed shoes, dress sensibly for the weather and bring sunscreen and water! This event is […]
Join us for our second tour to these truly magnificent grasslands out towards Bacchus Marsh, between the rail line and the Werribee River. Bursting with flowers, Featherheads and swaying grassheads, this privately owned country property is a real eye-opener. It's well worth a second look if you have joined us already – come along and […]
This tour focuses on the grasslands around Little River, which are threatened by a proposed logistics precinct and 24/7 freight hub. Boadles Lane is a great patch of railway land out in Little River. Kirksbridge Road is a Western Grassland Reserve roadside offset packed with Pimelea and a range of other important plants. Between them […]
