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Get your gloves on this Sunday, March 1st. Clean Up Australia Day at Blackburn Lake. Clean Up Australia Day - Blackburn Lake Sanctuary

Hi everyone,
A set of keys were found in BLS on 18th of Jan. If this might be yours or know someone who it belongs to please contact us through our new email. [email protected]
Thanks !

🐝 Saturday 8 to Sunday 16 November is Pollinator Week! Create a buzz in your garden by learning about the weird and wonderful insects in your backyard and how they benefit the environment.

🦋 Presented by Kaye Roberts-Palmer, Director of Blue Bee Garden Design, this session will explain the benefits of bugs, what to plant to attract them, and how to get your garden thriving.

📅 Saturday 8 November, 6pm to 7pm
📍Blackburn Lake Sanctuary Visitor Centre
ℹ️ Registrations required, www.eventbrite.com/e/1511430763099?aff=oddtdtcreator

Whitehorse City Council's Environmental Education Program are hosting a free event to mark the start of Pollinator Week!
Presenter Kaye-Roberts Palmer will be presenting on 'Good Bugs For Your Garden' showing how you can get our native pollinators to keep your garden healthy and beautiful.
Registration are mandatory to keep track of numbers.
When: 6:00-7:00pm on Saturday the 8th of November 2025
Where: Visitor Centre at Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1511430763099?aff=oddtdtcreator

Blackburn to Mitcham online information session | Activity Centres Program – Phase 1: Understanding place Join this online session to learn more about the Train...

Reuploaded with the correct dates. Make sure to come down to our planting day if you can😁🌱

Our local waterways are precious, fragile and often mistreated- but not beyond repair and thanks to the endless 1,000's of volunteer hours devoted to planting, clearing, rubbish collection and weeding the future is certainly looking brighter than it was 20 years ago.

On Sunday the Kooyongkoot Alliance, together with the Whitehorse Council, the EPA, Melbourne Water and many of our fantastic 'Friends of' groups gathered at the Blackburn Sanctuary for our Waterways Expo- a growing event packed to the gills with practical conservation ideas, education and projects- including my personal favourite plastic recycling- check out the skateboard made entirely from recycled water bottle caps!

Blackburn Lake Sanctuary

Plastic Free July is here! Are you ready to make simple, meaningful steps to reduce plastic waste?

Join the movement with local actions that make a difference:
• pledging to refuse single-use plastics
• opting for reusables, like bags, coffee cups and even nappies and period products in your day-to-day life
• taking part in our range of plastic-free workshops and learn to make upcycled bags, keyrings and beeswax wraps: whitehorse.vic.gov.au/sustainable-whitehorse
• Repairing instead of replacing at healthAbility Repair Café - Whitehorse.
• Get your hands dirty with National Tree Day community planting at Wurundjeri Walk in Blackburn South on Sunday 27 July.
• Find treasures or share your own on local Buy Nothing Facebook groups

Big changes start with simple switches.

Together, we can protect our natural environment by managing waste responsibly and inspiring others in the community to do the same