Latest Issue
Join Us
-
We are a bi-monthly, not for profit community newspaper produced by local volunteers, the MDLC and Ferntree Gully Village Traders Inc.
-
Recent Posts
- Public art to transform Ferntree Gully Village
- New Mayor for Knox
- Empowering Our Community
- Running Rabbits Military Museum est. 2007
- A Guide to Ferntree Gully Village and environs
- FTG Resident Action Group (RAG) Reunion
- Knox Environment Society 40 years old
- Saving food scraps from landfill
- New artwork in Ferntree Gully Village
- FROGY jumps into action
Contact Us
9758 3056Open Tuesdays 10am to 3pm (or by appointment).
Category Archives: Environment
A Guide to Ferntree Gully Village and environs
If you want to know more about the history of Ferntree Gully, local parks and gardens, businesses in the Village, or the walks in the National Park – this Guide is for you. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment
Tagged Ferntree Gully, Village
Comments Off on A Guide to Ferntree Gully Village and environs
Knox Environment Society 40 years old
Knox Environment Society is 40 years old in 2022, recognising four decades of conservation, sustainability and community. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment, News
Tagged KES, Knox Environment Society, volunteers
Comments Off on Knox Environment Society 40 years old
Saving food scraps from landfill
Residents will be able to dispose of food in their garden waste bins from mid next year and maximise the amount of waste that can be composted. Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Uncategorized
Tagged environment, Knox Council
Comments Off on Saving food scraps from landfill
FROGY jumps into action
FROGY’s plan is to restore upper Blind Creek by weeding, laying mulch, removing rubbish and planting native species. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment, News
Tagged Blind Creek, Friends of the Gully, FROGY, Knox Environment Society, volunteers
Comments Off on FROGY jumps into action
Knox declares a climate emergency
Knox Council’s 10-year Climate Response Plan identifies 56 actions to help reduce greenhouse emissions. Photo by Barbara Oehring. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment
Tagged climate change, environment, Knox Council
Comments Off on Knox declares a climate emergency
Continuing the story of Quarry Park
Karin Orpen recounts some of the challenges to transform the Quarry into the wonderful community space we know and love today. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment, history, Uncategorized
Tagged Karin Orpen, Quarry, Quarry Park
Comments Off on Continuing the story of Quarry Park
Revegetation along Ferntree Gully bike track
Members of Knox Environmental Society have planted hundreds of indigenous plants along the bike track. Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Knox Environment Society, Village, volunteers
Comments Off on Revegetation along Ferntree Gully bike track
Blind Creek reimagined in Lewis Reserve
Blind Creek is set to be ‘reimagined’ at Lewis Reserve, following the successful transformation of the creek behind Fair Park Reserve in Boronia. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment, News
Tagged Blind Creek, Knox City, Knox Council
Comments Off on Blind Creek reimagined in Lewis Reserve
Quarry Reserve – A Story of Community Action
Quarry Reserve has become what it is today due to the dedicated efforts of locals… Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment, history
Tagged history, Quarry, Quarry Park
Comments Off on Quarry Reserve – A Story of Community Action
Future Directions for Koolunga Native Reserve
Knox Council has been developing a Future Directions Plan for Koolunga Native Reserve, and is asking for community input. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environment
Tagged environment, Koolunga
Comments Off on Future Directions for Koolunga Native Reserve