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Environment
Banyule comprises a range of intrinsically valuable natural and built features. The open space provisions such as bushland, riparian areas and parklands support a diversity of plants and wildlife such as the threatened Eltham Copper Butterfly, while residential areas provide key corridors and habitat for wildlife. The protection and management of these resources is of the utmost interest to Council.
Banyule also aims to manage and develop its built features through maximising efficiency, emission reduction projects and improving community awareness. Council publishes a number of these results via annual reports and website updates, which are available to the community to provide transparency and opportunities for open comment.
Council's Environment Planning team is an energetic, committed and enthused group aiming to deliver high quality services, whilst maintaining healthy relationships between the community and the environment, in the ongoing process of achieving environmental sustainability.
The Wildlife Corridor Program, Sustainable Home Program, ReThink Centre, Waterwatch and Climate Change Programs are examples of the many projects currently being undertaken here at Banyule. For further details about current projects, other council activities and how you can become involved, navigate via the menu tabs to the left of the page.
Environmental Register
If you would like to receive information about Banyule's sustainability programs, events, products and professional services simply provide us with your details and we will include you on our Environmental Register.
Click here to fill out the Environmental Register Subscription form.
Food Growers Group
The Montmorency Food Growers GroupThe Montmorency Food Growers Group was set up in August 2008 by two local residents who wanted to be able to share their veggie gardening experiences and challenges with other keen gardeners, and in that way learn how to be more successful gardeners. The idea was that an informal group meet regularly in Montmorency to share ideas and information, help each other with gardening problems and visit each others gardens for inspiration and occasionally invite a guest speaker to talk on a topic of interest to the group.
The group has been meeting monthly since then. It includes a mix of experienced gardeners with those just starting out. Meetings have included garden visits, speakers on composting and worm farming as well as informal sharing of ideas and information on works and what doesn’t in the area’s sometimes challenging soil conditions. The April meeting will include a working bee in Montmorency Primary School’s new kitchen garden.
Meetings are held on the last Sunday of the month at 3pm at Montmorency Primary School. Entry is by a gold coin donation and members are rostered to provide something for afternoon tea. The group has a blog at http://montyfoodgrowers.wordpress.com/ If you would like to come to one of the meetings, call Julie on 9434 7605.
If you want to start your own community food growers group the Sustainable Gardening Australia website is a great place to start. Visit the forum section for Neighbourhood Gardening Groups and post your location or look for others who have already posted. While you’re there check out the Yummy Yards page for great seasonal tips on produce gardening.
