Newsletter Sunday 30 March 2025
Coming Up:
- Thursday 3 April - Meet Up and Make It craft group at 1.30 pm in the Dish - new time because the Dish is now closing earlier, at 3 pm.
- Sat 5 April - Working Bee 9.30 start, meet on Alandale Rd, opposite Wimbledon Grove.
- Wed 30 April - Working Bee 9.30 am start, meet at 43a Sherwood Rd.
1st May Thursday Cr Alida McKern (Chelsworth Ward) is holding a ward meeting. Residents of other wards are also welcome. If you have a question or topic you would like covered please email Alida.McKern@banyule.vic.gov.au well in advance of the meeting. At Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Centre, light supper at 6.15 for 6.30 meeting start.
In this Newsletter you will find:
- Village News
- How you can support our work
- News about the Heidelberg Historical Society's Back to School exhibition
- Information about feedback Council wants (on planting of nature strips; the Biodiversity Strategy; plans for the Bell St Mall; and resurfacing the Boulevard) and the new Advisory Committees
- and finally Dogs of Eaglemont #79!
News around the Village
Both the bulk food store and the motor mechanic's workshop have been leased, which is great news as we will shortly be welcoming new businesses to Eaglemont.
We have been getting disturbing reports of cars being broken into, while parked at home, and things stolen from them. So this is a reminder to please stay safe, remove anything important from your cars when you leave them, and make sure you are safe at home too.
Can you please support us, by ....
- donating plants, funds or taking out membership of $10 a year.
We need to do some replacement planting after the long dry summer, as well as more infill between our established plants, so can you help by donating some plants? Please keep any plants to ground cover or understorey (less than 2m high) and preferably drought tolerant.
Council has a buy-one-get-one-free scheme for indigenous plants - that means they grow naturally in this area so are suited to our conditions. Follow this link to apply for a voucher (1 per household each financial year) https://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/Waste-environment/Environment-sustainability/Sustainability-and-stewardship/Indigenous-plants-voucher-program
We are all volunteers and keep expenses to a minimum, but we do have some ongoing administrative costs, so if you are able to spare $10 for our annual membership please consider doing that to support our work.
Congratulations to the Heidelberg Historical Society!
Winner of the 2024 History Interpretation award for the Back to School: A History of Local Schools in Heidelberg 1851-2000. Time is running out to see this exhibition as it closes in May. Only $5, free to members.
Council stuff
Banyule Council has a number of consultations running at the moment:
- Nature strip planting guidelines
- Biodiversity strategy
- Bell St Mall masterplan
- Resurfacing the Boulevard (Banksia St to Burke Rd North)
Follow the link at the end of this Newsletter for more information or go to Shaping Banyule.
You can also apply to become a member of one of the Advisory Committees, or informal working groups. For more information follow this link https://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/About-us/Advisory-committees-and-groups
Dogs of Eaglemont #79
Member discussion