Hullo there Rewilders,

Guess what, July 2024 just saw a new record daily global average temperature - the warmest day in recent history according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service!!! In the meantime, we've had a cold and wet second half to winter in Melbourne.

While remembering that local effects are NOT a reliable overall guide to climate change, it's been great planting weather ...

We've certainly been busy. Congratulations to the Biorhythm team for a successful - and extended - season for their innovative eco art installation in Grattan Gardens. We were proud to act as the community partners for this amazing project.

We'd like to extend a particular welcome to our new volunteers! Thanks too to everyone who helped out at working bees May-July, attended lectures, came along on walks and/or dropped by our table at Prahran Square during Council's plant giveaway day on 28 July.

We have a bunch of great events and activities lined up for the next couple of months.

Please put these dates in your diary!

August to November:

Regular Working Bees for adults 18+, 2nd Sunday of the month (10am - 12 noon unless otherwise noted) PLUS extra dates for nature strips, projects and events: see below

11 August: BEAMI Park, Beaven St/Milton Pde Malvern

18 August: Nature strip, Perth St Prahran (nb: 10.30am start)

15 September: Tooronga Railway Station

13 October: Prahran Railway Station

10 November: Tooronga/BEAMI as required

Save the date:

Rewilding Stonnington Inc AGM
7pm Wednesday 2 October @ Midnight in Paris, 71 High St Prahran 3181
RSVP by 28/9 - and stay for dinner!

Please do join us - everyone welcome!

Updates:

• Nature Strips:
  

  City of Stonnington’s new online Nature Strip Planting Permit application process is now live! You can find information on the new Nature Strip Planting Policy, access a copy of the Nature Strip Planting Handbook and start an application via the Council website.

  If you want to rewild your nature strip but are unsure where to begin, we’re keen to help in any way we can. Check out the Rewilding Stonnington website for examples of previous projects, our revised Nature Strips Guidelines 2024 and other links and resources, or contact us for more information.

• Walks Projects: more news soon! Watch this space ...

In other news:

Winter St: we're super excited that appropriately qualified members can respond to an invitation from Winter St Early Years Service in Malvern, to run a workshop on indigenous plants with the kids. Really looking forward to it! 

Windsor Community Children’s Centre: as you may be aware, WCCC is currently being faced with eviction from their premises in Union St Windsor following a rezoning proposal from Swinburne University. The site is important as an early childhood education resource and as valuable green space in a highly urbanised area. Along with parents, staff and friends, Councillors, local members and members of the community, RS supports the Board of the Centre in their efforts to preserve the land for public use. For more information, check out the Save WCCC campaign website.

If you have news items about events or activities in our local area relating to green space, the environment or biodiversity, please do let us know. We're always happy to share.

Growing wilder!

Alison Richards (President) for the Rewilding Stonnington Inc. Committee 2023-24:
Nadine Samaha (Deputy President), Mary Mahoney (Treasurer), Jason Whyte (Secretary), Julie Laidler, Graham Ross, Kirby Roper, Grace Warner, Elvyn Dear.