Hullo there Rewilders,

We've got a great lineup of working bees and events coming up this month, starting with the first ever working bee at our new site, Birrarung Banks, 10am-12 noon next Sunday 9 August.

As the name suggests, the site is on the river, below St Kevins junior school and just on the City side of the Heyington rail bridge. Our ten year lease with Melbourne Water should give us time to give it the love it needs.

This is a significant opportunity to join with our community partners at The Yarra Link Project and KooyongKoot Alliance, to extend our proposed Kooyong-Yarra River/Birrarung biodiversity corridor and improve habitat in this part of the river catchment.

We are grateful to Traditional Custodians Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung CHAC for their support and delighted to have input including planting advice from the Narrap Team and a site visit in June from the Birrarung Rangers.

We're also excited to present at the Designing Your Native Nature Strip Garden event at Caulfield Park Pavilion on Sunday 23 August and looking forward to the working bee at Tooronga station on Sunday 30 August.

Please do join us at one or all sessions!

Details below; if you have any questions please feel free to contact us via the RS website or email rewildingstonnington@gmail.com

Working bees: 10am-12 noon second and last Sundays of the month unless otherwise noted

Working bees and events August 2026

Please check the Activities and Events page on the RS website for updates. To receive email updates for volunteers, come to a working bee! or get in touch via rewildingstonnington@gmail.com

In other news:

Sadly, as you may have heard the H5N1 strain of avian influenza - commonly known as bird flu - has now been detected in mainland Australia. The virus is highly contagious and presents a significant threat to birds, other wildlife and to agriculture including farmed poultry. 

If you see a sick or dying bird, don't touch the bird or allow children or pets to approach. Do report what you see and the location, with photos or video if possible, to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline at 1800 675 888

Citizen reports can help authorities understand and manage the spread of the disease and will materially assist the emergency response being co-ordinated through the Federal Government.

Rewilding Stonnington: Donor Drive

We have been incredibly lucky to attract financial and in kind support for our work, from Stonnington Council, the Australian and Victorian Governments, local businesses and the sheer hard work of volunteers. Grateful though we are, project grants and in kind support don't cover essential core expenses. That's where you come in. Please click on the button below or check out the RS website to Donate now!  and keep Rewilding Stonnington

Growing Wilder!

For Rewilding Stonnington Inc Committee of Management 2025-26: Alison Richards, Nadine Samaha, Mary Mahoney, Jason Whyte, Bob Hale, Bryan Hpa, Julie Laidler, Sarah Hui Li, Kirby Roper, Graham Ross, Grace Warner