Hullo there Rewilders,

There's been a lot going on, with more to come!

Thanks to everyone who helped out at City of Stonnington's very first Volunteer Expo in March - and hello, hello again and welcome to the old friends and new joining our working bees at Prahran and Tooronga.

It's great to have you along - and great to see the rain again after such a long dry spell in February and March.

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

Please put these dates in your diary!

First up, we are proud to be collaborating with the amazing BioRHYTHM immersive public art installation project as their community partners. Supported by City of Stonnington, the installation features plants indigenous to our local area. Drop by the project site in Grattan Gardens, Greville St Prahran, between 17 April and 14 May.

You are cordially invited to the opening on Thursday 18 April at 6pm AND our walk n talk around Prahran, 11am-12.30pm on Monday 22 April: book via BioRHYTHM Rewilding tour tickets

Next up, three fabulous sessions on local indigenous and endemic plants in partnership with U3A Stonnington:

Course code 244SOC01, 10-11.30am Thursdays 16, 23 and 30 May.

Open to members of U3A and Rewilding Stonnington: book via U3A Course Guide or contact us for more information.

And finally - don't forget our upcoming working bees!

Working bees for May and June

Please do join us at one or more of these exciting events!

Updates:

• Nature Strips: We would encourage anyone interested in rewilding their nature strip to apply to Council under the existing case by case system. Check out our revised Nature Strips Guidelines 2024 or contact us for more information.
  
• Walks projects: we are close to finalising an agreement with the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA). News soon! Watch this space ...

In other news:

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, Marion Miller, Graham Ross, Kirby Roper, Grace Warner.