Blackburn Lake Sanctuary

The rain really did eventually stop!!

September and October events.
Post and Rail Fence Habitat talk & walk
Saturday Morning Working Bees
Spotlighting
Wildflower Walk
Breakfast with the birds
October Weedbusters Month

It's nearly October, when we'll be having weekly working bees! So start preparing your green thumb now! October Weedbusters Month

Wattle you do to celebrate Wattle Day on the 1st of September?

Why not join us at Blackburn Lake for a walk and test your Acacia knowledge with a quiz: events.humanitix.com/celebrate-wattle-day

Sunday 1 September, 11am - 12pm
📍 Blackburn Lake Sanctuary Visitor Information Centre

A sign has been erected in our creeklands advertising a survey on a draft strategy for Whitehorse’s open spaces. While the strategy does not highlight any changes to be considered for the creeklands, it does propose enhancements to many other open spaces throughout the city. The survey is open until Friday 30th August and seeks feedback on the importance of eight specific recommendations:

https://yoursay.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/open-space-strategy

If you’d rather share your thoughts in person, the page also mentions a number of events, with one being held at Blackburn Lake Sanctuary next Saturday 10th August @ 10am near the Central Road playground.

What's On August - October.

See our events pages for more info on our upcoming events! Working Bees, Guest speaker on orchids, Spotlighting, Wildflower Walk, & Breakfast with the Birds!

🌳 You’re invited to celebrate National Tree Day with us this Sunday 28 July. Last year we planted over 3500 local indigenous plants and over 50 trees!

We are planting along the Gardiners Creek Trail again this year and are running 2 planting sessions.

🌱 10am – 11:30am: treeday.planetark.org/site/10029797
🌱 11:30am – 1pm: treeday.planetark.org/site/10029798
📍 Gardiners Creek Trail Reserve in Box Hill South

We encourage you to bring your own gloves and planting tools. There will also be a BBQ and reptile encounters!

National Tree Day photography competition

Join us in celebrating National Tree Day with our Photography Competition! 🎉

📸🌿 Nature Patterns Photography
Capture the beauty of Australia's nature patterns! From the intricate details of native flora to the captivating charm of indigenous fauna, we want to see your best shots. Let your creativity roam wild and showcase the essence of our natural biodiversity through your lens.

$500 in prizes to be won!

👉 Enter now via the link in our bio - competition closes 11:59pm 31 August. We can't wait to see your breath-taking picture patterns! 🌳💚

Great turnout today for the launch of the Blackburn Lake Wetlands Regeneration project! The talks were held by Anne Payne, Tony Slater from the BLS Advisory Committee, Grant McAdam from the council, Rebecca Penrose from the Melbourne Water, and Mark Anderson from Bungalook nursery to explain the importance and what this project entails. Which was followed by a Q&A session.

We even had a cake cutting to commemorate the start of the project! 🥳

If YOU like to be involved, come down to our wetland working bee held on 3rd August and 7th of September with more to come! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU! 😄

Upcoming events on Sunday, July 21st, at 2pm.
Then Saturdays at 9:30am on August 3rd, September 7th, and weekly through October!

Are your kids 'wild at 'art'? Check out this art competition for kids - making your artwork might be a fun school holiday activity! Go to the act.org.au website to get the details.
https://www.acf.org.au/wild-at-art-competition

Wild At Art: threatened species art competition for kids Wild At Art is Australia’s biggest wildlife art competition for children aged 5-12. From Monday, 17 June to Monday, 12 August, children from across the country are invited to create an original artwork of one of Australia's many threatened native animals or plants, along with a short written compo...

Community Planting Day. June 22nd. Caring for the Sanctuary.

Thank you to our 15 volunteers! We all had a lovely time in the fog, rain, and in the beautiful sun! Lots more plants are now in the ground and mulched around. 🌱🌿And some delicious scones with jam and cream are now in our bellies too. 😋

Rug up and head on over for our Community Planting Day this morning! It's a bit fresh, but we're raring to go!!

The Visitor Centre is open on Sundays 2pm to 4pm, explore our displays and exhibits, pick up information brochures, maps, & posters, and talk to our friendly volunteers. Add any bird sightings to our monthly bird list on the noticeboard outside.

Enjoying the monarch's birthday at the Lake? Why not share your snaps with us? You can post directly into our group Friends of Blackburn Lake Sanctuary or send a photo to this page via messenger!

WHAT'S ON - AUGUST TO OCTOBER