Green Links

Urban Ripple: Restoring our Yarrowee River and its little Creeks
$701,584 - Bunanyung Landscape Alliance

The Alliance will work to protect and revegetate 13 sites in the urban heart of Ballarat, covering 9.8 km of waterways and 80.5 hectares of land. Habitat enhancement works will be completed along the Yarrowee River, Specimen Vale Creek, Canadian Creek and connecting tributaries.

Moorabool River Reserve Riparian Restoration
$28,950 - Golden Plains Shire Council

This project supports native wildlife by removing woody weeds and planting local indigenous trees and shrubs at Moorabool River Reserve as part of community planting days. The project ensures the parkland remains a natural outdoor space for the Batesford and Geelong communities to engage with nature.

Rivers of the Barwon revegetation works
$1,769,611 - Corangamite Catchment Management Authority

This project will engage with community groups and public and private landholders to revegetate sections of the Upper Barwon, Moorabool and Leigh Rivers, and highly urbanised areas of Geelong. It is delivered in partnership with Barwon Water, Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Corporation, the City of Greater Geelong and Deakin University.

Native Grasses Revival: Enhancing Gilgais for Clean Waterways
$200,000 - Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative

This project will focus on wetland revival along Little River. Transforming barrow land into Gilgais wetlands by removing weeds and reseeding native grasses will increase the wetlands’ rainwater absorption, facilitating a more gradual release into Little River and improved groundwater conditions.

Revegetation for connections in the West
$54,288 - Melbourne Water

This project will revegetate 5 hectares of land along Korjamnunnip Creek, which flows into the Werribee River. Grow West will run its annual Community Planting Day, involving volunteers planting 4,000 seedling plants. Grow West will also remove weeds such as blackberries and gorse.

Parwan Gorge Conservation Precinct
$77,185 - Moorabool Landcare Network

The Moorabool Landcare Network, including the Friends of Hopetoun Park and Parwan Gorge, will host Traditional Owner educational events and community tree planting days as they aim to restore 12 hectares of land along Parwan Gorge (Werribee River) adjacent to Hopetoun Park, south of Bacchus Marsh.

Bendigo's Creeks: Grassy Green Links
$160,856 - City of Greater Bendigo

This project implements Strategy 3 of the Reimagining Bendigo Creek vision and aims to re-establish the grassy component of the Creekline Grassy Woodland EVC and work with Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Owners and local schools to communicate the value of this restoration.

Caring for Kilmore Creek
$136,600 - Mitchell Shire Council

This project will deliver on-ground works to support implementation of the Kilmore Creek Landscape Masterplan, including weed control, revegetation with indigenous species, habitat improvements and community engagement.

Flooding Creek linear reserve green link
$284,371 - Wellington Shire Council 

This project helps restore a wildlife corridor linking the north end of Flooding Creek to the high biodiversity value areas in the Thomson River corridor and provide new opportunities for community to experience the area’s biodiversity.

Moorabool and Barwon Rivers Restoration Project
$177,813 - City of Greater Geelong

The project partners will undertake revegetation and weed management along strategic sections of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers and in Sparrovale Wetland to increase biodiversity and amenity.

Rewilding Barongarook  Creek for a healthier future: Empowering community to care
$349,410 - Colac Otway Shire Council

The project will re-establish native vegetation, connecting previous restoration sites and remnant native vegetation along a degraded creek through Colac. The project will foster connection to the site’s Indigenous heritage values, and improve community stewardship of this important local waterway.

Tarneet Islands Revegetation 2024-2026
$114,408 - Wyndham City Council

Tarneet Islands is located along the Werribee River and is home to the nationally endangered Growling Grass Frog. Wyndham City Council will remove weeds and plant 15,000 trees and shrubs across 1.37 hectares, supporting wider efforts to protect a significant Aboriginal cultural heritage site.

Restoring Werribee River Park
$152,796 - Werribee River Association

Community led planting days will focus on 1.5 hectares of parkland along the Werribee River improving habitats for wetland and migratory birds and other wildlife. The project will plant over 9,000 native seedlings, creating more habitat to relieve the pressures from increased local urbanisation.

Maribyrnong River Valley Habitat Restoration
$198,495 - Brimbank City Council

Sydenham Park is a new space for the community in Melbourne’s North-West. Through community planting days and a fencing program, weed and pest control, and revegetation, the project will restore and create new connections along the upper section of the Maribyrnong River and Jacksons Creek, in Keilor North.

Steele Creek Habitat Improvement Stage 1
$200,000 - Friends of Steele Creek

This project will undertake weed removal and revegetation works along Steele Creek. Habitat enhancement activities will protect spaces for wildlife and ensure that the parkland remains a natural outdoor space for the Keilor East, Niddrie, and surrounding communities to spend time and engage with nature.

Kororoit Creek Connections
$199,500 - Brimbank City Council

Brimbank City Council, Melbourne Water and Friends of Kororoit Creek will collaborate in revegetating and restoring 1.2km of Kororoit Creek in Sunshine West. This project connects small vital waterway habitats, improving biodiversity by planting native vegetation and installing rocks, logs, and artificial hollows.

Maribyrnong River and Stony Creek wildlife protection and habitat creation
$188,000 - Maribyrnong City Council

This project will protect and improve 9 hectares of wetland sites with a fencing program and habitat enhancement activities along 3 hectares of Stony Creek. It will create a natural outdoor, green-blue space connecting Footscray, Tottenham, Kingsville, and Yarraville communities. Following the works, Maribyrnong City Council will monitor the wildlife.

Infill Revegetation & Biolinking along Moonee Ponds Creek
$25,473 - Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek

This project will restore a quarter of a hectare of bioink for many animals along Moonee Ponds Creek between Hopetoun Reserve (upstream) and Brady Reserve (downstream). This is achieved by removing weeds and planting of native species.

Community bringing Curlty Sedge back to Curly Sedge Creek
$47,307 - Whittlesea Community Connections

Working alongside Narrap Rangers and Yarra Valley Water, 12 community plantings will support revegetation efforts along 6,000 square metres of Curly Sedge Creek, a tributary of Merri Creek. The area shelters one of the few intact populations of nationally vulnerable curly sedges and provides the habitat for growling grass frogs.

Creating habitat at Edwardes Lake, Edgars Creek Wetlands and Edgars Creek
$316,771 - Friends of Edwardes Lake

This project will improve water quality and biodiversity outcomes through targeted plantings and habitat installations at Edwards Lake and Edgars Creek and Wetland. Hollow dependent animals such as the Australian wood ducks, eastern long-necked turtles, Kookaburras, possums, and microbats will benefit from the works.

Edgars Creek Corridor Project
$115,953 - Merri-bek City Council

Council, community, and Friends groups will revegetate and restore three sites along the Edgars Creek corridor in Coburg North. The project will help protect habitat for animals such as the endangered tussock skinks found in the area. New nature play elements for local families and kindergartens will support learning about the environment.

Connecting up Communities - Corridors and Refuges for Urban Fauna
$463,731 - Merri Creek Management Committee

The project aims to plant over 17,000 shrubs, grasses, and native herb species along a 4km stretch of Merri Creek (from Northcote to Coburg) to improve habitat connectivity. The project will install new wildlife friendly fences, providing safe shelters for Swamp Wallabies and woodland birds.

Royal Park Creek Restoration
$168,640 - City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne project will see the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Narrap Unit work to restore an unloved but historic creek on the edge of Royal Park. The creek runs into the Trin Warren Tam-Boore Wetland and connects to Moonee Ponds Creek.

Glen Iris Wetlands and Gardiners Creek (KooyongKoot) Biodiversity Project
$196,863 - Stonnington City Council

Stonnington City Council will work with the local Glen Iris community, schools, Friends of Groups, and Rotary Club to remove weeds, plant native trees and shrubs, clear excess sediment and wastewater, improving water quality and habitat around the Glen Iris Wetlands.

Gardiners Creek Reserve/KooyongKoot biodiversity Corridor revegetation
$94,130 - KooyongKoot Alliance

KooyongKoot Alliance plans to revegetate 1200 square metres of Gardiners Creek Reserve, Burwood, restoring and creating a new corridor for native flora and fauna. The project hopes to restore the habitat for Rakali (the “Australian Otter” or water-rat), Spotted Pardalotes, common blue tongued lizards and endangered Gang-Gang cockatoos.

Blackburn Lake Sanctuary Main Inlet Wetland Regeneration
$53,655 - The Whitehorse Community Indigenous Plant Project (Bungalook Nursery)

Bringing the community together through the Gardiners Creek Regional Collaboration, this project will plant 4,000 trees and shrubs at Blackburn Lake Sanctuary. Habitat enhancement works at the upper reaches of Gardiners Creek/KooyongKoot, benefiting native species such as Sacred Kingfishers and Yellow tailed black cockatoos.

Planting the Seed – Helping Schoolchildren Create a Living Classroom
$102,250 - Eco Warriors Australia

This hands-on project, coordinated with an Indigenous representative, teaches primary school students to collect, propagate and care for native seedlings. The seedlings will be used to revegetate a 10 hectares site at Yering Billabong. After planting, students will use a data collection tool to monitor their revegetation sites.

Habitat Regeneration at Upper Yarra Treatment Plant
$567,600 - Yarra Valley Water

Revegetation and weed management will restore 35 hectares of wetland and improve water quality to connecting creeks and tributaries, including the Yarra River. Planting native plants and shrubs will start in June this year, and once established, critically endangered Helmeted Honeyeaters and Leadbeater’s possums will be relocated to the area.

Collaborative habitat creation along the Mullum Mullum Creek corridor
$183,111 - Maroondah City Council

The project will protect, improve and create new habitat opportunities for a diversity of species at eleven sites along the Mullum Mullum Creek corridor. The project will also engage community in caring for the land.

Greening of Mittagong Creek's tributaries in Hidden Valley, Wallan, stage 1
$33,453 - Wallan Environment Group Inc.

The project will control woody weeds and plant 5,000 indigenous plants on 4.92 hectares along a small tributary of Mittagong Creek in Hidden Valley. These works will enhance the extent and diversity of the reserve's indigenous vegetation and improve amenity.

Healing Darebin Creek’s northern Grassy Eucalypt Woodlands
$299,282 - Darebin Creek Management Committee

This project will restore 17.5 hectares of Grassy Eucalypt Woodlands on the Darebin Creek in Wollert, including weed management and direct seeding of native grasses. The land is part of the Bunjil Nganga reserve, providing important habitat for endangered species including the Growling Grass Frog, Golden Sun Moth and Tussock Skink.

Kororoit Creek: Slice of haven in suburbia
$23,000 - Friends of Kororoit Creek

The project will continue revegetation efforts to transform the Kororoit Creek corridor through Sunshine, including providing infill planting.

Olinda Creek Floodplain Restoration Project
$342,229 - Yarra Ranges Shire Council

This project will target a degraded area within the larger Yering Billabongs project site, a priority project of Burndap Birrarung Burndap Umarkoo, the Yarra Strategic Plan.