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Walk In The Park 2010

 
Come one, come all to this year’s Walk In The Park on Sunday 14th March @ 10:30am to show your support for retention of this land as public open space for the entire community!
 
This year’s walk will be particularly important because just as the Minister is sitting down to read the recommendations of the taskforce, [...]

250 people walk in the park!

Wow!  We had a great show of community interest in keeping this parkland for the people.  Approximately 250 people (and about 40 dogs!) attended the meeting and walk in the park.  The meeting heard from federal and state members of parliament Kelvin Thompson, Carlo Carli, Christine Campbell and Colleen Hartland.  Local councillors Mark O’Brien, Daniel [...]

A walk in the park

Those that know this beautiful parkland know the decision to gift the parkland to the City of Moreland for the continued use of the community should be a simple one - as easy as a “walk in the park”.
To highlight the crisis facing the parkland, we’ve invited local and state politicians to attend an on-site information [...]

Meeting with Ministers

Greg represented the MECPG at a meeting with Council, Local MP Christine Campbell, VicRoads and Minister for Roads and Ports, Tim Pallas. Regrettably, no pledges to guarantee the parkland remains as open space for all to enjoy as a result but the issue is far from going away!

Sydney Rd Street Festival

Yet another successful public awareness event at the Sydney Rd Street Festival yesterday. More than 350 members of the public supported our efforts and signed letters destined for the Ministers for Roads and Ports, Environment and Planning. Such strong opposition to the sale of the land cannot be ignored!