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Let’s celebrate!

To celebrate securing the parkland for the community there will be a community gathering to simply enjoy our park.
Come along and celebrate on Sunday 29th August, from noon.
Meet at the Ronald St waterfall.
Bring a friend, a picnic and a picnic rug.
Yes, we’re hoping it’s a bit warmer on the day that it is right now, [...]

Success at last! The park has been saved!

Hurrah!  The parkland, in entirety, has been gifted to the City of Moreland!
Well done everyone!
This is a fantastic result, which our group has been working relentlessly towards since late 2006, and we are over the moon that this outcome has finally been realised.
We know from various events and petitions and letters of support that the [...]

Edgars Creek secured as Coburg’s newest park

A press release we’ve been wanting to see for some years has finally arrived!
from http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/component/content/article/10953.html
From the Minister for Planning
Friday, 02 July 2010
Moreland residents will be able to enjoy Edgars Creek as permanent parkland after Planning Minister Justin Madden reached an agreement to resolve the impasse on the future of the land.
Mr Madden today announced that [...]

Residents rally to save park

If any doubt remained the sentiment of residents of Melbourne’s north was made clear at a rally on Sunday 14th March: the VicRoads land that forms a major part of the Merri and Edgars Creek Parkland in Coburg North should remain as Public Open Space for the benefit of all for all time. The [...]

Walk in the Park tomorrow

It’s looking like great weather forecast for our Walk in the Park at 10:30am tomorrow. 
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a gorgeous sunny day with light winds, and a maximum temperature of 27 degrees.
Hope to see you there!
Don’t forget, with such a great day, you can follow up the Walk in the Park by attending [...]