Pipemakers Park Community revegetation project

Pipemakers Park, 7kms NW of Melbourne, is an 8 hectare conservation park with 2 wetlands, some native bush, and a history garden and open green spaces. Work will be in the History Garden, the Frog Hollow areas and the general park to create an improved urban native landscape for inner Melbourne residents. This project will engage local community volunteers to work with Friends of Maribyrnong Valley, Conservation Volunteers Australia and the Bush Kindergarten to complete a range of conservation activities including weed removal, native plantings, rubbish removal, frog surveys, bird surveys, community gardens and create a full time working nursery

The project will remove various noxious weeds. Planting indigenous native plants will provide biodiversity and habitat for wildlife linking up corridors of native flora & fauna along the Maribyrnong River. The local community will maintain the environmental assets and will create new open green spaces, learning new skills while enjoying a cultural experience. Benefits to health and social inclusion will be a further result of this program. Engaging community volunteers for the project will engender a sense of ownership of the park, which will have long term benefits for the community as well as the environment.