Volunteers
The best way to help regenerate the indigenous landscape of Gardiners Creek is to volunteer at one of our WORKING BEES! These run for 2 hours and you don’t need to be a member to participate! Walk ups are always welcome but an RSVP (scroll down to a green button to RSVP or use the CONTACT FORM) is appreciated as we can then contact you if an event is cancelled due to extreme weather.
Note: Children under 18 need to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or teacher at all events.
Working Bees
Sunday Working Bees
SUNDAY Working Bees run on the THIRD Sunday of every month. 10:00am to 12:00pm. Sunday Working Bees are open to the general public. We provide loan gloves and all tools and equipment required.
Sunday, 18th January 2026. January Working Bee. 10:00am start. Working Bee is open to the general public.
Sunday, 15th February 2026. February Working Bee. 10:00am start. Working Bee is open to the general public.
Weather Links
HOURLY WEATHER FORECAST for MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE WATER RAINFALL MONITORING STATION @ GARDINER Change the interval to “live” to see six minute increments. Cumulative totals reset at 9:00am.
Weekday Working Bees
Occasionally, we run weekday working bees that are open to the general public and these events will be listed below when they are scheduled. (Most WEEKDAY Working Bees are group events which are closed to the general public.)
Monday, 29th December 2025. End-of-Year Working Bee. 10:00am start. An opportunity for individuals who are not working between Christmas and New Year to contribute. Working Bee is open to the general public.
Schools, Businesses & Groups
Groups (e.g. secondary schools, TAFE colleges and businesses) are invited to join us for an event such as a general working bee, a planting event, a site tour, a litter pickup event or a plant propagation workshop. These events can run on any day of the week. Groups are strictly by appointment only. Please contact us for more information. We are happy to tailor an event to specifically to suit your group’s area of interest or expertise.
Meeting point for Working Bees
The meeting point for working bees is at the two picnic tables towards the northern end of Glenburn Bend Park in Glen Iris. This is about halfway between Great Valley Road and High Street and about halfway between the Monash Freeway and Gardiners Creek.
Google maps location – http://www.bit.ly//FOGCV-meeting-point
Melway map reference – Map 59 towards the south-east corner of Grid J7.
Monthly Clean Up Events in Postcodes 3145, 3146 & 3147
You will be simply amazed at how much litter we pick up from Gardiners Creek each month.
Monthly Love Our Street 3145, 3146 & 3147 Clean Up Events
We hold three (Open to the General Public) clean up events every month in the Gardiners Creek catchment with
Love Our Street 3145 Malvern East & Caulfield East,
Love Our Street 3146 Glen Iris
Love Our Street 3147 Ashburton & Ashwood
Click on the (underlined) Facebook links above for more details about dates and meeting points. Meeting points move each month so that multiple litter “hot spots” can be targeted across the three postcodes.
Annual Clean Up Events
Annual clean up events are scheduled every year for Clean Up Australia Day in March and World Clean Up Day in September.
Clean Up Australia Day – 01 March 2026
FoGCV at Glen Iris CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY 2026
Love Our Street 3147 at Ashburton CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY 2026
Click here for our Clean Up Australia Day Report for 2025
Click here for our Clean Up Australia Day Report for 2024
Click here for our Clean Up Australia Day Report for 2023
Memberships
Becoming a member of Friends of Gardiners Creek Valley helps us all invest in the beauty of the wildlife corridor.
Perks
Free members newsletter
We distribute three newsletters per annum to financial members. These include details of our latest activities, local and environmental news.
Event invitations
Members are automatically invited to all of our events, including our tree planting days, Annual General Meetings and end of year gatherings.
Joining a community
Would you like to join a community that’s passionate about your local environment? You can connect with like-minded members!
Membership is only $10 per financial year, per household.
Renewals of existing memberships are valid from date of receipt until 30/06/2025.
New memberships are valid from the date of approval until 30/06/2025.
Details for methods for payment will be sent after we have your contact details.
Application form for New Memberships and Membership Renewals
Friends of Gardiners Creek Valley 