Mission: We are working to foster and promote the development of a botanic garden in Melton - Join us!

Location: Melton Botanic Garden - corner of Tullidge Street and William Street
see Whereis online map or Google Map or Melways Map 337 Ref: C10 and D10
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Regular Meetings:
Monthly, every second Wednesday of the Month @ 7.30pm. (except January and December and often February)
Venue: D J Cunningham Centre - Exford Rd, Melton South, Melways Map 342 K3 - parking available - Contact us

Latest News and Events

September Meeting
8th September Wednesday 7:30pm - John Patrick
This is an opportunity for members to hear John Patrick a presenter on ABC Gardening Australia and a landscape designer.
John will present on his 10 best gardens of the world. [Click here for a flyer]
There are only 80 places so please book your place with Alan Partridge 9743 5761.
Information: Please contact John or Jill Bentley 97433819
Monthly meetings are held at:
Venue: D J Cunningham Centre - 29 - 41 Exford Rd, Melton South, Melways Map 342 K3 - parking available.

Eucalyptus Arboretum
Fourth meeting of the Working Party was held on Thursday August 12th at 1pm
The next meeting is scheduled for the Working Party is 10am Monday 27th September - Venue Meeting Room Melton Civic Centre
Next sub-group meeting is a combined Site Preparation and Plant meeting on Wednesday 18th August at 7.30pm, at the home of Allan and Bev Benson at 10 Viviannes Way, Melton (Mel337 B11).
To implement the Eucalyptus Arboretum much planing and preparation is required.
We have 3 groups you can join: Funding (John Bentley); Site Preparation (David Paye/John Bentley) and Plants (Barb Pye)
David Pye is the Project Manger.
This project is a joint undertaking by the Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden, the Australian Plant Society Melton and Bacchus Marsh and the Shire of Melton.
If you are interested in joining this group and are prepared to assist in the planning then please get in touch with David (5428 9369 ), or John Bentley (9743 3819).

Planting
Grow the Garden Days on the 2nd Thursday & 4th Sunday every month 10am to noon - planting, watering and weeding along Ryans Creek.
This is part of the Ryans Creek Project to rehabilitate the indigenous section of the Melton Botanic Garden.
Enter Melton Botanic Garden at the north end corner of William and Tullidges Street behind Melton Timber and Home store.
Conversation Volunteers Australia are booked in for Sunday 27th June, Sunday 25th July and Thursday 9th Sept. CVA normally work from 9am-2pm.
On June 27th CVA and FMBG mebers planted 1,753 tubes - well done

Clean Up Day
2nd Sunday of every 2nd month 10am to noon (Feb, April, June, August, October)
Melton Botanic Garden - Meet at rotundas

Help FMBG raise Funds - Book a home assessment with Envirogroup today
All you have to do is register for your FREE home assessment and select Friends of Melton Botanic Gardens in the “How you heard” field.
Register online at: www.envirogroup.com.au/sustainablesuburbs
OR call 1300 206 113 and mention “Friends of Melton Botanic Gardens” .... more information

Prominent Friends
Well everybody is!
Did you know Julia Gillard (Prime Minister of Australia) and Don Nardella (Legislative Assembly Member for Melton - Parliament of Victoria) are members of FMBG?

Shire of Melton and the Melton Botanic Garden
The following motion was passed at the Melton Shire Council on Monday 24th October, 2005:
1. Council supports the botanical gardens theme within the Town Centre Park subject to the FMBG group presenting to Council for approval a design and financial funding options available to sustain the initiative.

2. Council officers continue discussions with the FMBG Group in relation to future concept designs and dedicated space within Town Centre Park.
This means we are on the way to establishing the Melton Botanic Garden in Town Centre Park

Council approved in the 2007-08 budget $25,000 towards landscape design of the Melton Botanic Garden.
In June 2009 Council set aside funding for directional and site signage at the Melton Botanic Garden and naming of the site as the Melton Botanic Garden.

In June 2009 at a special budget meeting the recommendation was passed that Council proceed with re-naming of Town Centre Park to Melton Botanic Garden and approve the erection of directional and basic site signage for the Melton Botanic Garden to be funded from re-current signage budget and further Council not approve the appointment of a Project Manager for Melton Botanic Gardens.

Reminder - Membership fees due 30th June annually

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