The Friends of Braeside Park was one of the earliest Friends groups
which are now attached to all metropolitan and state parks.
It was formed in August 1989 a few months after the official opening
of
Braeside Park this year we celebrate our 28th Anniversary.
The Friends Group works closely with the Parks Victoria Rangers
and is actively involved in:
·
park planning and development
·
tree planting
·
funding of tree carvings
·
seed collection and plant propagation
·
bird counting
·
salinity monitoring
·
water quality testing, and
·
monitoring bats and possums
For more park related information
about Braeside Park go
to the Parks Victoria
website
For a
copy of the park notes including a map of Braeside
Park courtesy of
Parks Victoria
(pdf)
click
here
For a copy of the Heathland Trail map courtesy of
Parks Victoria (pdf) click
here
Email this site to a friend
Mordialloc By-Pass is now a Freeway
The Mordialloc Freeway is now being planned with the build to
be completed by late 2021.
This will greatly affect our
Park as it runs adjacent to the lower section of the Park
near the Woodlands Estate and Ranger station right near the Wetlands area
This will effect the Park
Office adjoining facilities as well as the flora and fauna in
the Park
Vicroads are
currently awaiting an Environmental Effects Study
which is due to
be undertaken over the next 6 months
Keep posted on the developments and
have your say by visiting their website.
As the Cypress trees come to the end of their life cycle they are
turned into sculptures
There are 4 sculptures currently in the
park of Australian native animals and the latest of Phar Lap
Photos of the Phar Lap chainsaw sculpture in the Park by Rob Bast
(click on thumbnail to see the big version)
2018
Events
Night Activity Program
View the nocturnal
animals of the Park
First Friday of each month at 7pm from April
thru to September
on these dates, April 6th, May 4th, June 1st, July 6th,
July 13th(extra due to school holidays),
August
3rd and September 7th
Meet at Visitors Centre, Braeside Park,
entry from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside
Bring your sense of adventure,
appropriate clothing & footwear and a torch
We will have some
suitable spot lights to lend
Gold Coin Donation.
Bookings are Essential as numbers are limited via email:
braesideparkfriends@gmail.com or contact Margaret Hunter on
0417323460
Mystery Walk
Where will it be this year?
Sunday June 24th @ 12:30pm till 3:30pm
Meet
at Visitor's Centre, entry from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside
Wear
appropriate clothing & footwear, afternoon tea to finish
National Tree Day
Tree/Shrub & Grass
Planting
Saturday July 28th @ 9am - 12pm
Enter Braeside Park
from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside and follow the signs
Wear
appropriate clothing & footwear and bring some gloves
Annual General Meeting
Sunday August 12th @ 2pm till 4pm
Meet at
Visitor's Centre, Entry from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside
Guest Speaker &
afternoon tea to finish
Breakfast with the Birds
Sunday September 23rd @ 7am - 9:30am
Enter Braeside Park
from Governor Road, Braeside and meet @ Red Gum Car Park
Wear
appropriate clothing & footwear and bring your Camera
Breakfast @ Park Offices to finish
Spring Walk
Heathland & Grasslands
Sunday October 14th @ 1pm till 3:30pm
Meet
at Visitor's Centre, entry from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside
Wear
appropriate clothing & footwear, afternoon tea to finish
Twilight Photography Walk
Come along and Photograph the animals of the Park
Friday October 19th at 7pm
Meet at
Visitor's Centre Car Park,
entry from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside
Bring your sense of
adventure, appropriate clothing & footwear a good camera and torch
Bookings are Essential as numbers are limited
to 20 people via email:
braesideparkfriends@gmail.com or contact David MacLean on 0438888601
End of Year BBQ
Wednesday December 12th @ 12pm at Rangers
Offices down the avenue
2019
Events
Clean Up Australia Day @ Braeside Park
Sunday March 3rd @ 10am till 12pm
Meet
at Visitor's Centre, entry from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside
Wear
appropriate clothing & footwear, bring a pair of gloves, a morning tea to finish
Some gloves and Clean Up Australia Bags
will be supplied
Community Nursery Open Day
Sunday 19th May, 10am-12pm in Nursery near
Park Office (down the avenue)
See what the Friend's Group plant &
grow, buy some natives for your garden
Free BBQ, tea, coffee,
water and soft drinks
World Environment Day
Tree/Shrub & Grass
Planting
Sunday June 2nd @ 9am - 12pm
Enter Braeside Park
from Lower Dandenong Road, Braeside and follow the signs
Wear
appropriate clothing, footwear and bring some gloves
