Friends of Post Office Creek

24/05/2026

We failed to get the idea of a habitat reserve as a northern entrance to Kyneton during the Maccas/24 hour truck stop/ Bunnings fiasco. Let's see if we can have more success with an extension of Bald Hill Reserve habitat associated with the looming VCAT case regarding Mt. St. Marys Lane.

19/05/2026

Here are some of our best loved critters grazing at the headwaters of Post Office Creek on land associated with a proposed subdivision at 33 Mt. St. Mary's Lane. Let's protect their grazing rights. There will be a meeting of Friends of Post Office Creek this Sunday at noon to discuss and formalise our strategy for the upcoming negotiations and looming VCAT case scheduled for the 4th,5th,6th and 10th of August. Phone Rob on 0427 580 803 if you want to attend the meeting or get involved.

09/03/2026

National light pollution guidelines for Wildlife
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/publications/national-light-pollution-guidelines-wildlife

Also a piece on light pollution
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/anthony-burke-by-design/why-we-all-need-to-embrace-the-dark/106341120

About this document The guidelines raise awareness of the impacts of artificial light on wildlife. They can help you protect Australia’s threatened wildlife. The guidelines include:

05/03/2026

31/12/2024

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-31/incentives-for-big-businesses-to-restore-nature-areas/104773268

Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

08/11/2024

Thought this was interesting
The Nature Repair Act 2023 (the Act) came into effect on 15 December 2023 establishing a framework for a world-first legislated, national, voluntary biodiversity market. The Act provides legislated rules to support transparency and integrity and to foster collaborative efforts to address environmental decline.

The Nature Repair Market scheme is a government initiative that incentivises actions to restore and protect the environment. It encourages nature positive land management practices that deliver improved biodiversity outcomes. The scheme establishes a marketplace where individuals and organisations can undertake nature repair projects to generate a tradable certificate.

These projects could include:

re-establishing vegetation along waterways
keeping pests and feral species from destroying native species and ecosystems.
Those eligible to take part include:

First Nations people and organisations
conservation groups
farmers.
Projects can be undertaken on Australian land and waters, or a combination of both.

The Nature Repair Act 2023 (the Act) came into effect on 15 December 2023 establishing a framework for a world-first legislated, national, voluntary biodiversity market. The Act provides legislated rules to support transparency and integrity and to foster collaborative efforts to address environment...

15/12/2023

Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. Great to have a win at VCAT halting urban sprawl, but now we need to all pull together to halt the Council vandalism of cutting down ten mature elm trees in the showgrounds. Yes we all want to see the expansion of recreational and sports facilities but, with some imagination, does not have to come with the destruction of our heritage. Call in to the Co-Op table on Saturday morning to find out more. We are outside the former Hot Variety shop tomorrow from ten to one. We will be at IGA on the last Saturday before Christmas.

31/10/2023

Thanks to local residents for highlighting the need to care for our precious waterways.

Thanks also to Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly for the article

Frustration at overgrown vegetation along Post Office Creek is mounting, with both Macedon Ranges council and Powercor batting away responsibility …

05/05/2023

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=599303178904331&set=a.473332441501406&type=3

With Victoria being the most cleared state in Australia - and having lost at least 13 mammal species in the last 200 years - the need for rewilding could not be greater, yet the approach has not taken hold here to the extent it has elsewhere in Australia.

Join us - as we convene leading thinkers to explore whether rewilding can restore nature at the extent and speed we urgently need here in Central Victoria.
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🗓️ Date: Sunday, 7 May 2023
🕚 Time: 10.30am for 11am start
📍 Venue: Kyneton Mechanics Institute, 81 Mollison St, Kyneton

Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of the discussion.
Book your FREE ticket through Eventbrite: https://rewildingcentralvictoria.eventbrite.com.au
*optional donation per ticket to help support this event

Esteemed panellists include:
Chris Hartnett, Threatened Species Program Coordinator ,
Amos Atkinson, Cultural Fire Practitioner,
Darren Grover, Head of Healthy Land and Seascapes ,
Dr Tristan Derham, Research Associate
Paul Foreman, Conservation Strategist and Ecologist

Chaired by our Executive Director, Dr Sophie Bickford

Image of an Eastern barred bandicoot
📷Dave Watts.

18/02/2023

Walk Against Waste 3 pm Saturday 18 February  Post Office Creek, Kyneton (meet at corner Ward and Ebden St) Our next walk against waste will be in Kyneton.  Our aim is to enjoy the walk and the surrounds but to also clean up any litter along the way.