Vale Park Our Patch Open Day 2013!

Please join us at Willow Bend at Vale Park on Saturday the 14th of September between 10am and 3pm for free BBQ, free plant give-away, plantings and other exciting community activities. Please click here to view our flyer with all the details.

Pink Fairies return to Gilberton!

Pink Fairy Orchids Gilberton

In the Gilberton Grassy Woodland, where we planted 2 Pink Fairy orchids (Caladenia latifolia) in 2010, we now have over 200 plants (all grown on site from seed) with 60 flower spikes!   The Pink Fairies are returning!

Successful weeding at Gilberton helps orchids spread

On 10th September 2013, a Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) team helped VPOP remove 2-3,000 litres of weeds from the Gilberton Grassy Woodland (GGW). Thanks for the great effort Ping, Diana and Graham! Unfortunately as well as wildflower season, now is also weed season. Although the triangular section where the Pink Fairies orchids (Caladenia latifolia) are  germinating […]