KES Knox Environment Society in Ferntree Gully, Victoria | Environmental conservation organisation
KES Knox Environment Society
Locality: Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Address: 1010 Burwood Hwy 3156 Ferntree Gully, VIC, Australia
Website: http://www.kes.org.au
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25.01.2022 Some great things planned by the First Friends of Dandenong Creek, check it out!
25.01.2022 Just 1 week to go before entries close for the Save Lake Knox Photo Competition! We have lots of wonderful entries in the open category, but only two entries in the juniors! Why not take advantage of the gorgeous weather this weekend and head out for a stroll with your camera! For all the info and to enter, please visit the KES website: www.kes.org.au/home/campaigns/lakeknox/lakeknoxphotocomp
25.01.2022 Is Wurun within your 5km bubble? Why not visit this beauty when you are out for your next walk.
25.01.2022 Please join us for the season finale virtual tour of Quarry Reserve in Ferntree Gully, shot before the Stage 4 lockdown. Our Biodiversity Officer, Dru will show... you a different view of the reserve; from the clifftops with amazing views over Knox, down the stairs and pathways to the lake. Experience our reserves from a different perspective. We look forward to bringing you new tours once restrictions lift. See our website for more virtual tours https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/bushlandreserves #GreenKnox #KnoxNatureDiscoveryTours See more
25.01.2022 The KES is proud to have been a part of Gardens for Wildlife - Knox from its humble beginnings and has loved watching it grow into a state wide initiative! Please join Gardens for Wildlife Victorias new group and help it continue to grow.
25.01.2022 For the duration of Stage 3 Lockdown, the KES Indigenous Nursery will be open on only Saturdays from 10am-1pm. To keep our volunteers safe, please remember: -To assist with speedy sales and reduce contact time at the nursery, please check out our stock list to have an idea of what you want to purchase. For more information on local species, please see our Flora of Knox database while you are there. www.kes.org.au/nursery/stocklist - If you have any cold or flu like symptoms..., please do not enter. - Face masks MUST be worn at all times. If you have a medical reason for not wearing a mask, please wait at the gate and flag down a volunteer to let them know. It is up to the volunteer on duty at the time to determine if they are comfortable with your entry. - Please sanitize your hands before entry. - Please pay via card (we now have eftpos!) or direct debit on your phone. - Please be conscious of your surroundings and maintain a distance of 1.5m from others. (We have had instances of our volunteers feeling trapped when they have been talking to a customer and their partner has approached from the the other side, please remember that our aisles are narrow.) - We may allow entry on some Thursdays depending on volunteer availability. However please do not enter the nursery unless you see the Open sign outside the gate. - To reduce contact time, please consider placing an order. please see our website for more info. Thank you for your understanding in this difficult time.
24.01.2022 Results of the KES 2020 AGM The newly elected committee are as follows: President: Richard Faragher Vice President: Melissa Allen Secretary: Adrian Batt... Treasurer: Kirsty McKinnon General Committee: Andrea Coffey, Anne Morton, Terri Martin and Irene Kelly. Stepping down: A big thank you to Christine Sims, Jean Grotaers and Jamin Walker for their time on the committee over the past year. Welcome! To our newest committee members: Anne Morton and Terri Martin, thank you for joining us! We look forward to working with you! Returning committee: Thank you to the other men and women listed above for your continued contributions to the KES. We do have two spaces vacant if anyone is interesting in joining us!
24.01.2022 Development Victorias Community Reference Group for Lake Knox The President of the Knox Environment Society along with 7 other community members attended a Zoom meeting for the first meeting of the above group. The 8 community members were very keen to take an active role in the form, structure and development of this area to make it worlds best practice but their hopes were quickly dashed when we found out that our only role was in doing things like having input into stree...Continue reading
22.01.2022 Happy Schools Tree Day! To all kids, parents, teachers and students we hope you enjoy your time connecting in nature today. Are you planting a tree, starting ...a new green project, planning a nature activity or engaging in nature play for Schools Tree Day? There are so many benefits of outdoor play and learning for both children and adults - get your green prescription today! A huge thank you to all the educators who go above and beyond to teach the next generation how to care for our natural environment. Thanks also to our major sponsor Toyota Australia and their dealers, staff and local heroes who support Schools Tree Day initiatives around Australia every year. #SchoolsTreeDay #NationalTreeDay #ConnectwithNature #HugaTreeforNTD
22.01.2022 The KES Indigenous Nursery will be closed for retail sales for the duration of Lockdown Stage 4. As per Victorian Government regulations, we are allowed to continue to operate with a COVID Safe Plan. We will be operating on minimal staff in order to keep our plants alive and healthy and to pack orders. If you see our volunteers inside the nursery, please DO NOT try to enter. For information on placing an order, please visit our website.
20.01.2022 Are you passionate about the environment? Are you enthusiastic about a vibrant and sustainable Knox? If you live, work, study in the City of Knox then the Envi...ronmental Advisory Committee (EAC) 2021 needs you. Being part of EAC is a great opportunity to be involved in local environmental issues; network with people working or studying in the area of sustainability or environmental management and have direct engagement with Council. Applications close on the 26 November 2020. To apply or find out more visit: knox.vic.gov.au/eac
20.01.2022 What incredible news! Well done South Australia!
20.01.2022 Great to restart again today after so long and reconnect with our awesome teamof volunteer fixers. Bike, stereo, overlocker fixed today to name a few.. #knoxrepaircafe
20.01.2022 Last year we received a Volunteer Grant from the Department of Social Services for an Automated External Defibrillator which we recently had installed. Thank you to the Federal Government for helping us have peace of mind that we are able to do more than just wait for an ambulance in the event of an emergency.
19.01.2022 Fantastic news! Than you to everyone who contributed!
19.01.2022 Last year we hosted the incredibly knowledgeable Jamie Simpson from Walkabout Education for his fantastic talk on local Bush foods. If you have t got a copy of his book, it is well worth it!
19.01.2022 Good news! Save Lake Knox has reached its donations goal to hire a Wetland Ecologist to write a report on Lake Knox! Since this was reached 4 days early, they have decided to push for their next goal to employ two more experts to produce another two reports with will strengthen the campaign even more! So from 8pm tonight until 8pm tomorrow (Saturday) - the last 24 hours of the pozible campaign, the KES is going to help out by matching dollar for dollar every donation up to $1...,000. If you have not donated yet, or maybe have been thinking of donating more, this is you chance! https://www.pozible.com//save-lake-knox-wetland-e/comments First Friends of Dandenong Creek Friends of Lake Knox Sanctuary
18.01.2022 Come and get a photo taken with Bertie the Big Blue Billed Duck and help save his home Lake Knox. Bertie will be at the Lake Knox Fence on the Blind Creek Bike Path. He will be doing selfies between 12-2pm tomorrow Sat 21 Nov. #savelakeknox
18.01.2022 Friday fun one! Which is you inner pandemic spring blossom?
17.01.2022 Catch up on where the Save lake Knox Champaign is at while you are spending your covid enforced free time sewing face masks or weeding the garden.
17.01.2022 We love receiving photos form our customers! How good is this garden going to look in a years time! Meagan recently added 80 local indigenous plants to her garden makeover and plans on ordering more soon! Enjoy your plants and the wonderful wildlife that will soon start visiting your garden Meagan!
17.01.2022 Happy National Tree Day everyone! What a great way to celebrate by reaching over 1,000 likes! Thank you every one of you for your support.
16.01.2022 Last month The KES donated $2,000 to East Gippsland Wildlife Rehabilitates Inc. This group represent many of the incredible wildlife carers who were at the forefront of the recent Victorian bushfires and are still caring for wildlife hurt earlier this year.
16.01.2022 The KES Indigenous Nursery is open once again! We have now returned to our standard opening ours: Thursdays - 10 am - 4 pm Saturdays - 10 am - 1 pm... Sundays - 10 am - 1 pm Please note: The bridge off Burwood Hwy is currently being rebuilt and is closed. Please enter off Glenfern Rd. See our website for further instructions: www.kes.org.au To keep our volunteers and other customers safe, please remember: To assist with speedy sales and reduce contact time at the nursery, please check out our stock list to have an idea of what you want to purchase. For more information on local species, please see our Flora of Knox database on our website: www.kes.org.au If you have any cold or flu like symptoms, please do not enter. Face masks MUST be worn at all times. If you have a medical reason for not wearing a mask, please wait at the gate and flag down a volunteer to let them know. It is up to the volunteer on duty at the time to determine if they are comfortable with your entry. Please sanitize your hands before entry. Please pay via card (we now have eftpos!) or direct debit on your phone if you can. Please be conscious of your surroundings and maintain a distance of 1.5m from others.
14.01.2022 According to the Wurundjeri calendar of seven seasons, were now in Poorneet, the tadpole season Whats your favourite time of year in this calendar? Credit: Moreland Primary School, check out their site here: merri-creekulum.squarespace.com/
14.01.2022 Its breeding season for Plovers. Plovers/Masked Lapwings are commonly seen in large grassy areas, but can also nest in some dangerous and precarious locations ...such as on median strips in the middle of busy roads or in car parks! If you have a plover in your area, please read the graphics below for some tips on what you can do. Plovers are very protective of their nests and chicks. Adults will swoop and use loud noises or act as though they have a broken wing in an attempt to lure the intruder away from the nest. This behaviour is mostly bluff and actual contact attacks are rare. Learn more https://www.wires.org.au/wildlif/wildlife-education/plovers
13.01.2022 If you care about our local environment, please consider joining the EAC.
12.01.2022 Fantastic news!
12.01.2022 The KES has a long history of donating to local and national causes and projects. Usually our donations go towards environmental organisations and groups. When the KES committee heard about the incredible works of Foothills Community Care - Community Meals and how due to COVID-19 they now somehow needed to feed over 500 more people every week than they did before, they made the decision at the last committee meeting to break from the norm and help people in need in our local community with a $2,000 donation.
11.01.2022 Amazing news!!! If you don't know why this is so awesome, please read here: www.kes.org.au/home/campaigns/lakeknox
11.01.2022 What a colour! please remember to contact the EPA if you ever see anything suspicious.
09.01.2022 This Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea) was having a lovely time insepecting our plants today. Looks like we get the butterfly tick of approval before opening on Thursday!
09.01.2022 11 hours left! Dont forget to have your donation matched!
08.01.2022 So happy to see the Knox Repair Cafe back in action!
08.01.2022 Have you met Morgan along the Blind Creek Trail?
08.01.2022 Can you spare a few dollars to help us save Lake Knox? We need your help to hire a Wetland Ecologist to write a report on the ecology of Lake Knox which is critical habitat to endangered species such as the Floodplain Fireweed and the Blue Billed Duck. This report will be a powerful tool to help us in the fight to save Lake Knox from impending bulldozers.
08.01.2022 Obtained under Freedom of Information by community members, this aerial view shows the level of contamination across the Development Victoria site, and was comm...issioned by Places Victoria (Development Victoria's previous name). During their recent community consultation process, this information has never been highlighted by Development Victoria. The only area that isn't contaminated is within and around Lake Knox! Questions naturally must be raised as to why Development Victoria saw fit to withhold this information from the community. * What risks does it pose to local residents and the Fairhills High School if the soil is disturbed and dust is naturally created? * Can Development Victoria prove that their will be no longer term health effects from disturbance of the soil and ingestion of dust by the community if work starts onsite? * Are 'Hot Spots' of soil contamination likely to exist? * To what degree is the soil contaminated, especially towards the Burwood Highway end? We would encourage community members to contact their local elected representatives to raise concerns directly with them. For more information on the Save Lake Knox campaign: https://www.kes.org.au/home/campaigns/lakeknox The Age ABC Melbourne Friends of Lake Knox Sanctuary KES Knox Environment Society Greening Knox Source: Environmental Site Assessment, 621 BURWOOD HIGHWAY, KNOXFIELD, VICTORIA. Date: February 2016. Author: WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Level 15, 28 Freshwater Place, Southbank VIC 3006
06.01.2022 Check out these beauties hanging out at Lake Knox today!
05.01.2022 Just 20 minutes away!
04.01.2022 We are so lucky to be surround by so many gorgeous trees here at the KES Indigenous Nursery. Happy National Tree Day everyone! It is such a beautiful day today, why not go for a walk and appreciate the beautiful trees in your area. We would love to see some of them in comments below.
03.01.2022 IMPORTANT WATER NOTICE FOR EVERYONE: URGENT friends in The Basin, Bayswater, Bayswater North, Boronia and Wantirna. This from Yarra Valley Water, but may also affect South East Water customers also which affects some suburbs in KNOX: Weve become aware of a potential water quality issue affecting 88 suburbs due to electrical damage caused by storms overnight. These power outages have resulted in some water entering our drinking water supply system and customer taps that ha...d not been treated to the usual standard. Power has now returned and the initial issue has been addressed, however undisinfected water is still within some areas. If you live in the suburbs below, as a precaution we advise you to bring tap water to a rolling boil before using for drinking, brushing your teeth, food preparation, preparing baby formula, making ice or bathing infants. Until we can guarantee that the water is safe to drink again, we ask customers to boil their water. We are working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services and Melbourne Water, who own and manage Silvan Dam, to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We expect water supply to be back to normal later today (Friday 28 August). We will provide updates on the Yarra Valley Water Facebook Page Our teams are working around the clock to address this issue. Edit: Full list of suburbs affected in the comments.
03.01.2022 Have you spotted Murphy on your travels?
02.01.2022 Meet the stunning "Lorax" on your next walk!
01.01.2022 Hi everyone, more info to come re placing orders, however for now, just confirming that we will be closed to the public for retail sales and working on a skeleton crew for the duration of Stage 4 Lockdown.
