This weekend we are at two sites  - close togethers so you can go from one to the other:

• Brunswick Orchard 9.30-11.30am
  Corner of Brunswick Road and the railway line.  Ask for Bruce

• Jewell Station (south end)  10.00am - 12 noon
  Ask for Jo

At both sites we will be doing a bit of weeding and some mulching in preparation for the summer.  
** Please note there will be NO UPFIELD TRAINS running this Sunday October 22nd due to works by the State Government (replacement busses will operate, and the #19 tram).

Although this is officially the end of the UUF year, for those that are keen, there is a session at the Northern Forest Coburg North on 5th November 10am. 

More love for Rani’s wonderful garden just south of Batman Station!

Bring weeding tools and native spreaders to help keep the weeds at bay.

Join Lisa from Merri-bek’s Bicycle User Group and Jane from the Upfield Urban Forest as they host a bike ride down the Upfield Shared User Path to check out the community gardens along the train line.

We’ll be meeting (with bikes!) at Merlynston Station (east side) on the Upfield Shared User Path at 9.40am and start riding about 9.45am and likely finish up at Jewell Station (in Brunswick) by 11.20am.

Families welcome (as long as everyone can ride the 6km!)
There will be about 4-5 stops along the way.

Join Ian at his northern forest!

Join the Renown Street neighbourhood as they prepare their fruit trees, vegies and flowering / bee attracting plants for Spring!

Bring weeding and/or mulching tools (a spare barrow would be great!)

Join the team as they maintain produce plants at this tiny guerilla orchard next to the line (north-west corner of Brunswick Road crossing).

All hands on deck!

Join Jo, the spiritual leader of planting at Jewel Station!
The session will begin at 10am and go until midday.
The focus of the session will be weeding, planting ground covers  and mulching.

Find the team at Jewel.

SATURDAY SESSION
Join Jane and Merlynston locals as they continue to smother weeds (and get a few more plants in) along this 200m stretch of the Upfield Shared User Path, just south of the Merlynston Train Station car park.

Bring weeding implements if you have them, and we shall hopefully have some mulch to spread.
Morning tea will be served at midday (BYO cup if possible!)

Meet at corner Shorts Road and Ararat Avenue, Coburg North (about 500m south of Merlynston Train Station)

Join Ian for more planting, mulching and weeding on the west side of the Upfield Line, 100m south of Bakers Road. Bring a tool if you have one!

This planting site is on the west side of the Upfield Line, just off Bakers Road, Coburg North.

If using public transport: This is just north of Batman Train Station.
Or: Ride a bike up the train line or take the #19 tram up Sydney Road to the final stop (Bakers Rd). Hope to see you at the Northern Forest!

We’re back at Rani’s Garden this weekend to pick up where we left off. Some great work was achieved on June 11th (see our Facebook post).

Now we’ll weed a little more and get some indigenous plants and ground covers in to try and prevent the weeds making another uninvited appearance!

Bring weeding equipment, something for digging and a plate or bite to eat if you are able. Local residents will put the kettle on too!

LOCATION: Batman Avenue, Coburg (just south of Batman Station)

Join the residents of Renown St in a mid-winter maintenance session at this little orchard on the Upfield train line. Bring the usual tools, and maybe something to prune with too. Don’t forget a snack!

Join the UUF crew as they weed and pop in a plant or two at Anstey Station.

Bring a spade, and a bit of food to eat and share (optional!)

Join the UUF crew as they continue to keep Brunswick Station looking pretty!
The more the merrier. Bring a spade, a hat and maybe something to eat/share!

You are probably familiar with the lovely street garden Rani and neighbours have created? It’s just south of Batman Station and Gaffney Street, on the Upfield Train Line.

The mulberry tree hangs over the little lending library on the fence. There’s a nice big table to gather around for tea and cake after some hard work weeding!

The neighbours here would love some helpers from the Upfield Urban Forest community to give Rani’s Garden some much needed attention. The weeds are really out of control, so come and get some exercise!

Bring a snack to share at midday. And bring your weeding tools!

Join Ian for more planting, mulching and weeding on the west side of the Upfield Line, 100m south of Bakers Road. Bring a tool if you have one!

If using public transport: This site is halfway between Batman and Merlynston train stations.
Or catch the #19 tram up Sydney Road to the final stop (Bakers Rd).

Hope to see you at the Northern Forest!

Join Drew and Bec to do some maintenance on this lovely community orchard next tot he train line in Coburg North.

You’ll find it about 500m north of Batman Station. Just head down the hill of Renown Street) and the orchard is at the bottom of the hill!

HELP REVIVE AN AREA DESTROYED BY GOVERNMENT CARPARK!

Join the Upfield Urban Foresters of Merlynston (Coburg North) who are attempting to do a little good in an area that’s been devastated by the good people at Vic Gov.

DETAILS: Sat May 13th 10am.
Meet at Dawson Reserve (see map below). Bring a spade! Tea provided during / after.
Closest train station is Merlynston Station, Upfield Line.

Last year the Victorian Government cut down many established trees and 200 young trees planted by community members in order build two giant asphalt cars parks down either side of Merlynston Train Station.

The Government project team told the community via letterbox drop that it would plant 45 new trees in the car park footprint. It has only planted 18 at the very southern end of the new section of shared path. It will only plant 8 more trees on the western side (total 26 trees) in the massive project area.

By way of ‘compensation’ the Vic Gov project team gave the Upfield Urban Forest some tubestock to plant in a park around the corner (Dawson Reserve). Community members planted these plants in Winter 2022, however some of the plants died due to large numbers of bugs in a wet year.

The Upfield Urban Forest will replant some plants this Saturday. If there is time, we’ll then move on to weeding and replanting next to the Up[field Shared Path at the corner of Shorts Road and Ararat Avenue (southern end of the Merlynston car park).

There used to be a lovely little community garden at this corner, as well as a highly significant and established Tassie Blue Gum and a stunning white-trunked Manna Gum (both destroyed for the car park). While the state government project team put in new plants at this corner, they were not planted deep enough and they also seem to have introduced a whole lot of weeds that they’re not maintaining. So yeah. There’s work to be done.

Upfield Urban Forest planning session 

Sunday 19th March 10.30-12.30 

Coburg Court House - behind the Old Cop Shop Restaurant in Bell Street. 

Today we are planting at Brunswick Station!

Time: 10am to 12noon

Bring: Gloves, watering containers, mattocks, wheelbarrows!

Ask for Vig, if you arrive and are not sure what to do.

Today we are back, planting and mulching in the Northern Forest! This is an area between Batman and Merylnston Station.

We will meet on the west side of rail line, south of Bakers Road. This can be accessed via Sturdee Street or Elliott Street, North Coburg or directly south of Bakers Road.

Please bring gloves, mattock, wheel barrows or mulching carrying equipment if you have any.