Other local groups

• Friends of Upfield Linear Park

• Friends of Merri Creek

• Friends of Coburg Lake and Surrounds

• Friends of Upfield Linear Park - Facebook

• Brunswick Communities For Nature

• Friends of Edward St

• Moreland Community Gardening

• Moreland Food Gardens Network

• Transition Coburg

Victorian tree planting projects

• http://regenthoneyeater.org.au/index.php

Media

Overlooking the Grasslands ABC Radio National Ear shot by Miyuki Jokiranta

Other examples

• The High-Line in New York is a high profile transformation of a former train-line into a beautiful walking path through a city. Our Upfield trainline will continue to have a trainline...(unless it goes underground if some long term visions come to fruition).

Localising food production to mitigate climate change

• Dr Vandana Shiva speaks on the importance of local, organic, urban food production.

The role of trees in regulating the water cycle and cooling the planet

• Beyond drawing down carbon, trees move water inland and cool the air...they are a vital part of finding climate solutions

• When trees make rain: Could restoring forests help ease drought in Australia?

Indigenous agriculture

• Bruce Pascoe - Dark Emu - New Matilda Article

• Brunswick Communities For Nature

Resilient cities

• ABC Radio National - Big Ideas Broadcast with links to videos of Singapore, Christchurch etc.

Guerrilla gardens

• Guerrilla grafters - California, USA "undoing civilisation one branch at a time"

• Transforming part of a train station in Somerville MA USA

• Guerrilla gardening in London

• UK - Chelsea Fringe Festival and the rise of guerrilla gardening - Annual city flower shows.....need a fringe festival don't they?

The wonder of trees

• RadioLab podcast on the wonders of tree communication

• Peter Wohlleben, 'The Hidden Life of Trees' 2015, Black Inc....this is totally awesome....we love beeches....can someone write a book about Eucalyt and Australian Rainforests now?

• Dr Suzanne Simard Ted Talks on Tree communication 30/8/2016

• Hidden Brain Podcast - How trees and nature change your life

Plant Propagation Workshop - Upfield Urban Forest (Zoom event) 2020

Building Sustainable/Plastic Free Businesses in Melbourne

Going plastic free/sustainable is really hard… or is it? ….Be inspired by some everyday Melbourne businesses…..YES you can!!! Check out these excellent short videos by Darebin City Council:

• Moon Rabbit

• Charles Stanford Woodturning

• Northcote Bakeshop

• Exquisine