Such a beautiful East… Support MADE, they have films on this weekend… Ballarat East is the home of the Eureka Rebellion…. Ballarat East Community Shed… Go and support the great things they do… this weekend! Ducks love a bit of water… and some home made golf apparently… Kangas in the top paddock Fussell Street… The […]
Help protect Canadian State Forest, its on our doorstep in the East, it defines the very nature of the East, turn up at this meeting please. FORUM: 7 pm on Thursday March 13th Earth Centre, Olympic Avenue, Mt Clear. Here’s what one person had to say in comments this week: From Linda Zibell Let’s […]
This just in from FoCC – Forum 13/03/14 Hello Friends of the Canadian Corridor, Please find below a flyer for the second forum ” The Canadian Forest should be a “multi use Forest Park”, to be held at the Earth Centre, Olympic Avenue, Mt Clear at 7 pm on Thursday March 13th. This forum is […]
Update for the Friends of the Canadian Corridor (FoCC) February 2014 “The Canadian Forest should become Ballarat’s regional multi-use Forest Parklands” The forum is planned to be held 7pm to 9pm on Thursday March 13th 2014 at the Earth Ed Centre, Olympic Avenue, Mount Clear (go past Mount Clear College on Olympic Avenue – it’s […]
Here is what Eureka Stockade Pool/Dam once looked like. The image is from the Rose Series of Postcards and can be located in the Gold Museum Fitzgerald Collection. Click on it to be taken to the original source. Now we have concrete boxes and no trees. Not bagging it, given its one of the few […]
Hello friends, After a very quiet December and the start of the year this is our first update for 2014. Last year the Friends developed and consolidated a vision and a plan for the forest. Many Friends engaged residents and decision makers in discussing the merits of the Canadian Forest, corridor and promoting the opportunity […]
FIRE RESTRICTIONS The Fire Restricted Period will begin at 0100hrs (1am) Monday 23rd of December and set to cease unless varied at 0100hrs (1am) 1st of May 2014. Some helpful links for this summer are: Restriction Information – http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/restrictions-during-the-fire-danger-period/ Emergency Information – http://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/#now Preparation Information – http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/ Weather Information – http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/?ref=hdr Mark Cartledge | Fire […]
We know that once this belonged to Ballarat East. It was in Barkly Street, on the north end, on the East side, and faced Main Road. And how it contributed to the growth and democracy of our beautiful Ballarat East. And how it was the very centre of the Ballarat East civic centre that included […]
The Friends of Canadian Corridor (FoCC) recently met to continue to fight to save Canadian State Forest and the blocks near Mount Helen that are currently in issue. The friends have also been working on the Woodman’s Hill Strategy Plan and ensuring the bio-link remains intact. More on the FoCC here. Minutes of a recent […]
Here are some photos showing what the Friends of Sparrow Ground get up to on a Sunday morning a few times during the year. This area of bush is along Spencer Street. The two photos with the yellow flowers (a weed called Broom) is not maintained by FoSG and the other two photos are taken […]