Darebin Parklands Association

Darebin Parklands Picnic Races, this Sunday, 14 March

You are invited to join in the fun of the Darebin Parklands Picnic Races, this Sunday 14 March, from 12 noon – 4 pm. 

The picnic races is a fun, non-competitive day of games and races for the young, and the young at heart. Bring your picnic lunch and try your hand at the boot toss, sack races, egg throw, three legged race and more. With the King and Queen of the Mountain challenge up Mt Puffalo and Kinder Corner games for the littlies, there is something for everyone.

All welcome. Games entry is free for DPA members (you can join on the day) and $2 for others.

Our event was featured in the Northcote Leader recently. Read about it and see the local kids "in training" for the sack races here

Important note re inclement weather policy: For the safety of participants, we will postpone the event if the forecast is for weather hotter than 32 degrees or if it is rainy. If the event is postponed, an update will be placed on this website on the morning of the event. You can also call 0409 007 530 for weather or any other enquiries.

Business cleans up in Darebin Parklands

Our thanks to the willing workers from the Melbourne office of Pitney Bowes Business Insight who this week bagged two ute loads of rubbish and recycling from the parklands as part of Clean Up Australia Day's Business Clean Up Day.

The group worked upstream of the Reflection Pool, on the Alphington side of the park, and removed a lot of rubbish washed downstream during heavy rains at the end of January. As well as plastic debris, more unusual finds included a single shoe, a witches hat, bits of a barbeque, a drum brake and a mattress.

Thanks to rangers Peter Wiltshire and Rohen Davis for their assistance in running the event.

 

Clean up in the park Tuesday 2nd March

One of our park visitors, Darren, has organised a clean up in the Darebin Parklands as part of the Business Clean Up Day activity. He is seeking volunteers to help remove rubbish from the creek and surrounds.

When: 12:30pm to 4:00pm

Where: Meet at the Environment Centre, end of Separation St Alphington.

What to bring: sturdy footwear, gloves, hats and sunscreen, drink bottle

Turn up on the day, or you can register as a volunteer at http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/Darebin+Parklands

Darebin Parklands Association events February/March 2010

February information evening

Helen Maconachie, Melbourne Water’s river health officer for the Darebin Creek catchment, will speak at the DPA’s next information evening, on Tuesday 23 February. Helen will speak about Melbourne Water’s successful creek rehabilitation and erosion control works in the parklands and also provide a rundown of other improvement projects along the Darebin Creek. The meeting starts at 8 pm, in the parklands environment centre, Separation Street, Alphington. All welcome.

Get set for the Picnic Races

The fun and games of the Darebin Parklands Picnic Races returns on Sunday 14 March, from 12 noon – 4 pm. Bring your picnic lunch and try your hand at the boot toss, sack races, egg throw and more. With the King and Queen of the Mountain challenge up Mt Puffalo and Kinder Corner games for the littlies, there is something for everyone.

Can you spare an hour to assist the DPA to run the event? We need people to help with the games and on the membership desk. If you can assist, please contact the event co-ordinator, Ann Ritchie, at info@dpa.org.au.