Archive for the ‘General’ Category

CCS AGM Presidents report 2024

Council interactionsIn March there was a sustainability fair, Derek from Council  was attending. We along with many other members of friends groups, will be sad to see Derek retire, later in 2025.  We asked Derek about the removal of 12 trees on Clarke Avenue he said they were at the end of life and would […]

April 10, 2025 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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CCS welcomes all new Councillors for Maroondah

All five new Councillors to Maroondah are now registered with our group to enable receiving notifications from the local Conservation group known as Croydon Conservation Society. We are a voice for the whole of Maroondah in terms of protecting our mature canopy tree cover in all locations including residential land we also work with Council […]

February 5, 2025 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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emails

We have been updating and checking our membership for insurance purposes. This may have re- generated an email for you. If so just make the password what you want and you should receive any new posts from us that are uploaded to the website. Good to have you all with us, as we try to […]

May 15, 2024 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Update our Strategic statement and aims

For financial members only, feel free to comment please We reviewed our Objectives in 2005, and again in 2016, it is time again to review our aims. Of the 6 previous aims it was suggested at our January meeting, that this one becomes our Strategic Statement. To do all things lawful to preserve the Natural […]

February 19, 2024 · Liz Sanzaro · One Comment
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News, Croydon South land for development

PROPOSAL FOR 72–84 BELMONT ROAD WEST, CROYDON SOUTH The site is owned by Department of Education (DE) which has determined the site surplus to their operational requirements. The Land and Property Group of the Department of Transport and Planning(L&P) on behalf of DE has requested to have appropriate planning provisions put in place to enable […]

April 23, 2023 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Fruit fly in Maroondah

Back in 2018, CCS hosted a meeting with an expert from Victorian Agricultural security to inform the Yarra Valley, that fruit fly would reach Melbourne anytime soon. Well this year, in Maroondah, our backyard Nashi pear has been hit hard for the first time. The evidence is a tiny pinprick hole where the fly has […]

March 2, 2023 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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local on line Maroondah news

CCS has a feature article on page 6. Just Google Find Maroondah

January 15, 2023 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Biophilia

We thought that those of you who don’t use facebook, might like to see something we made specifically for our campaign to get the State Government to fix the Illegal tree fine situation, so that Councils can use it effectively. It’s calle Biophilia, turn up the volume, grab a cuppa and de- stress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxjvHl4IVoQ CCS […]

July 29, 2022 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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Have we mapped a beautiful tree near you?

Find and seek, a great family activity. CCS is happy to share for the first time our interactive map showing many of the most beautiful examples of our Maroondah trees both native and exotic. For a few years now, CCS has been photographing some of Maroondah’s best loved trees. Why ? Because some of us […]

August 20, 2021 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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For your school Environment teacher

CCS has a demountable tree which can be delivered within Maroondah area, for use by classes studying pretty much anything to do with the environment. It takes around 15 mins to erect, and on it can be displayed anything you want to heighten awareness of the imporance of trees. You can see others on our […]

January 28, 2021 · Liz Sanzaro · No Comments
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