MONTMORENCY COMMUNITY GROUP

Welcome to the Montmorency Community Group

We're dedicated to creating a sustainable and resilient Montmorency, with the added bonus of making it an even nicer place to live and building community. The group is based on the "Transitions Town" initiative which aims to address Climate Change and Peak Oil with positive actions. Link to Transition Towns
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Latest Monthly Newsletter and Archive

We won a Pick My Project grant

The grant is for the Banyule Sugar Glider Project which will install and monitor 300 sugar glider boxes.

The boxes will be installed on public and private land East of the Plenty River including St Helena, Briar Hill, Greenhills, parts of Greensborough and Lower Plenty

Our tally so far 43 / 300 boxes installed

Projects

Sugar Gliders

Sugar gliders will help us protect our disappearing wildlife corridors. We have two Sugar glider project, installing Sugar Glider nesting boxes in Banyule and Montmorency

Banyule Sugar Glider Project Launch - free
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 4 PM – 6 PM
Lower Plenty Primary School

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Solar Installation Projects

The first solar installation project was implemented in June 2017 and involved the installation of 25 kw of solar panels at Aralauen, a local no- for-profit group. The solar panels where founded by donations that they pay back with the savings from cheaper electricity rates.

In 2018 our solar panel installation project won Pick My project to install $100,000 worth of panels on Community Groups in the Banyule Area.

Monthly food swap

If you grow your own veggies & fruit, have chooks and have more produce than you need, come and swap with others at the Montmorency Food Swap.

The Swap is held on the first Sunday of every month from 10:30am, in Were St for the warmer months, next to the Were Street Food Store. Winter time it's in the "Castle" at Montmorency Primary School.

Thermal Camera

In November 2014 the MCG started a project to help community members improve the thermal efficiency. A thermal camera was purchase with the help of a grant to detect hot and cold spots in homes. Community members can rent this camera to check the thermal efficiency of their homes

Walks through Monty

In 2017, we designed the Walks Through Montmorency project to explore the importance of the preservation of our local heritage - both natural and human. We offered four guided walks in the autumn and spring incorporating natural elements, Indigenous and European history.

The Banyule Gardener's Almanac

Throughout 2013, gardeners attending the Montmorency Food Swap recorded information about what they’d planted and harvested in their veggie gardens, key tasks they’d done and any challenges they’d come up against. This information was brought together and printed in this beautifully illustrated annual garden guide.

Regular events

Foodswap
First Sunday of every month from 10:30am, in Were St for the warmer months, next to the Were Street Food Store. Winter time it's in the "Castle" at Montmorency Primary School.

Carbon Neutral Bush Dance
Bush Dance - Annually in "August/September", keep an eye on our website for the date.

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