Knox Environment Society Objectives

Objectives

To actively promote sustainability within Knox and the wider community.

To engage in projects and activities that monitor, protect and enhance the environment.

To work with stakeholders including government, the community and business to advance environmental and sustainability policies, programs and practices.

Our motto: "Principle before profit."

KES NURSERY

1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully

(just across the car park from the Ferntree Gully Library)

News and Events

Autumn Festival - 10 May

at 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully. Just across the road from the Library (see map)

Our Autumn Festival is next Saturday 10th May.

Autumn is the best time of year to plant after the heat of summer has passed. Your plants will have a much better opportunity to establish before summer comes again.

So come and celebrate Autumn at the KES nursery. Once again, we will have several exhibitors, four presentations, activities, music during the day and a Sausage Sizzle.

**As parking at the Nursery might be difficult on the day, we suggest you park at the Wally Tew Reserve (entrance in Glenfern Road) and walk through to the Nursery.**

See our Events page for more information. See our Presentations page for more information too.

Southern Brown Tree Frog

found in the wetland area of the Nursery

The frog was spotted amongst the wetland plants in the Nursery and was identified by reptile and amphibian expert David De Angelis.

Southern Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii) - identifiable from a combination of round pads at the end of the toes, just visible white stripe below the eye towards shoulder (on lower side of head), slightly darker brown (very broad) patch in the middle of the back, and general head-body shape.

The Knox Repair Cafe meets monthly (excluding January) to fix your broken items, stopping them from going to landfill.

No bookings required, just bring along your items for repair!

In 1985, the Knox Environment Society established what is believed to be one of the first indigenous nurseries in Australia. The Indigenous Nursery is completely volunteer run and most of the money the Society earned through plant sales goes back into the community for environmental campaigns and projects, both locally and globally, such as the Sword-grass Brown Butterfly project, local wildlife carers, lobbying for better public transport and donations to other groups striving for similar objectives.

To find out more about what our Nursery volunteers do, please please see our Volunteering at the KES Nursery page.

If you would like to become a volunteer, please see our Membership page.

If you would like to visit us or buy plants, please see our Location and Open Hours.

The Knox Environment Society acknowledges the traditional custodians of the foothills of the Corhanwarrabul Ranges; the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present.

The Knox Environment Society is an inclusive space.

No matter your gender, orientation, ethnicity, religion, colour, age, level of ability or skillset, you are very welcome in our community.

Cover Photo by Melissa Allen: Burchardia umbellata - Milkmaids

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