Urban Ripple Project
The Bunanyung Landscape Alliance (BLA) in partnership with the Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group (YLCG) was, in March 2024, awarded a Victorian Government Green Links Program Grant of $701,000 to deliver a project titled: Urban Ripple: Restoring our Yarrowee River and its Little Creeks during 2025 and 2026.
FoCC Urban Ripple Proposed Plantings
June to August 2026
The FoCC Community Tree Plantings are:
| 28th June | Sunday | Canadian Creek | Site 7 | 750 | Completed |
| 12th July | Sunday | Dozed Track | Site 11 | 600 | |
| 19th July | Sunday | Lal Lal Drain | Site 4 | 500 | |
| 2nd August | Sunday | Canadian Creek | Site 7 | 750 | |
| 16th August | Sunday | Sailors Gully | Site 11 | 400 | |
| 23rd August | Sunday | Soapy’s Dam | Site 5 | 400 |
FoCC Special Children’s and Family Planting Day
| 30th June | Tuesday | Children and families at Canadian Creek | Site 7 | 100 | Completed |
Each community planting day is supported by the following Ballarat Rotary Clubs:
- Alfredton
- Ballarat
- Wendouree
- Ballarat East
- Ballarat South
- Ballarat West
Urban Ripple Sites and Landcare Groups
| Site No. | Landcare Group |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wattle Flat Pootilla Landcare Group |
| 2 | Friends of Yarrowee |
| 3 | Friends of Specimen Vale |
| 4, 5, 7 & 11 | Friends of Canadian Corridor |
| 6 | Napoleons Enfield Landcare Group |
| 8, 9, 10 | Yarrowee Leigh Catchment Group |
| 12 | Friends of Eddy Avenue |
| 13 | Upper Williamsons Creek Landcare Group |
Trees, Shrubs and Grass Supply
The FoCC is committed to planting 6,500 trees, shrubs and grasses on the four selected sites. A total of 4,500 plants have been ordered from the Wadawurrung Indigenous Nursery at Bostock, and 2,000 from Wine Barrel Banksias Nursery in Buninyong, for delivery in June.
The planting plan has been prepared with approval from the City of Ballarat Gardens and Natural Resources Department.
Lal Lal Drain
Site is off Larter St, Canadian.
500 trees, shrubs and grasses were planted in 2025.
This year a similar planting will occur on 19th July 2026.
10am to noon.
The plantings are mostly shrubs and grasses beside the creeks.
Soapy’s Dam
Beside Elsworth St East, Canadian.
400 trees, shrubs and grasses were planted beside the dam in 2025.
This year further weed removal is planned with the planting of another 400 plants around the dam.
Plantings will occur on 23rd August.
School plantings
Students from Damascus College, Mt Clear College, Mt Rowan College and Woodmans Hill College planted 1700 trees, shrubs and grasses on the south side of Soapy’s Dam last year and will plant a similar number again this year.
Canadian Creek
The site is north of Hocking Ave in the Canadian Creek Reserve, Mt Clear.
1500 trees, shrubs and grasses were planted in 2 days in 2025.
This year a similar planting will occur 10am to noon Sunday, June 28th and Sunday, August 2nd 2026.
A special children’s and families planting day on Tuesday June 30th 2026 will feature named tree guards, small tools, vests and gloves and fun.
Sailors Gully
Has two sites. One is in Woowookarung Regional Park, beside Dozed Track.
600 plants were planted in 2025 and a similar number are to be planted on Sunday July 12th 2026.
The other site is beside Lavery Ave, Mt Clear (map shown).
300 trees, shrubs and grasses were planted in 2025.
400 plantings will occur on Sunday 16th August 2026.
10am to noon.
Plantings will be beside the creek and along Lavery Avenue leading to Woowookarung Regional Park.
Want to know more: More information • https://www.focc.asn.au/pages/projects/urbanripple.html • https://bunanyunglandscapealliance.org
How to join a planting, help with organising or leaflet your street • FoCC Trybooking site will open June 1st for volunteer registration for each site planting event. • Contact the FoCC at foccinfo@gmail.com or Ph 0408509591
