
Merlynston Station surrounds
Weeding and caring for the plants around Merlynston Station with Jane,
Meet near corner of the Upfield Shared walking and riding path and Ararat Avenue (Coburg North) at 10am. We’ll be around,

Brunswick orchard
Join Bruce and gang at the Brunswick ‘orchard’ caring for some edibles track-side.
Where the train line meets Brunswick Road.

Brunswick Station (west side of tracks)
Join Vig and friends for some weeding and care of Brunswick Station (west side of the train line).
You will find them at 10am until midday. Bring weeding tools if you have them.

Jewell Station & Brunswick Orchard
Jewell Station, October 2023
This weekend we are at two sites - close togethers so you can go from one to the other:
Brunswick Orchard 9.30-11.30am
Corner of Brunswick Road and the railway line. Ask for BruceJewell Station (south end) 10.00am - 12 noon
Ask for Jo
At both sites we will be doing a bit of weeding and some mulching in preparation for the summer.
** Please note there will be NO UPFIELD TRAINS running this Sunday October 22nd due to works by the State Government (replacement busses will operate, and the #19 tram).
Although this is officially the end of the UUF year, for those that are keen, there is a session at the Northern Forest Coburg North on 5th November 10am.

Rani's Garden
More love for Rani’s wonderful garden just south of Batman Station!
Bring weeding tools and native spreaders to help keep the weeds at bay.

BUG ride along the UUF!
Join Lisa from Merri-bek’s Bicycle User Group and Jane from the Upfield Urban Forest as they host a bike ride down the Upfield Shared User Path to check out the community gardens along the train line.
We’ll be meeting (with bikes!) at Merlynston Station (east side) on the Upfield Shared User Path at 9.40am and start riding about 9.45am and likely finish up at Jewell Station (in Brunswick) by 11.20am.
Families welcome (as long as everyone can ride the 6km!)
There will be about 4-5 stops along the way.
Come along on a community bike ride (family friendly!)



Renown Street Orchard, Coburg North
Join the Renown Street neighbourhood as they prepare their fruit trees, vegies and flowering / bee attracting plants for Spring!
Bring weeding and/or mulching tools (a spare barrow would be great!)
Brunswick Road orchard session
Join the team as they maintain produce plants at this tiny guerilla orchard next to the line (north-west corner of Brunswick Road crossing).
All hands on deck!

Jewel Station session
Join Jo, the spiritual leader of planting at Jewel Station!
The session will begin at 10am and go until midday.
The focus of the session will be weeding, planting ground covers and mulching.
Find the team at Jewel.
Northern Forest session, Coburg North
Join Ian for more mulching and weeding on the west side of the Upfield Line , 100m south of Bakers Road (Coburg North). Bring a tool if you have one!
This planting site is on the west side of the Upfield Line. Best access if from Bakers Road to the north, or head to Williams Road from Batman Station and (enter the site via Pau or Elliot Street). See map below.
Hope to see you at the Northern Forest! Bring a hat, water and tools!
There is usually a bite to eat at the end of the session!

Ararat Avenue, Merlynston (Coburg North)
SATURDAY SESSION
Join Jane and Merlynston locals as they continue to smother weeds (and get a few more plants in) along this 200m stretch of the Upfield Shared User Path, just south of the Merlynston Train Station car park.
Bring weeding implements if you have them, and we shall hopefully have some mulch to spread.
Morning tea will be served at midday (BYO cup if possible!)
Meet at corner Shorts Road and Ararat Avenue, Coburg North (about 500m south of Merlynston Train Station)

Northern Forest (Coburg North)
Join Ian for more planting, mulching and weeding on the west side of the Upfield Line, 100m south of Bakers Road. Bring a tool if you have one!
This planting site is on the west side of the Upfield Line, just off Bakers Road, Coburg North.
If using public transport: This is just north of Batman Train Station.
Or: Ride a bike up the train line or take the #19 tram up Sydney Road to the final stop (Bakers Rd). Hope to see you at the Northern Forest!

Rani's patch weeding and planting continued!
A session at Rani’s garden, 2017!
We’re back at Rani’s Garden this weekend to pick up where we left off. Some great work was achieved on June 11th (see our Facebook post).
Now we’ll weed a little more and get some indigenous plants and ground covers in to try and prevent the weeds making another uninvited appearance!
Bring weeding equipment, something for digging and a plate or bite to eat if you are able. Local residents will put the kettle on too!
LOCATION: Batman Avenue, Coburg (just south of Batman Station)

Renown St orchard session, Coburg North
Renown Street Orchard, Coburg North (November 2020 photo by Bec N)
Join the residents of Renown St in a mid-winter maintenance session at this little orchard on the Upfield train line. Bring the usual tools, and maybe something to prune with too. Don’t forget a snack!

Anstey Station, Brunswick
A session at Anstey Station (west side) in 2018!
Join the UUF crew as they weed and pop in a plant or two at Anstey Station.
Bring a spade, and a bit of food to eat and share (optional!)

Brunswick Station gardening session
Upfield Urban Forest members posing for a newspaper article at Brunswick Station (2019)
Join the UUF crew as they continue to keep Brunswick Station looking pretty!
The more the merrier. Bring a spade, a hat and maybe something to eat/share!

Rani's Garden TLC session, Coburg
You are probably familiar with the lovely street garden Rani and neighbours have created? It’s just south of Batman Station and Gaffney Street, on the Upfield Train Line.
The mulberry tree hangs over the little lending library on the fence. There’s a nice big table to gather around for tea and cake after some hard work weeding!
The neighbours here would love some helpers from the Upfield Urban Forest community to give Rani’s Garden some much needed attention. The weeds are really out of control, so come and get some exercise!
Bring a snack to share at midday. And bring your weeding tools!

Coburg North 'northern forest' session
Join Ian for more planting, mulching and weeding on the west side of the Upfield Line, 100m south of Bakers Road. Bring a tool if you have one!
If using public transport: This site is halfway between Batman and Merlynston train stations.
Or catch the #19 tram up Sydney Road to the final stop (Bakers Rd).
Hope to see you at the Northern Forest!

Renown Street Orchard, Coburg North
Join Drew and Bec to do some maintenance on this lovely community orchard next tot he train line in Coburg North.
You’ll find it about 500m north of Batman Station. Just head down the hill of Renown Street) and the orchard is at the bottom of the hill!
Location of the orchard (on the Upfield Line, between Batman and Merlynston stations in Coburg North)
Brunswick event this Sunday
Come join us for a fun session in the south of Brunswick!
Brunswick mini orchard session!
We will build a new raised garden bed and plant it out with winter veggies. We’ll also be putting new and much better guards around the fruit trees as well as tending to the veggies already in. Brunswick road orchard is a lovely safe space for kids. And of course there will be tea and cake once we finish.
LOCATION: The orchard is right beside the Upfield railway line on the north west side of Brunswick Road. Ask for Bruce and see you there
Renown Street session, shared path, Coburg North
Come and join us this Sunday morning May 21st to work on the Renown St rail verge. Over the last few years we've established some great indigenous and native vegetation along this section, but we'd love your help to do some weeding, mulching, and a little bit of planting.
10am- 12 noon, meet at the southern end of Renown St, near the pedestrian rail crossing, just north of Batman Station (where Renown St bends!)
Bring some weeding tools and secateurs if you have them. Ask for Drew or Bec.

Merlynston session: Dawson Reserve + Ararat Ave
HELP REVIVE AN AREA DESTROYED BY GOVERNMENT CARPARK!
Join the Upfield Urban Foresters of Merlynston (Coburg North) who are attempting to do a little good in an area that’s been devastated by the good people at Vic Gov.
DETAILS: Sat May 13th 10am.
Meet at Dawson Reserve (see map below). Bring a spade! Tea provided during / after.
Closest train station is Merlynston Station, Upfield Line.
Last year the Victorian Government cut down many established trees and 200 young trees planted by community members in order build two giant asphalt cars parks down either side of Merlynston Train Station.
The Government project team told the community via letterbox drop that it would plant 45 new trees in the car park footprint. It has only planted 18 at the very southern end of the new section of shared path. It will only plant 8 more trees on the western side (total 26 trees) in the massive project area.
Some of the established trees and many young, community planted trees at Merlynston Station removed for the State Government car park project, which has only planted 18 new trees.
By way of ‘compensation’ the Vic Gov project team gave the Upfield Urban Forest some tubestock to plant in a park around the corner (Dawson Reserve). Community members planted these plants in Winter 2022, however some of the plants died due to large numbers of bugs in a wet year.
July 2022 planting in Dawson Reserve.
The Upfield Urban Forest will replant some plants this Saturday. If there is time, we’ll then move on to weeding and replanting next to the Up[field Shared Path at the corner of Shorts Road and Ararat Avenue (southern end of the Merlynston car park).
There used to be a lovely little community garden at this corner, as well as a highly significant and established Tassie Blue Gum and a stunning white-trunked Manna Gum (both destroyed for the car park). While the state government project team put in new plants at this corner, they were not planted deep enough and they also seem to have introduced a whole lot of weeds that they’re not maintaining. So yeah. There’s work to be done.
The red circled areas are where we will be planting this Saturday May 13th 2023! Bring a spade and join us!
Everyone pitches in in Merlynston!

Northern 'forest' session, Coburg North
Planting and mulching west side of the tracks at Coburg North next Sunday May 7th 10-11.30am!

Climate Carnival
The Upfield Urban Forest will be holding an information stall at this event on Sat May 6th.

Jewell Station, Brunswick
Come join Jo and UUF friends at Jewell Station Sun April 30th 2023 10am-midday.

Planning Day 2023
Upfield Urban Forest planning session
Sunday 19th March 10.30-12.30
Coburg Court House - behind the Old Cop Shop Restaurant in Bell Street.

Merlynston, Upfield Urban Forest
Weeding, mulching and morning tea with friends at Ararat Ave, Merlynston (Coburg North) !

Renown orchard working bee, Coburg North
Drew, Bec and neighbours are doing an orchard spring clean and planting session Sat Nov 12!