Box Hill Miniature Rail

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Balwyn Rotary is helping property owners in Boroondara beautify their nature strips – replacing the grass (and weeds!) with flowering native shrubs, grasses and groundcovers to attract bees, birds and butterflies. Over 45 done so far!

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Transforming your nature strip can be as easy as:

Out with the old:

• Avoid effort and time associated with mowing
• Switch your nature strip back towards nature

In with the new:

• A nature strip of lovely native plants
• Environmentally friendly
• Attract bees, butterflies and birds
• Help with greening of Boroondara
• Talking point and social interaction with locals

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Balwyn Rotary will provide:

• Assistance to obtain Council Permit
• Provide and apply grass/weed-killer spray
• Rotary hoe your nature strip
• Garden Designer - OR - 20 free plants - you choose
• Abundant supply of bush mulch
• Sound advice on completing your indigenous nature strip

Cost:

There is no set fee!

If you are happy with  Balwyn Rotary's efforts, we would love a donation to Rotary, to assist it in further services to the community.

Optional Costs: Plants are $2 ea. If not taking the free Garden Design option, your 1st 20 plants are free.

For further information please contact:

e: naturestrips@balwynrotary.org.au

Mark Mirams & Murray Wilkinson

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Securing an affordable rental is tough, fitting it out can be tougher! RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) is a multi club Rotary project operating Inner Melbourne, providing furniture, appliances & homewares to welfare agency clients who have experienced homelessness, domestic violence, incarceration, refugee displacement and other crises. RIMERN is modelled on Eastern Emergency Relief Network (operating in the Eastern suburbs) and Western Emergency Relief Network (operating in the Western suburbs) & the three Rotary projects collaborate wherever possible. Balwyn Rotary is a significant supporter of RIMERN providing both financial and volunteer support. RIMERN

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Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) is a week-long residential program for young people aged 18 to 25, which focuses on personal growth, leadership development and community.

​​​Are you aged between 18-25?
​Do you live, work, study or volunteer within District 9800?
Do you have an open mind? Ready to challenge yourself?
​Take on the RYLA challenge ​!

RYLA

Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) is a Youth Leadership conference for young people who are between 15 and 17 and are year 9, 10 or 11 students. The conference is a weekend long camp designed at developing young people’s potential through a
mixture of lecture style sessions and adventure- based learning.

RYPEN

National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) runs annual residential programs to encourage young people in their passion for science. It gives year  12 students a broader understanding of the diverse study and career options available in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and encourages them to continue their studies in these fields.

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