Community engagement activities are off to a flying start, with the team getting boots on ground over the past few weeks to talk to and hear from local residents within the boundary of the Kedron Brook project investigation area.

Following up on initial contact made prior to Christmas, the project team conducted a doorknock and letterbox drop on Monday 5 February targeting all residents immediately adjacent to the site area under investigation during Stage 1.

Doorknocking provided the team an invaluable opportunity to introduce the project in person and speak directly to residents. It was a great to get insights from people who know the area best and whose local knowledge and involvement will be crucial to the ongoing success of the project.

Whether people were at home or away when we came past, our team left each resident a flyer which gave an overview of the project and information on how local community members could get involved. The flyer shared details of an upcoming site walk that local residents were encouraged to attend, as well as a link to our newly launched project website (this website) where community can keep up to date with all the latest project developments.

The response to the doorknocks was very positive. Our on ground team was very impressed with residents’ high level of awareness of environmental issues and happy to hear that many people were interested in further involvement in the project.

Over 33 local community members subsequently attended our resident site walk on Saturday 10 February, including representatives from key local groups including Bush Knowing Forest School, bushtekniq, Tuesday Tree Liberators and the Kedron Brook Catchment Branch. Attendees had the opportunity to walk a section of waterway, hear an overview of the initial investigations, talk with the project team and engineers and share their knowledge of living on The Brook.

Passionate residents shared stories about the history of the site and the impact of flooding across the decades, with many locals already actively involved in volunteer work to help restore and improve the environmental values and resilience of the area.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the resident site walk.

For those who couldn't make it, don't worry! This event is only the first of many we have planned for this project, and we will be continuing to engage with the local community as the project progresses*.

If you would like to be involved in future events, keep an eye on our Events & activities page, or join the invite list to get notified about all upcoming events.

_{*Each stage is dependent on the previous stage. Should the project progress beyond Stage 1, all stages of the project are expected to be delivered by 30 June 2026.}

This project is supported by Healthy Land & Water, with assistance provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).