Greenbrook Association

Location and History

Mid-morning sunshine brightens the Brook

The Greenbrook Association is a Bushcare group formed in 1983.  It operated initially in Hickey Park, Stafford. The group moved upstream to a large area of derelict land opposite the Stafford Tannery site in 1983, between Mornington St and Blandford St.  The area was subsequently named Grange Forest Park.

Grange Forest Park is located south-west of the Brook where it winds behind the Stafford City Shopping Centre. It lies somewhat equidistant between Stafford, Grange and Alderley communities. (UBD Ref 139 H8)

A separate page shows the early progress of the Association in the Park in the 1980s.

Recollections of a local resident, Robert Dunlop, who was a youngster growing up in the Grange in the 1930s, may be viewed as a 13 KB pdf document.

Cleaning up after garden waste dumping spreads new weeds down the head of this small gully

About the Group 

The Greenbrook Association has the objective to establish a plant community at Grange Forest Park which:

• is typical of that which may have existed along Kedron Brook before European settlement, and
•  which supports as much native wildlife as possible, especially those species that are facing increasing difficulty living in the suburbs.

With the passing of time, the second objective has become increasingly important, in that many species which were once common in the surrounding suburbs are now found

to be rare or missing.

The group works under the broad umbrella of a shared concern by its members for the quality of our natural environment.  There are no membership fees, no office-bearers and no regular meetings apart from working bees.

Thumbnail Image Gallery

A selection of a few images taken in the Greenbrook Association Group area near Blandford St, Grange.

Leader Greg Smith with Russell Gentle at a planting (17 October 2010)	Inviting pathway attracts the walker through the forest (16 February 2013)	Emergent weed following plentiful rain and sunshine (16 February 2013)	Planting under the trees at Grange Forest Park (19 June 2011)
Grange Forest Park teems with Eastern Water Dragons. This one seems to melt into the background with its camouflage and statuesque pose. (10 November 2013)	Greenbrook Association Bushcare Group have made massive progress in Grange Forest Park (10 November 2013)	After the planting, the group clear back the tall grasses to prepare for the next getogether (17 November 2013)	Youngsters find a metal 'treasure' in between planting at a Grange Forest Park work activity (17 November 2013)
Stopping for a tea break during a Grange Forest activity (19 July 2015)	Stop for a water drink after a watering activity down the slopes (19 July 2015)	Colourful plant protection under the trees (19 July 2015)

Group Contact

The group works (generally) every 3rd Sunday morning between 8.30 am and 11.30 am, meeting at the Blandford St entrance to Grange Forest Park. The billy is boiled at 10 am. Every member is reminded by email/telephone about one week before a working bee.
    
For more information, contact Group Leader, Greg Smith, by phone, 3356 7375 (H), or