Bald Hill Reserve - Darley
The annual planting day is one of Grow West’s biggest events and is an important opportunity to rejuvenate and restore local landscapes. This year the Grow West Community Planting Day ventures to the top of the 1000 steps, at Bald Hill Reserve, Darley. We will assist planting 3,500 indigenous seedlings, help assemble and install tree guards and water the plants.
THIS IS A PARTICIPATION EVENT
Event Details
Where: 1,000 Steps Summit - Bald Hill Reserve, Swan’s Rd, Darley.
Follow the signs to registration. We will leave from there.
When: Sunday, 19th July 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
What to bring: Warm clothes, hat, gardening gloves and sturdy footwear
Catering: Lunch provided by the Bacchus Marsh Lions Club - following the planting.
To minimise waste please bring your own water bottle (filling stations available) and a plate, cutlery and cup if staying for lunch.
Registration
Grow West is hosting this event and all attendees are asked to complete a free online registration. Register here via Humanitix
- Please register online by 10th July using the link above, in addition to logging your “will attend”. This will help the organisers plan catering and share any event updates.
- If you miss the online registration date, you can still register on the day.
- When completing the registration form, you can request to be placed in a planting group. Please enter “Geocaching Victoria” so we can be grouped together.
Parking
Limited onsite parking is available, so carpooling is encouraged where possible. Please follow the directions of the parking attendants who will direct you on the day. If the Summit carpark becomes full, they will direct you to off-site overflow parking (Telford Park - 7 mins away) and you will be ferried up. Refer to waypoints.
Dogs are not permitted
This event is organised through Grow West and run in partnership with Melbourne Water Moorabool Shire Council, Greater Western Water, Moorabool Landcare Network, Friends of Werribee Gorge and Long Forest Mallee, Bacchus Marsh Lions Club, Victorian Mobile Landcare Group & Victorian National Park Association.
This CITO has been planned for 10 am - 12 pm, however the tree planting event will continue until 4pm, so please feel free to stay longer to plant more seedlings if you wish.
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