Riverbank planting
Monthly planting and weeding mornings along the foreshore, tools and gloves supplied.
More about riverbank plantingNeighbours looking after the river and each other.
Volunteer with usCome to a meeting
Foreshore Circle is a volunteer-run association in Bayswater. We plant the riverbank, run a weekly repair cafe, share tools and keep an eye on neighbours who need one. Anyone who lives nearby is welcome to join in.
Programs
- Repair cafeBring the broken toaster or the torn jacket; volunteers help you fix it.
- Tool libraryBorrow ladders, drills and garden tools instead of buying them.
- Community gardenShared beds, a compost system and a working bee on Saturday mornings.
- Neighbour check-insVolunteers visit residents who are isolated or recovering, with their permission.
- Skills nightsFree evening sessions where members teach what they know, from pruning to spreadsheets.
Bayswater foreshore
Hover or tap a pin to see the program that runs there.
Who we are
We are the people who live along this stretch of the river. Some of us have been here for decades and some of us arrived last year; the membership form does not ask. We started with a planting day and a borrowed trailer. Now we run a tool library from a shed behind the hall, a repair cafe on Saturday mornings and a roster of volunteers who knock on doors after a hospital stay. We meet in the hall on the first Tuesday of the month. Decisions are made by the people who turn up. Bring a cup.
- Incorporated association run by volunteers
- Working with Children Checks held where required
- Public liability insurance held for every event
- Open membership, no joining fee
Questions
Do I have to be a member to come along?
No. Come to anything and see if it suits. Membership is for people who want a vote at the meeting.
Is there a cost?
Membership is by donation and no one is turned away. Events are free unless we say otherwise.
Can my business support a program?
Yes. We welcome in-kind support like tools, plants and a trailer on planting day. Get in touch and we will talk it through.
Volunteer with us
Bayswater WA
Hall open Saturday mornings; committee meets the first Tuesday of the month
Come to a meeting