By Parker McKenzie
Knox Environment Society will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with a two-day Spring Festival at the KES Indigenous Nursery in Ferntree Gully on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 October, featuring live music, nature journaling sessions and kids’ activities.
KES President Richard Faragher said the festival is an annual event put on by the society, but this year they are celebrating the four-decade-long milestone.
“There’s live music, there are community groups and on Saturday we’ve got a repair cafe here,” he said.
“We do demonstrations of propagations; there are friends groups that set up here and the Glenfern Potters will be attending as well.”
The community nursery will be selling plants seeds and plants during the event on Sunday, while the indigenous nursery will also be open with local plants for sale.
Mr Faragher said KES has been celebrating 40 years of existence with several events throughout the year.
“It’s just letting the community know, through a range of events, that we’ve been here for 40 years because if you just have one event you miss a whole lot of people,” he said.
“We celebrate it with our members and celebrate with the community.”
KES was founded in June 1982 and is a membership-based organisation of individuals concerned about the environment. It now has over 100 members.
Anyone interested in joining KES as a member can enquire at KES.org.au or talk to them on the day of the Spring Festival.
The Indigenous Nursery is located at 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully.
