Annual General Meeting and Presentation
2025 AGM and Presentation
Including a presentation on Nature Recovery and Renewal After Fire with Dr. Graeme Lorimer, local environmental scientist
Supported by Yarra Ranges Council
 | Saturday 20th September |
 | Doors open at 10.00 am (AGM at 10.15 am followed by presentation at 11.00 am) |
 | Montrose Town Centre (map) |
 | Bookings encouraged |
MEG's 2025 Annual General Meeting and Presentation features a talk from local environmental scientist, Dr. Graeme Lorimer, on Nature Recovery and Renewal After Fire.
Each year, MEG holds an AGM followed by an interesting presentation on a local environmental issue. This year, local resident, environmental scientist and past MEG President, Dr. Graeme Lorimer, will be discussing how nature recovers after bushfires, how this is changing and what people can do in response. Dr. Lorimer will focus particularly on the bushfire at Dr. Ken Leversha Reserve, Montrose in March 2025. This is also an opportunity for local residents to share their experiences with fire recovery.
10.00 am – Doors open
10.15 am – AGM
11.00 am – Presentation
All MEG members and the general public are welcome. Bring friends and relatives! Voluntary cash donations to MEG are encouraged.
MEG is also holding guided walks at Dr. Ken Leversha Reserve, Montrose, following on from the presentation and led by Dr. Graeme Lorimer. Two walks will be run on Sunday 21st September. Register for a walk here - bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/DERZJ
Resources
Thank you to all who attended the AGM, Presentation and the subsequent walks at Leversha Reserve. We encourage you to use the following resources the help nature, the community and yourself recover from the effects of the March 2025 bushfire:
- Record your observations of plants and animals on iNaturalist: Dr. Ken Leversha Bushland Reserve
- For emotional and spiritual support, contact the VCC Emergency Ministry on (03) 7037 6010
- Become a member to keep up to date with MEG's activities and support our advocacy
| Montrose Town Centre |
| Annually in August-October |
| Contact us for more details |
Each year MEG holds an AGM which includes a presentation from an environmental expert followed by light refreshments. This is a great opportunity to connect with other members and learn more about your local environment. The event is usually held in August. In recent years the AGM has been held in the Montrose Town Centre, the costs of which are covered by Councillor Len Cox of the Yarra Ranges Council. Voluntary donations will be contributed to a relevant environmental organisation. The Spinulosa newsletter following each AGM includes an overview of the presentation as well as a summary of MEG's activities over the past year and the Treasurer’s report. In 2020 and 2021, the AGM was held online through Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions, but AGMs have since returned to in-person.
Recent presentations have included:
- 2016: Zoologist Dr. Lindy Lumsden on bats
- 2017: Environmental scientist Dr. Graeme Lorimer on fire ecology
- 2018: Ecologist John Harris on Melbourne's nocturnal fauna
- 2019: Dr. Ella Kelly on the impact of cane toads on threatened quolls
- 2021: Internationally-recognised photographer and past MEG president Kim Wormald on wildlife and wellbeing
- 2022: Zoologist David De Angelis on conservation of reptiles and frogs in Melbourne's east, particularly the Growling grass frog and Glossy grass skink
- 2023: Wildlife rescuer Nalini Scarfe of Boobook Wildlife Shelter on caring for wildlife
- 2024: Ecologist Annette Muir presenting on the locally indigenous Hairpin Banksia, MEG's emblem
- 2025: Environmental scientist Dr. Graeme Lorimer on recovery after bushfires, particularly the March 2025 fire at Dr. Ken Leversha Reserve, Montrose
The AGM and presentation will be announced in the preceding Spinulosa newsletter. For more details, contact us.
