The Bellbird Residents Advocacy Group (BRAG) represents residents of the Bellbird Area of Blackburn, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia.
The Bellbird Area comprises a small number of streets that have been saved from development in the 1960s and 70s. The streetscapes were classified by the National Trust in the 1970s and retain a rural ambience in which the streetscape is dominated by vegetation, particularly trees. The principal purpose of Bellbird Residents Advocacy Group is to preserve and enhance the special qualities of the Bellbird Area that led to its National Trust Classification by:
- Liaising with Whitehorse Council and their contractors to ensure the streetscape is maintained to retain and enhance the National Trust Classification.
- Representing and supporting the members and providing a forum for discussions and decisions relevant to the appearance, heritage and environmental values and traffic management issues of the Bellbird Area.
- Promoting community awareness in the area by informing members about matters of community interest.
- Facilitating actions that maintain or enhance the overall appearance, attractiveness and heritage and environmental values of the Bellbird Area.
- Raising and managing funds, as appropriate to achieve the above objectives.
We hope you enjoy browsing the website to learn more about this special area.
Latest News
- BRAG 2026 AGM – Sunday 13th SeptemberAll residents and friends are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Bellbird Residents Advocacy Group that will be held at 11am on Sunday 13th September at the Blackburn Bowls Club, Pakenham St, Blackburn. Our guest speaker will be the Deputy Mayor Councillor Kieran Simpson who will be available to address your questions… Read more: BRAG 2026 AGM – Sunday 13th September
- Activity Centre plans releasedThe final plans for the Blackburn, Nunawading and Mitcham activity centres were released on 26 June 2026 and were incorporated into the Whitehorse Planning Scheme on 22 July 2026. The updated planning scheme now applies to all new developments within the Activity Centre catchment zone. This excludes the Bellbird Area and other SLO areas
- Winter Update – July 2026Our Winter Update may be found here and contains lots of useful news: Enjoy! (Please note that the date of the AGM shown was later changed to Sunday 13th September as in this later post. )
- Blackburn Activity Centre UpdateDraft plans for the Blackburn , Nunawading and Mitcham Activity Centres were released for community consultation on February 10. Following a record number of submissions by the Blackburn community, the draft plans exclude all the SLO areas. This is a welcome result and is due to the community, Council and both local State MPs all… Read more: Blackburn Activity Centre Update
- Autumn 2026 UpdateOur Autumn Update is now available to download. Lots of juicy news about our neighbourhood, as usual!
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