Save the Dandenongs League History
The League began in 1950 when residents and non-residents of the Ranges were drawn together by the efforts of Miss May Moon, Prof. John Turner and Cr Eric Leane of Ferntree Gully to express their united concern about sub-division and unplanned urban development across the Dandenong Ranges as well as unregulated activities of public and semi-public bodies such as the State Electricity Commission and the Country Roads Board. The League has met regularly since then and been active in engaging the Federal, State and local spheres of government to ensure that policy that affects the Dandenongs furthers the objectives of the League.
Vale Ross Whitford
Ross Whitford passed away peacefully on December 1st, 2025 aged 85. He was a long term member of Save the Dandenongs League and the Sherbrooke Lyrebird Study Group.
Save the Dandenongs league’s 75-year legacy
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The Save the Dandenongs League celebrated its 75th anniversary on Saturday, 11 October, marking more than seven decades of dedicated environmental protection in the Dandenong Ranges. See Ranges Trader Article
Our 75th Anniversary
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The hall was the venue of the first meeting on 9th October 1950, called by Miss May Moon, in conjunction with Professor John Turner at which 200 residents voted to form the Save the Dandenongs League.