ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS, ARTICLES, GROUPS, JOBS, AND PLACES - MELBOURNE

Yarra Seed Library Community Group

Carlton Library 667 Rathdowne Street Carlton North, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Dive into gardening at Yarra Seed Library! Attend monthly workshops to share seeds and nurture plants in our library planters, or donate your own seeds anytime during opening hours. Let's cultivate community, one seed at a time. Join us and let your garden flourish! This season, we’ll focus on creating healthy soils for a thriving […]

Free

Public lecture: Recent developments in U.S. climate policy

Melbourne School of Design, Melbourne Uni Malaysian Theatre B121, Basement, Melbourne School of Design (Bld 133), Masson Road, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The Melbourne Energy Institute invites you to a public lecture by Dr Karl Hausker of the World Resources Institute, who will discuss the recent developments in U.S. climate policy. Passage of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was a major step forward for the U.S. on the path to meeting its NDC target for 2030 […]

Free

Electrify Everything – Is an electric vehicle for me? – webinar

online

Our presenter, Ian Moxon, is a seasoned sustainability consultant with over 15 years of experience in Electric vehicles. He’ll share his extensive knowledge and valuable industry insights into the benefits of electric vehicles. The information session will cover: charging systems, charging times and expanding infrastructure distances that Australians usually travel and how the perceived barrier […]

Free

Eltham copper butterfly larvae count

Andrew Yandell Habitat Reserve 37 St Helena Road, Greensborough, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Each year, our Bush Crew conducts annual Eltham Copper Butterfly larvae counts as part of their ongoing responsibility to monitor this population of endangered invertebrates and would like volunteer help to survey on of the populations in Greensborough. With the increasing threat of urbanisation, it is more critical than ever to record population numbers of […]

Free

Kevin Heinze Grow Spring Celebration!

Kevin Heinze Grow 39 Wetherby Rd, Doncaster, VIC, Australia

Join Us for Our Annual Spring Celebration in support of our vital work! Kevin Heinze Grow’s Spring Celebration is back, and we invite you to join us for a fun family day out in support of our meaningful work. What to Expect: Exclusive tour of our Therapeutic gardens with Patrick Wain, KHG Therapeutic Horticulture Coordinator, […]

Free – $25

Introduction to Balcony gardening

Centrepoint Arcade 132 Little Malop st. Upper Level Geelong, Geelong, VIC, Australia

Learn basic horticulture skills to enable small space gardening for balconies etc. Participants will gain valuable skills over 8 weeks.   The course runs for 8 weeks and covers a wide range of topics including propagation techniques, soil health, attracting pollinators and dealing with weeds and pests. Join us for a friendly and supportive course […]

Free – $130

Growing Friends Spring Plant Sale

Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Ballarto Road and, Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The Growing Friends are hosting a plant sale at Cranbourne Gardens in October. Choose from a range of small and large plants including grasses, climbers, border-plants, ground-cover, bushes, trees and more, many of which you will find in the Australian Garden. The Growing Friends propagate a great variety of Australian native plants from cuttings, divisions […]

Free

ClimateWatch Walk at Cranbourne Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Ballarto Road and, Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Do you want to contribute to climate change research? Do you want to understand how climate change is affecting our plants and wildlife? Join our ClimateWatch advocates on this free guided walk to monitor biodiversity at Cranbourne Gardens. Learn about indicator species of plants and animals and how climate change is affecting their seasonal behaviour. […]

Free

Grassland tour – Epping Cemetery and Aurora grasslands

Epping Cemetery Corner o'hearnes Road and High Street Epping, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

How good are trees and grassland together? Epping Cemetery is an almost unused settler cemetery in Melbourne’s north with amazing grassland and Red Gum Grassy Woodland. It has ten types of native grasses and six types of lillies, including one of the largest populations of nationally Endangered Matted Flax-lily in Australia. Entrance and parking is […]

Free

Public lecture – The tale of the sunflower and its travels in Ukraine

Forum Theatre, University of Melbourne Forum Theatre (153), Arts West - North Wing (148A), Arts West Building, Royal Parade, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The sunflower, a vibrant and essential part of global cuisine, holds a unique place in Ukraine’s cultural and historical landscape. Today, sunflower oil is a staple in local and regional kitchen, and the flower’s bright imagery is deeply woven into the nation’s cultural fabric. Yet, many might be surprised to learn that the sunflower, known […]

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