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

NERP – plant, seedling and seed swap

10-18 Arthur Street, Eltham 10-18 Arthur Street, Eltham, VIC, Australia

NERP (Northeast Region Permaculture) have a stall every 2nd Sunday at The Eltham Farmers' Market. On the 10th of November they will be holding a plant, seedling and seed swap.

Free

Maker Space: 3D Design a Seedling Label Marker (15+ years)

Brimbank Libraries: Deer Park Library 4 Neale Road Deer Park, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Event Info: Bookings open 27 September, 9am Got a green thumb? Create your own seedling label markers and learn about our new Brimbank Seed Library.   Age range: This event is for people aged 15 and above. Any bookings outside of this age range may be declined on the day of the event.

Free

Sow and Tell: Writing the Garden

Wayi Community Garden - Newlands Neighbourhood House 20 Murray Rd, Coburg North, VIC, Australia

Event description Sow and Tell: Writing the Garden Gardens are rich and fertile places for writers. They are places of uncertainty, where things stir under the surface and we are not sure what will emerge. They are places of creativity and vitality, where new life blooms. Gardens hold their own stories too, and listening to […]

$12 – $18

Care for the Creek: Weed Skills Walk

NECCHi Newlands Neighhbourhood House 20 Murray Rd, Coburg North, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Event description Next up in our series of merri merri walks, we'll be identifying and learning about invasive plants around the creek. We'll again be led by ecologist Michael Longmore from Merri Creek Management Committee, and follow our same route—up to and around the confluence of Edgars and Merri Creek. By learning about these invasive […]

Free – $20

🌸🌿Nature Book Week – Dandenong Day Out 🌿🌸

Grants Picnic Ground 70 Monbulk Rd Kallista VIC, VIC, Australia

Nature Book Week is a series of exciting nature storytelling events for all ages from 12–20 October! Storytelling is a form of connection. Not just between us humans, but to places and animals. On 19 October, join us on a day trip to visit Victoria's Dandenong Ranges. Bring your friends and family and walk the […]

Free

CERES Bird Count Picnic 2024

CERES Joe's Market Garden 34 Edna Grove, Coburg, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Join us at CERES Joe's Market Garden to take part in the Aussie Bird Count and get to know our beautiful birds of the Merri Creek! The national bird count is run by Birdlife Australia from 14-20 October 2024. Participants all over the country will choose a spot and count the birds they see in 20 minutes, […]

Free – $30

Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place Working Bee

Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place 30A Pickett Street, Footscray, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

We are finishing-up building our wicking beds; setting up irrigation; building storage and possibly compost containers; putting in a gathering place shed; and planting! For details of working bees check out our Facebook Page. More information: For more information or to register to attend, visit facebook.com/footscraygardenlearningplace  

Free

DIVRS’s Urban Food Program 10th birthday celebration

Alphington Food Hub 2 Wingrove St Alphington, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Celebrate DIVRS's (Urban Food Program) journey and achievements over the past decade with food, music, stories, a seedling potting stand and seedling giveaways. The formalities will be at 2.30pm.   About DIVRS Here at DIVRS’s Urban Food Program, we know the value of food. Thats why we have a range of urban food programs aimed […]

Free

Friends of Salt Creek working bee

Rosanna Parklands Central Playground 153 Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

We welcome you to join the Friends of Salt Creek and Banyule's Bushland Management Team to help protect some local indigenous plants within Rosanna Parklands. This event will be to hand weed around previously planted indigenous vegetation where you will get the opportunity to learn about these species and meet some amazing local people. All […]

Free

Grassland tour – Evans Street Grasslands

Evans Street Grassland Corner Evans and Timins Street Sunbury, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

We’re not supposed to pick favourites, but Evans Street is one of the finest of Melbourne’s grasslands, and puts on a great show. Join us in lovely Sunbury to marvel at what once was and what, with enough love, our other grasslands could come to be. Remember to wear closed shoes, dress sensibly for the […]

Free