Whether it’s a La Niña year this year or not, drought is set to be more the rule not the exception in the future. In the city we can still grow much of our own food through water efficient planning and gardening. Topics covered in this session include garden design for shelter from hot sun […]
Well-designed gardens that account for local climates require less care to be beautiful and healthy. Join us to learn how you can transform your garden into a space that conserves water and thrives in a changing climate.
As part of the Inspired Living Series and National Recycling Week, Nina Gbor and fellow panel members will discuss sustainable fashion in a circular economy at the Manningham Function Centre. Nina Gbor: Nina is a sustainable fashion educator, international speaker, sustainability consultant, and Founder of Eco Styles. Nina is also the Director of the Circular Economy and Waste […]
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 […]
Join us for three hours of activities designed to connect you to nature and enhance your health and wellbeing. You may encounter an Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby, Rufous Bettong, Eastern Bettong or maybe even an Eastern Quoll. These species are self-sustaining and co-existing across the landscape. Group sizes are capped to ensure everyone has […]
Come along to the harvest gardening club - a free time to Connect, Learn, and Grow food that goes straight back into the community! Facilitated by our amazing partners at ValleyCare you know that each session will be filled with practical hands-on learning and more than a few laughs while we grow our community fresh […]
Feral deer are trashing our forests. They’re ringbarking trees and chewing through shrubs and ferns. They’re causing erosion and destroying areas where threatened wildlife are just clinging on. Yet they’re protected under state nature legislation. Join Dr. Alex Maisey, lyrebird expert and VNPA campaigner Jordan Crook for a webinar and find out more about the […]
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. […]
Join us with Melbourne Water Waterwatch and David De Angelis in this exciting opportunity to survey and learn about some of our intriguing amphibians in Banyule Flats Reserve. David will share his extensive knowledge of frogs and then we will head out for a frog call hunt and learn about the different inhabitants of the […]
Come and join the journey of growth, sustainability, and togetherness by being a part of a gardening community at Airlie st Communal Garden in Brighton. Monday 25th November: Creative Harvest Workshop