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

Vulnerable and Endangered Species – The Think Tank

Springvale Library 5 Hillcrest Grove, Springvale, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Encounter rare and endangered animals from around Australia as we learn about conservation efforts and how we can help protect their future. Presented by Wildlife Xposure. Find library items on animal conservation. The Think Tank is for ages 7-11 years. Library membership is required to register. Find out how to become a member. Read more […]

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We Love Aintree National Tree Day Sustainability Festival

Aintree Reserve Playground 25 Aintree Boulevard Aintree, Melbourne, vic, Australia

Come and join in our Sustainability Festival as we seek to plant 5,000 native grasses and salt bush at Aintree Reserve   This National Tree Day is going to be bigger than ever with our largest community revegetation effort, planting 5,000 native grasses and salt bush on the rocky knoll at Aintree Reserve. And one […]

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National Tree Day

Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue, Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue, Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue, Sunbury, VIC, Australia

Take part in Australia's biggest planting on National Tree Day in the Kokoda Drive native grassland reserve in Sunbury. National Tree Day Hume City Council is again participating in Australia's National Tree Day. Join with thousands of people around the country help to plant over one million local-native seedlings and restore the natural environment. A pair […]

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Free Monthly Bike Checks at Reservoir – Darebin Loves Bikes

Reservoir Leisure Centre 2A Cuthbert Road Reservoir, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Darebin has partnered with Dr Cranky's to bring free 20-min bike checks to Reservoir Leisure Centre on the fourth Sunday of each month, between the hours of 12.30pm and 3.00pm. Our free monthly bike checks are co-funded by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Our friendly team of bike mechanics will be […]

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Act on Climate collective meeting & dinner (online and in-person)

Friends of the Earth Melbourne 312 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

ORGANISING MEETINGS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS The Act on Climate collective meet weekly on Tuesday evenings. Except on the second Thursday of the month when we host a social event instead of a meeting. This is an opportunity for new and existing members to gather outside of FoE HQ to chat about what's going informally, check in and hang […]

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Join us for a Sustainable Cities collective meeting!

Friends of the Earth Melbourne 312 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Public transport is for everyone, and should be easily accessible to the growing communities in our West. Instead of depending on cars run on fossil fuels, we need an improved bus network, serviced by a fleet of clean, electric buses, to connect the community to essential services such as shopping centres, school, hospitals, and also […]

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Online – Professional Development (Teachers) : Threatened Species Conservation – Primary

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During this online PD, you will: Learn how to teach about human impacts on wildlife and how to incorporate real world wildlife conservation into your projects Discover the threatened species breeding programs at Healesville Sanctuary Learn about how scientists, keeping teams and community work together to save local species Recognition: certificate for 1 hour of […]

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Sustainable Reuse with the Hard Rubbish Heroes

Preston Library 266 Gower St, preston, VIC

Let Darebin Hard Rubbish Heroes show you how you can minimize your rubbish through reusing, repairing, repurposing and recycling your preloved items. Darebin Hard Rubbish Heroes (DHRH) is a not-for-profit group dedicated to reducing waste. They’ll provide information and inspiration to help you make a difference, with practical advice about how to reduce your waste […]

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Sustainability Workshop: Cooking Using the Summer Glut

Timbertop Children's & Community Centre 1 Timbertop Parade Aintree, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Summer is a key season for garden production. But often there is more produce than we can handle at home. We can give it away, freeze or preserve it, or it gets thrown out. We want to increase food security and encourage growers to store their excess produce and eat it thorughout the year. So […]

$5

Nuclear Free Collective monthly online meeting

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Join us for the Nuclear Free Collective's online organising meeting. Every first Wednesday of the month 6 pm Our future is renewable, not radioactive.

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