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

Webinar: How to become a Nature Stewards host with a marine and coastal focus

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Join us for an information session about how your council or organisation can get involved as a local host of a Nature Stewards course with a marine and coastal focus! Nature Stewards is a multi-week course that connects curious people with their local and wider habitats. The course promotes environmental awareness and stewardship through discovery, action […]

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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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Gardening in Small Spaces

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A sustainable garden is possible even in small spaces. Learn about simple solutions to make the most of your garden space, no matter how small. Learn tips and tricks to make your balcony, courtyard or garden seem bigger and to set it up for gardening success. Your teacher: Karen Sutherland has spent her life in […]

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Australia Wind Energy 2025

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) 1 Convention Centre Pl South Wharf, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

AuWE2025 Features Australia's Premier Wind Energy Platform with the mission "Uniting the Wind Energy Value Chain to Advance the Industry Forward" Join 200+ global and Australian experts at the Strategic Summit for invaluable strategic insights on policy and the value chain, shaping the future of wind energy in Australia Explore opportunities in clean energy development and investment […]

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Film Screening: White Rock – Ocean Research Climate Action (ORCA) Launch

The Capitol 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Join us for the launch of Ocean Research Climate Action (ORCA)—a bold new network led by RMIT’s Professor Wendy Steele, Professor Kit Wise, Dr Rebecca Olive, and Dr Fiona Hillary—reimagining our relationship with the ocean to drive climate action. ORCA unites leaders in art, design, culture, geography, education, and urban research to ignite creative research […]

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Fruit Tree Pruning at Roxburgh Park Community Gardens with Ali Yesilyurt

Roxburgh Park Community Garden Whiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park, VIC, Australia

Join Ali Yesilyurt for a fun day of pruning fruit trees at Roxburgh Park Community Gardens - learn, laugh, and get your hands dirty! Welcome to the Fruit Tree Pruning event at Roxburgh Park Community Garden with Ali Yesilyurt! Join us on July 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM (Australia/Melbourne Time) to learn all about caring for fruit trees. This hands-on workshop is […]

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Movie Screening: Just Eat It

Doncaster Playhouse 679 Doncaster Road Doncaster, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? This documentary film looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant […]

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July Park Care Day at Darebin Parklands

Darebin Parklands - Rockbeare Grove side of the park Separation St, Alphington, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Join the DCMC Rangers at Darebin Parklands for an afternoon of planting native shrubs with the community, to help build habitat for wildlife along the Ivanhoe Floodplain! Please wear weather appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes. Equipment, gloves and refreshments will be provided! Meeting spot will be next to the Ivanhoe Wetland which is located on the Rockbeare Grove […]

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Hand mending: Patching and applique!

Coburg Library Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets Coburg, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Presented by the Coburg Mending Circle, Jess will show how to use patches for creative mending or decorating clothes and other textiles. Bring something to mend and any materials you might like to use (optional). Some patch fabric, needles and threads will be on hand to use.   For beginner menders and the more experienced!

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