Come along to the Eco Centre meet up with people in the Wilderness Bayside Group and help plan upcoming events and actions for The Wilderness Society. If you live Melbourne's Bayside and Port Phillip areas and want to take community action for nature, join us for one of our regular meet ups. By joining our […]
Did you know that flowers are flown in planes all around the world every single day, contributing to significant carbon emissions? Despite the beauty they bring, the majority of flowers for sale in shops around Australia are imported. However, there's a shift happening in the floral sector towards sustainability here in Australia, so flowers are […]
Join us online to celebrate the beginning of this year’s Great Victorian Fish Count! We’ve got some amazing speakers in the pipeline to join us. Plus we’ll dive into what we found during last year’s fish count. More details to come! RSVP on website.
Land data and knowledgeare currently insufficientto sustainably manage the environment and implement climate actions. CSDILA’s recent work for the World Bank has highlighted the urgent need for interdisciplinary solutions. Climate actions like regeneration, reforestation and renewable energy targets require land – much of which is already used for other purposes. We need to work together […]
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 […]
Event description Come and learn about native wildflower meadows with Katherine Horsfall whose research in grasslands restoration at the University of Melbourne has lead to planting millions of native seeds to create nurturing, inspiring, biologically and culturally important grassy floral wonderlands in small urban spaces. These include threatened indigenous species. We will meet at our […]
Join farmers Charlotte and Eve for a tour of Farm Raiser Urban Farm and a working bee to launch our Spring/Summer events series. We'll show you around the farm, explain our systems and answer your questions, then we'll get our hands dirty with some fun farm tasks. Please bring close toed shoes, a hat and […]
Learn how to grow Tomato's within small spaces and balcony settings. You will leave with top tips and a Rooftop grown seedling to look after!
Eltham Farmers' Market will host a seedling sale by Sustainable Macleod. Sustainable Macleod aims to build a resilient local community, encouraging residents to shop locally, produce and share their own food, use environmentally friendly transport and undertake other activities to promote sustainability. Each year their seeding sale gives purchasers their an opportunity to start their […]
This vibrant day will include market stalls by our local producers, live music, talks, hot food, activities for kids and all ages and more! Join us to hear from, sample and purchase from the best producers of our local region across the South West of Victoria! We want to cement the culture and identity of […]