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

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

How to make your own small wicking bed!

Rooftop Garden at Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre 70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Learn to create your own Portable Wicking bed planted with some Summer seasonal items. You will leave with your own Bucket Bed to take away. This workshop will make clever use of recycled materials to create a wicking bed to carry away with you after the workshop

Free

2024 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA2024)

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

The conference will showcase the science of ecology in Australia – across all its varied forms – and be an opportunity to explore the connection between science theory, science research, science policy and science on-ground outcomes. We look forward to seeing you at ESA 2024 to connect, share and inspire ecologists and those that use […]

$275 – $395

Movie – Follow the Rain

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

Tickets: Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased via the conference registration site. In one of the wettest years on record in Australia, photographer Stephen Axford and filmmaker Catherine Marciniak followed in the path of the rain to document the fungi that emerged. Their mission – to discover why scientists now think life […]

$5

Cultural Herb Growing Workshop

Rooftop Garden at Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre 70 Middleborough Rd, Burwood East, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Learn to plant and pot a variety of cultural herbs to help inspire the Summer Salads and dishes you love to cook and embrace the multicultural tastes of our community.

Free

Japara Gardening Club at Japara Bridge

Japara Bridge - Elizabeth Bridge Reserve 49 Durham Road, Kilsyth, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

  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 […]

Free

Soil contamination and safety in urban areas – Spotlight on Soil Master Class

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Starting a garden to grow your own food is exciting, but how can you ensure your soil is safe? It’s not just lead you need to worry about—arsenic, cadmium, copper, manganese, and other contaminants can also pose risks. In addition, different plants absorb these chemicals at varying rates, so understanding your soil and the plants […]

$25

Brighton Communal Garden Summer Green Gatherings

Brighton Communal Garden End of Airlie st, Brighton, VIC, Australia

About Come and join the journey of growth, sustainability, and togetherness by being a part of a gardening community. The team from Cultivating Community will guide this initiative, providing support and expertise to help your garden thrive. As we grow this garden together, we look forward to witnessing the growth of not just plants, but […]

Free

Cultivate, Cook and Connect – Gardening & Cooking workshops

Highett st Community Garden Belgium Ave, Richmond, VIC, Australia

Experience the joy of gardening and cooking in our engaging workshops, designed for all ages! Each session includes a 1-hour gardening workshop followed by a 1-hour cooking class. This intergenerational series offers a space for young and old to share skills, stories, and experiences. Wednesday, 8th January, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Learn the basics […]

Free

Brighton Communal Garden Volunteer Tuesdays

Brighton Communal Garden End of Airlie st, Brighton, VIC, Australia

About come and join the journey of growth, sustainability, and togetherness by being a part of a gardening community. The team from Cultivating Community will guide this initiative, providing support and expertise to help your garden thrive. As we grow this garden together, we look forward to witnessing the growth of not just plants, but […]

Free