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SUMMARY:Webinar: How to become a Nature Stewards host with a marine and coastal focus
DESCRIPTION: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! \nNature 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 and ongoing learning. \nOur content and curriculum are developed and delivered by leading scientists\, conservation experts\, Traditional Owners and environmental educators. \nIn this webinar we’re taking a deep dive into our brand new marine and coastal content. \nWe’ve run over 45 courses with local councils and other organisations across Victoria for over 750 participants. We’ve worked with amazing expert facilitators\, guest presenters and enjoyed some fabulous field trips. \nPlease RSVP below.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/webinar-how-to-become-a-nature-stewards-host-with-a-marine-and-coastal-focus/
LOCATION:online
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SUMMARY:Act on Climate collective meeting & dinner (online and in-person)
DESCRIPTION:ORGANISING MEETINGS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS\n\nThe 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 out.\n\nAct on Climate campaigns for climate justice with frontline communities\, workers\, and unions. The collective is building an alliance with grassroots groups towards climate resilience and local solutions with social justice at its’ core.\n\nWeekly collective meetings are the engine room for our campaigns. Dinner is included\, cooked by a collective member. \nCome along to get involved in grassroots action for climate justice.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/act-on-climate-collective-meeting-dinner-online-and-in-person-3/
LOCATION:Friends of the Earth Melbourne\, 312 Smith St\, Collingwood\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3066\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250716T200000
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SUMMARY:Join us for a Sustainable Cities collective meeting!
DESCRIPTION: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 to each other. \nOur Better Buses campaign is continuing into 2025\, as we continue to work with communities in the West to ensure that their voices are heard. \nJoin us for a collective meeting to discover the amazing that work that we are doing\, and how you can get involved!
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/join-us-for-a-sustainable-cities-collective-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Friends of the Earth Melbourne\, 312 Smith St\, Collingwood\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3066\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250716T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
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SUMMARY:Gardening in Small Spaces
DESCRIPTION:A sustainable garden is possible even in small spaces. \nLearn 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. \nYour teacher: Karen Sutherland has spent her life in the garden\, from an 8 year old in her vegie patch to training at Ceres\, Melbourne Zoological Gardens\, an Associate Diploma in Applied Science from Melbourne University (Burnley)\, and a Permaculture Design Certificate with Bill Mollison. She has run her own horticultural business for 35 years and 12 years ago shifted her focus to edible plants as ‘Edible Eden Design’. \n  \nThis event is brought to you by the My Smart Garden program\, which is a free educational gardening program that can help you to grow food\, shelter your home from the sun and wind\, create local habitats\, reduce waste and use water wisely. Check out our website to access free events\, articles\, videos and a newsletter! \nPlease feel free to bring any surplus produce\, seeds\, cuttings\, plants\, gardening magazines etc. to swap and share! \n—– \nPlease note that this is an event for Naarm/Melbourne gardeners only. If you live outside this area\, please contact your council to find out what free sustainable gardening events are available locally. \nThis venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any access or support questions or requirements in order to participate fully (eg. interpreter)\, please let us know at least two weeks prior to the event and we will be pleased to assist you. \nThis My Smart Garden event is proudly presented by Brimbank City Council on the land of Wurundjeri and Boon Wurung peoples of the Kulin nation. My Smart Garden pays our respect to Elders past and present and acknowledges that First Nations peoples have cared for Country sustainably for tens of thousands of years.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/gardening-in-small-spaces-2/
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SUMMARY:Australia Wind Energy 2025
DESCRIPTION:AuWE2025 Features \n\nAustralia’s Premier Wind Energy Platform with the mission “Uniting the Wind Energy Value Chain to Advance the Industry Forward“\nJoin 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\nExplore opportunities in clean energy development and investment across Australia’s diverse regions at the Regional Development Forum\nDiscover cutting-edge innovations in wind technology at Offshore WindTECH\nUnlock the finance and investment potential at the Unlocking Wind Capital forum\nTake advantage of over 30 hours of networking opportunities\, including 1-1 private meetings\, coffee breaks\, cocktail receptions\, and more\nEngage with 200+ exhibitors and explore 8+ national pavilions\, providing a comprehensive overview of the latest trends and innovations\nAttend the prestigious “Sustainability and Diversity Night 2025”\, where you can network with over 700 dinner attendees in an elegant and relaxed setting\nSupport diversity\, equity\, and inclusion while empowering women and the next generation through the Women in Net-Zero Future and Youth Programs\nCo-located with Connecting Hydrogen APAC 2025 and the Carbon Capture APAC Summit 2025 – the region’s largest conferences and exhibitions for hydrogen and CCUS\nConcurrent with the SAF APAC 2025 Summit – the leading event in the Asia-Pacific region dedicated to promoting sustainable aviation fuels\n\nAuWE2025 Conferences \nStrategic Summit day 1: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/strategic-summit-agenda \nStrategic Summit day 2: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/strategic-summit-agenda-day2 \nUnlocking Wind Capital Forum: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/unlocking-wind-capital \nOffshore WindTECH Summit free: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/offshore-windtech-summit-agenda \nCo-hosted with CHA & CCAS: \nWomen in Net-zero Future free: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/women-in-net-zero-future-program \nStart-up Innovation Challenge free: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/start-up-innovation-challenge \nRegional Development Forum: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/regional-development-forum \nStrategic Key Topics \n\nPolicy and Regulatory\nMarket Assessment and Opportunity\nStrengthening Supply Chain\nGrid and Storage Potential\nWind+: Future for Made in Australia\nOffshore Wind Commercialization\nInfrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Constructions\nMaintaining and Managing Onshore Assets\nEnvironment Impact and Social Licence\n\nSponsor/exhibitor contact \nCami Wang\nmarketing@leader-associates.com
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/australia-wind-energy-2025/
LOCATION:Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)\, 1 Convention Centre Pl South Wharf\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3006\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: White Rock - Ocean Research Climate Action (ORCA) Launch
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\n\n\n\nORCA unites leaders in art\, design\, culture\, geography\, education\, and urban research to ignite creative research and civic action for regenerative futures. \nAt the launch\, we’ll premiere White Rock—a powerful new documentary exposing a hidden crisis in Australian waters: the longspined sea urchins’ destruction of the Great Southern Reef. Blending science\, policy\, and sustainable seafood\, ‘White Rock’ shows how we can protect Australia’s reefs\, offering a rare\, immersive view into underwater worlds we all depend on\, but few ever see. \nFollowing the screening\, join us for a panel discussion moderated by ORCA co-founder Dr Rebecca Olive\, featuring Yaraan Bundle Couzens\, leader of the Southern Ocean Protection Embassy Collective (SOPEC) and Gunditjmara First Nations Ocean defender; Stefan Andrews\, producer and editor of White Rock from the Great Southern Reef Foundation—a marine biologist\, filmmaker\, and Ocean Literacy advocate known for his underwater cinematography and compelling storytelling that translates complex marine research into engaging\, educational narratives; and Cátia Freitas from Deakin University’s Faculty of Science\, Engineering and Built Environment\, whose research explores deeper human-ocean connections. \n  \nPresented by RMIT University and Ocean Research Climate Action (ORCA). \n\n\n\nWhite Rock  \nCountry: Australia \nYear: 2024 \nDuration:35 mins \nFormat: DCP \nDirector: Stefan Andrews \nProducer: Dr. Scott Bennett \nNarrator: Damon Gameau
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/film-screening-white-rock-ocean-research-climate-action-orca-launch/
LOCATION:The Capitol\, 113 Swanston Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Fruit Tree Pruning at Roxburgh Park Community Gardens with Ali Yesilyurt
DESCRIPTION:Join Ali Yesilyurt for a fun day of pruning fruit trees at Roxburgh Park Community Gardens – learn\, laugh\, and get your hands dirty!\n\n\nWelcome 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 an ideal day for beginners and intermediate gardeners that will teach you the best techniques to keep your trees healthy and thriving. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with nature and your community. See you there!
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/fruit-tree-pruning-at-roxburgh-park-community-gardens-with-ali-yesilyurt/
LOCATION:Roxburgh Park Community Garden\, Whiltshire Drive\, Roxburgh Park\, VIC\, 3064\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250719T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250719T170000
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SUMMARY:Movie Screening: Just Eat It
DESCRIPTION: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? \nThis documentary film looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates\, perfect produce and portion sizes\, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue that is having devastating consequences around the globe. Just Eat It brings farmers\, retailers\, inspiring organisations\, and consumers to the table in a cinematic story that is equal parts education and delicious entertainment. With its mix of humor and eye-opening moments\, it encourages viewers of all ages to rethink their food habits and make more sustainable choices. \nBring your own drink and receive a free bag of popcorn! \nRegistration is required.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/movie-screening-just-eat-it/
LOCATION:Doncaster Playhouse\, 679 Doncaster Road Doncaster\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3108\, Australia
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SUMMARY:July Park Care Day at Darebin Parklands
DESCRIPTION: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! \nPlease wear weather appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes. Equipment\, gloves and refreshments will be provided! \nMeeting spot will be next to the Ivanhoe Wetland which is located on the Rockbeare Grove side of the creek. Cross the stepping stones or the small concrete bridge to find us! You can also access this side of the creek from the Rockbeare Grove entrance of the park which is located next to 24 Rockbeare Grove\, Ivanhoe. \n  \nFor further info\, email: kim@dcmc.org.au \n  \n\n 
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/july-park-care-day-at-darebin-parklands/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands – Rockbeare Grove side of the park\, Separation St\, Alphington\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3078\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250721T123000
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SUMMARY:Hand mending: Patching and applique!
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nFor beginner menders and the more experienced!
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/hand-mending-patching-and-applique-2/
LOCATION:Coburg Library\, Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets Coburg\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3058\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250721T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250721T150000
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SUMMARY:Garden Club: Volunteer Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Love inspiring people to grow their skills\, getting your hands dirty in the garden and connecting with your local community? \nConsider becoming a volunteer at Keilor Library with our community garden boxes! \nLearn about the role\, what it involves\, how many hours per month and the skills needed to become a Garden Library Volunteer. \nFind out more about Garden Club \nDiscover more about Brimbank Libraries Seed Libraries\, Books\, Magazines\, Garden Spaces and upcoming events online at brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/garden-club-volunteer-info-session/
LOCATION:Brimbank Libraries: Keilor Library\, 704B Old Calder Highway Keilor\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3036\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250722T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250722T193000
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SUMMARY:Act on Climate collective meeting & dinner (online and in-person)
DESCRIPTION:ORGANISING MEETINGS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS\n\nThe 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 out.\n\nAct on Climate campaigns for climate justice with frontline communities\, workers\, and unions. The collective is building an alliance with grassroots groups towards climate resilience and local solutions with social justice at its’ core.\n\nWeekly collective meetings are the engine room for our campaigns. Dinner is included\, cooked by a collective member. \nCome along to get involved in grassroots action for climate justice. \n\nNOTE: Friends of the Earth is a COVID-safe workplace. At face-to-face meetings\, we ask that attendees are fully vaccinated. \nWe acknowledge that the lands we meet and work on across so called Victoria are stolen from First Nations people. There can be no climate justice without justice for First Nations communities everywhere. Solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people under settler colonialism in so called Australia is critical in the fight for liberation from all oppressive systems that devalue and exploit people and the environment.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/act-on-climate-collective-meeting-dinner-online-and-in-person-4/
LOCATION:Friends of the Earth Melbourne\, 312 Smith St\, Collingwood\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3066\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T130000
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SUMMARY:Free Food Market
DESCRIPTION:Join (Really Really Free Market) RRFM for our bi-weekly free food market. Get down at 11.30 for when the market starts for best chance to get a good range of fruit\, veg\, bread and other treats. We’re always looking for more ways to make the market bigger and better\, so if you’ve got ideas do come down and chat to us!\nKeen to get involved? Just come down and chat during opening hours\, or follow our contact details in the link below.\n(Market setup is from 10.30am if you’re keen to help out. Helpers at the end to assist with cleanup at the end is always welcome)\nA Really Really Free Market project. For more info about RRFM\, check out our collective at catalystcentre.net/collectives
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/free-food-market/
LOCATION:Catalyst Social Centre\, 146 Sydney Rd\, Coburg\, VIC\, 3058\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T200000
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SUMMARY:Join us for a Sustainable Cities collective meeting!
DESCRIPTION: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 to each other. \nOur Better Buses campaign is continuing into 2025\, as we continue to work with communities in the West to ensure that their voices are heard. \nJoin us for a collective meeting to discover the amazing that work that we are doing\, and how you can get involved! \n \nWe acknowledge the True Custodians of the lands and waterways in the areas in which we work\, the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung\, Boon-Wurrung and Wada-Wurrung peoples of the Kulin nation. We pay respect to Elders past and present\, as well as to all First Nations communities who significantly contribute to the life of the area. We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. Always was\, always will be aboriginal land. 
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/join-us-for-a-sustainable-cities-collective-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Friends of the Earth Melbourne\, 312 Smith St\, Collingwood\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3066\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250726T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250726T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T044354Z
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SUMMARY:Vulnerable and Endangered Species - The Think Tank
DESCRIPTION:Encounter rare and endangered animals from around Australia as we learn about conservation efforts and how we can help protect their future. \nPresented by Wildlife Xposure. \nFind library items on animal conservation. \nThe Think Tank is for ages 7-11 years. \nLibrary membership is required to register. \nFind out how to become a member. \nRead more about accessibility at Greater Dandenong Libraries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you require additional assistance to participate\, please get in contact with us.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/vulnerable-and-endangered-species-the-think-tank/
LOCATION:Springvale Library\, 5 Hillcrest Grove\, Springvale\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3171\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
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SUMMARY:We Love Aintree National Tree Day Sustainability Festival
DESCRIPTION:Come and join in our Sustainability Festival as we seek to plant 5\,000 native grasses and salt bush at Aintree Reserve \n  \nThis 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 of these liucky plants will be the 20\,000th plant planted by over 2\,000 volunteers in our Revegetation projects. \nAlso\, at this year’s event we will be hosting a Sustainability Festival with a native plant nursery\, art & craft activities\, native animal photography exhibition\, kids art display\, and food & beverages. It’s going to be massive! \nThe grassland planting starts at 9.00am for a safety briefing and planting demonstration. We do request that everyone trys to make it to site for this so we can conduct this planting day as safely as possible \nWhat to Bring: Suitable clothing for the weather\, sturdy closed in shoes/boots\, refillable water bottle\, garden gloves (optional). This is a minimum waste event. \nKids are more than wlecome to attend with adult supervision\, in fact we believe that these are fantastic events for kids to get their hands dirty\, learn about the environment\, and engage with the outdoors.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/we-love-aintree-national-tree-day-sustainability-festival/
LOCATION:Aintree Reserve Playground\, 25 Aintree Boulevard Aintree\, Melbourne\, vic\, 3335\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T133000
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SUMMARY:National Tree Day
DESCRIPTION:Take part in Australia’s biggest planting on National Tree Day in the Kokoda Drive native grassland reserve in Sunbury.\n\n\nNational Tree Day\nHume 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. \nA pair of Black-shouldered Kite nest in the trees near the Kokoda Drive Nature Reserve\, in Sunbury. These beautiful birds are called Thara in the Woiwurung language of the Wurundjeri people\, in the Kulin Nation. Thara have the unique ability to hover in the air as birds of prey\, when searching for small mammals\, lizards\, and insects to eat. \nThis community planting event will build on last years planitng efforts\, adding lots more wildflowers and native grasses in the north-western corner of the reserve. This will expand the habitat for the animals that Thara can then feed on\, as a rich food web. \nWhat’s provided\n\nGloves.\nSunscreen.\nAll the planting tools and materials.\nDrinking water\, tea and coffee.\nPizzas ordered for lunch and fruit snacks available.\nPortable toilet on site (with 1 step up into it).\nHard copies of the Birds of Hume and Fauna of Hume will be available at the event\, or find digital versions at Discover Nature in Hume.\n\nWhat to bring\n\nWear weather-appropriate clothing and bring a rain/wind-proof jacket.\nWear safe\, fully-enclosed walking shoes.\nBring your own reusable drink bottle.\n\nContact for more information\nMelissa Doherty\nUrban Biodiversity Officer\, Hume City Council \nmelissado@hume.vic.gov.au\n(03) 9205 2200\, 0409 702 086
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/national-tree-day/
LOCATION:Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue\, Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue\, Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue\, Kokoda Drive & Longtan Avenue\, Sunbury\, VIC\, 3429\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250727T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
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SUMMARY:Free Monthly Bike Checks at Reservoir - Darebin Loves Bikes
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur free monthly bike checks are co-funded by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. \nBOOKINGS ESSENTIAL \nOur friendly team of bike mechanics will be on hand to check your bike and help you get it into top shape. \nCOVID SAFETY \nStay at home if unwell or if you are a contact of someone who has been unwell and who is being tested for coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. \nAll attendees must comply with the current Victorian Government COVID restrictions. \nFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS \nWhat does a 20-minute bike check include? \n\nOverall check with special attention to brakes\, tyres\, chain and wheels\nMinor adjustments\, tyres pumped and chain oiled as required\nRecommendations for any additional work required\n\nNote: E-bikes will be checked as above; no electrical checks; we are not equipped to service hydraulic brakes. \nIs this service for Darebin residents only? \n\nIf you live\, work or study in Darebin you are welcome to make a booking.\n\nDo I have to bring a printed ticket to the event? \n\nNo\, but please be prepared to quote your ticket number/s.\n\nWhat if I make a booking and I’m unable to attend? \n\nPlease be kind to others and remember to cancel. That way someone else can use your allotted time.\n\nWhat if I make a booking and need to change my allocated time? \n\nThis is a free service and unfortunately you can only change your time by cancelling and making a new booking.\n\nWhat if the event is cancelled or postponed due to new Department of Health advice? \n\nAll registered participants will receive an email from the event organiser\n\nWhat if I have some questions that are not covered here? \nPlease contact the Sustainable Transport team at the City of Darebin during business hours. \nPhone: 8470 8683 (leave a message) \nEmail: darebinlovesbikes@darebin.vic.gov.au \nDarebin City Council collects\, holds and manages personal information under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and health information under the Health Records Act 2001. For Information on how we handle your personal and health information in accordance with these Acts\, please see our Eventbrite Privacy Statement at https://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Privacy-Statement or ask us for a copy \nEventbrite’s privacy policy can be found at the Privacy link located at the bottom of this page.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/free-monthly-bike-checks-at-reservoir-darebin-loves-bikes/
LOCATION:Reservoir Leisure Centre\, 2A Cuthbert Road Reservoir\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3073\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250729T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250729T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T004445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T004445Z
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SUMMARY:Act on Climate collective meeting & dinner (online and in-person)
DESCRIPTION:ORGANISING MEETINGS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS\n\nThe 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 out.\n\n \nAct on Climate campaigns for climate justice with frontline communities\, workers\, and unions. The collective is building an alliance with grassroots groups towards climate resilience and local solutions with social justice at its’ core.\n\nWeekly collective meetings are the engine room for our campaigns. Dinner is included\, cooked by a collective member. \nCome along to get involved in grassroots action for climate justice. \n\nNOTE: Friends of the Earth is a COVID-safe workplace. At face-to-face meetings\, we ask that attendees are fully vaccinated. \nWe acknowledge that the lands we meet and work on across so called Victoria are stolen from First Nations people. There can be no climate justice without justice for First Nations communities everywhere. Solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people under settler colonialism in so called Australia is critical in the fight for liberation from all oppressive systems that devalue and exploit people and the environment.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/act-on-climate-collective-meeting-dinner-online-and-in-person-5/
LOCATION:Friends of the Earth Melbourne\, 312 Smith St\, Collingwood\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3066\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250730T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T004744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T004744Z
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SUMMARY:Join us for a Sustainable Cities collective meeting!
DESCRIPTION: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 to each other. \nOur Better Buses campaign is continuing into 2025\, as we continue to work with communities in the West to ensure that their voices are heard. \nJoin us for a collective meeting to discover the amazing that work that we are doing\, and how you can get involved! \n \nWe acknowledge the True Custodians of the lands and waterways in the areas in which we work\, the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung\, Boon-Wurrung and Wada-Wurrung peoples of the Kulin nation. We pay respect to Elders past and present\, as well as to all First Nations communities who significantly contribute to the life of the area. We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. Always was\, always will be aboriginal land. 
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/join-us-for-a-sustainable-cities-collective-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Friends of the Earth Melbourne\, 312 Smith St\, Collingwood\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3066\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250619T034343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T035742Z
UID:1020-1753977600-1753981200@granolamagazine.com.au
SUMMARY:Online - Professional Development (Teachers) : Threatened Species Conservation - Primary
DESCRIPTION:During this online PD\, you will: \n\nLearn how to teach about human impacts on wildlife and how to incorporate real world wildlife conservation into your projects\n\n\nDiscover the threatened species breeding programs at Healesville Sanctuary\n\n\nLearn about how scientists\, keeping teams and community work together to save local species\n\nRecognition: certificate for 1 hour of PD\nAustralian Professional Standards for Teachers: 2.1\, 3.2\, 3.4\, 7.4 \nCurriculum areas: Science
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/professional-development-teachers-threatened-species-conservation-primary/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250628T063450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250628T063450Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Reuse with the Hard Rubbish Heroes
DESCRIPTION:Let Darebin Hard Rubbish Heroes show you how you can minimize your rubbish through reusing\, repairing\, repurposing and recycling your preloved items. \nDarebin 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 and save money\, too. \nImage: A smiling work crew outside a building fronted by roller doors. A colourful sign says Darebin Hard Rubbish Heroes pop up shop. 
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/sustainable-reuse-with-the-hard-rubbish-heroes/
LOCATION:Preston Library\, 266 Gower St\, preston\, VIC\, 3072
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250802T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250802T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T050309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T050501Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainability Workshop: Cooking Using the Summer Glut
DESCRIPTION: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 what can you do with it in the colder months? \nJoin local gardener\, home cook\, and founder of Bliss\, Jen Waddell\, for this insightful workshop. In this workshop you will learn how to use the summer glut in the dead of winter as Jen talks about things you cook and eat\, and home/beauty products you can make at home to save money and stay healthy. \nThis month we have a WINTER SPECIAL ticket price of just $5\, which include all materials for the workshop and morning tea. This workshop will be held INSIDE Timbertop Community Centre (not out in the garden) \nWorkshop Level: Beginner-Intermediate \nPlease note\, while kids are welcome to particpate with their parent/carer\, this workshop is aimed at adults.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/sustainability-workshop-cooking-using-the-summer-glut/
LOCATION:Timbertop Children’s & Community Centre\, 1 Timbertop Parade Aintree\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3335\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250807T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250807T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T004946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T004946Z
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SUMMARY:Nuclear Free Collective monthly online meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Nuclear Free Collective’s online organising meeting. \nEvery first Wednesday of the month 6 pm \nOur future is renewable\, not radioactive.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/nuclear-free-collective-monthly-online-meeting-2/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250809T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250809T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T043738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T043738Z
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SUMMARY:Springvale Urban Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Springvale Urban Harvest is a free monthly event that supports the growing of food locally\, food knowledge and good nutrition. Come along to swap excess homegrown produce and gardening extras and meet like-minded growers in the area. \nSpringvale Urban Harvest operates on the second Saturday of the month (excluding January) and is supported by The Greater Dandenong Seed Library and the Springvale Community Hub Clothes Swap. \nWhat can be swapped? \n\nHome-grown fruit and vegetables\nSeeds you’ve saved\, seedlings and cuttings you’ve raised (edible only)\nShare your gardening tips\, exchange skills\, stories and recipes\nGardening goodies (coffee grounds\, worm juice\, etc.)\nCopies of your favourite seasonal recipe\nGardening magazines or gardening books you’ve read\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you require additional assistance to participate\, please get in contact with us.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/springvale-urban-harvest-2/
LOCATION:Springvale Community Hub\, 5 Hillcrest Grove SPRINGVALE\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3171\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250809T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250809T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T044715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T044715Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainability Saturdays - Beeswax Wraps
DESCRIPTION:Are you passionate about reducing plastic waste? Dive into the world of sustainability with our beeswax wrap making workshop. \nThis two-hour workshop is split into two sections: \n\nThe first hour is an informative chat about bees and the important uses of bee products (honey and wax).\nIn the second hour\, you will learn how to make your very own beeswax wraps. Ditch the plastic wrap forever.\n\nThis workshop is designed for ages 16+.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/sustainability-saturdays-beeswax-wraps/
LOCATION:Springvale Community Hub\, 5 Hillcrest Grove SPRINGVALE\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3171\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250811T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250811T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250619T033105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T033105Z
UID:1015-1754920800-1754924400@granolamagazine.com.au
SUMMARY:Online: Bird nests around the world: natural wonders with climate clues
DESCRIPTION:Despite their tiny brains\, birds are amazing architects\, and we can learn a lot from their nest designs – including domes\, cups and pendants. How did nest building evolve? Why are nests so diverse? Will birds successfully adapt their nests as the climate warms? To find out\, Dr Iliana Medina Guzman has analysed hundreds of nests from around the world\, in museums and in the wild. Join her interactive exploration of these beautiful and innovative constructions\, live from the University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/online-bird-nests-around-the-world-natural-wonders-with-climate-clues/
LOCATION:online
ORGANIZER;CN="University of Melbourne":MAILTO:christopher.hall@unimelb.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250814T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250814T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250628T062432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250628T062432Z
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SUMMARY:Home Salad Growing
DESCRIPTION:Join seasoned permaculture designer and educator Scott Hitchins for an insightful program on cultivating and maintaining salad plants. Discover the secrets to ensuring your salad greens flourish in your vegetable garden\, providing you with a continuous harvest for years with minimal effort and no need for annual replanting.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/home-salad-growing/
LOCATION:Avondale Heights Library And Learning Centre\, 69 Military Road Avondale Heights\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3034\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250817T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250817T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250627T003712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T003712Z
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SUMMARY:August Park Care Day at Darebin Parklands
DESCRIPTION:Join the DCMC Rangers & Friend of Darebin Parklands for an afternoon of planting native grasses & wild flowers with the community\, to help build habitat for wildlife! \nPlease wear weather appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes. Equipment\, gloves and refreshments will be provided! \nWHERE: Meet next to the giant egg sculpture which is opposite the Parklands Ave entrance. We’ll be planting the hill next to the sculpture\, colloquially known as Mt Puffalo. \nSEE MAP BELOW \nFor further info\, email: kim@dcmc.org.au \n 
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/august-park-care-day-at-darebin-parklands/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands – Mt Puffalo – hill nest to the egg sculpture\, Separation St\, Alphington\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3078\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250821T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250821T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T034946
CREATED:20250624T005234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T005234Z
UID:1104-1755799200-1755802800@granolamagazine.com.au
SUMMARY:Nuclear Free Collective monthly in-person ACTION meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Nuclear Free Collective’s monthly in-person ACTION meeting \nEvery third Wednesday of the month 6 pm – 8 pm drop in at 312 Smith st Collingwood (upstairs\, enter through Perry st side-door) \nPaint banners\, plan actions\, make props. \nOur future is renewable\, not radioactive.
URL:https://granolamagazine.com.au/event1/nuclear-free-collective-monthly-in-person-action-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Friends of the Earth Melbourne\, 312 Smith St\, Collingwood\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3066\, Australia
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