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

Small99's People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup
2025-07-03 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Beer DeLuxe Fed Square, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what’s going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved
No pitches, powerpoints or panels. Just People, Planet, Pint/s.
Your local meetup is a great place to start your journey or continue learning, and meet diverse people to chat about life and how we can sustain it. Every job is a climate job, so come along and learn about how you can take action, as well as what is going on locally.
We welcome everyone, regardless of their experience or background. People Planet Pint is a space where everyone can feel comfortable learning about sustainability and sharing their ideas.
Afterall, creating a sustainable future requires connected communities. And what better way to bring everyone together than over a drink?
Prefer a Pastry to a Pint? Head along to ‘People Planet Pastry’! Equally relaxed and welcoming, they run during the day and offer an informal way to learn about what is going on locally in sustainability.

Reduce your cost of living, sustainably!
2025-07-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Hume Global Learning Centre – Sunbury, 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury, VIC, 3429, Australia
Learn how to make small changes at home to help save on the rising cost of living and support a more sustainable lifestyle.

Are you struggling with the rising cost of living?
Would you like to learn how to save money by using resources more efficiently?
Do you enjoy taking action to help protect the environment for future generations?
Background
Sustainability can seem like a lot consider and can mean different things in different situations. Sustainability in simple terms means using resources in a way that ensures they are available for future generations, without harming people or the environment. It’s about finding ways to meet current needs while preserving the planet and its resources for the long term.
The United Nations holds sustainability as a key to addressing many global challenges such as, human rights, poverty, climate change, resource consumption and waste. If you would like to understand more deeply about sustainability on a global scale the United Nations website has published the Sustainable Development Goals.
What to expect
At this fun, interactive workshops you will learn simple and effective ways to reduce resource use at home and save you money at the same time. A wonderful side effect of reducing resource consumption other than saving money, is that it helps you tread a little more lightly on the planet. If you would like to calculate how many planets worth of resources you are consuming then why not try the online Ecological Footprint Calculator. During the workshop we will have the chance to compare some results, many people would be surprised at the number of planets their resource consumption requires.
Each workshop will begin with a brief introduction of what sustainability is and how it relates to our everyday lives. Then we will look at five essential areas of our lives, food, waste, energy, water and transport. By looking at these areas we will share some easy small steps to living more sustainably. If you are more advanced in your sustainable living journey, we have some tips to increase your sustainable living even further.
Organisations like Transition Australia, Sustainability Victoria and many other websites such as the Green City Times Online Magazine have great information and updates on new ideas, community connections, products and schemes to support living sustainably.
Disclaimer
By participating in this workshop, you acknowledge that you are aware of the inherent risks involved and voluntarily assume all risks of injury, damage, or loss that may occur during the workshop. You also understand that the information and materials provided by Hume City Council are for general educational purposes only and are not professional advice.
Privacy Notice
Through Eventbrite registrations, Council is collecting some personal information for administrative purposes. This information will not be disclosed to any other party except as required by law. You may access this information by contacting Council on 9205 2200. To view our privacy statement, go to Hume City Council Privacy Policy.

Darebin Creek Bundoora Park Dam Community Planting Day
2025-07-06 10:00 - 13:00 | VIC
Hosted by Darebin Creek Management Committee & Friends of Darebin Creek

Join us for a rewarding day of nature, community and conservation as we plant native plants creating habitat for native animals along the beautiful Darebin Creek at Bundoora Park!
We’ll be planting a mix of shrubs, sedges, and rushes between the Darebin Creek and the Bundoora Public Golf Course Dam, helping to strengthen the habitat corridor and create vital stepping stones for local wildlife. This work supports small native animals like the Eastern Spinebill, Spotted Pardalote, Rakali, Growling Grass Frogs and Sugar Gliders.
Then join Craig from Draw Plants Together for a FREE, relaxing plant drawing workshop after the planting. Get to know the unique plants of the Darebin Creek and learn more about the natural environment through observation and drawing. You might like to bring a picnic rug or chair if you stay for this session.

Help restore and enhance local biodiversity
Learn about native plants and creek ecology
Connect with your community and enjoy the outdoors
Be part of a larger effort restoring a habitat hotspot

All are welcome—no experience needed! Come solo, or bring your friends, family, and a love for nature. Tools and guidance provided.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to a healthier, more connected Darebin Creek.
Please wear: sturdy, closed-toe shoes and dress for the weather (warm jacket, raincoat, sun hat etc.)
Please bring: plenty of drinking water and gloves if you have them (or use ours)
Meet: Bundoora Public Golf Course Dam.
Parking is available on Fairway Drive opposite the golf car park. The site is approximately 500m walk along George circuit (see map)

Visit the Accessibility section to learn more about accessing the site.

By registering, we can keep you updated in case of any last-minute changes. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need any support to volunteer with us – phone (03) 9499 4454, or email info@dcmc.org.au

The Darebin Creek Habitat Project is an OzFish/DCMC partnership funded by Microsoft and the Australian Government’s Urban Rivers and Catchments Program, with the support of the City of Darebin, the Friends of Darebin Creek and Draw Plants Together.

Online: Happy Backyard Hens
2025-07-07 19:00 - 20:30 | online
Join us along with backyard chicken expert Jessamy Miller to discuss how to keep healthy and happy backyard hens.
We will cover:

Breeds and where to source them
Housing and space requirements
Feed and hygiene
Health, behaviour and enrichment

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Please note that this is an event for greater 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.
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. Photos will be taken at this event, but there is an option to opt out on the day.
This My Smart Garden event is proudly presented by the City of Stonnington on the land of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung 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.

Bush Tucker Kitchen (12 - 18 years) - Winter School Holiday Program
2025-07-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Sunbury Youth Centre, 51-53 Evans Street, Sunbury, Sunbury, 3429, Australia
Are you wondering what you can do during the school holidays? How about you make the most of them with Hume Youth Services!

Get hands-on in the kitchen with Indigenous ingredients and cook up something delicious! In this fun and free session, you’ll learn about traditional bush foods, where they come from, and how to use them. Create dishes, explore new ingredients, and enjoy a meal together. All ingredients provided. You’ll be making chocolate-covered finger lime clusters (with finger limes and dark chocolate), warrigal green pesto, and pickled karkalla.
All ingredients provided.
Please wear appropriate footwear.
This program is facilitated in partnership between Hume City Council Youth Services and Sunbury Aboriginal Corporation.
Please note – Registration through Eventbrite is required to secure your place. Please ensure you complete both pages of registration form to avoid booking cancellations.

Booking terms
Hume Youth Services are hosting a range of free activities to enjoy these school holidays. All programs have limited availability, and some require online registration.
The Youth Services unit supports young people aged 6 – 24 who have strong connections to City of Hume. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian/responsible adult to choose programs that are suitable for their young person.
Hume Youth Services have right of refusal for your booking, if selected programs do not meet the needs or age of your young person.
Bookings close 2 business days prior to the activity date to allow for all participant information to be processed.
Child safe commitment
Hume City Council is a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse. Council actively listens to and supports children to be strong, confident and self-determined citizens. Council provides a safe working environment that values child safety, diversity and inclusion for all children aged 0 – 18 and adheres to the Victorian Child Safe Standards and related legislation. Council acknowledges the cultural safety, participation and empowerment of all children; especially children from Aboriginal or culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and those with a disability.

Make a t-shirt into a bag workshop
2025-07-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Coburg Library MakerSpace Room, Corner of Victoria and Louisa Streets Coburg, Melbourne, VIC, 3058, Australia
Looking for a fun project these school holidays?

In this FREE hands-on workshop, you will learn how to repurpose an old t-shirt. Worn out t-shirts can be turned into fabulous new items, such as tote bags, necklaces, or keyrings.

Bring an old t-shirt to work on. Please book into one workshop only.

For ages 8+

The Low Waste Kitchen: Reducing Food and Plastic Waste
2025-07-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Altona Library, 123 Queen Street Altona, Melbourne, VIC, 3018, Australia
Join us this Plastic Free July for a practical and inspiring session on how to get more from your food, cut down on plastic and save money.
This workshop offers practical tips to help you turn what you already have into savings for your wallet and wins for the planet, all while cutting down on kitchen waste and reducing plastic use. Presented by sustainability educator, Kirsty Fox-Bishop.
We’ll explore:

How to reduce food waste and stretch your grocery budget
Creative ways to use up common leftovers
What food expiry dates really mean (and when to ignore them)
How to turn scraps into flavourful stocks and homemade vinegars
How to grow your own fresh sprouts — no garden required

You’ll walk away with a fresh perspective and a toolkit of ideas to help make your kitchen more efficient, less wasteful, and better for the planet.

Join us for a Sustainable Cities collective meeting!
2025-07-09 18:00 - 20:00 | online
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.
Our Better Buses campaign is continuing into 2025, as we continue to work with communities in the West to ensure that their voices are heard.
Join us for a collective meeting to discover the amazing that work that we are doing, and how you can get involved!

We 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.

Bush Tucker Cooking (12-18 years) - Winter School Holiday Program
2025-07-10 11:00 - 14:00 | Roxburgh Park Youth & Recreation Centre, 75 Lakeside Drive, Roxburgh Park, VIC, 3064, Australia
Are you wondering what you can do during the school holidays? How about you make the most of them with Hume Youth Services!

We are hosting a Bushtucker Cooking Class with Aunty Jo, a Hume Elder and proud Wiradyuri woman.
Come learn how to cook with local indigenous foods sourced from the Westmeadows Indigenous Community Gardens & learn about the importance of connection to the land.
All ingredients provided.
Please appropriate footwear.
Please note – Registration through Eventbrite is required to secure your place. Please ensure you complete both pages of registration form to avoid booking cancellations.

Booking terms
Hume Youth Services are hosting a range of free activities to enjoy these school holidays. All programs have limited availability, and some require online registration.
The Youth Services unit supports young people aged 6 – 24 who have strong connections to City of Hume. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian/responsible adult to choose programs that are suitable for their young person.
Hume Youth Services have right of refusal for your booking, if selected programs do not meet the needs or age of your young person.
Bookings close 2 business days prior to the activity date to allow for all participant information to be processed.
Child safe commitment
Hume City Council is a child safe organisation with zero tolerance for child abuse. Council actively listens to and supports children to be strong, confident and self-determined citizens. Council provides a safe working environment that values child safety, diversity and inclusion for all children aged 0 – 18 and adheres to the Victorian Child Safe Standards and related legislation. Council acknowledges the cultural safety, participation and empowerment of all children; especially children from Aboriginal or culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and those with a disability.

Act on Climate Social Meetup
2025-07-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Friends of the Earth Melbourne, 312 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, 3066, Australia
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 out.

This month’s social night activity is tbc. Let us know if there is an activity you’d like to do with us!

Hand mending: Patching and applique!
2025-07-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Coburg Mending Circle, Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets Coburg, Melbourne, VIC, 3058, 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!

Darebin Creek planting – Greenhills Road habitat enrichment
2025-07-12 10:00 - 12:30 | Darebin Creek Trail, Bundoora, Darebin Creek Trail, immediately north of Greenhills Rd pedestrian bridge, Bundoora (west side of creek), Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
Come along and lend a hand planting native seedlings as part of our ‘Woodland Bird Byway’ project along the Darebin Creek.

We’ll be planting shrubs and sedges to boost plant diversity and strengthen the understorey to help create more shelter and nesting sites for local wildlife. We’ll then have a cuppa together at the end.

It’s a great opportunity to spend time in nature, meet other like-minded people and be part of something that makes a real difference.

Everyone is welcome. Check the accessibility section for details on how to get to the site.

Please wear: sturdy, closed-toe shoes and dress for the weather (warm jacket, raincoat, sun hat etc.)
Please bring: plenty of drinking water and gloves if you have them (or use ours)
Meet: on the Darebin Creek Trail, just north of the Greenhills Rd pedestrian bridge, Bundoora. We’ll be working on the west side of the creek.

This event provides a welcoming and inclusive space for anyone interested in nature, meeting new people, and taking positive action to support the environment.
By registering, we can keep you updated in case of any last-minute changes. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need any support to volunteer with us – phone (03) 9499 4454, or email info@dcmc.org.au

This project is funded by the Australian Government’s Urban Rivers and Catchments Program, with the support of the Darebin Creek Management Committee and City of Whittlesea.

Springvale Urban Harvest
2025-07-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Springvale Community Hub, 5 Hillcrest Grove SPRINGVALE, Melbourne, VIC, 3171, Australia
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.
Springvale 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.
What can be swapped?

Home-grown fruit and vegetables
Seeds you’ve saved, seedlings and cuttings you’ve raised (edible only)
Share your gardening tips, exchange skills, stories and recipes
Gardening goodies (coffee grounds, worm juice, etc.)
Copies of your favourite seasonal recipe
Gardening magazines or gardening books you’ve read

If you require additional assistance to participate, please get in contact with us.

Sustainability Saturdays - Turn Plastic Trash into Treasure
2025-07-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Springvale Community Hub, 5 Hillcrest Grove SPRINGVALE, Melbourne, VIC, 3171, Australia
Celebrate Plastic Free July by learning how to turn plastic trash into exciting new items.
Are you keen on transforming your plastic bags into useful materials with just an iron and baking paper? Join us for this exciting upcycling workshop.
This hands-on session will teach you techniques to repurpose plastic bags into practical items, providing a sustainable solution to plastic waste.
This workshop is designed for ages 18+. Bookings required.

Webinar: How to become a Nature Stewards host with a marine and coastal focus
2025-07-15 12:30 - 13:30 | online
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 and ongoing learning.
Our content and curriculum are developed and delivered by leading scientists, conservation experts, Traditional Owners and environmental educators.
In this webinar we’re taking a deep dive into our brand new marine and coastal content.
We’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.
Please RSVP below.

Act on Climate collective meeting & dinner (online and in-person)
2025-07-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Friends of the Earth Melbourne, 312 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, 3066, 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 out.

Act 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.

Weekly collective meetings are the engine room for our campaigns. Dinner is included, cooked by a collective member.
Come along to get involved in grassroots action for climate justice.

Join us for a Sustainable Cities collective meeting!
2025-07-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Friends of the Earth Melbourne, 312 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, 3066, 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 to each other.
Our Better Buses campaign is continuing into 2025, as we continue to work with communities in the West to ensure that their voices are heard.
Join us for a collective meeting to discover the amazing that work that we are doing, and how you can get involved!

Gardening in Small Spaces
2025-07-16 18:30 - 20:30 | online
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 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’.

This 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!
Please feel free to bring any surplus produce, seeds, cuttings, plants, gardening magazines etc. to swap and share!
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Please 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.
This 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.
This 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.

Australia Wind Energy 2025
2025-07-17 09:00 - 2025-07-18 18:00 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 1 Convention Centre Pl South Wharf, Melbourne, VIC, 3006, 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 across Australia’s diverse regions at the Regional Development Forum
Discover cutting-edge innovations in wind technology at Offshore WindTECH
Unlock the finance and investment potential at the Unlocking Wind Capital forum
Take advantage of over 30 hours of networking opportunities, including 1-1 private meetings, coffee breaks, cocktail receptions, and more
Engage with 200+ exhibitors and explore 8+ national pavilions, providing a comprehensive overview of the latest trends and innovations
Attend the prestigious “Sustainability and Diversity Night 2025”, where you can network with over 700 dinner attendees in an elegant and relaxed setting
Support diversity, equity, and inclusion while empowering women and the next generation through the Women in Net-Zero Future and Youth Programs
Co-located with Connecting Hydrogen APAC 2025 and the Carbon Capture APAC Summit 2025 – the region’s largest conferences and exhibitions for hydrogen and CCUS
Concurrent with the SAF APAC 2025 Summit – the leading event in the Asia-Pacific region dedicated to promoting sustainable aviation fuels

AuWE2025 Conferences
Strategic Summit day 1: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/strategic-summit-agenda
Strategic Summit day 2: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/strategic-summit-agenda-day2
Unlocking Wind Capital Forum: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/unlocking-wind-capital
Offshore WindTECH Summit free: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/offshore-windtech-summit-agenda
Co-hosted with CHA & CCAS:
Women in Net-zero Future free: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/women-in-net-zero-future-program
Start-up Innovation Challenge free: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/start-up-innovation-challenge
Regional Development Forum: https://www.windenergyaustralia.com/regional-development-forum
Strategic Key Topics

Policy and Regulatory
Market Assessment and Opportunity
Strengthening Supply Chain
Grid and Storage Potential
Wind+: Future for Made in Australia
Offshore Wind Commercialization
Infrastructure Planning for Offshore Wind Constructions
Maintaining and Managing Onshore Assets
Environment Impact and Social Licence

Sponsor/exhibitor contact
Cami Wang
marketing@leader-associates.com

Film Screening: White Rock - Ocean Research Climate Action (ORCA) Launch
2025-07-17 17:30 - 21:00 | The Capitol, 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, 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 and civic action for regenerative futures.
At 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.
Following 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.

Presented by RMIT University and Ocean Research Climate Action (ORCA).

White Rock
Country: Australia
Year: 2024
Duration:35 mins
Format: DCP
Director: Stefan Andrews
Producer: Dr. Scott Bennett
Narrator: Damon Gameau

Fruit Tree Pruning at Roxburgh Park Community Gardens with Ali Yesilyurt
2025-07-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Roxburgh Park Community Garden, Whiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park, VIC, 3064, 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 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!

Movie Screening: Just Eat It
2025-07-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road Doncaster, Melbourne, VIC, 3108, 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 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.
Bring your own drink and receive a free bag of popcorn!
Registration is required.

July Park Care Day at Darebin Parklands
2025-07-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Darebin Parklands – Rockbeare Grove side of the park, Separation St, Alphington, Melbourne, VIC, 3078, 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 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.

For further info, email: kim@dcmc.org.au

Hand mending: Patching and applique!
2025-07-21 11:00 - 12:30 | Coburg Library, Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets Coburg, Melbourne, VIC, 3058, Australia

Garden Club: Volunteer Info Session
2025-07-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Brimbank Libraries: Keilor Library, 704B Old Calder Highway Keilor, Melbourne, VIC, 3036, Australia
Love inspiring people to grow their skills, getting your hands dirty in the garden and connecting with your local community?
Consider becoming a volunteer at Keilor Library with our community garden boxes!
Learn about the role, what it involves, how many hours per month and the skills needed to become a Garden Library Volunteer.
Find out more about Garden Club
Discover more about Brimbank Libraries Seed Libraries, Books, Magazines, Garden Spaces and upcoming events online at brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au

Act on Climate collective meeting & dinner (online and in-person)
2025-07-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Friends of the Earth Melbourne, 312 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, 3066, 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 out.

Act 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.

Weekly collective meetings are the engine room for our campaigns. Dinner is included, cooked by a collective member.
Come along to get involved in grassroots action for climate justice.

NOTE: Friends of the Earth is a COVID-safe workplace. At face-to-face meetings, we ask that attendees are fully vaccinated.
We 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.

Free Food Market
2025-07-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Catalyst Social Centre, 146 Sydney Rd, Coburg, VIC, 3058, Australia
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!
Keen to get involved? Just come down and chat during opening hours, or follow our contact details in the link below.
(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)
A Really Really Free Market project. For more info about RRFM, check out our collective at catalystcentre.net/collectives

Join us for a Sustainable Cities collective meeting!
2025-07-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Friends of the Earth Melbourne, 312 Smith St, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, 3066, Australia

Vulnerable and Endangered Species - The Think Tank
2025-07-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Springvale Library, 5 Hillcrest Grove, Springvale, Melbourne, VIC, 3171, 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.
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We Love Aintree National Tree Day Sustainability Festival
2025-07-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Aintree Reserve Playground, 25 Aintree Boulevard Aintree, Melbourne, vic, 3335, 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 of these liucky plants will be the 20,000th plant planted by over 2,000 volunteers in our Revegetation projects.
Also, 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!
The 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
What to Bring: Suitable clothing for the weather, sturdy closed in shoes/boots, refillable water bottle, garden gloves (optional). This is a minimum waste event.
Kids 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.
