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Apply to be a stallholder – Albury Wodonga Sustainable Living Festival
2025-10-15 | QEII Square, Dean Street, Albury, 2640
We’re excited to announce that the Albury Wodonga Sustainable Living Festival is returning in 2025 — and we’d love for you to be part of it!
This year, the Festival will be held as part of the Albury Twilight Markets on Thursday 13 November, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at QEII Square, Albury.
We’re inviting individuals, community groups, and businesses to get involved by hosting an activity, workshop, or information stall that promotes sustainability or environmentally friendly living. This could include interactive displays, hands-on activities, educational resources, eco-products, and more.
The stallholder EOI will be sent out in the coming weeks. Stall holder fees are below, however Not for Profits will not be charged:

3m * 3m $52
6m * 3m $92
9m * 3m TBA

Please note: Stallholders will need to bring their own setup, including tent, table, chairs, and any other equipment needed for their space. There are no powered sites available.
Please visit Site Applications, on step 5 ‘Which dates are you applying for’, please select ‘13 November Sustainable Living Festival 2025 – AlburyCity applicants’
Any questions, please reach out to Amber Rodd – amber.rodd@alburycity.nsw.gov.au or Goli Khalaj – goli.khalaj@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
For more information about the Twilight Festival that we will be alongside, visit Twilight Market November | AlburyCity

Street Harvest
2025-10-20 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-27 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-03 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-10 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-17 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-24 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-01 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-08 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) and 7 more dates | Uniting, Wodonga, 1 Nilmar Avenue, Wodonga, Vic, 3690, Australia
The Street Harvest project is being reinvigorated – Please consider growing an extra row of produce in your garden to support this project and Uniting in Wodonga.
All produce can be dropped off at Uniting (1 Nilmar Avenue, Wodonga between. 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday to Friday).
The project builds and encourages community capacity and improves food security for Wodonga residents by distributing excess fruit and vegetables, harvested from residential gardens, to local residents and emergency food relief agencies.
‘Street Harvest’ was a pilot project developed in Wodonga in 2010. The Street Harvest Project grew out of a passion for transforming the local food system into one that is sustainable and strong.

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2025-11-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Wodonga Senior Citizens Centre, 15 Havelock Street, Wodonga, Victoria, 3690, Australia
​It’s our 10th Birthday ~~ come along and celebrate with us 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉
Do you have a broken household item you’d like fixed but need a hand to do so? Then this is your opportunity.
Our Repair Café is a free meeting place to bring along broken household items such as furniture, clothing, textiles and battery-operated appliances and learn how to fix them with the help of experienced, volunteer repairers. You can also bring along small, blunt garden tools like secateurs and we’ll show you how to sharpen them. Maximum three items per person per session. A donation is greatly appreciated for the repair of your items. This covers the cost of our insurance and supplies used for these repairs.
For more information see: https://www.facebook.com/repaircafeaw/
Repair Café Albury-Wodonga is proudly supported by Halve Waste, with morning yummies donated by Kooka Brotha’s patisserie.

Special Event – The Repair Cafe will be at Sustainable Living Festival 2025!
2025-11-13 17:00 - 20:00 | QEII Square, Dean Street, Albury, 2640
We are excited to be participating at the Sustainability Living Festival this year!
Come along and see us at Sustainability Living Festival on Thursday, 13th November 2025 from 5pm-8pm.

Visit our Information Hub to learn how to repair and fix your items so you don’t have to buy brand new.
Help us save these items from going to landfill by choosing to learn how to repair them.
You can also chat with our volunteers about how you can join our community run initiative and volunteer for just 3 hours a month.
It will be great to see you!
Follow us on Facebook for more details.
Will we see you there❓

Albury Awards – Environmental Citizen of the Year (Nominations Close - 8th December)
2025-11-19 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-11-26 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-12-03 08:00 - 08:30 | Online
Do you know someone that deserves the Albury Environmental Citizen of the Year?
Every year, our community is enriched by the outstanding contributions of its residents. From community champions and dedicated volunteers to innovative thinkers and compassionate leaders, the Albury Awards highlight the diverse tapestry of talent and dedication within our midst.
The environmental citizen of the year category has been established to recognise contributions to our local environment, demonstrated leadership on a community issue resulting in the enhancement of community life or has inspiring qualities as a role model for the community.
Nominations Close – 8th December

Click the link below for more information and to fill out a nomination form
Albury Awards | AlburyCity

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2025-12-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Wodonga Senior Citizens Centre, 15 Havelock Street, Wodonga, Victoria, 3690, Australia
Do you have a broken household item you’d like fixed but need a hand to do so? Then this is your opportunity.
Our Repair Café is a free meeting place to bring along broken household items such as furniture, clothing, textiles and battery-operated appliances and learn how to fix them with the help of experienced, volunteer repairers. You can also bring along small, blunt garden tools like secateurs and we’ll show you how to sharpen them. Maximum three items per person per session. A donation is greatly appreciated for the repair of your items. This covers the cost of our insurance and supplies used for these repairs.
For more information see: https://www.facebook.com/repaircafeaw/
Repair Café Albury-Wodonga is proudly supported by Halve Waste, with morning yummies donated by Kooka Brotha’s patisserie.

2025 End-of-year celebration
2025-12-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
2025 was another huge year for your ACF-AWR group!
Our events for the year included:

Planning together for 2025, Feb 15, Hybrid event
Monthly meeting and catch up, Mar 29, Hybrid event
Australia’s Biggest Bushwalk, May 17, we walked 69 km and raised $260 to help protect Australia’s wildlife
Monthly meeting and catch up, May 31, Hybrid event
Champions for Nature, Sloane’s Froglet citizen science with Karen Retra, Aug 16
Platy-project zoom how-to, Sep 5
Platy-project field trip how-to, Sep 6
Films to inspire climate action with guest speaker Paul Sinclair, ACF Campaign Director and Deputy CEO, Oct 25
Connecting Nature With Farming – Platy Event, Oct 26
End-of-year celebration, Dec 6

And we also had a presence at the Albury-Wodonga Farmers Market and wrote many submissions and letters to lobby for strong nature laws and climate action federally, in VIC and NSW, and locally. Too many to list!
We hope you will join us in an end-of-year celebration of our significant achievements for 2025 and to relax with like-minded people at the beautiful Wonga Wetlands.
We’d also love to hear from you about things you’d like to see your ACF-AWR group doing in 2026 – we love hearing from you with your great feedback and ideas, so also save the date for our planning meeting on Feb 14, 2026.
Come along, join us, and have a lovely day enjoying nature and the company of like-minded, welcoming people.
Where: Wonga Wetlands, 2377 Riverina Highway, Splitters Creek, 2640
When: Saturday 6 December, 12 – 3 pm
What to bring: A plate to share, something to drink (no alcohol), clothes suitable for the weather, closed shoes, sunscreen, mosquito repellent
Other things you may like to bring: A chair, binoculars, camera
What you can’t bring: Your dog or your bicycle on the walking paths (to protect the wildlife)
RSVP now to let us know you’re joining us. We look forward to seeing you!
Bart and your ACF-AWR Team

Opportunity: Join Wodonga Council's Sustainability Advisory Committee
2026-02-02, 2026-02-09, 2026-02-16, 2026-02-23
Wodonga Council is seeking community members to help shape environmental and sustainability priorities across our region.
The committee will bring together diverse perspectives and expertise to inform local plans, policies and projects that matter to our community’s future.
Volunteers and sustainability-minded people from the Wodonga community are invited get involved!
The Wodonga Sustainability Advisory Committee supports Wodonga Council by providing community-informed advice on sustainability and environmental matters.
The committee brings together local perspectives and expertise to explore sustainability ideas, foster collaboration across the community and provide feedback on plans, policies and projects.
In doing so, it helps to ensure that Wodonga Council’s sustainability initiatives reflect community expectations and align with its strategic goals and values.
By joining the committee, community members have the opportunity to share their knowledge, represent local views and help to shape a more sustainable future for Wodonga.

What’s involved:

Minimum 7 member positions available
2-3 year terms
4 meetings per year
$100 remuneration per meeting

Who they’re looking for:
People who care about sustainability, think analytically, and value collaboration. They’re especially keen to hear from people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
How to apply: View the charter and selection criteria, and submit your Expression of Interest at https://wod.city/wsac
Closes: Friday 27 February

ACF-AWR Planning Together for 2026, F2F and Online
2026-02-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a lovely break.
You are invited to join us at your ACF-AWR planning meeting for 2026. We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas!
Atienne from ACF will be joining us from the Melbourne ACF office to ensure we’re up to date with ACF’s big picture and to support us in our planning.
When: 14 February 2026, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Where: Hyphen, Upstairs Meeting Room, 126 Hovell St, Wodonga, VIC, 3690 and Online
Note: This will be a ‘hybrid’ meeting (face-to-face and online) to cater for our all our members.
The purpose of the meeting is to plan your ACF-AWR group’s events and focus for the year ahead.
IMPORTANT: we are having a lovely lunch at Platiunum Brew, Shop 13-14 Southside Terrace, Beechworth Rd, Wodonga with like-minded people prior to the meeting. Please email acf.awr@gmail.com to let us know you’re joining us and how many people we need to make a reservation for.
Agenda:
12.30 – 2.00 pm Lunch, Platinum Brew, Wodonga
2.00 – 2.10 pm Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country
2.10 – 2.30 pm ACF campaigns/big picture
2.30 – 3.00 pm Group SWOT analysis
3.00 – 3.30 pm ACF-AWR Events Planning 2026
3.30 – 3.50 pm Group norms and dynamics – moving forward as a group
3.50 – 4.00 pm Thanks and recap/wrap of ACF-AWR priorities and events calendar
4.00 – 6.00 pm Social/networking time, The Goods Shed, Wodonga
You can find out more about ACF Australia’s campaigns and strategy and goals at the links and also check the community hub for resources.
Other actions you can take:

Sign petitions, write letters, make calls with the support of ACF on their take action page.

For those wishing to join the group after the meeting for a chat with like-minded people, head to The Goods Shed Wodonga, 1/71 Church Street, Wodonga.
We look forward to seeing you soon! Join us for the full planning session or just some of it – we always love to see you whenever you can join us for however long. And, yes, we’ll have some refreshments for those attending at the Hyphen.

IMPORTANT: Please email us at acf.awr@gmail.com to let us know how you would like to attend in person so that we can cater for you. If you are attending online, we’ll send the link to join when you RSVP.
RSVP now and don’t miss out on a great and fun afternoon.
Your ACF-AWR Team

Celebrating Women in Conservation Breakfast | Albury-Wodonga
2026-03-05 07:30 - 11:30 | Check the event listing for venue details
Join local Women in Conservation and allies to celebrate, share stories and be inspired by conservation legends and digital livestream speaker Lisa Miller – Founder and CEO of Wedgetail, an organisation accelerating the global shift to a nature-positive future.

Meet and mingle over a buffet breakfast
Watch the Celebrating Women in Conservation Breakfast livestream from the sold-out Bush Heritage and Trust for Nature Melbourne event
Hear from the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust and conservation covenant landholders

Hosted by the Murray Landcare Collective in partnership with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.
Join us as we celebrate conservation professionals, conservation advocates, enthusiasts, supporters and community, and recognise the vital roles women play in protecting our environment. Male allies are welcome to attend.
Bookings are essential and close 2nd March 2026.
Book online at: https://events.humanitix.com/celebrating-women-in-conservation-breakfast-albury-wodonga
Enquiries: Claire (Corowa District Landcare) 0417 858 533.
This event is possible thanks to the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.
