Urana Road Community Stewardship Morning
2024-03-12 09:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
Learn how to remove the invasive plant species threatening this popular recreation area. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with plant identification and removal techniques.
Take in the fresh air, get close to nature and learn about the local environment and how Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: March 29th Meet on Urana Road, near Pistol Club.
What is supplied: All tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves and a hat.
Please register! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Please register for the sessions you will attend.
REGISTER HERE
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Wagga Road Volunteer Morning
2024-03-28 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. Tasks will vary month to month and according to the season and your capacity. You may be doing a flora survey, removing redundant fences, replacing barbed wire with wildlife friendly plain wire, weeding, checking nestboxes, removing tree guards and more. No experience necessary.
Take in the fresh air, get close to nature and learn about the local environment and how Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet on Wagga Rd: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yh53QPtiFLfSjk9H6
What is supplied: All tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves and a hat.
Please register!
Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Please register for the sessions you will attend.
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Padman Park Volunteer Morning
2024-04-04 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-04-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Padman Park Reserve, Day Street, Albury, 2640
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. Tasks will vary month to month and according to the season and your capacity. You may be doing a flora survey, removing redundant fences, replacing barbed wire with wildlife friendly plain wire, weeding, checking nestboxes, removing tree guards and more. No experience necessary.
Take in the fresh air, get close to nature and learn about the local environment and how Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet on Day Street Car Park, near reserve.
What is supplied: All tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves and a hat.
Please register! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Please register for the sessions you will attend.
REGISTER HERE
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Off-Grid Living Festival 2024
2024-04-06 - 2024-04-07 | Chiltern Race Course, Racecourse Road, Chiltern, 3683
At the Off-Grid Living Festival we seek to inspire people to take a new step towards becoming more sustainable each year. We don’t just talk about the problems at this event, we offer great solutions, and we make it fun and attainable to all with a great mix of education and entertainment throughout the festival.

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2024-04-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-05-04 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-01 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-06 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.

Apex Park Walk ‘n’ Weed
2024-04-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers on a Walk and Weed in Albury’s Environmental Lands to help take out environmental weeds and improve the quality of our native bush parks.
This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experienced in the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience necessary, our Rangers will share all you need to know on spotting and removing invasive woody weeds.
Take in the fresh air, get close to nature and learn about the local environment and how Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet at Apex Park.
What is supplied: All tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves and a hat.
Please register! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Follow this link to register for each session you will attend.
Register Here!
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Wonder Walks | Thurgoona AR Trail
2024-04-20 09:30 - 12:30 | 57 Morgan Cres, Thurgoona NSW 2640, Ernest Grant Park, Thurgoona, 2640, Australia
Discover the wonders of augmented reality at Thurgoona’s AR Trail launch event!
Come down to Ernest Grant Park to encounter five native animals along the trail, digitally interact and snap photos with a Sloanes Froglet, Ibis, Fairy Wren, Christmas Beetle and Squirrel Glider.
We will also have face painting, collage workshop, city planning engagement, coffee and a scavenger activity booklet to find each animal.
This is a free event, but if you would like to show your interest you can book a ticket.
If you have any questions, please email us at culturalactivation@alburycity.nsw.gov.au

Seed Savers Seed Bank opening
2024-04-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Harry’s Hut, Browns Lagoon, Olive Street, South Albury
Seed bank opening
Also a discussion about worms and their benefits in the garden.
Bring any seeds you have to deposit and excess produce and plants to share.

MONTHLY REPAIR CAFE HASTINGS WORKSHOP
2024-04-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Hastings Community Hub, 1973 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Hastings, 3915
The Repair Cafe is a place where skilled volunteers fix, repair and mend household & personal items for reuse or repurpose. This helps pass on special skills and keeps the circular economy going in the community and items out of landfill. We are a not-for-profit community organisation which relies on kind donations from the community to also keep us going. Kids activities and light refreshments are available as part of the Repair Cafe services. We are currently running just one session per month (usually on the third Sunday of each month) at The Hastings Community Hub. We have a great group of volunteers but are also seeking more volunteers to assist in all areas of operating the Repair Cafe (on site and behind the scenes) as our visitor numbers grow. Training provided. Please inquire if interested in helping out or attending one of our next repair sessions – we would love to meet you!

Albury Future Forum
2024-04-24 18:30 - 21:30 | Crown Lounge, 491 Kiewa St, Albury, 2640
DO YOU WANT TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ALBURY? JOIN US FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT WHERE YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
The Albury City Council election is on Saturday September 14th.
The Greens are once again mounting a strong, progressive campaign and we want your help to craft a progressive election platform that is truly community focused.
Join Cr Ashley Edwards, Dr Amanda Cohn MLC and other local Greens to collaborate, innovate, and create a vision that reflects our community’s values and aspirations.
REGISTER HERE: https://contact-nsw.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=15233 or check the link below to register via Facebook.
Don’t miss out on this chance to influence real change in our community. Be there, be heard, and let’s make a difference! RSVP now and be part of the movement towards a Greener Albury!
This event is fully wheelchair accessible with a lift.
You can also support our local group/campaign by donating here: https://greens.org.au/nsw/donatealburycouncil
Let us know your dietary requirements when you register.
Crown Lounge, New Albury Hotel,
491 Kiewa St
Albury NSW 2640

Eastern Hill Community Stewardship Morning
2024-04-26 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
Learn how to remove the invasive plant species threatening this popular recreation area. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with plant identification and removal techniques.
Take in the fresh air, get close to nature and learn about the local environment and how Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Doctors Point Road, Devils Glen.
What is supplied: All tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves and a hat.
Please register! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Please register for the sessions you will attend.
REGISTER HERE!
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Community Advocacy panel with Dr Helen Haines, Judy Ryan OAM & Dr Rachel Richardson.
2024-05-01 17:30 - 19:30 | Gateway Health Wodonga, 155 High Street, Wodonga, Vic, Australia
Gateway Health is running a series of community capacity building events to inspire and build capacity of people and communities to advocate for change.
Come along and hear from inspiring people who have advocated for small and big changes in their community.
In our 2nd session, hear from Dr Helen Haines MP, Judy Ryan OAM and Dr Rachel Richardson.
Wednesday 1st May, 5.30pm – 7.30pm at Gateway Health Wodonga.

Dr Helen Haines MP

Helen Haines was elected as the Independent Federal Member for Indi in 2019 and re-elected in 2022.
Dr Haines has lived and worked as a nurse, midwife, health administrator and rural health researcher in Victoria’s North East for more than 30 years.
Before contesting the federal election in 2019, Dr Haines worked as a Senior Research Fellow with the University of Melbourne Department of Rural Health and as the Director of Education and Research Unit at Northeast Health Wangaratta.
Dr Haines holds a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of New South Wales and a PhD in Medical Science from Uppsala University, Sweden.
As an Independent MP, Dr Haines is working to bring integrity to politics, for action on climate change that benefits regional communities and better access to health care and mental health care in regional Australia.

Judy Ryan OAM

After raising her family in Wodonga, Judy Ryan relocated to inner-city Melbourne in 2012. Judy became immersed in Melbourne’s deadly heroin crisis, and in 2016 launched what ultimately became a successful residents’ campaign for a supervised injecting facility in Richmond.
Judy was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) in the general division in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday honours list for “service to community health in a range of programs”.
She received a 2023 Churchill Fellowship ‘to learn how drug-impacted communities engage governments to save lives using health-based solutions’.
In 2023 Judy wrote the book: You Talk We Die – The Battle for Victoria’s First Safe Injecting Facility.
Judy has also stood as a candidate in the three levels of government in Australia.

Dr Rachel Richardson

Dr Rachel Richardson holds a PhD in applied psychology and has a career in education spanning over 35 years across a range of settings from primary school teaching to university leadership and management.
Consistent with her focus on early intervention in her doctoral work, Rachel has been a strong advocate for the development of multidisciplinary service models for Transgender children and young people. She has also served in an advisory capacity on a range of bodies across Victoria aimed at supporting and protecting the broader interests of those in the LGBTIQ + community.
Rachel is the retired inaugural Chair of the Board of the national charity, Transcend Australia, which advocates for the human rights of Trans, Gender Diverse, and Non-Binary young people and their families across Australia.
The session is free, with reservation required.
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/community-advocacy-panel-with-dr-helen-haines-judy-ryan-oam-and-dr-rachel-richardson

Heathwood & Pioneer Park Walk ‘n’ Weed
2024-05-15 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. Tasks will vary month to month and according to the season and your capacity. You may be doing a flora survey, removing redundant fences, replacing barbed wire with wildlife friendly plain wire, weeding, checking nestboxes, removing tree guards and more. No experience necessary.
Take in the fresh air, get close to nature and learn about the local environment and how Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet on Poplar Drive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WTEVzFVZ4NJpZ5fx9
What is supplied: All tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves and a hat.
Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Please register for the sessions you will attend.
Please register!
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Whistlestop High Tea 2024
2024-05-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Back by popular demand is this gourmet bike ride on the High Country Rail Trail, with spectacular views of Lake Hume and the hills beyond.
The ride is 24 km from Huon Reserve, over the Sandy Creek Bridge, along the shoreline of Lake Hume to Tallangatta and return.
Bike riders leave Huon Reserve, off the Murray Valley Highway, at 1.30pm. Registration from 1pm.
Traditional 1950’s style high tea served at Sandy Creek Bridge and Tallangatta.
Tickets $30/adult, $10/youth, children under 12 free. Family group $60 (2 adults, 2 youth over 12)
Bookings WILL CLOSE Wednesday 15th to allow event catering.
Bookings are essential!

Thurgoona Community Stewardship Drive
2024-05-31 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
Learn how to remove the invasive plant species threatening this popular recreation area. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience is necessary – our Rangers will help with plant identification and removal techniques.
Take in the fresh air, get close to nature and learn about the local environment and how Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Table Top Road, https://maps.app.goo.gl/BKnkiFEmbmZ1U1J98
What is supplied: All tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves and a hat.
Please register! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.
REGISTER HERE!
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

North East Regional Sustainability Alliance (NERSA) Bi-monthly meeting
2024-06-03 10:00 - 12:00 | CSU Go TAFE Wangaratta Campus, Tone Road, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
The North East Regional Sustainability Alliance (NERSA) is a network of community sustainability groups which acts collaboratively with communities, agencies and organisations across the region. Meetings are held every two months. Anyone is welcome to attend.
This meeting will be held in the video-conference room at the GoTAFE/CSU campus in Wangaratta. You may join us face to face or zoom in. Please contact Jenny Davies for the zoom link. Email address: jdjbdavies@gmail.com

Swanpool Environmental Film Festival 2024
2024-06-15 13:00 - 21:00 | Swanpool Cinema, 2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool, Victoria, 3673, Australia
After the successful 10th anniversary screening of the Swanpool Environmental Film Festival in 2023 Benalla Sustainable Future Group is pleased to support another Festival in 2024, working in partnership with Swanpool Landcare with support from Benalla Rural City and Winton Wetlands.
Three sessions commence 1.00 pm sharp at Swanpool Cinema and include afternoon tea and an evening meal.
Session one.
Guest Speaker Dr Mark Diesendorf Hon. Assoc. Prof. UNSW Sydney, Environmentalist, ‘The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation’.
Mark is Co Author of the book The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation.
Film ‘The New Corporation, The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel’.
Afternoon Tea.
Session two.
Feature film ’Finding The Money’, there’s another side to the national debt.
Film discussion, questions and answers with Dr Steven Hail Assoc. Prof. Torrens University Australia, Economist at Modern Money Lab, economics for a new era.
Dinner.
Session three.
Guest Speaker Margot Nash Filmmaker and Visiting Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, screenwriter, and photographer including her short film ‘Undercurrents: Meditations on Power’, https://www.margotnash.com/.
Guest Speaker Bertram Lobert with an update on the Save Our Strathbogie Forest Federal Court case about planned burns in high quality Southern Greater Glider habitat. Title of Bert’s talk is ‘Wrong Fire – Wrong Place: planned burning in a Victorian foothill forest’.
$35 includes three sessions, afternoon tea and dinner. Catering by the Swanpool Catering Team.
Download the SEFF 2024 Menu.
Download Festival Flyer.
Download Festival Program.
More details in our May Newsletter.
Bookings essential on Try Booking – https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1206465.
Saturday 15 June 2024 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM (UTC+10).
If attending please be Covid Aware. Some masks will be available.
Swanpool Cinema
2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool Victoria 3673
Details on Swanpool Cinema website www.swanpoolcinema.com.au
Phone 0498 007 988 for enquiries.

Creative Composting Workshop
2024-06-22 15:30 - 16:30 | 590 Heathwood Avenue Lavington, 590 Heathwood Avenue, Lavington, 2641
Keen to compost? Like to improve your heap?
Learn hands on how to creatively use whatever organic ‘waste’ you have, to turn into
the world’s most precious resource – healthy soil.
Session covers cold and hot heaps, ways to use animal manure, leaf mould, using natives, fermentation composting and
the 18 day Berkeley technique.

Fed Hill Community Tree Planting 2024
2024-07-07 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-07-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Residents, families and friends are invited to help the Friends of Federation Hill plant trees and shrubs to provide wildlife habitat and links on the hill behind Barton St, Wodonga.
When: Two Sunday Mornings in July (7th & 14th) – 9am to 11am.
Where: Fed Hill Reserve, Wodonga. Park in Street and take walkway through Daniel Rhodes Park at 43 Barton St. At top of park turn right and walk 100m to access the Dam area.
BYO: Preferably wear boots and dress for the weather. We will have spare gloves, etc but if you wish to come equipped, you could BYO:
* Gardening Gloves
* Bucket
* Long handled Shovel &/or a Mattock.

RSVP: Verbal registration beforehand would help logistics but simply turning up on a morning will be fine and appreciated.
For more information contact our group coordinator Simon Fisher 0438247478.

GIVEAWAY PRIZE — Satisfaction that you have helped the environment.
All welcome!
Presented by Wodonga Urban Landcare Network with the generous support of our sponsors.

Community Planting Bee at Leneva Depot
2024-07-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Leneva Enviro Hub, 3063 Beechworth-Wodonga Rd, Leneva, Victoria, 3691, Australia
Please join Parklands Albury Wodonga for a morning of planting at our Leneva Depot and Enviro Hub. We will be making a start on a new native sensory garden which will form part of our Nature Play Trails project. This event is suitable for all ages and we encourage families to come along.
Please wear closed shoes and bring some water. You can bring your own gloves if you like. All other tools and equipment will be provided.
Click here to register.
Thanks to the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal for the funding for this project.
