Seed Bank Opening It is the time to start autumn plantings to ensure an ongoing supply of vegetables later in the year. Crops such as kale, broccoli, celery, cabbages, coriander, radishes, silver beet, spinach, lettuce and salad greens, spring onions, and leeks get a strong start when planted while the soil is still warm. And, next […]
Birds of Albury Enter our community-based photography exhibition on Albury's local birdlife. Entries: Due by Monday 25 March 2024 Albury is a haven for a rich variety of Australian native birds much loved and admired by our community. In conjunction with the Birds of Australia Storybox exhibition the LibraryMuseum is celebrating our local birdlife with a community-based […]
Stop the spread of Wodonga’s worst garden escapees - learn how to identify, manage and prioritise common garden escapees along Wodonga Rail Trail, including privet, desert ash, cotoneaster, cherry plum and more. Presented by Wodonga Council’s Kim Radnell. Meet where the rail trail intersects Lawrence St – on south side of Lawrence St (close to […]
This event is now fully booked. If you missed out, please use our waiting list (link below) and we'll be in touch if a spot becomes available. Visit a stunning, wildlife-friendly garden, featured on the front cover of ‘Habitat Gardens of Albury-Wodonga’. See for yourself how Robyn and Robert have overcome the challenges of clay […]
Members please meet for a 9am start at the first carpark on Milawa Drive off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, CSU, Thurgoona. Outing leader David (0409 954 476). We will be exploring the interesting wetlands area at Thurgoona.
This ride will start from the BBQ/Picnic Area overlooking the river at Porepunkah and across the way from the Porepunkah Pub. If you arrive early, you can grab a coffee from the Rail Trail Cafe. We’ll follow the rail trail through Bright to link up with the ‘Great Valley Trail’ to finish at Harrietville where […]
What makes a farming business resilient to seasonal risk? What did a resilient farm enterprise look like in the past? What does a resilient livestock enterprise look like now and what will it look like in the future? Join seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey, weather guru from The Fast Break, and Chris Mirams, farm management consultant, […]
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 […]
Wild Horse Creek is on Track 107 about 10kms from the carpark at Watchbed Creek, where this walk begins. We will initially follow a management track before veering off and following the pole line and Kelly Track to Fitzgeralds and Kelly Hut. This part of the walk is fairly flat and has great views. At […]
The ride starts in Yackandandah and follows the new bike trail to Beechworth, a distance of around 32kms. There is an option to start near the roundabout on the Wodonga/Beechworth Road and avoid the uphill section out of Yack, but then you won’t have the thrill of riding down it at the end of the […]
We’ll start out on the Long Plain Track near Lake Catani, cross the Giant’s Causeway via Drillhole Rocks, then veer north to cross Rocky Creek Track, walk over Five Acre Plain to finish at Eagle Point. After lunch at Eagle Point, we’ll retrace our steps back to the cars. The terrain varies from fairly flat, […]
This walk takes us on the Survey Track in Mt Beauty, an old route that was ‘rediscovered’ after the 2003 bushfires. We walk through timbered gullies with views up to Mt Bogong, cross the road at Cranky Charlie and head back towards the town before heading down to where the West Kiewa river flows through […]
The ride begins at 10:00am at the former Everton Railway Station, Everton and is basically all uphill to Beechworth on the sealed Rail Trail. The bonus is a thrilling downhill freewheel to Everton. If we feel up to it we might do a 9.5km town loop before we find some lunch at one of the […]
This afternoon walk of 8km starts at Kremur St boat ramp and heads over to Nail Can Hill via the Unemployment Track. (one of the few tracks up the hill that is not 4wd or bike ) After climbing the hill we will walk along the ridge to the monument and then down to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
Every month we meet to do some work in the Park.. Often there's a nature walk after we consume our Chiltern bakery bun. We always meet at Chiltern PO at 9am. Contact Tony Murnane 0447256938
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 […]
Albury is a haven for a rich variety of Australian native birds much loved and admired by our community. In conjunction with the Birds of Australia Storybox exhibition the LibraryMuseum is celebrating our local birdlife with a community-based exhibition that features your photography of local birds. The exhibition invited submissions from residents within a 50km […]
Members travel to Mount Beauty and meet at 9.30am at the Mt Beauty Information Centre, 31 Bogong High Plains Road, Mt Beauty. Leader for the outing is Jenny phone 0429 446 383. A day exploring new and interesting birding areas. BYO refreshments for the day.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
These are four separate walks that give an idea of the variety on Mt Buffalo. It is possible to sit out any of the walks if you’d like as they are separate and three begin at pleasant picnic areas. I will decide on the departure time and order of the walk according to the weather. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Members meet in the car park at Wonga Wetlands at 9am. Leader for outing is Bernie phone 0490 497 032. BYO refreshments for the day. We will be checking out the lagoons and bird hides at Wonga Wetlands.
