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Street Harvest
2025-06-16 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-06-09 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-06-02 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-05-26 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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.

Border Bushwalking Club - Mt Sugarloaf
2025-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
There are many Mt Sugarloafs in the world and in Australia but this one is close to home near Eldorado.
We will be walking on little used 4 WD tracks that go up and down 480 m over the day. The surroundings are pleasant and the lunch spot has great views on a sunny day (and that’s what I’ve ordered)
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: 15 kms
Grade: 3
Participant numbers 10
Final date for booking: Wednesday June 11th
“For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Swanpool Environmental Film Festival 2025
2025-06-14 13:00 - 21:30 | Swanpool Cinema, 2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool, Victoria, 3673, Australia
After the successful 11th anniversary screening of the Swanpool Environmental Film Festival in 2024 BSFG is pleased to support another Festival in 2025, 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.
Tickets $35 and booking essential online www.trybooking.com/DARDU
Session 1
Film “CLIMATE EXTREMES”. Providing a deeper understanding of planetary boundaries, tipping points and the forces shaping our climate.
Guest Speaker Dr Phillip Lawn ‘How did Humankind get into this Mess and How does Humankind get out of it?’
Afternoon tea 3.00pm.
Session 2 3.30 pm
Film ’ROOTS SO DEEP – Episode 1’.
Inventive farmers and scientists building a path to solve climate change with hooves, heart and soil. At the festival a discount code will be provided to stream the four episodes.
Guest Speaker Mark Foletta ‘Diversity, Regenerative Agriculture and Community’
Film ’TAKAYNA – THE HEART OF LUTRUWITA’
Be taken on a journey to the vast and threatened landscapes of Australia’s largest temperate rainforest.
Dinner at 6.45 pm
Session 3 7.45pm
Evening Feature Film ’DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: OCEAN’
There is nowhere more vital for survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than our oceans.
Download the SEFF 2025 Flyer
Download the SEFF 2025 Programme
Tickets $35 and booking essential online www.trybooking.com/DARDU
Afternoon tea and dinner provided by Pavlos & the Swanpool Catering Team

Feral Pig Control in Peri-urban Areas workshop
2025-06-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Baranduda Community Centre, 3 Sage Ct, Baranduda, Victoria, Australia
Feral pigs pose a threat to our native ecosystems and agricultural land. They overgraze, increase erosion, contaminate water sources, spread weeds and disease.
Wodonga Urban Landcare Network has engaged Agriculture Victoria’s Feral Pig Coordinator, Sam Armstrong to deliver a workshop on controlling pigs in our area with a focus on peri urban landscapes and collaborative management.
This workshop will benefit new tree changers and small landholders in Wodonga and surrounding municipalities, existing Landcare members, and the broader community. Participants will gain knowledge about pest species, their environmental impacts, and effective control techniques for small properties.
The workshop will comprise of two sessions – the first is a presentation at the Community Centre and the second session will be a field visit.
This workshop will highlight the importance of identifying and managing feral pig issues proactively.
Find out more about the workshop content and register at events.humanitix.com/feral-pig-control-workshop
This event is the second event in our Partnership Against Pests workshop series ‘Growing capacity against invasives on small blocks’. We will be hosting four more events this year on foxes, woody weeds, herbaceous weeds and blackberries.
The ‘Growing capacity against invasives on small blocks’ project is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.

Community Screening of the award winning film, Just A Farmer.
2025-06-13 18:00 - 22:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
Join Yackandandah Landcare and Leila McDougall, creator of this amazing film, for a special community screening of Just A Farmer on Friday 13th June. Be a part of supporting the mental health conversation in your community. All proceeds from tickets go to AgBiz Care to help those in need.
WHEN: Friday 13th June.
Doors open at 6pm. Film commences at 6:30pm.
TICKETS: $10. Includes light refreshments following the film and an entry to the lucky door prize. $500 vouchers to Yenda Producers up for grabs.
WHERE: Yackandandah Public Hall
To book and for more information head to:
https://events.humanitix.com/jaf

A big shout out to our sponsors who have helped us bring the film to our town
Yenda Producers, YCDCo, AgBiz Assist

Yindyamarra and Horseshoe Lagoon Community Stewardship Morning
2025-06-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Horseshoe Lagoon, Riverina Hwy, Albury, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, wild tobacco, and hawthorn in this beautiful reserve.
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 weed 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 am to 11:00 am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet at the Horseshoe Lagoon car 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.
Who: You can contact Ranger Dan on 0417501352.
Please register here! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Fungi and tree foray - Clover Arboretum
2025-06-11 11:00 - 13:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
Join fungi enthusiast Tracie MacVean and arborist Tristan Black on a walk to learn about the diversity and curiosities of trees and the fungi kingdom.
Learn about the anatomy of mushrooms and their relationships with plants and walk away with the basics of how to identify mushrooms in the field. Discover how to contribute to our understanding of native fungi by becoming a citizen scientist and sharing your observations on platforms such as iNaturalist.
This walk will take place at Clover Arboretum, which offers a collection of exotic trees and is surrounded by wet native forest. There are also plenty of fungi to be discovered.
Roughly 2 and a half hours each walk.
There are no toilet at this site.
This event is not suitable for young children.
Limited numbers available, please contact if you would like to book a group.

Wonga Wetlands walk cancelled
2025-06-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Wonga Wetlands, 2377 Riverina Hwy, Splitters Creek, NSW, 2640, Australia
The Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists walk at Wonga Wetlands is cancelled due to a weather forecast for wintery rain showers, wind gusts, and possible thunderstorms on Sunday 8th June 2025.
For further information about the outing Telephone: 0400 141 181

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2025-06-07 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.

Albury City World Environment Day - Bat Night
2025-06-05 16:30 - 18:00 | Kremur Street Boat Ramp, 419 Kremur St, West Albury, 2640
To celebrate World Environment Day, join our environment team for a walk & talk along the river to learn about the Grey-headed Flying-fox and other local wildlife that call Albury home.
Come take a closer look at Australians largest bat the Grey-headed Flying Fox, learn about their home at Leaney’s Bend and watch the ‘fly-out’ spectacle as thousands of bats take off for a night of foraging.
We will walk along the shared path, where there is a slight incline to get to the viewing platform overlooking the camp. Participants will walk back in the dark spotlighting for animals as we walk back to our meeting location.
It is important to note that this event will return after dusk and all children need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The event may be cancelled if poor weather is forecast.
Please sign up via the Albury City event page.
Meeting Point: Kremur Street Boat Ramp https://goo.gl/maps/CkuV8zpx1LGoj7u47
What to Bring: Warm clothes/Beanie and a headlamp or torch.
If you have any questions, please contact us 02 6023 8111.

Fungi and tree foray Mount Bogong
2025-06-05 11:00 - 13:30, 2025-06-01 11:00 - 13:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
Join fungi enthusiast Tracie MacVean and arborist Tristan Black on a walk to learn about the diversity and curiosities of trees and the fungi kingdom.
Learn about the anatomy of mushrooms and their relationships with plants and walk away with the basics of how to identify mushrooms in the field. Discover how to contribute to our understanding of native fungi by becoming a citizen scientist and sharing your observance on platforms such as iNaturalist.
This walk will take place in the native wet sclerophyll forest, within 20 minutes from Tawonga. Exact location will be disclosed within two days before the event.

SER ‘Make a Difference Week’ Vickers Road Reserve Community Stewardship Morning
2025-06-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Vickers Road Reserve, Vickers Rd., Lavington, Australia
We invite you to be a part of the Society for Ecological Restoration’s ‘Make a Difference Week’. This annual week of global restoration action encourages volunteers to positively impact their local communities by engaging with restoration projects.
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, ornamental pear, and briar rose in this beautiful reserve.
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 weed 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 am to 11:00 am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet at the gate off Vickers Rd.
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.
Who: You can contact Ranger Dan on 0417501352.
Please register here! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Fungi and tree foray Yackandandah
2025-06-02 11:00 - 13:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
Join fungi enthusiast Tracie MacVean and arborist Tristan Black on a walk to learn about the diversity and curiosities of trees and the fungi kingdom.
Learn about the anatomy of mushrooms and their relationships with plants and walk away with the basics of how to identify mushrooms in the field. Discover how to contribute to our understanding of native fungi by becoming a citizen scientist and sharing your observance on platforms such as iNaturalist.
This walk will take place in the native wet sclerophyll forest, within 10 minutes from Yackandandah.
Roughly 2 and a half hours each walk.
Public toilets will be nearby.
This event is not suitable for young children.
Limited numbers available, please contact if you would like to book a group.

Border Bushwalking Club - Mount Stanley via Circular Creek
2025-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
While this walk is all on fire trails there are some great views, pleasant bush and a good surface for walking.
There is a height gain of approx 550m but the gradients are all gentle.
We get to see views of mountains along the track and at our lunch stop of Mt Stanley.
If there has been recent heavy rain the track is very slippery and our boots become very heavy with clay. The walk is likely to be postponed under these circumstances.
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: 18kms
Grade: 3
Participant numbers 10
Final date for booking: Thurs May 29th
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

ACF-AWR in person and online meeting and catch up
2025-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
You are invited to join us at your ACF-AWR monthly hybrid (in person and online) meeting. These meeting mean that those of you who are not in Albury Wodonga to join us for some updates, sharing information and investing time with like-minded people.
We would love to see you and to hear your thoughts and ideas!
When: 31 May, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Where: Hyphen, Meeting Room 2 (upstairs), 126 Hovell St, Wodonga, VIC, 3690 and Online (zoom)
NOTE: This will be a ‘hybrid’ meeting (in person at the venue and online on zoom) to cater for all ACF-AWR members.
Agenda:

Holding the new government to account on nature, the EPBC Act, and on climate
Developing relationship with new ministers for nature and climate
Wild at Art event – update
Other events updates
Any other business

We look forward to seeing you soon! And, yes, we’ll have some refreshments for those attending at the Hyphen.

Please email us at acf.awr@gmail.com to let us know how you if you are attending in person so that we can cater for you.
If you are attending online, you will receive the link to join when you RSVP.
Regards,
ACF-AWR Team

Monument Hill Community Stewardship Morning
2025-05-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Monument Hill, Roper St. car park, Albury, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove invasive lavender and woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, and honey locust in this beautiful reserve.
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 weed 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 am to 11:00 am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet at the Monument Hill memorial carpark on Roper St.
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 here! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Trees, Climate Resilience and Urban Landscapes presentation
2025-05-28 17:30 - 19:00 | The Valleys Restaurant at Wodonga TAFE, 87 McKoy St, West Wodonga VIC 3691, Victoria, 3691, Australia
Join WULN and Dr Greg Moore for an evening learning about the importance of trees for climate resilience in our urban areas. Dr Moore is an icon of the plant science world and is known for his captivating presentations backed by science.
As we look towards a shifting climate and increasing temperatures, our urban areas are going to feel the significant impacts of more severe weather events. Trees and greenspaces play a critical role in making our cities more liveable and this will become even more evident in the future with climate change. Trees not only provide services such as storing carbon and air filtration, but they play a crucial role in cooling surface temperatures and positively impact our mental health.
Please arrive for refreshments on arrival at 5:30pm, followed by the presentation at 6pm.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about the importance of trees in our area, and what we can do to contribute to change going forward.
Free, please register.
This project is proudly supported by BUPA and Landcare Australia. WULN thanks Wodonga TAFE for their generosity in hosting this event.
Dr Moore was Principal of Burnley College of the Institute of Land Food Resources at Melbourne University from 1988 to 2007 and a Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in Plant Science and Arboriculture from 1979. On top of this, he has been a part of the National Trust of Victoria’s Register of Significant Trees since 1988, on the Board of Greening Australia (Victoria) since 1989, has chaired Treenet since 2005 and has been on the Board of Sustainable Gardening Australia since 2002. Just to name a few!

10/10 Leadership - Youth Climate & Resilience
2025-05-28 09:15 - 16:30 | Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre, 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, 3677
A FREE one-day leadership program for 15-25 year-old changemakers in Wangaratta and surrounding rural townships!
👉Care about the environment? Want change? Think things can be better!?
👉Ready to step up, make a difference & turn ideas into action?
Join the 10/10 Leadership – Youth Climate & Resilience program!
This 1-day intensive is designed to help you build skills, connect with others & take real action on the issues you care about. If you’re 15-25 and ready to make an impact, this is for you!
✅ Hands-on Leadership Workshop – Learn how to take action on issues you care about
✅ Your Ideas → Your Impact – Develop your passion into real projects
✅ Like-Minded Crew – Connect & collaborate with other young leaders
✅ Practical Support – Tools, resources & expert guidance to help you succeed
✅ Completely FREE

WHEN & WHERE:
Wednesday 28th May, 9.15am – 4.30pm
Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre
👉You don’t need to have a big idea or a plan to participate! This program will help you discover what matters to you & explore ways to take action
👉Spots are limited!

Register your interest now

Need more info? Contact Zaylee Saint-James Turner | environment@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

Fungi kingdom presentation
2025-05-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Thurgoona Community Centre, 10 Kosciuszko Road, Thurgoona, NSW, Australia
Join fungi enthusiast Tracie MacVean for this illustrated seminar on the diversity and curiosities of the fungi kingdom.
Topics include:
* The major fungal groups
* Roles in nature
* Fungi anatomy and identification
* Common edible and poisonous mushrooms
* Legality of collecting
* How to create spore prints
* Basic mushroom cultivation
* Common and uncommon fungi local to region
Accompanying this seminar is an array of fresh fungi collected from the region (depending on availability) and photographs by Tracie.
You will also have the opportunity to buy framed spore prints and other mushroom stuff.
This event is not suitable for young children

David Holmgren Reads The Landscape
2025-05-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Location details will be made available to ticket holders
Join us as David Holmgren ‘reads the landscape’ at a local rural property.
Experience David’s knowledge first hand and have the opportunity to see our terrain in a new light.

This is a walking tour so please come prepared for the outdoors and to traverse uneven terrain.
Tickets are limited to those 12 years and older.
Exact location available on booking.

Tickets: $10 general admission; $5 concession

Booking: events.humanitix.com/david-holmgren-reads-the-landscape

David and Su are coming to Albury
2025-05-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Thurgoona Community Centre, 10 Kosciuszko Road, Thurgoona, NSW, Australia
Permaculture co-originator David Holmgren and partner homesteading extraordinaire Su Dennett are coming to Albury!
Come along to hear David in conversation with local permaculturalist Rob Fenton and chat to Su about her endeavours.
Where: Thurgoona Community Centre
Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 concession
Registrations: events.humanitix.com/david-and-su-are-coming-to-albury

Integrated Rabbit Control Workshop
2025-05-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Felltimber Community Centre, 189 Melrose Drive (cnr Melrose Drive and Felltimber Creek Rd), West Wodonga, VIC, 3690, Australia
Rabbits are one of Australia’s most significant pest species. They compete directly with our native wildlife, damage vegetation and impact our agricultural industry – all issues we see in our local area.
Wodonga Urban Landcare Network in partnership with the Victorian Rabbit Action Network is delivering a workshop on ‘Integrated Rabbit Control’ to engage and educate local landholders on this pest species, and to explore best practice control methods in peri urban landscapes.
The workshop will be delivered by expert, Neil Devanny (Deputy Chair) of the Victorian Rabbit Action Network and will be split into two sessions.

The first session is theory based and will focus on:

History, biology, behaviour
Impacts on the environment and biodiversity
Proven integrated management
Collaboration and landscape approach
Importance of humane and legal practice

The second session will include a field session for:

Identifying signs of rabbits (and other possible pest species)
Demonstration of control techniques such as fumigation
Assessing management options

If you are involved in Landcare, have production land, a hobby farm, a block of land with rabbits or if you are interested in learning about what you can do to combat rabbits locally, this workshop should not be missed!
Please register: events.humanitix.com/integrated-rabbit-control-workshop

This event is our first in our Partnership Against Pests workshop series ‘Growing capacity against invasives on small blocks’. We will be hosting five more events this year on pigs, foxes, woody weeds, herbaceous weeds and blackberries.
The ‘Growing capacity against invasives on small blocks’ project is supported by the Victorian Government through the Partnerships Against Pests program.

Bright area, Victoria, walk
2025-05-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Bright area
Join the Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk in the Bright area to explore the fauna and flora of the region.
Meet at the Porepunkah Public Toilet carpark at 10am on Saturday, 24 May, 2025.
Pets are not permitted on AWFN field excursions
For further information about the outing Telephone: 0429 446 383

Border Bushwalking Club - South Buffalo Track plus
2025-05-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, 103 Ford Street, BEECHWORTH, 3747
South Buffalo track is an 8km return walk that meanders through snow gums with a stunning granite backdrop. The end point is a great view point for morning tea.
After this walk we will walk the Old Galleries walk. It is only 1km but quite spectacular.
We will then head to the lake for lunch and then finish the day with View Point walk. 4kms.
You can opt in or out if you don’t want to do all 3 walks.
Leader:Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: 8-13km (you decide)
Grade: 3
Participant numbers 12
Final date for booking: Wednesday 21st May
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Pioneer Park Community Stewardship Morning
2025-05-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Pioneer Park, Pearsall St., Lavington, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, cherry plum, hawthorn, and olive in this beautiful reserve.
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 weed 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.
Please check the Google Maps link below for the meeting place.
When: 9:00 am to 11:00 am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet at the Pioneer Park car 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.
Who: You can contact Ranger Dan on 0417501352.
Please register here! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.
