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Pioneer Park Community Stewardship Morning
2025-03-13 09:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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.

Street Harvest
2025-03-10 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-03-03 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-02-24 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-02-17 09:30 - 12:30 | 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.

Kremur Street Lagoons Walk, West Albury
2025-03-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Kremur Street Lagoons
Join the Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk at Kremur Street Lagoons. We will explore the fauna and flora in this area of the West Albury Wetlands, adjacent to the Murray River
Meet at Kremur Street boat ramp at 9am, Sunday, March 9, 2025
Pets are not permitted on AWFN field excursions
For further information about the outing Telephone: 0490 497 032

Seed Savers seed bank opening
2025-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Harry’s Hut, Browns Lagoon, Olive Street, South Albury
Seed bank open for withdrawing and depositing seed.
Discussion and demonstration of cleaning seed.
Bring seeds for cleaning and depositing, excess produce and plants.

Special Event - Repair Cafe will be at Gardenesque 2025!
2025-03-08 10:00 - 2025-03-09 15:30 | Albury Botanic Gardens
We are excited to be participating at Gardenesque this year!
Come along and see us at Gardenesque on Saturday and Sunday, 8th and 9th of March 2025.
Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 10am-3pm
Visit our Information Hub to learn how to repair and fix all your garden tools so you don’t have to buy brand new.
Help us save these items from going to landfill by choosing to learn how to sharpen or repair them.
We are offering sharpening only at this event. Limit of 1 item per person.
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!
Please note: We ask that you be responsible when bringing your item to us. Please wrap it securely in paper or cloth and carry it in a bag.
Follow us on Facebook for more details.
Will we see you there❓

Healthy Hectares Information Session 2025
2025-03-06 18:45 - 20:00 | The Centre of Continuing Education, Wangaratta, 17 Chisholm Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677, Australia
The Healthy Hectares North East 2025 workshop series is getting ready to launch!
If you are a new or small landholder and are curious about sustainable land management but are unsure about how to apply it to your property then this program is for you! Come along to our free information session to learn more about the program and register your interest to join.
So what is Healthy Hectares? This is a fabulous program of six workshops on property planning. biodiversity, soils, pastures, pest plants and animals and water will help guide you to better manage your property. With a mix of theory and practical sessions you will grow your knowledge, build a compendium of resources and make connections with a range of experts and other like minded community members and you will develop your property plan throughout the course of the workshop series.
Wodonga Urban Landcare Network in collaboration with Ovens Landcare Network will be holding an information session on the program and registration evening on:
Thursday 6th March, 7-8pm at The Centre for Continuing Education, 17 Chisholm St, Wangaratta.
To book for this free session visit:
events.humanitix.com/healthy-hectares-information-session-2025.
The Healthy Hectares Program is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.

Evening urban wetland walk. “On Country” with Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation and BirdLife Australia
2025-03-06 17:30 - 19:00 | David Winterbottom Park, 102 Yarralumla Drive, Wodonga, Victoria, 3690, Australia
**Note: FULLY BOOKED – a waitlist is in place**
Join Elders from Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation and Ben Humphries from BirdLife Australia for an evening exploring country at the wetland in David Winterbottom Park, Wodonga.
Prior to the urbanisation of Wodonga, Huon Creek was an important resource area. This cultural and ecological walk (on formed paths in flat terrain) will help you understand the influence that the natural landscape has on the lifestyle of Traditional Owners. David Winterbottom Park is adjoined by Huon Creek and its wetland and gives walkers a unique perspective on the importance of waterways as resource areas to Traditional Owners and the continuing strong culture and spiritual connection to the land.
Meet at the shelter in David Winterbottom Park near Yarralumla Drive – see google map.
Please park along the roadside by Yarralumla Drive.
Please register to let us know you’re coming.
This project is supported by Highways and Byways – Healing the Land, Healing Ourselves, Together.

8 Mile Creek Community Stewardship Morning
2025-03-06 09:00 - 11:00 | 8 Mile Creek, Table Top Rd., Thurgoona, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, cherry plum, hawthorn, briar rose, honey locust, 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 Table Top Rd. 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.

Information Evening – Landcare on Bears Hill
2025-03-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Felltimber Community Centre, 189 Melrose Drive (cnr Melrose Drive and Felltimber Creek Rd), West Wodonga, VIC, 3690, Australia
Are you passionate about protecting the natural values and beauty of the Bears Hill Reserve in Wodonga?
Would you like to create a positive impact in your local community?
Come along to our information night to learn more about
– the WREN (Wodonga Retained Environment Network) from Andrew Griffiths – Team Leader, Parks and Natural Resources, Wodonga Council.
– WULN (Wodonga Urban Landcare Network) from Facilitator – Jo Vincent
– and meet our motivated group coordinator, Sharon and consider joining our new group ‘Friends of the WREN – Bears Hill’.
Why get involved?

Help protect and enhance the local reserve near our homes.
Connect with neighbours and make a difference in the environment
Collaborate with Wodonga Council on conservation efforts.

What We’ll Do
🌱 Plant native trees and shrubs to restore habitats.
🌿 Remove invasive weeds to promote healthy ecosystems.
🤝 Volunteer together once a month or fortnight – flexible schedules for everyone!

All community members welcome! No experience needed – just a love for nature and our local environment.

Come along to find out more. Please register here.

River Stewardship Mornings on Turtle Island
2025-03-04 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-25 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-21 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-02-11 08:00 - 10:00 | Doctors Point, Doctors Point Rd, East Albury, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help us improve the habitat of Turtle Island by removing the monoculture of box elder woody weeds as part of our ‘Restoring Roosting Refuges’ project.
No experience is necessary as Rangers will guide you in plant identification and removal techniques. A great opportunity to explore the 20 hectares of Turtle Island and learn about the Murray River and bush restoration techniques!
Please note: You will be required to paddle in a canoe a short distance across the Murray River to reach Turtle Island.
When: 8 am to 10 am.
Where: Meet at the Doctors Point boat ramp.
What is supplied: All tools and any specific equipment and PPE needed.
What to bring: BYO drinking water. Please wear long sleeves, long pants, a hat, and closed shoes.
Who: You can contact Ant on 0427 926 282.
Registration is essential! Please click here to go to the Humanitix booking page and make sure you select the correct date.
This project is funded by the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust under the Urban Rivers and Catchments Program.

Riverina Harvest Festival
2025-03-01 12:30 - 2025-03-02 16:00 | Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
A festival dedicated to fostering food security, well-being and environmental sustainability by showcasing growers, gardeners and producers of the Riverina.
You are invited to the first-ever Riverina Harvest Festival with local flavours for everyone. Enjoy two jam-packed days filled with mingling, learning and local produce.
Day One – Conference is for those who want to deepen their knowledge and connections.
Day Two – Free Festival is a great day out for the whole family, with music, workshops and lots of local yummy food.
Day 1 – Conference Day
Dates: Saturday 1st of March 2025
Location: Wagga Wagga City Council, 243 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga, 2650
Time: 12:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Cost: $100 (includes conference, catering and networking dinner)
Day 2 – FREE Festival Market Day
Dates: Sunday 2nd of March 2025
Location: Wagga Beach, Johnston St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM AEDT
Cost: FREE
Program details, get tickets and much more: mli.org.au/current-projects/the-riverina-harvest-festival-2025
This project is supported by the Southern NSW Innovation Hub through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, Wagga Wagga City Council and Transgrid Community Partnerships Program.

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2025-03-01 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.

All About Electric Vehicles
2025-03-01 09:30 - 11:30 | La Trobe University, Wodonga, Building AW3, Room 3114, 133 McKoy St, West Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
ALL ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Would you like to know about electric vehicles? Thinking about making the switch to an EV but are not sure? Come along and learn all about the pros and cons of EV’s with Russell Klose. Have all your questions answered and take a look inside and under the bonnet of various electric cars, a plug in hybrid ute as well as an electric motorbike.
Russell Klose has been involved in the auto industry for years, importing cars and car parts from Japan since the 90’s. He has a keen interest in looking after the planet for the long term, and believes EVs are a step towards looking after our future whilst still giving people reliable, comfortable (and fun) transport.
This information morning will help you understand:

Types of EV’s
Pros and cons
Charging- how, where, infrastructure & apps
EV’s vs hybrids
Batteries- sizes, longevity, range
Repairs
Costs
Environmental benefits

So come along and ask Russell and burning questions you want answered!

Morning tea will be provided

Physical Fitness level required: EASY ( sitting for 45 mins, standing for 45 mins)

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/evs

Understanding the Private Lives of Backyard Birds
2025-02-27 18:00 - 19:00 | AlburyCity Council Office, 553 Kiewa Street, Albury, New South Wales, 2640, Australia
**FULLY BOOKED- WAITING LIST PROVIDED**
Join Wodonga Urban Landcare Network for the first Garden’s for Wildlife – Albury Wodonga event of the year!
We’re lucky to be joined by Associate Professor Melanie Massaro from Charles Sturt University, who will be presenting on ‘Understanding the Private Lives of Backyard Birds’. As a teacher of ornithology, conservation and ecology, Melanie has a wealth of knowledge and an incredible passion for all things birds.
Come along to learn about the beautiful birds in our backyards, why they do what they do and to ask any questions you might have.
Please note that tickets are free but limited to bookings, so please book your place as soon as possible.
Bookings: events.humanitix.com/backyardbirds
For further information contact WULN project officer, Rhiannon Khoury at rhiannon@wodongalandcare.org.au
Thank you to Albury City Council for supporting this initiative.

Padman Park Community Stewardship Morning
2025-02-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Padman Park, Day St., West Albury, 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 Padman 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.

Furry and Flashy – are these Australia’s most charismatic bees?
2025-02-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Leneva Hall, 3081 Beechworth-Wodonga Rd,, Leneva, Victoria
Leneva Castle Creek Landcare are excited to host local educator Karen Retra for a fascinating presentation on two important native pollinator insects. While honeybees might get all the press, blue-banded and teddy bear bees are steadily gaining notability. With their distinctive looks and fascinating solitary lifestyles, these bees showcase the incredible diversity of Australia’s native bees and play vital roles in our local environment.
Karen’s presentation will be followed by a Leneva Castle Creek Landcare project planning session for 2025. Come along and get involved in determining which projects will be the priority for LCC Landcare moving forward and hear from Facilitator, Jo Vincent, from Wodonga Urban Landcare Network about what funding opportunities may be available.
If you haven’t already joined the group you can join on the night!
Light refreshments will be served.
Please register to assist with catering.
For more information contact Lu 0427 857 564 or info@wodongalandcare.org.au.

Chiltern Dams walk
2025-02-22 09:30 - 15:00 | Chiltern Dams
Join the Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk at Chiltern Dams. Meet at the Chiltern Swimming Pool carpark at 9.30am on Saturday 22 February 2025.
For further information telephone 0418 384 303

Expression of Interest – Albury City Council’s Sustainability Advisory Committee
2025-02-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
The Sustainability Advisory Committee was established in 2011 to provide direction to Council on sustainability and environmental matters. In 2014, the Committee switched its focus to raising awareness in the community on sustainability and the environment. Council seeks this to be front and centre of the Committee over the next four years and seeks interested members of the Albury community to participate in a forum to raise, discuss and share information on sustainability and environment concepts, ideas and initiatives at a grassroots level.
Complete your Expression of Interest on the AlburyCity’s website between 28 January – 24 February 2025

An Evening with Clive Hamilton to discuss Living Hot – Surviving and Thriving on a Heated Planet
2025-02-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Hybrid: Charles Sturt University (CSU), Thurgoona campus and Zoom, Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona, NSW, Australia
Join prominent Australian academic and scholar Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra as he discusses his latest book: Living Hot.
Living Hot tells the blunt truth about our current climate change predicament: dangerous warming is inevitable and there’s little we in Australia can do about it. So it’s time to get cracking on making Australia resilient to intensifying climate extremes. If we prepare well, we can give ourselves a fighting chance to preserve some of the best of what we have, build stronger and fairer communities, find a path through the escalating pressures of a warming world.
Date Thursday 20 February 2025
Time 5:30 – 7:30pm followed by drinks and canapes
Where CD Blake Lecture Theatre, Building 751
Charles Sturt University, Thurgoona, NSW 2640
RSVP Humanitix
To start the evening Clive will stimulate a fascinating conversation about the fate of our planet followed by a panel discussion tackling the overwhelming question of our era: what must we do if we want to survive and even thrive on our heating planet?
There will be opportunity for Q&A followed by drinks (at bar prices) and canapes.
Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested in attending.

Heathwood Park Community Stewardship Morning
2025-02-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Heathwood Park, Michelle Ave., 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 on Michelle Ave.
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.

ACF-AWR Planning Together for 2025, F2F and Online – hybrid event
2025-02-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
You are invited to join us at your ACF-AWR planning meeting for 2025. We would love to have your thoughts and ideas!
When: 15 February 2024, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Where: Hyphen, Meeting Room 1, 126 Hovell St, Wodonga, VIC, 3690 and Online (hybrid event)
The purpose of the meeting is to plan your group’s focus for the year ahead and particularly the coming Federal election.
As ACF Australia notes on their Community Hub: As we hit the halfway mark of this critical decade for solving the climate and extinction crisis, we must harness all of our power to engage the wider community and demand our next Parliament acts urgently.
ACF have a number of resources on their Community Hub including their National Agenda For Australia’s Nature and Climate that lays out exactly what the next parliament must do to the solve the dual climate and extinction crisis:

Protect nature: Stop the bulldozing of the bush
Say yes to renewable energy: Power everything we can with clean, cheap energy from wind and sun.
Say no to nuclear: Australia’s future is renewable, not radioactive
Say no to new coal and gas: No more green lights for big, climate-wrecking coal and gas polluters

The National Agenda provides a summary of the issues and a clear action plan to address them that we hope community and Parliament will get behind.
Other actions you can take:

Let candidates know you care and will vote for nature and climate. You can take this pledge, which will notify your sitting MP that you have committed to voting for nature and climate.
You can also use the community pulse as a tool for deep persuasive conversations and ask people to pledge to vote for nature and climate at stalls and events.
Share the pledge and the community pulse tool with your networks.

For those wishing to join us after the meeting for a chat with like-minded people, head to Elgins, 51 – 53 Elgin Boulevard, Wodonga.
RSVP as soon as possible to help with catering.
We look forward to seeing you soon! And, yes, we’ll have some refreshments for those attending Hyphen.

IMPORTANT: Please email us at acf.awr@gmail.com to let us know how you would like to attend. If you are attending in person we can cater for you. If you are attending online, we’ll send the link to join.
Regards,
ACF-AWR Team

Snow Gum summit
2025-02-14 08:00 - 2025-02-16 17:00 | Dinner Plain community centre, Horseshoe Circle, Dinner Plain, 3898
Snow Gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora) are the classic tree of the Australian High Country. They are profoundly different to the trees found in mountain areas in other parts of the world, and give a uniquely Australian sense to our high country. However, they are facing a double threat to their survival: from fire and dieback.
We are hosting a ‘snow gum summit’ which will bring together land managers and academics and anyone interested in the future of this iconic species to explore what needs to be done to ensure the survival of snow gum woodlands, and put the issue firmly on the state governments agenda.
We will be inviting First Nations people, local and state wide environmental organisations, local communities and businesses, groups active in outdoors recreation, and enthusiasts of high-elevation, forest ecosystems. There will be presentations, workshops and field trips.

Heathwood Park Community Stewardship Morning
2025-02-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Lavington
