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Friends of the Murray River working bee
2026-07-23 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-16 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-02 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-18 09:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Various locations along the Murray River, Albury and Wodonga, Australia
Working bee with the new Friends of the Murray River volunteer group. Over the coming months, activities will range from tree guard removal, installing Canoe Trail signs, pedestrian chicane gates, stripping redundant fences and planting.
Supplied: tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
Bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves, and a hat.
Where: Various locations along the Murray River near Albury Wodonga.
Meeting place: Carpool from the corner of Huon Street and Church Street, Wodonga.
Please arrive on time as we will leave at 9am sharp.

Please register: events.humanitix.com/murray-winter26
Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.

Street Harvest
2026-07-20 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-13 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-06 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-29 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-22 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-15 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.

Border Bushwalking Club - Mount Stanley via Circular Creek
2026-07-18 07:30 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
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: 15/7 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Border Bushwalking Club - The Crossing Place from Norieul Park
2026-07-14 12:30 - 16:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
The Crossing Place walk is a beautiful walk along the River that passes sculptures, a community garden, Gateway Lakes and maybe even a bunyip. It also has signs explaining some of the history of the area.
We will start and end at Norieul Park so a coffee from Riverdeck may appeal.
This is an early afternoon walk and is all on well formed paths with very little undulation.
Leader:Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: 8kms
Grade: 2
Participant numbers 12
Final date for booking: Sunday 12/7 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: mid year Pub Lunch at The Lincoln Albury Wodonga
2026-07-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Sunday 12 July 2026 – Join Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a mid year Pub Lunch at The Lincoln on the Lincoln Causeway, which connects Albury and Wodonga. Meet at 11 am at The Lincoln for an easy walk to the Albury Union Bridge over the Murray River before returning to The Lincoln by 12 noon for a 12.30 pm lunch. Contact 0413 303 940 if you plan to attend.

Swanpool Environmental Film Festival 2026
2026-07-11 11:00 - 20:00 | Swanpool Cinema, 2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool, Victoria, 3673, Australia
After the successful 12th screening of the Swanpool Environmental Film Festival in 2025, BSFG is pleased to support another Festival in 2026, working in partnership with Swanpool Landcare with support from Benalla Rural City, Gecko Clan, Goulburn Broken CMA and the Victorian State Government.
Three sessions commence at 11am sharp at Swanpool Cinema and this year will include a light lunch, afternoon tea and finish at 8pm after dinner.
Session One 11.00 am
Guest Speaker Claire Hetzel CEO Landcare Victoria
‘40 Years of Landcare’
Film ’FLOODLAND’ 94 mins. Australia 2025. Director Jordan Giusti
A documentary on the 2022 Lismore floods and lessons from it
Lunch at 1.10 pm
Session Two 2.10 pm
Guest Speaker Adrian Drew Educator, Landscape Practioner, Tarwyn Park Training
‘What is Natural Sequence Farming?’
Film ’REHYDRATE AUSTRALIA’ 105 mins. Australia 2026. Director Peter Dowson
Australian farmers pioneering landscape restoration through natural sequence farming
Followed by Q&A with Adrian Drew and Stuart Andrews from Tarwyn Park
Afternoon Tea at 4.35 pm
Session Three 5.05 pm
Film ’TURNING THE SHIP’ 34 mins. Australia 2025. Produced by Rising Tide
The story of the 2024 blockade of the world’s largest coal port
Guest Speaker Craig Castree Horticulturist Regenerative Edible Gardening
‘Simple steps to improving soil health, garden growth and personal wellbeing’
Film ’DEGROWTH IN THE SUBURBS’ 15 mins. Australia 2018. Director Sam Alexander
Sustainable City Living on 1/10 th of an acre
Dinner at 7.05 pm
Tickets $40. Booking essential: www.trybooking.com/DMLQZ
Click here to view and download the Flyer (with both a clickable link and QR code to book tickets) and the Festival Programme.
Screening Swanpool Cinema, 2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool Victoria 3673, Doors open at 10.30am

Border Bushwalking Club - Bantik Track
2026-07-07 08:00 - 13:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
This walk is on the western side of Baranduda Regional Park. In places its nice and flat while other bits are steep and rocky. Its all on management track and the views across the rolling hills to Leneva will distract you from the ups and downs.
Distance: 10km approx

Grade: 3
Leader Deb
Phone: 0410047884
Participant numbers: up to 10
Bookings close 8pm 6/7
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Seed Savers Movie Morning
2026-07-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Albury LibraryMuseum, 540 Kiewa Street, Albury, NSW, 2640, Australia
Join us for this inspirational documentary about sustainability and practical solutions for the future. A discussion will follow the film.
Movie: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oilhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814275/
Where: Upstairs Meeting Room, Albury Library Museum
RSVP: Please RSVP to seedsaversalburywodonga@gmail.com

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2026-07-04 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.

Border Bushwalking Club - Morgan’s Caves, Galore Hill Scenic Reserve
2026-07-04 07:30 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Galore Hill Scenic Reserve (near Lockhart) covers approx 500 hectares of bushland and provides a thriving natural habitat for native flora (over 800 varieties of plants) and fauna. ( over 140 varieties of birds). The reserve rises 200m above the surrounding plains and from the summit gives an uninterrupted view of Kengal/The Rock to the east. On our walk we will follow the fire trail to the saddle. From there a walking track will take us past the lookout tower to the shallow caves that bushranger, “Mad Dog Morgan”, used to avoid authorities. We then return to the cars via the Summit Drive. We should have time on the way back to Albury to stop off at Morgans lookout, another one of Morgans hideouts.

Event type: Bushwalk
Distance: 10 km ish
Grade: 3
Leader Deb
Phone: 0410047884
Participant numbers: up to 10
Bookings close 8pm 3/7
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Border Bushwalking Club - Albury River and Hill Walk
2026-06-30 10:00 - 12:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
This will be a late morning walk that loops including some of the Southern end of NailCan hill as well as the river. There is 300m of height gain. It is all on tracks of various types: footpad, firetrail, paved and a few road crossings.
The walk ends near Clarries Cafe so you make like to stop for a cuppa or light lunch.
Leader:Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: 8kms
Grade: 3
Participant numbers 10
Final date for booking: 28/6 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: Walk at Ryan’s Lagoon, Bonegilla, 15km east of Wodonga.
2026-06-27 09:00 - 13:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk at Ryan’s Lagoon on Saturday June 27, 2026. Meet at 9am on the left side parking area on the Murray Valley Highway at the intersection with Whytes Road, Killara, Victoria. Contact the walk leader 0490 490 732 if you plan to attend. Pets are not permitted on AWFN outings.

Ryans Lagoon Wetlands working bee
2026-06-23 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Ryans Lagoon, Ryans Road, Bonegilla, Australia
Over the coming month the new Friends of the Murray River volunteer group will be working with Traditional Owner Group Duduroa Dhargal Aboriginal Corporation at Ryans Lagoon Wetlands.
Activities will include tree guard removal, nestbox monitoring, fence upgrades and planting.

Supplied: tools and any specific safety equipment needed.
Bring: BYO drinking water. For your safety, please wear covered shoes (preferably boots), long pants, long sleeves, and a hat.
Where: Ryans Lagoon Wetlands, Bonegilla

Meeting places:
OPTION A: 8.30am in WODONGA. Carpool from the corner of Huon Street and Church Street, Wodonga.
OPTION B: 9am at RYANS LAGOON WETLANDS at the Duduroa Dhargal Education Centre.

Please register: events.humanitix.com/ryans-winter26
Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.

Border Bushwalking Club - Jun Murmungee Lookout via Bates Dam and Burgoigee Mining Race
2026-06-23 08:00 - 12:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
We will start at Bates Dam for this little known walk, which takes us along an old mining race and through stands of tall eucalypts. Morning tea will be at Murmungee Lookout, with its panoramic views.

Distance: 10km approx
Grade: 2/3
Leader Deb
Phone: 0410047884
Participant numbers: up to 10
Bookings close 8pm 22/6
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Habitat Open Garden – Thurgoona
2026-06-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Thurgoona, NSW (address provided upon registration), Thurgoona, NSW, Australia
Explore a stunning, wildlife-friendly garden on one acre of beautiful habitat, home to a diverse range of native wildlife including birds, reptiles, squirrel gliders and even an elusive echidna. With habitat gardens, a pond, bird baths, nest boxes and more, this is a garden not to be missed!
Tickets are $5. Select your preferred arrival window and feel free to stay as long as you wish!
Reserve your spot at: events.humanitix.com/habitat-open-garden
This event is hosted by Gardens 4 Wildlife Albury-Wodonga, a Wodonga Urban Landcare Network program, with generous support from AlburyCity.
For more information contact Jess Robinson at g4w@wodongalandcare.org.au

Border Bushwalking Club - Winton Wetlands
2026-06-20 08:00 - 14:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Our walk will take us along the sand dune which follows the edge of Winton Swamp and finishes on the Lunette. Lunettes are rare geological features – sand dunes found on the edge of wetlands, formed by sand and soil movement across the swamps, creating a crescent moon shape. While having morning tea on the Lunette, we might be lucky enough to see the resident white bellied sea Eagles.
Returning to the cars. Lunch at Winton Cafe for those who want to.

Distance: 13km
Grade: 2
Leader Deb
Phone: 0410047884
Participant numbers: up to 10
Bookings close 8pm 19/6
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Spotlight on Nocturnal Wildlife
2026-06-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Thurgoona, NSW (address provided via email before the event), Thurgoona, Australia
Grab your torch and head out into the night with Danny Jones on a spotlight walk to discover the incredible nocturnal wildlife hiding in your garden! Learn what’s out there after dark and how to make your garden a haven for nocturnal wildlife. Wrap up warm — it’s their world after dark, and we’re just visiting!
This is a free event but places are limited — reserve your spot at: events.humanitix.com/spotlight-on-nocturnal-wildlife
This event is hosted by Gardens 4 Wildlife Albury-Wodonga, a Wodonga Urban Landcare Network program, with generous support from AlburyCity.
For more information contact Jess Robinson at g4w@wodongalandcare.org.au

Border Bushwalking Club - Jun Granite Walking Track and Klings Hill
2026-06-16 08:00 - 16:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Starting from the Hunchback Mountain Bike Park carpark we’ll make a figure 8 using the Granite Walking track then go up Klings Hill, this time giving McFarlanes Hill a miss. A nice mix of terrain on easy to follow tracks.
https://www.parklands-alburywodonga.org.au/explore-your-parks/mcfarlanes-hill-regional-park/

Grade 2 Higher end
Distance: Aprox 10km
Leader: Leanne
Phone: 0404490204
Participant numbers:10
Final booking date: 14/6
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Border Bushwalking Club - Mt Sugarloaf, Eldorado
2026-06-14 07:30 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
This walk is a pleasant Winter walk with a great spot to bask in the sun and enjoy the views at lunch time.
It is mostly on little used 4WD tracks (I’ve been here at least 6 times and have never sighted anyone else) and undulates throughout the day.
The total elevation gain over the day is 470 M.
Leader:Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: 15km
Grade: 3
Participant numbers 10
Final date for booking: Wed 10/6 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au
