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John Paul Memorial Lecture - Deep nature connection: caring for nature in crisis
2024-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online
‘We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see. Or hear. Or sense’ – Louv.
Nature needs us more than ever – and we need nature. As we face the increasing biodiversity crisis fuelled by environmental destruction and climate change, deepening our connection with nature is vital. By deepening our understanding of nature, we can better protect it.
How do we encourage more people to connect with nature? How do we inspire people to care? And how does this relate to private land conservation and restoration efforts across Victoria and Australia more broadly?
On 17 October, 7pm AEST, join us for a free webinar on Zoom to hear from three experts whose work focuses on human-nature connection: Lily van Eeden, Claire Dunn and Fiona Murdoch.

Monument Hill Community Stewardship Morning
2024-10-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-10-03 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
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.

Border Bushwalking Club - Spring into walking. Nail Can Hill North
2024-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
This walk begins at Jindera Gap and heads along a lovely grassy track with good views for much of the walk. We pass the trig that marks highest part of the hill on this walk.
This is an out and return walk and those who walked the Bakes Trail section recently will join the dots on this part of the trail.
We will be leaving mid morning and stopping for lunch with a view.
The walk is just under 8km and has just under 300m height gain.

Grade 3 Medium
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Participant numbers:
Final booking date: Sunday 13th Oct

For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Spider Night Walk
2024-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Gordon Craig Park, Lawrence Street entrance, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Please note this event has booked out.
Join us for a spider-spotting night walk at Gordon Craig Park, Wodonga.
With huntsman specialist Eathan Douglas, this nocturnal adventure will include:
• Spotting spiders in their natural surrounds
• Expert insights into spider species, habits and homes
• Photography tips for capturing our eight-legged friends from photographer Craig Loechel
• How to share your own spider observations as nature records using iNaturalist
🚶‍♀️ What to expect:
• Slow-paced exploration, spider spotting and discussion
• We’ll be walking mostly on paths and some uneven surfaces off the path
• Enhanced appreciation for these fascinating creatures

⚠️ Note: This event is for spider admirers only. Arachnophobes, this is not one for you!
🎟️ Limited spots available! Please register at events.humanitix.com/spider-walk

🔦 Bring:
• A torch if you have one
• Camera/phone (optional)
• Wear: weather-appropriate clothing and closed shoes or boots

📍 Meeting Place:
The Lawrence Street entrance to Gordon Craig Park (park along Lawrence Street, please).
Google map: maps.app.goo.gl/psP8Pokbq8rrpoTe9

For further information contact Wodonga Landcare project officer, Karen Retra on 0428 629 099 or karen@wodongalandcare.org.au

🕸️✨ Don’t miss this chance to see spiders in a whole new light! 🕸️✨
Fabulous banner image on the booking page by Craig Loechel

Paradise Island Community Stewardship Day
2024-10-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical conservation works on our patch of paradise. Our neighbours call this Paradise Island! 8km of the 9km circuit around this Island, to the east of Gateway Island, was fenced and revegetated a decade ago, providing quality habitat for many native fauna species.
Learn how to remove the invasive plant species threatening this high conservation Murray River island. 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 our community are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat, and link habitat corridors across the region.
We will be tackling privet, box elder, wild tobacco, and plenty more species. You will become an expert in pest plant identification! These works are in preparation for reafforestation in future years.
When: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (4 hrs).
Where: Carpool from the corner of Huon Street and Church Street, Wodonga. Please arrive on time as we will leave at 9 am sharp.
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: Queries to Tilak 0421 278 246
Please register here! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Please note that these sessions run EVERY MONDAY FROM SEPT 30 THROUGH TO NOV 25. Make sure you click on the correct date when registering.
Thank you to the Victorian Government for financial support through the Bushbank Program.

Street Harvest
2024-10-14 09:00 - 12:30, 2024-10-07 09:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-30 09:00 - 12:30 | Uniting, Wodonga, 1 Nilmar Avenue, Wodonga, Vic, 3690, Australia
‘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.
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.
The 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).

Go All Electric - Electrify Wangaratta Launch
2024-10-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre, 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, 3677
Creating Efficient Electric Homes with Electrify Wangaratta
Join us at the Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre for an exciting event focused on making homes more energy-efficient! Learn from experts at Electrify Wangaratta and special guest and author of the My Efficient Electric Home Handbook, Tim Forcey, on how to optimize your home to reduce your energy bills and increase year-round comfort.
This is an interactive, informative session where you will enjoy:

The launch of Electrify Wangaratta – your local knowledge hub for home electrification.
The unveiling of the Home Electrification Guide – a tool to help you transition to an electric home.
A presentation from Tim Forcey – author and home energy expert – on the fundamentals of creating an efficient, electric home.
A live home efficiency Q&A with a panel of experts.
Stories from locals who are going all-electric.
A chance to win from a prize pool of over $500 (Registration essential).

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make your home more environmentally friendly and cost-effective!

Mt. Pilot walk (Chiltern – Mt Pilot National Park)
2024-10-13 09:30 - 15:00 | Mt. Pilot
Join the Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk in the Mt. Pilot area to explore the plants and birdlife in this Park. Meet at the Chiltern swimming pool carpark at 9.30 am, on Sunday 13 October 2024.
For further information telephone 0428 235 964.

Tallangatta Tall Trestle Treadle and Tallangatta Creek Bridge Opening
2024-10-13 08:30 - 17:00 | Tallangatta Goods Shed
Three great rides, one fantastic day!
Ever wanted to explore the magnificent forests of the Upper Murray on your bicycle – but thought it was too hard?? The Tallangatta Rail Trail Action Group have the answer for you!! They’ll take you on a marvelous day of easy riding and exploration of the upper reaches of the High Country Rail Trail.
Cost is $100 per person.
This includes bus transfer to Shelley Station, morning tea at Koetong Station, BBQ lunch along the trail, and afternoon tea at the Tallangatta Goods Shed at the end of the ride.
Bookings are essential! Please download and fill out the registration form below and email to tallangattattt@yahoo.com.au.

What to expect:

Bus departs Tallangatta Goods Shed at 9am sharp for Shelley Station.
Ride 10 km of easy downhill through magnificent native and pine forest to Koetong Station for morning tea.
Head off via Darbyshire to Bullioh, another gentle downhill ride of 19 km with superb views of the historic trestle bridges. BBQ lunch provided by Tallangatta Rotary club.
Finally head 16 km through Old Tallangatta and on to Tallangatta with afternoon tea at the Goods Shed.

What you need to bring:

A bike in good order with wide tyres. This ride is suitable for mountain and hybrid bikes only!
A sense of adventure.
A bottle full of water.
A puncture repair kit or spare tube.

Registration Form: Tallangatta ttt 2024 rego

Border Bushwalking CLub - Spring on Nail Can Hill
2024-10-13 08:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
This is a slow ramble on Nail Can Hill, Albury. It gives plenty of opportunity for admiring the range of wildflowers on the hill, taking photos and catching your breath. Whilst we will be going up and down the hill twice there will be absolutely no rush. It’s at the lower end of grade 3.

Grade 3 Medium
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Participant numbers:16
Final booking date: Wed Oct 9th

For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Albury Wodonga Sustainable Living Festival
2024-10-12 10:00 - 2024-10-13 15:00 | Hovell Tree Park, Hovell Tree Park, Hovell Tree Drive, Albury, 2640, Australia
The annual Albury Wodonga Sustainable Living Festival will be on October 12 and 13 at Hovell Tree Park, as part of Riverside Vibes.
There will be a variety of workshops across the two days on gardening, electric vehicles, efficient electric homes, induction cooktops, local threatened species, soft plastic recycling and how to compare energy retailers. The full program and times are available here.
There will also be a variety of stallholders to chat with, including suppliers and local community groups.

Author talk with Tim Forcey, My Efficient Electric Home Handbook
2024-10-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery, 126 Hovell St,, Wodonga, Vic, 3690, Australia
Border Regional Electrification Events [BREE] is excited to announce that it has been able to snatch an hour with Tim Forcey in his hectic program of talks at which he will also be launching his latest, highly aclaimed book: ‘My Efficient Electric Home Handbook’.
Use the following link to book: https://events.humanitix.com/meet-author-of-my-efficient-electric-home-handbook

Seniors Wildflower Walk
2024-10-10 09:30 - 11:30 | Castle Creek Bushlands, Castle Creek Rd, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Join Parklands Albury Wodonga on this springtime slow nature walk through beautiful Castle Creek Conservation Reserve. Learn about the different plants and animals that inhabit this reserve. If you like, bring some binoculars for birdwatching and a camera to capture the wildflowers.
Meet at the reserve entrance off Castle Creek Rd, Wodonga.
Please wear sturdy shoes as the ground is uneven in parts and gently sloping. Don’t forget your hat and some water!
Click here to register!
This free event is part of Wodonga’s Senior Celebrations Program.
Places are limited so if you can no longer attend, please remember to cancel your tickets via the Manage Order button on your confirmation email.

Yindyamarra and Horseshoe Lagoon Community Stewardship Morning
2024-10-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, hawthorn, and wild tobacco 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 off the Riverina Hwy.
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.

Rising Tide Albury-Wodonga logistics meeting
2024-10-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Albury LibraryMuseum, 540 Kiewa Street, Albury, NSW, 2640, Australia
Rising Tide is building an independent peaceful mass movement for climate defence.

The Rising Tide Albury-Wodonga Hublet will be holding its next meeting to discuss transport and logistics to Newcastle and Canberra.

Any queries please SMS Rachel 0431704525

Interested in the 2024 People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port? Join our People’s Blockade ONLINE Information Session on the 2nd of October to learn more!

If you’re planning to participate in November, this session is your go-to for all the details, plus a deep dive into everything Blockade-related!

Invite your friends, share with your networks, and get ready for what’s in store at this year’s People’s Blockade and Canberra Wave!

Don’t forget to RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1022257682875256
Help us spread the word by sharing the FB event with friends/family and clicking “Going”

Sandy Creek Rail Bridge Walk
2024-10-09 13:30 - 16:00 | Huon Reserve, Murray Valley Highway, Huon, VIC, 3695, Australia
Sandy Creek Rail Bridge Walk, with Friends of the Rail Trail
Walk from Huon Reserve along the shores of Lake Hume to the viewing platform of the iconic Sandy Creek Rail Bridge. Enjoy the magnificent views from this spectacular vantage point before returning to Huon Reserve for afternoon tea. Huon Reserve to the Bridge Viewing Platform is 6 km return. Be prepared for possible wind chill off the lake.
This event is part of Wodonga Senior Celebrations 2024.
Registration & meeting place: Huon Reserve, Murray Valley Highway
Google map for meeting place – Huon Reserve: maps.app.goo.gl/D2RyVRv9w3ck9vK59
Fee: Gold Coin Donation
Enquiries: Joy Bayes 0447 332 260
RSVP: 4pm Monday 7th October 2024
Book here: events.humanitix.com/sandy-creek-rail-bridge-walk-2024

Seniors Bridge Walk
2024-10-09 13:30 - 16:00 | Huon Reserve, Murray Valley Highway, Huon, VIC, 3695, Australia
Enjoy a lovely stroll from Huon Reserve along the shores of Lake Hume to the viewing platform of the iconic Sandy Creek Rail Bridge.
Take in the magnificent views from this spectacular vantage point before returning to Huon Reserve for afternoon tea, provided by the Tallangatta and Bonegilla Rail Trail Advisory groups.
Please note that windchill off the lake can be quite cool, so dress appropriately.
The distance from Huon Reserve to the bridge viewing platform is 6km return.
Please register here by 4pm Monday 7 October.
Google map: Huon Reserve.
This free event is part of Wodonga’s Senior Week Celebrations.

Australian Association of Environmental Education (NSW Chapter) Conference
2024-10-09 - 2024-10-11 | Hybrid: Charles Sturt University (CSU), Thurgoona campus and Zoom, Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona, NSW, Australia
We invite you to join other environmental education leaders at the 36th Environmental Education NSW Conference 2024, being hosted at Charles Sturt University, Albury campus in Wiradjuri Country. The campus provides the perfect setting to connect with each other in sustainably designed buildings with natural woodland and wetland areas, a community garden and walking tracks.
Be inspired by stories of collaboration, empowerment and learning for change. Our goal is for you to:

Gain collective insights in your area of expertise.
Build connections with like-minded people.
Walk away with one action you will take away or one thing you will do differently based on what you learn.

The topics for 2024 include wellbeing and resilience, agriculture as a climate and nature repair solution, social justice, designing learning for change and active hope.
A copy of the program is available at nsweeconference.org.au.
The conference is catered to delegates from a range of sectors including community educators, local, state and federal government agencies, schools and early learning, universities, NGOs, business and industry. Students and young adults are encouraged to attend and participate.
See: Welcome – Environmental Education NSW Conference (nsweeconference.org.au)
Tickets and more information: https://events.humanitix.com/36th-environmental-education-conference-nsw-albury-2024

North East Regional Sustainability Alliance (NERSA) Bi-monthly meeting
2024-10-08 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

Friends of Chiltern-Mt Pilot NP Field day
2024-10-06 09:00 - 13:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
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

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2024-10-05 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.

Pruning pointers in an East Albury habitat garden
2024-10-05 09:00 - 13:00 | East Albury
Explore an all-native wildlife garden with optional pruning presentation by Chiara Cass.
Six years ago, this one-acre garden was overrun with paspalum. The owners have transformed it into a native meadow with sweeping views of distant hills. Grassy tussocks and shrubby mounds are framed by melaleuca and eucalypt copses lining the boundaries.
Chiara Cass will take visitors on a half-hour guided stroll of the garden, sharing her expertise on pruning and maintaining a variety of native shrubs, including grevilleas, correas, eremophilas, callistemons, wattles and saltbush.
Choose from four time-slots for Chiara’s pruning presentations, which will start at 9.00am, 10.00am, 11.00am, and midday.
Tickets – $6 for pruning presentation and garden entry, $4 for garden entry only. RSVP by Wednesday 2 October 2024:
https://events.humanitix.com/pruning
Visitors interested in exploring the garden at their own pace can arrive at any time within their selected slot and enjoy the garden as long as they wish.
Please be aware that the garden’s sloping terrain features narrow, winding paths with uneven surfaces, making it unsuitable for wheelie walkers and young children.
This event is hosted by Gardens 4 Wildlife Albury-Wodonga, a Wodonga Urban Landcare Network program, with generous support from AlburyCity.

Birdlife Ovens and Murray October Outing: The Patch, Ettamogah
2024-10-05 08:00 - 12:00 | The Patch, Ettamogah (private property)
Come and enjoy a morning’s birding around the property of one of our highly experienced birders: you’re guaranteed to see a wide range of birds.
Meet at 101 Highlands Lane, Ettamogah which is at the very end (about 5 kms) of Central Reserve Rd (use this address in Google). Central Reserve Rd runs off Gerogery Rd at the northern end of Ettamogah Rise housing estate. Veer left onto gravel at the quarry entrance, proceed over the cattle grid past the cattle yards and continue for over a kilometre to the house where you’ll be able to park.

Spotlighting Walk – Waterworks Regional Park
2024-10-01 19:00 - 20:00
Please note this event is fully booked. Join Parklands Albury Wodonga on a spotlighting walk at Waterworks Regional Park!
Ranger Dan will lead you on a night adventure looking for nocturnal native wildlife such as possums, gliders, owls, and more!
This event is free and family friendly.
Where: Waterworks Regional Park. Meet at the car park to the right immediately after crossing the first bridge.
Google map: Waterworks car park.
What to expect: We will be walking on natural, unpaved, and possibly uneven surfaces. It may be cold.
What to bring: Please wear warm clothes, closed shoes, and bring a personal torch. Remember, quiet is key!
Weather watch: We’ll keep an eye on the weather and let everyone who is registered know on the afternoon of the event if we need to postpone.
Please register here! Registration prior to the event is essential for communication, safety and insurance purposes.

Albury City Nail Can Hill Wildflower Walk
2024-09-29 09:30 - 12:00 | Range Road carpark, Nail Can Hill access, Range Road, Glenroy, NSW, 2640, Australia
Join us on Sunday September 29 to celebrate the beautiful wildflowers of Albury’s Nail Can Hill.
The event allows you to fully immerse yourself in the stunning bushland, where you can explore the trails with local wildflower enthusiasts as they identify the wildflowers, and local wildlife and learn about why our local bushlands are so important.
Learn how you can do your bit for our local environment from organisations such as Our Native Garden Nursery, Gardens 4 Wildlife (Wodonga Urban Landcare), NSW Local Land Services and Friends of Nail Can Hill. Participants will receive a free native plant, BBQ lunch and coffee (bring a reusable cup).
Limited spots are available, and RSVPs are essential via the registration form. If all walks are booked out, you are still welcome to attend on the day and take a self-guided walk-up Range Road Fire trail which will be sign posted for the day.

Nail Can Hill walk, Albury
2024-09-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Nail Can Hill
Join the Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk in Nail Can Hill, Albury, to explore the plants and birdlife in the reserve. Meet at the Range Road entry gate to Nail Can Hill Reserve at 9 am on Saturday 28 September 2024.
For further information telephone 0490 497 032.
