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Friends of the Murray River working bee
2026-06-11 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-02 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-16 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-23 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.

(Corowa) Sloane’s Champions Spotlight Night & Frog Monitoring Experience
2026-06-12 18:00 - 23:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
It’s time for Corowa’s annual Sloane’s Champions Spotlight Night!
Focused on the threatened Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) and its conservation in our region, join Corowa District Landcare and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s Dave Hunter (Senior Threatened Species Officer) for this informative evening and spotlight walk around the Whitehead Street Wetland.
As well as the main event, we’re excited to announce a special add-on session inviting tertiary students (NRM, ecology, environmental science/management), early-career practitioners and frog enthusiasts to join NSW DCCEEW for their annual frog survey around Corowa.
Register for one or both sessions.
Session 1 – Community Session (6:00pm to 8:30pm)
A relaxed, family-friendly session. Begin your evening with a light dinner and learn about the Sloane’s Froglet and other local frog species. Be introduced to the Sloane’s Champions citizen science project and learn how to use the FrogID app to record frog calls.The session concludes with a guided spotlight walk around the Whitehead Street Wetland to look for frogs.
Session 2 – Frog Monitoring with NSW DCCEEW (9:00pm to midnight/1:00am)
An optional, small-group field session limited to 15 people for those wanting an in-depth, in the field experience. Join NSW DCCEEW ecologists to visit local wetland sites and gain hands-on experience in frog survey techniques, habitat assessment, and water quality monitoring. Suited to students, early-career practitioners, and those with a strong interest in frog conservation and field-based monitoring.
Bookings are essential.
What to bring: Headlamp/torch and smartphone (if available); warm clothing and enclosed footwear
If you’re attending session 2, please also bring waterproof shoes, gumboots or waders (if available), snacks and drinking water
Bookings: Bookings are essential. Please register online at: https://tinyurl.com/bde2de4z
Enquiries/phone bookings: Please contact Claire at Corowa District Landcare 0417 858 533 or admin@corowalandcare.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

Street Harvest
2026-06-15 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-22 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-29 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-06 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-13 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-20 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-27 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 - 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

Ryans Lagoon Wetlands working bee
2026-06-16 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-23 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.

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 - 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

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

The Launch of the Adaptation Game
2026-06-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Beechworth Town Hall, 103 Ford St, Beechworth, Victoria, 3747, Australia
Indigo Regen is proud to host a very special event to celebrate World Localisation Day on June 21st 2026; the launch of The Adaptation Game at Beechworth Town Hall.
Come and join others from your community to play The Adaptation Game (TAG) for the first time in Indigo Shire, and share a delicious afternoon tea.
TAG is a table top board game designed for Indigo Shire residents to connect and help prepare our community to be more resilient for climate change. Playing the game helps individuals and communities to explore the impacts of extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, floods, and fires, and identify practical actions to build personal and community resilience to weather-related challenges.
You get to play out real world ways to prepare and protect your home, family, community, and environment.
See the attached poster for more info or just register with this link. Registrations essential.

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

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: Walk at Ryan's Lagoon, Bonegilla, 15km east of Wodonga.
2026-06-27 09:00 - 13:00 | 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. Meeting location and time to be advised closer to the date. Contact the walk leader C/- 0490 490 732 if you plan to attend. Pets are not permitted on AWFN outings.

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

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.

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 4.40 pm
Session Three 5.10 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 7.00 pm
Tickets $40. Booking essential: www.trybooking.com/DMLQZ
Click here to download the flyer pdf, or download here
Screening Swanpool Cinema, 2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool Victoria 3673, Doors open at 10.30am

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: mid year Hotel lunch
2026-07-12 12:00 - 14:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a mid year Hotel lunch from 12 noon on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Further details to be advised closer to the date. Contact 0413 303 940 if you plan to attend.

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: Walk at Baranduda
2026-07-25 09:00 - 14:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk at Baranduda. Meet at 9am, Saturday 25 July 2026, at IGA Baranduda carpark, 34 Verbena St, Baranduda. Contact the walk leader on 0409 490 732 if you plan to attend. Pets are not permitted on AWFN outings.
