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Border Bushwalking Club -"Awesome Albury" Bike ride 30km + optional extras
2024-06-30 10:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Grade 2 Easy-Medium
Leader: Connie Constas/Rosa D’Angelo
Phone:
Ian Trevaskis
0425 782 983
Participant numbers:12
Final booking date: Friday, June 28th
Risks: Other cyclists/pedestrians, dogs, road crossings/motor vehicles
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Plant with us- Ewart Brothers Reserve Community Planting Day
2024-06-30 10:00 - 12:30 | Ewart Brothers Reserve, Memorial Dr, Wodonga, Victoria, 3690, Australia
Join our community tree planting and nature talk with naturalist Karen Retra- a free family event.
Join us for one event or join us for all three planting sessions at this reserve, held in May, June and July!
Each planting day will comprise:
10.00am — Community tree planting
12.00am —Walk and talk with naturalist Karen Retra.
Please bring gardening gloves and wear sturdy shoes/boots and bring a shovel or trowel. We’ll provide the plants.
RSVP by the Friday prior to the event.
Online registration
Plantings along House Creek are a community led project restoring native habitat, presented by Friends of Ewart Brothers Reserve with support from Wodonga Urban Landcare Network.

Border Bushwalking Club - Tuesday winter wander
2024-06-25 13:00 - 16:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Trying to get fit, stay fit in Winter. Look out for these short midweek walks that include hills that are designed to get those muscles ready for Spring.
Today’s walk is Norris Hill and we will walk in the early afternoon.
This walk in Lavington certainly starts with a bang but the climb is short and after that it’s gently undulating. It’s only 5kms so it won’t take up your whole day.
If you usually use poles they will be very useful for the first part as the track can be gravelly and slippery, after that it’s a lovely bush track followed by a flat well formed pathway.
Unless I know you well as a walker please phone me to discuss this walk.

Grade 3 Medium
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Participant numbers:12
Final booking date: Saturday June 22nd
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Plant with us - David Winterbottom Park Community Planting Days
2024-06-23 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-06-21 10:00 - 12:30 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join our community tree planting and nature talk with naturalist Karen Retra- a free family event.
10.00am-12.30pm on each day:

Friday 21st June 2024
Sunday 23rd June 2024

Each planting day will comprise:
10.00am — Community tree planting
12.00pm —Walk and talk with naturalist Karen Retra.
12.30 BBQ lunch
Please bring gardening gloves and wear sturdy shoes/boots and a water bottle. We’ll provide the tools and the plants.
FREE but please let us know you’re coming by registering here.
Meet at the shelter in David Winterbottom Park, near Yarralumla Drive.
See map below or view in google maps: bit.ly/dwpmap24
If arriving by car, we recommend parking on the median-like strip next to the main part of Yarralumla Drive (also marked on map).
Access from the main road as the road in front of the houses has a curb.
These plantings along Huon Creek are a community led project restoring native habitat, presented by Friends of David Winterbottom Park with support from Wodonga Urban Landcare Network.
Map of access, parking and meeting place

Creative Composting Workshop
2024-06-22 15:30 - 16:30 | 590 Heathwood Avenue Lavington, 590 Heathwood Avenue, Lavington, 2641
Keen to compost? Like to improve your heap?
Learn hands on how to creatively use whatever organic ‘waste’ you have, to turn into
the world’s most precious resource – healthy soil.
Session covers cold and hot heaps, ways to use animal manure, leaf mould, using natives, fermentation composting and
the 18 day Berkeley technique.

Corowa : Birding and Nature
2024-06-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Members to meet at Whitehead Street Wetlands Corowa at 10.00am, travel time about one hour.
Leader for today is Phillip phone 0428 215 313.
BYO refreshments for the day.
Phillip will take us to several venues and we will see both bush and wetland birds and whatever else presents itself.

Border Bushwalking Club – Shortest day sunset walk
2024-06-21 15:30 - 19:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
On Friday June 21st we celebrate the shortest day of the year. It happens that it’s also a full moon that evening.
To celebrate this you are invited to walk the Eastern Hill circuit. You will need to be in East Albury by 3.30pm to do this walk.
When we get to a scenic spot on the hill we will stop to enjoy the views and the sunset. Bring a warm drink, a snack or another drink that warms you up. A seat or rug and warm clothing will also be needed.
After watching the sun set there is a short walk to the cars in the full moon on a wide track, but bring a torch in case the moon is obscured.
There are a few steep pinches but these should keep us warm. The remainder of the 7km walk is flat or undulating.
The terrain ranges from wide tracks to footpads and some footpaths to link the tracks.
This walk will not go ahead in rainy weather.

Grade 3 Medium
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Participant numbers:12
Final booking date: Wednesday 19th June by 5pm.
A few road crossings in daylight. Walking along the verge of a road for about 100m in daylight.
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Murray Darling River Reflections Conference
2024-06-19 - 2024-06-20 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
The 2024 River Reflections conference will take place on 19 and 20 June in Albury, New South Wales – near the headwaters of the River Murray. It’s an opportunity for the diverse communities and industries of the Basin to listen and learn from one another, sharing what is known and exploring the latest information to ensure rivers for generations.
This year’s theme looks at the art of the possible when tackling complex problems and using the wisdom of the collective to shape a way forward. We are also excited to announce keynote speaker, adventurer and environmental scientist Tim Jarvis, AM.
The 2024 program includes networking opportunities, interactive workshops and sessions, and a field trip to Hume Dam and Noreuil Park.
Authority Chair, Sir Angus Houston will present the Early Insights paper, delivering on a commitment to share and test the Authority’s initial thoughts on how we might improve the Basin Plan and the way forward ahead of the 2026 Basin Plan Review. Conference breakout sessions will unpack the big issues in water from different perspectives.
Links are
Conference Page – www.mdba.gov.au/news-and-events/conferences/2024-river-reflections-conference
LinkedIn Event – https://www.linkedin.com/events/2024riverreflectionsconference7190932701472776192/

EOI open for Albury Wodonga Sustainable Living Festival
2024-06-19, 2024-06-12, 2024-06-05, 2024-05-29 | Hovell Tree Park, Hovell Tree Park, Hovell Tree Drive, Albury, 2640, Australia
AlburyCity and City of Wodonga are teaming up to bring you Albury Wodonga Sustainability Living Festival (AWSLF). This will form part of AlburyCity’s Riverside Vibes, to be held from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, 12 and Sunday, 13 October 2024.
You are invited to apply as a stallholder or workshop presenter across any sustainable and environmental theme.
To apply, complete the Riverside Vibes Market Stallholder Expression of Interest form, and let us know in the ‘Stall offering’ section, that you’d like to be part of AWSLF, and either what your store offering is, or that you’d like to host a workshop.
If you are interested in running a workshop please provide:

Title
Short summary of what participants will hear/learn about;
Name of the speaker/s;
Times available over the weekend and length of time required to present and Q&A; and
Fee (if applicable).

If you are interested in having a stall please inform us:

what types of products/ services you will provide;
preferred stall size;
any other important information.

Applications close online at COB 24 June 2024

MONTHLY REPAIR CAFE HASTINGS WORKSHOP
2024-06-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Hastings Community Hub, 1973 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Hastings, 3915
The Repair Cafe is a place where skilled volunteers fix, repair and mend household & personal items for reuse or repurpose. This helps pass on special skills and keeps the circular economy going in the community and items out of landfill. We are a not-for-profit community organisation which relies on kind donations from the community to also keep us going. Kids activities and light refreshments are available as part of the Repair Cafe services. We are currently running just one session per month (usually on the third Sunday of each month) at The Hastings Community Hub. We have a great group of volunteers but are also seeking more volunteers to assist in all areas of operating the Repair Cafe (on site and behind the scenes) as our visitor numbers grow. Training provided. Please inquire if interested in helping out or attending one of our next repair sessions – we would love to meet you!

Border Bushwalking Club - Mt Sugarloaf
2024-06-16 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
There are Mt Sugarloafs all over Australia and in fact the world. This one is on the Eldorado Rd near Beechworth so no passport is required.
The shortest route there is on little used 4wd tracks that climbs through some very pleasant forest. There are lots of ups and downs and some of the walking is steep but never such that your boots scrape your chin.
There is a very pleasant lunch spot with great views at the top.
The walk is a 16km circuit with a very short car shuffle if we have 2 cars.
Please ring me to book in.

Grade 3 Medium
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Participant numbers:12
Final booking date: Wed June 12th
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Swanpool Environmental Film Festival 2024
2024-06-15 13:00 - 21:00 | Swanpool Cinema, 2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool, Victoria, 3673, Australia
After the successful 10th anniversary screening of the Swanpool Environmental Film Festival in 2023 Benalla Sustainable Future Group is pleased to support another Festival in 2024, 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.
Session one.
Guest Speaker Dr Mark Diesendorf Hon. Assoc. Prof. UNSW Sydney, Environmentalist, ‘The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation’.
Mark is Co Author of the book The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation.
Film ‘The New Corporation, The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel’.
Afternoon Tea.
Session two.
Feature film ’Finding The Money’, there’s another side to the national debt.
Film discussion, questions and answers with Dr Steven Hail Assoc. Prof. Torrens University Australia, Economist at Modern Money Lab, economics for a new era.
Dinner.
Session three.
Guest Speaker Margot Nash Filmmaker and Visiting Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, screenwriter, and photographer including her short film ‘Undercurrents: Meditations on Power’, https://www.margotnash.com/.
Guest Speaker Bertram Lobert with an update on the Save Our Strathbogie Forest Federal Court case about planned burns in high quality Southern Greater Glider habitat. Title of Bert’s talk is ‘Wrong Fire – Wrong Place: planned burning in a Victorian foothill forest’.
$35 includes three sessions, afternoon tea and dinner. Catering by the Swanpool Catering Team.
Download the SEFF 2024 Menu.
Download Festival Flyer.
Download Festival Program.
More details in our May Newsletter.
Bookings essential on Try Booking – https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1206465.
Saturday 15 June 2024 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM (UTC+10).
If attending please be Covid Aware. Some masks will be available.
Swanpool Cinema
2386 Midland Highway, Swanpool Victoria 3673
Details on Swanpool Cinema website www.swanpoolcinema.com.au
Phone 0498 007 988 for enquiries.

Detox your Home - Wodonga
2024-06-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Wodonga Resource Recovery Centre, 29 Kane Road, Wodonga, Victoria, 3690, Australia
Toxic household chemicals, such as cleaning products, pool chemicals and pesticides can be safely disposed of for free at Sustainability Victoria’s Detox Your Home events, in partnership with local councils. Collected items are recovered for reuse or safely disposed of.
With community safety in mind, Detox Your Home events are drive-through (no walk-ins) and contactless.
This service is for household chemicals only.

The following items are accepted:

Acids and alkalis Aerosol cans (empty cans go in household recycling)

Anti-freeze, brake fluid, car body filler, car wax cleaners – ammonia based
Cooking oil
Coolant
Detergents, disinfectants and drain cleaners
Fertiliser
Fire extinguishers
Floor-care products and waxes
Fuels – petrol, diesel, kerosene, other
Glues – water-based and solvents
Herbicides and weed killers
Insect spray and pesticides
Nail polish and remover
Cosmetics
Oven cleaner
Thinners, turps and paint stripper
Pool chemicals
Rat poison
Solvents
Transmission fluid
Wood preservatives and finishes (oils and varnish)

See the full list of accepted items on our website.

For free registration and to nominate the time you will attend go to: detoxwondonga2024.eventbrite.com.au

Paint is not accepted at this event. Unwanted household paint can be disposed of at any Paintback drop off site.
If you can’t get to an event, here’s how to store unwanted household chemicals until you can safely dispose of them.
Any details you supply will be treated in accordance with Sustainability Victoria’s Privacy Policy.

Australian Association of Environmental Education (NSW) at the CSU Thurgoona campus on October 9-11th
2024-06-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
The Australian Association of Environmental Education (NSW) is holding its biannual conference at the CSU Thurgoona campus on October 9-11th

The details about the conference are available at: nsweeconference.org.au

Some people might be interested in talking/workshopping about the great community programs you are undertaking- via this form
but note submissions close June 14th.

Albury City - World Environment Day Walk and Talk
2024-06-05 16:30 - 18:00 | Kremur Street Boat Ramp, 419 Kremur St, West Albury, 2640
To celebrate World Environment Day, join our environment team Wed 5th June for a walk & talk along the river to learn about the grey-headed flying-fox and other local wildlife that call Albury home.

North East Regional Sustainability Alliance (NERSA) Bi-monthly meeting
2024-06-03 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

Cultural knowledge sharing walk and talk
2024-06-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Northern Beaches, 2 College St, Wangaratta, 3677, Australia
You’re invited to join Uncle Dozer and Ji Atkinson from Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Education for a guided cultural knowledge sharing walk and talk around Northern Beaches Reserve, Wangaratta. Learn about the importance of culturally significant trees and traditional methods of caring for country.
Northern Beaches reserve is a remnant floodplain riparian woodland close to the Wangaratta CBD and joins the Bullawah Cultural trail.
Parking is available in the carpark near the Scout hall and this is where we’ll meet. Please wear sturdy shoes, dress for the weather conditions and bring your own water bottle.
Morning tea will be provided and places are limited so please RSVP early.
Booking link: events.humanitix.com/cultural-walk-gvlg
This event is presented by the Greta Valley Landcare group with support from a grant received as part of Glenrowan Solar Farm Community Benefit Sharing program.

Friends of Chiltern-Mt Pilot NP Field day
2024-06-02 09:00 - 13:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
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
2024-06-01 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.

Kentucky State Forest NSW : Birding and Nature ; Joint Outing with O & M Birdlife
2024-06-01 09:30 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Members please meet at the park near the Balldale Pub at 9.30am.
AWFNC leader Bernie 0490 497 032 and O & M Birdlife leader Rob 0419 411 614.
BYO refreshments for the day. Explore and enjoy where the leaders take us for the day’s outing.

Birdlife Ovens and Murray: Mt Granya Outing
2024-06-01 09:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Welcome Winter with our June outing to the Mt Granya area led by expert birder, John Shepherd. Please meet at the Bellbridge toilet block for a 9am start (parking is available). Note that there is some gravel road driving during the day so people with sedans may wish to share a ride with a 4WD owner.
Program
Pre-lunch (morning tea sometime during this period)

Start at Granya campground and walk up to the Scout Hut area.
Drive up the Tallangatta Road to a gully and the end of Firebrace track – a short but steep walk up this gully along the track.
Drive to the watershed on this road to bird and have lunch, plenty of parking on the gravel.

Post-lunch

Drive the steep track out to Mount Granya summit, birding around the lookout and the communication towers.
Finish around mid-afternoon.

Bring

binoculars
boots or strong shoes
hat/beanie
a chair(s) and
morning tea
lunch
water

Border Bushwalking Club - Wahgunyah to Lake Moodemere return
2024-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Welcome winter with a walk exploring a different section of the mighty Murray. From Wahgunyah we cross dry Sunday Creek to trace the river down stream through its flood plain to Lake Moodemere. There are many points of interest including magnificent old river red gums ( Eucalyptus Camaldulensis) and bird life. The walk will be approximately 13/16 kms depending on short diversions to see things. Walking surfaces include sealed cycle/bike track, dirt vehicle roads and rough 4×4 bush tracks. As we are on the flood plain there are no hills so easy walking but the length puts it into the medium category. If there is significant rain prior it could be muddy.

Grade 2 Easy-Medium
Leader: Ira
Phone: 0429059376
Alwyn
Participant numbers:16
Final booking date: Wednesday May 29. Please phone before 8pm.
Risks: Additional specific risks are other track users, falling limbs from trees, high riverbanks.
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Thurgoona Community Stewardship Drive
2024-05-31 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
Learn how to remove the invasive plant species threatening this popular recreation area. 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 Albury City and community groups are working to protect threatened species, improve habitat and link habitat corridors across the region.
When: 9.00 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Table Top Road, https://maps.app.goo.gl/BKnkiFEmbmZ1U1J98
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! Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers.
REGISTER HERE!
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Heathwood & Pioneer Park Walk ‘n’ Weed
2024-05-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers undertaking a variety of practical park stewardship tasks in this beautiful reserve.
This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experiencing the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. Tasks will vary month to month and according to the season and your capacity. You may be doing a flora survey, removing redundant fences, replacing barbed wire with wildlife friendly plain wire, weeding, checking nestboxes, removing tree guards and more. No experience necessary.
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 to 11.00am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet on Poplar Drive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WTEVzFVZ4NJpZ5fx9
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.
Sometimes things change at the last minute and we need to be able to contact volunteers. Please register for the sessions you will attend.
Please register!
Thank you to Albury City Council for financial support for this program.

Living Plant Based: Diet and Climate Change
2024-05-26 12:00 - 14:30 | Beechworth Railway Station, 1B Harper Avenue, Beechworth, 3747
This month join us for a shared plantbased pot luck lunch and a discussion of diet and climate change and whether the Plant Based Treaty is a way forward.
BYO plantbased dish – if unsure a fruit platter or a bowl of cooked potatoes with hummus is perfect

Border Bushwalking Club - Bike by the lake 45kms return.
2024-05-26 | Check the event listing for venue details, Australia
A fairly cruisy ride beside the shores of Lake Hume and starting at Ebden reserve on the Murray Valley Highway. We will cross the Sandy Creek Bridge and stop for lunch on the foreshore at Tallangatta (BYO or buy something) before riding back to Ebden. The trail is undulating with some moderate gradients and is a mix of smooth gravel and sealed sections. Cyclists need to carry spare tube and puncture repair kit, water, snacks and warm/wet weather gear.
Suitable all bike types.

Grade 2 Easy-Medium
Leader: Ian Trevaskis
Phone: 0425782983
Participant numbers:8
Final booking date: Friday, May 24th
Risks: Other cyclists, highway crossings, possible rain, wild animals.
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au
