Join the Rural City of Wangaratta to connect with nature and your community as we celebrate National Tree Day. Help extend the habitat corridor created over the last few years as we plant indigenous native plants along the Rail Trail between Wangaratta-Eldorado Rd and Petticoat Lane. Enter Londrigan Tarrawingee Rd from Wangaratta-Eldorado Rd. Learn more about our local flora and […]
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
Greater Hume Council wants to seal an existing dirt road - Jelbart Road, Jindera. The existing remnant vegetation by the road provides a corridor for wildlife. The stretch of road to be sealed is only around 1.5km long and Council has indicated that they propose to remove somewhere between 80-90 trees of various DBHs and […]
BirdLifeAustralia’s Birds on Farms SNSW project team invite you to our FREE guided birdwatching workshop to learn more about your birds from the Ovens and Murray BirdLife Branch of local experts. The Birds on Farms program aims to raise awareness about woodland birds and their habitats, and share opportunities for you to getinvolved in helping […]
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, […]
Join the team from WAW and Parklands Albury Wodonga in our Banking on Trees planting day on Sunday 4 August, 9am-11am. What to bring: Closed shoes and long pants as the ground is uneven and might be muddy. What will be provided: • All tools, equipment, materials, and gloves (unless you want to bring your own gloves). • BBQ […]
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
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 McFarlands Hill and we will walk in the early afternoon. This walk is on the edge of Wodonga. It’s only 7kms so it won’t […]
We begin the walk in the Warby Ranges at the foot of Mt Kilawarra. After we summit the small peak and enjoy the views, we’ll head off in search of what we can find. Everything about this walk will be off track. You can make it your own walk searching for rocks, flowers/trees, birds/bees, as […]
Wooragee Landcare is running a weed identification and weed management workshop on Saturday 10th August in the afternoon. This workshop is suitable for landholders and gardeners and will include a session in the hall with some hands-on how to identify plants, looking at weed specimens, and starting a weed scrapbook (included) then a weed walk […]
Members please meet for a 9am departure at the IGA Supermarket Carpark - NE corner, Baranduda. Leader for outing is Bernie phone 0490 497 032
Friends of Susan Campbell and Kent McKoy Reserves have one of the best views in Wodonga with an expanse of ridgetop remnant and regenerating open woodland. If you'd like to join them for their annual tree planting days and discover this hidden gem in Wodonga, then consider these dates to join them for a fun […]
Calling all Volunteers - We need you. Our Alpine forests are under immediate threat. We have big plans for future work, but we can't do it without you. Friends of the Earth Forest Collective are holding a 'meet and greet' event at the Freeburgh Community Hall on Saturday the 11th of August approx 1-3 […]
Please note this meeting has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience. 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 […]
This walk takes us on some of the tracks through the forest around Mt Beauty and gives us views up to the snow-covered mountains. We start on the Survey Track which runs parallel to the main road up to Cranky Charlie. It is a steady climb but not steep, on a good path. We then […]
UPDATE: Please note that due to the weather, this walk has been cancelled for today. We will be in touch with those who had registered and look to reschedule soon! ACF-AWR are proud to partner with Wodonga Urban Landcare Network (WULN) for this exciting, nature-based, citizen science event with Karen Retra. Karen will take […]
Join Parklands Albury Wodonga for a Community Planting Day. This is a free event open to all ages. What to bring: Closed shoes and long pants as the ground is uneven and might be muddy. What will be provided: All tools, equipment, materials, and gloves (unless you want to bring your own gloves). Where: Paddock off Carrolls Lane, Wodonga. Go […]
Friends of Susan Campbell and Kent McKoy Reserves have one of the best views in Wodonga with an expanse of ridgetop remnant and regenerating open woodland. If you'd like to join them for their annual tree planting days and discover this hidden gem in Wodonga, then consider these dates to join them for a fun […]
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 […]
In Nov 2023, a rising tide of everyday people shut down the world's largest coal port for 32 hours. Over 100 activists, aged 16 to 97, were arrested for making a stand. Watch their story unfold in ‘The First Wave’, a film capturing their heroic actions from land, sea, and sky. Rising Tide is building […]
Friends of Lou Lieberman Park (FoLLP) have a load of beautiful tubestock to be planted near the underpass (which runs from the Park under Pearce St). All are welcome on SATURDAY, 24th August at 9.30am with the traditional morning tea of Marg's scones, jam and cream at 11am . Come along, enjoy the park, […]
Members please meet at Lake King in Rutherglen for a 9.30am departure. Leader for the day is David phone 0409 954 476. There are public toilets nearby for use prior to travelling in convoy to Killawarra. BYO refreshments for the day. Birding and nature will keep us well occupied on the day.
Short AGM followed by two of our members speaking about their experience working as volunteers on farms in France. Then a short film "Our Seeds".
ACF-AWR are proud to partner with Wodonga Urban Landcare Network (WULN) for this exciting, nature-based, citizen science event with Karen Retra. Karen will take us on a beautiful, slow, approximately 2.5 km walk and show us how to use the FrogID app to record your important citizen scientist findings. We hope you will hear the […]
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
Details CSU walk around CSU Thurgoona and the wetlands. Opportunities to see a wide range of birds, especially parrots, including Musk, Little & Rainbow Lorikeets. Also the usual water birds and the possibility of a surprise or two. Corry's Wood After morning tea a short drive up to Corry's Wood, where as the name suggests, […]
These walks can’t be called Winter walks anymore but this one is a good way to build some more fitness ready for the mountains. This walk will begin in late morning and go over lunch time. We will explore more of Nail Can Hill including Bakes Trail, The Lookout (where we will have lunch) and […]
‘What to take on a walk … and everything else you need to know’ Designed mainly for beginners and newcomers to the Club, this talk will provide all the answers about the activities of the Border Bushwalking Club. It will start at 7.30 pm at our usual venue, the Wodonga Senior Citizens Rooms, behind The […]
Implementation of our restoration and climate resilience recommendations ( the 70% local provenance: 30% climate analogue sourcing of seed or plants) has slipped since a focus on provenance in the mid 2000’s and is increasingly constrained by seed supply. We also have recognized that we have a lot of revegetation that doesn’t achieve “whole ecosystem” […]
Learn how innocent attempts to beautify your garden can be a disaster for parks, bush and native wildlife. Gardens 4 Wildlife Project Officer, Lizette Salmon, will discuss our worst garden escapees, why they’re a problem, how they disperse and what you can do to stop the spread. Tickets free, but bookings essential by 11pm Monday […]
