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Border Bushwalking Club - Falls Creek – 4-day circuit
2026-01-27 07:30 - 2026-01-30 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Check the event listing for venue details
This walk starts and finishes at Pretty Valley pondage.
Tues 27/1 Walk to Tawonga Huts 4.5 km set up camp. Walk with day packs to Mt Jaithmathang to take in the views and collect firewood. 4 km
Wed 28/1 Walk to Fainters (Nth and Sth ) with day packs. Return to Tawonga Huts. 20km.
Thurs 29/1 Pack up camp and walk to Youngs Hut. 7km. Possible side trips with day packs: Weston’s Hut 5km, Mt Jim 1.5 km
Fri 30/1 Pack up camp and return to cars via Cope Saddle Hut 14km Possible side trip with day packs: Ryders Yards 2km.
To help with organizing this walk please book as early as possible.

Grade 4
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Participant numbers: 8
Final booking date: Mon Jan 19th 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Border Bushwalking Club - Tawonga Huts for Lunch
2026-01-27 07:30 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
What could be better on a Tuesday than to have lunch at Tawonga Huts. With the weekend crowds gone we can enjoy a leisurely lunch and take in the great views. All on wide management track and about 10km all up.

Distance: 10km
Grade: 3
Leader Deb
Phone: 0410047884
Bookings close 8pm 26/1
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Street Harvest
2026-01-26 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-15 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-08 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-01 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.

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: Walk at Corowa Whitehead St. Wetlands & Corowa Ponds
2026-01-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Corowa
Join Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for walks at Corowa Whitehead St. Wetlands followed by Corowa Ponds to explore the fauna and flora there. Meet at Whitehead St. Wetlands, Corowa, at 10 am on Saturday 24 January 2026. For further information contact 0428 215 313. Pets are not permitted on outings.

Border Bushwalking Club - BOGONG SUMMIT VIA ESKDALE SPUR 9km RETURN
2026-01-24 07:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
The hike to the summit of Mount Bogong is amongst Victoria’s most challenging and rewarding. It is planned to reach the summit via the Eskdale Spur Track with an elevation gain of 1487 metres over a relatively short distance, so you must have a high level of fitness and experience and be comfortable with heights . This walk will start from the beginning of the Eskdale Spur Track and take us past Michell Hut where we will take a break before tackling the steep, exposed section to the summit. The weather can be variable at this altitude and thunderstorms and snow showers are possible even at this time of the year. PLEASE NOTE: For this walk to go ahead 4WD vehicles are necessary to get hikers from the Mountain Creek campground to the trailhead, so I’m hoping someone with such a vehicle will book in!

Grade 4-5 Medium Hard
Leader: Ian Trevaskis
Phone: 0425782983
Participant numbers: 10
Final booking date: 19/1/26
Distance: 9 km total
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Future Council - Movie Screening
2026-01-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Oxley Shire Hall, 1157 Green Street (Snow Rd),, Oxley VIC, 3678, Australia
Friday 16th January | 6pm – 8.30pm
Oxley Public Hall
$ 5/ head or $10 /family
BBQ dinner provided
OLN, with support from Rural City of Wangaratta, is very pleased to offer you and your family the opportunity to view this movie.
Millions of children around the world are frustrated by the dire lack of action to protect the planet and their future. Until now, their only avenue to express these concerns has been protesting on the streets. Director Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film) takes eight children on an epic adventure across Europe in a school bus powered by biofuel. Their mission is to better understand the planet’s predicament, explore solutions and, most importantly, take the conversation from the streets, into the boardrooms of some of the world’s largest polluters and most influential companies.
For further information please contact Kerrie- landcare.kerrie@gmail.com or 0418 427 730.
Places are limited so please book.

Border Bushwalking Club - Car Camp - Southern Koscziusko National Park
2026-01-13 07:00 - 2026-01-15 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
Staying at the Cooinbil Hut Campground in Kosciuszko National Park, we will spend 3 days exploring the local area and history.
Day 1 – Tuesday 13th January 2026Jounama Heritage Walk Grade 2 – 3 Walk distance: Approximately 12k
Wednesday 14th January 2026Cooinbil Hut to Harris’s Hut (ruins) Grade: 3 Walk Distance: Approximately 14k
Thursday 15th January 2026 Pack up campground and drive to Blue Waterholes campground Exploring Blue Waterholes Grade 3 Walk Distance Approximately 15 k
After booking in participants will be given more information about this event. Chris will be leading this event, but Deb will be taking the bookings, so please ring Deb once you have RSVP’d to the event. Campsites have already been booked, and cost will be shared amongst participants.

Grade 3
Leader :- Chris
Phone : 0407213039
Co Leader: Deb
Phone: 0410047884 before 8pm
Distance: 15 km approximately
Participant numbers: Up to 10
Final booking date: 10/1/26
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: Walk at Wonga Wetlands
2026-01-11 08:00 - 12:00 | Wonga Wetlands, 2377 Riverina Hwy, Splitters Creek, NSW, 2640, Australia
Join Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk at Wonga Wetlands to explore the fauna and flora there. Meet at the Wonga Wetlands carpark, Riverina Highway, West Albury at 8am on Sunday 11 January 2026. BYO food and chair for morning tea after walk. For further information contact 0400 141 181. Pets are not permitted on outings.

Border Bushwalking Club -BOGONG SUMMIT VIA ESKDALE SPUR 9km RETURN
2026-01-10 06:30 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
The hike to the summit of Mount Bogong is amongst Victoria’s most challenging and rewarding. It is planned to reach the summit via the Eskdale Spur Track with an elevation gain of 1487 metres over a relatively short distance, so you must have a high level of fitness and experience and be comfortable with heights . This walk will start from the beginning of the Eskdale Spur Track and take us past Michell Hut where we will take a break before tackling the steep, exposed section to the summit. The weather can be variable at this altitude and thunderstorms and snow showers are possible even at this time of the year. PLEASE NOTE: For this walk to go ahead 4WD vehicles are necessary to get hikers from the Mountain Creek campground to the trailhead, so I’m hoping someone with such a vehicle will book in!

Grade 4-5 Medium Hard
Leader: Ian Trevaskis
Phone: 0425782983
Participant numbers: 10
Final booking date: 5/1/26
Distance: 9 km total
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Border Bushwalking Club - Falls Creek – Pretty Valley circuit
2026-01-04 07:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
This walk starts and finishes at Pretty Valley pondage and goes past Pole 333 and Cope saddle, with aside trip to Tawonga Huts. It’s all on tracks ranging from fire trails to footpads. There are some ups and downs over the day and great views. Around 16 km.

Grade 3 Medium
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Participant numbers:14
Final booking date: Wed Nov 13th by 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Corrys Wood Community Stewardship Morning
2025-12-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Corrys Wood Parklands, Corrys Rd., Thurgoona, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as false acacia 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.
Please check the Google Maps link below for the meeting place.
When: 9:00 am to 11:00 am (2 hrs)
Where: Meet at the Corrys Wood car park.
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: You can contact Ranger Dan on 0417501352.
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.

River Stewardship on Browns Island
2025-12-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-02 09:00 - 11:00 | Browns Island, Wodonga, Australia
Following the success of woody weeding on our Murray River islands over the past summer, we will be continuing to tackle patches of box elder and other weeds to eradicate these invasive pests.
When: 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
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.
Please register here!
Thank you to the Australian Government for their financial support through the Natural Heritage Trust under the Urban Rivers and Catchments Program.

Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists: Walk in Mt. Buffalo National Park
2025-12-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
Join Albury Wodonga Field Naturalists for a walk exploring the geology, flora & fauna in Mt. Buffalo National Park, where a section of the Park has re-opened to the public. Meet at the Visitor Centre, Mt. Buffalo National Park entrance on Sunday 14 December 2025 at 10 am. For further information contact 0428 235 964. Pets are not permitted on AWFN outings.

Pioneer Park Community Stewardship Morning
2025-12-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Pioneer Park, Pearsall St., Lavington, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, and hawthorn 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 Pioneer Park car park.
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: You can contact Ranger Dan on 0417501352.
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 -Mt Dunn Loop, Mt Buffalo
2025-12-10 07:00 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
The 360 degree view from the Mt Dunn summit across the Buffalo Plateau are fantastic. This loop walk follows bits of Macs Point, The Reservoir, and Mt Dunn tracks as it winds past Drillhole and Stanley Rocks and through stands of snow gums, granite outcrops and ferns and wildflowers in more shaded areas.

Event type: Bushwalk
Distance: 10km
Grade: 3
Leader Deb
Phone: 0410047884
Bookings close 9/1 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Border Bushwalking Club - Buffalo Delights
2025-12-07 07:30 - 17:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
Mount Buffalo is my favourite place and it’s finally reopened!

I am putting on up to 6 short walks but they all have some steep climbing involved.
The order will be sorted out on the day depending on the weather and group preferences.
Old Galleries walk. It is only 1km but quite spectacular.
Eurobin: Falls 1.5km track to view the falls (best after rain)
The Monlith: a 2km return walk with climb to a great view point.
Lake View: 2 km return to a great lookout.
The Horn: another climb to great views. 1.5 km
The Cathedral and Hump track. 2kms exploring amazing Rocky formations.
You can opt in or out of these walks if you need a rest or want to stop and soak up the atmosphere.
Leader: Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: up to 10km (you decide)
Grade: 3
Participant numbers 14
Final date for booking: Wed Dec 3rd 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

2025 End-of-year celebration
2025-12-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
2025 was another huge year for your ACF-AWR group!
Our events for the year included:

Planning together for 2025, Feb 15, Hybrid event
Monthly meeting and catch up, Mar 29, Hybrid event
Australia’s Biggest Bushwalk, May 17, we walked 69 km and raised $260 to help protect Australia’s wildlife
Monthly meeting and catch up, May 31, Hybrid event
Champions for Nature, Sloane’s Froglet citizen science with Karen Retra, Aug 16
Platy-project zoom how-to, Sep 5
Platy-project field trip how-to, Sep 6
Films to inspire climate action with guest speaker Paul Sinclair, ACF Campaign Director and Deputy CEO, Oct 25
Connecting Nature With Farming – Platy Event, Oct 26
End-of-year celebration, Dec 6

And we also had a presence at the Albury-Wodonga Farmers Market and wrote many submissions and letters to lobby for strong nature laws and climate action federally, in VIC and NSW, and locally. Too many to list!
We hope you will join us in an end-of-year celebration of our significant achievements for 2025 and to relax with like-minded people at the beautiful Wonga Wetlands.
We’d also love to hear from you about things you’d like to see your ACF-AWR group doing in 2026 – we love hearing from you with your great feedback and ideas, so also save the date for our planning meeting on Feb 14, 2026.
Come along, join us, and have a lovely day enjoying nature and the company of like-minded, welcoming people.
Where: Wonga Wetlands, 2377 Riverina Highway, Splitters Creek, 2640
When: Saturday 6 December, 12 – 3 pm
What to bring: A plate to share, something to drink (no alcohol), clothes suitable for the weather, closed shoes, sunscreen, mosquito repellent
Other things you may like to bring: A chair, binoculars, camera
What you can’t bring: Your dog or your bicycle on the walking paths (to protect the wildlife)
RSVP now to let us know you’re joining us. We look forward to seeing you!
Bart and your ACF-AWR Team

Repair Cafe Albury-Wodonga Inc
2025-12-06 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.

Browns Lagoon Community Stewardship Morning
2025-12-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Browns Lagoon, Olive St., Albury, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, and box elder 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 Browns Lagoon car park.
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: You can contact Ranger Dan on 0417501352.
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.

Albury Awards – Environmental Citizen of the Year (Nominations Close - 8th December)
2025-12-03 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-11-26 08:00 - 08:30 | Online
Do you know someone that deserves the Albury Environmental Citizen of the Year?
Every year, our community is enriched by the outstanding contributions of its residents. From community champions and dedicated volunteers to innovative thinkers and compassionate leaders, the Albury Awards highlight the diverse tapestry of talent and dedication within our midst.
The environmental citizen of the year category has been established to recognise contributions to our local environment, demonstrated leadership on a community issue resulting in the enhancement of community life or has inspiring qualities as a role model for the community.
Nominations Close – 8th December

Click the link below for more information and to fill out a nomination form
Albury Awards | AlburyCity

Border Bushwalking Club - Norris Hill
2025-12-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Check the event listing for venue details
This will be a morning walk in Lavington. The first few hundred meters are very steep but then it is a gently undulating circuit that has some great views and is largely shady.
Leader:Bernadette
Phone: 0419241687
Distance: 5km
Grade: 3
Participant numbers 12
Final date for booking: Sunday Nov 30th 8pm
For more information and updates about BBC activities, check www.borderbushwalkingclub.com.au

Healthy Hectares – Information Session for 2026 Workshop Series
2025-11-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Sandy Creek Hall, 464 Lockharts Gap Rd, Charleroi, Victoria, Australia
Are you a new or small landholder curious about sustainable land management … but unsure how to apply it to your property?
Then Healthy Hectares may be for you! Healthy Hectares North East is a 6-session workshop series, commencing in February 2026, where you will learn how to manage your land sustainably.
This information session introduces you to the Healthy Hectares NE program and how it will help you better manage your land through learning new skills and knowledge, and the development of a property plan.

Workshops in the series include

Property Planning
Biodiversity
Pastures
Soils
Pest plants and animals
Water & finalise your property plan

This information session is free and will help you to decide if joining the 2026 Healthy Hectares workshop series is for you.

When: Sunday 30 November, 10-11am
Where: Sandy Creek Hall, 464 Lockharts Gap Rd, Charleroi
Please register to attend.

Find out more about the Healthy Hectares North East program on this webpage.

For enquiries contact Gervaise Gaunt – healthyhectaresne@wodongalandcare.org.au
The Healthy Hectares project is supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program under the Natural Heritage Trust.

Yindyamarra and Horseshoe Lagoon Community Stewardship Morning
2025-11-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Horseshoe Lagoon, Riverina Hwy, Albury, Australia
Join Parklands Rangers to help find and remove woody weeds such as privet, olive, cherry plum, wild tobacco, ash, and hawthorn 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.
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: You can contact Ranger Dan on 0417501352.
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.

Indigo Regen Sustainable Living Forum & AGM
2025-11-26 15:00 - 19:00 | Beechworth Town Hall, 103 Ford St, Beechworth, Victoria, 3747, Australia
FORUM Doors Open 2.30pm
Event 3pm – 5pm

Michael Mobbs (Sustainable House)
Dr Wendy Connor (Health & Climate Change)
Sarah Wallis (Halve Waste)

To Register Click Here

AGM 6pm
Guest speaker Michael Mobbs, the ‘off-grid guy’ Discussing how to live a more sustainable life
For more Info and to Register click here
Free Entry – Donations Welcome – Refreshments Provided

Contact Chris 0414 916 654

November Park Explorer – Bidja Bila Island to Dights Hill
2025-11-26 09:00 - 13:00 | Waterview canoe ramp, Waterview Rd., Splitters Creek, Australia
Join Parklands for an adventure on the water! We will be paddling in canoes along the Murray River, with stops for walk n’ talks!
These Park Explorer events are a new monthly series of Ranger-led experiences that will take you off the usual tracks to learn of the work behind the scenes and about the new trails nearing completion.

Parklands Albury Wodonga maintains over 176 km of nature trails together with community and partner organisations with no funds directly supporting this.

The funds raised from our monthly Park Explorer experiences will go towards keeping these trails open and well-maintained including contracting a local disability supported employee business to mow track heads and others to mow in remoter areas.

For the November event, participants will meet at the canoe ramp at Noreuil Park. You will paddle downstream stopping off at sites along the Murray River and Travellers Creek to check out current works and future plans in Victoria whilst also checking out the popular Wagirra Trail on the NSW side. You will be transported back to the car park at the canoe ramp.
Cost: $50 per person.
When: 9:00 am til around 1:00 pm.
Where: Meet at the Noreuil Park canoe ramp.
What is supplied: Canoe hire including life jacket and morning tea. Please advise of any special dietary requirements.
What to bring: Appropriate clothes for canoeing and walking. Please wear a hat and bring some drinking water.
Other info: There will be no toilets along the route.
Please click here to buy your tickets.
