Albury is a haven for a rich variety of Australian native birds much loved and admired by our community. In conjunction with the Birds of Australia Storybox exhibition the LibraryMuseum is celebrating our local birdlife with a community-based exhibition that features your photography of local birds. The exhibition invited submissions from residents within a 50km […]
Members travel to Mount Beauty and meet at 9.30am at the Mt Beauty Information Centre, 31 Bogong High Plains Road, Mt Beauty. Leader for the outing is Jenny phone 0429 446 383. A day exploring new and interesting birding areas. BYO refreshments for the day.
Join Parklands Rangers on a Walk and Weed in Albury’s Environmental Lands to help take out environmental weeds and improve the quality of our native bush parks. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experienced in the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience necessary, our Rangers will share all you need to know […]
Discover the wonders of augmented reality at Thurgoona's AR Trail launch event! Come down to Ernest Grant Park to encounter five native animals along the trail, digitally interact and snap photos with a Sloanes Froglet, Ibis, Fairy Wren, Christmas Beetle and Squirrel Glider. We will also have face painting, collage workshop, city planning engagement, coffee and a scavenger […]
Seed bank opening Also a discussion about worms and their benefits in the garden. Bring any seeds you have to deposit and excess produce and plants to share.
These are four separate walks that give an idea of the variety on Mt Buffalo. It is possible to sit out any of the walks if you’d like as they are separate and three begin at pleasant picnic areas. I will decide on the departure time and order of the walk according to the weather. […]
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 […]
DO YOU WANT TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ALBURY? JOIN US FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT WHERE YOUR VOICE MATTERS! The Albury City Council election is on Saturday September 14th. The Greens are once again mounting a strong, progressive campaign and we want your help to craft a progressive election platform that is truly community […]
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 […]
Members meet in the car park at Wonga Wetlands at 9am. Leader for outing is Bernie phone 0490 497 032. BYO refreshments for the day. We will be checking out the lagoons and bird hides at Wonga Wetlands.
Sunday 28 April ( and 4th Sundays each month) 12pm - 2.30pm Beechworth Railway Station This Month's Topic : Diet and Climate Change : Is The Plant Based Treaty a way forward for Indigo Shire Indigo U3A and Plant Powered Beechworth are hosting a Plant based Pot Luck and Discussion. BYO Plantbased dish to share, […]
Join Parklands Rangers on a Walk and Weed in Albury’s Environmental Lands to help take out environmental weeds and improve the quality of our native bush parks. This is an opportunity to work alongside our Rangers experienced in the ‘how to’ of caring for our local bush. No experience necessary, our Rangers will share all you need to know […]
Gateway Health is running a series of community capacity building events to inspire and build capacity of people and communities to advocate for change. Come along and hear from inspiring people who have advocated for small and big changes in their community. In our 2nd session, hear from Dr Helen Haines MP, Judy Ryan OAM […]
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
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, […]
Heard about permaculture? Keen to know more? This introductory session lets you dip your toe into the purpose and principles of permaculture to see if you would like to dive deeper. This hands on day is hosted in Albury by local permaculture educator Natasha Stafford. Join us from 9am-12pm at the Thurgoona Community Centre for […]
Join the Greta Valley Landcare group for a short AGM followed by a fantastic presentation by Graham Stockfeld of Turtles Australia including a live display of our local turtle species. All welcome to this free event but registrations are essential here https://events.humanitix.com/turtle-talk-gvlg
ACF have partnered with Move Beyond Coal, Australian Youth Climate Coalition, 350.org and GetUp! to convey a clear message to the Albanese Government and to all Members of Parliament: no more coal and gas, no more handouts to big coal and gas polluters, and deliver strong new nature laws that actually protect our wildlife from climate […]
Members to meet in the township of Eldorado opposite the toilet block at 9.30am. BYO refreshments for the day. Leader for the outing is Gail phone 0418 384 303. Gail will lead us on a very interesting outing taking in the birding and nature in this area. Eldorado is about 45 minutes from Albury.
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 […]
Fungi are diverse, delicious and sometimes deadly. With interest in foraging for wild food on the rise, learning to accurately identify fungi reduces both poisoning risk to humans and harm to the environment. This event will also be useful for those who just want to learn to identify fungi (and not collect for eating). Wooragee Landcare […]
We love nature! So we're getting active in nature to help protect Australia's iconic wildlife. Did you know that over 80% of Australia's animals are found nowhere else other than in our very own big backyard? Sadly, 619 of these Australian animals are threatened species, losing their homes to habitat destruction and climate change every […]
Last Seed Bank Opening before spring! We are opening our seed bank one last time before it becomes too cold to plant seeds during winter. Come along and grab some last seeds to plant now or stock up ready to go as soon as the soil starts to warm in early spring. Or just come […]
The ride begins at 10:00am at the former Everton Railway Station, Everton and is basically all uphill to Beechworth on the sealed Rail Trail. The bonus is a thrilling downhill freewheel to Everton. If we feel up to it we might do a 9.5km town loop before we find some lunch at one of the […]
Fungi are diverse, delicious and sometimes deadly. With interest in foraging for wild food on the rise, learning to accurately identify fungi reduces both poisoning risk to humans and harm to the environment. This event will also be useful for those who just want to learn to identify fungi (and not collect for eating). Wooragee Landcare […]
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 […]
Back by popular demand is this gourmet bike ride on the High Country Rail Trail, with spectacular views of Lake Hume and the hills beyond. The ride is 24 km from Huon Reserve, over the Sandy Creek Bridge, along the shoreline of Lake Hume to Tallangatta and return. Bike riders leave Huon Reserve, off the Murray […]
The APS Wangaratta Inc. group will be hosting Sophie Enders, the Project coordinator for Swamps, Rivers and Rangers (SRR) at our May meeting. Sophie has extensive involvement in local conservation, having previously worked in the Bush Regeneration Team at Wangaratta Council. Sophie has long been involved in both bird and mammal monitoring in North-East Victorian […]
Leader for this outing is Jenny phone 0429 446 383. Saturday 25 May. Members please meet at the toilet block in the park next to the bridge over Ovens River, Porepunkah at 9.30am. We will enjoy looking at the many different birding and nature areas located at Bright and surrounds. BYO refreshments for the day.
A short notice, shortish Saturday afternoon easy walk for those who don’t spend that time watching footy. The club has not walked this track since 2019. We may add an extension of a few kilometres along Wodonga Creek if time permits. 9 km with a possible four kilometre extension. NOTE: there will be no carpooling […]
