Renewable Albury Wodonga (RAW) and ACF-AWR are hosting a POWER HOUSE EVENT. This has been made possible through funding provided by the Hume Community Power Hub ‘Renewable Energy Readiness Fund’ in the Hume region, with major sponsorship matched by Mondo. This event will incorporate two sessions: a daytime session for border area business and an evening session for residents. The purpose is to: […]
Have you ever had that magical moment of spotting a platypus in the wild? Join us at this event to learn where to look for, and how spot, platypus in the wild for this great ACF/UNSW #CitizenScience project. We were so sorry to have to postpone our Platy-Project event on 23 September and we apologise […]
ACF-AWR thoroughly enjoyed this event in 2022 with our wonderful partner community organisations that are equally keen on enjoying and protecting our precious natural environment. All welcome! BYO food and drink (and something to sit on), and enjoy the day with friends, family, and the local community. There will be some fun activities including a water bug collection […]
Albury Wodonga Knitting Nannas for Renewables (AWKNR) and ACF Albury Wodonga Region (ACF-AWR) are thrilled to bring you the opportunity to have fun while expressing your desire for more action for a safe climate. This event is part of Move Beyond Coal's (MBC) Turn up the Heat Week of Action around Australia that is supported […]
2023 was another huge year for your ACF-AWR group. We hope you will join us in an end-of-year celebration at the beautiful Wonga Wetlands. We'll reflect on our many achievements in 2023 and consider what we might be doing in 2024. We'd love to hear from you about things you'd like to see your ACF-AWR […]
Australian Conservation Foundation, Albury Wodonga region You are invited to join us at our planning meeting for 2024. We would love to have your thought and ideas! The purpose of the meeting is to plan our group's focus for the year ahead. We have invited ACF Community Organiser Ken Matahari to facilitate the meeting and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ACF-AWR is excited to be hosting three events again in 2024 for the wonderful citizen science platy-project. The first event, this one, will be a training session on ZOOM. This session will provide information on Why this citizen science project is important and how platypus are fairing; How to spot a platypus - habitat/where, when, and […]
Have you ever had that magical moment of spotting a platypus in the wild? Join us at this event to learn where to look for, and how spot, platypus in the wild for this great ACF/UNSW #CitizenScience project. Image: Young platypus on a log in McMahons Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria. Credit: Doug Gimesy. ACF-AWR is excited […]
Have you ever had that magical moment of spotting a platypus in the wild? Join us at this event to learn where to look for, and how spot, platypus in the wild for this great ACF/UNSW #CitizenScience project. Image: Young platypus on a log in McMahons Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria. Credit: Doug Gimesy. ACF-AWR is excited […]
2024 was another huge year for your ACF-AWR group and we are extremely proud of our achievements. We hope you will join us in an end-of-year celebration at the beautiful Albury Botanic Gardens. We'll reflect on our many achievements in 2024 and consider what we might be doing in 2025. We'd love to hear from […]
You are invited to join us at your ACF-AWR planning meeting for 2025. We would love to have your thoughts and ideas! When: 15 February 2024, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Where: Hyphen, Meeting Room 1, 126 Hovell St, Wodonga, VIC, 3690 and Online (hybrid event) The purpose of the meeting is to plan your […]
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 […]
You are invited to join us at your ACF-AWR monthly hybrid (in person and online) meeting. These meeting mean that those of you who are not in Albury Wodonga to join us for some updates, sharing information and investing time with like-minded people. We would love to see you and to hear your thoughts and […]
As you are probably aware, the new federal Environment Minister, Murray Watt, has recently approved an extension of the Woodside gas production facility near Karratha in Western Australia for 40 years, until 2070. This is an appalling decision but our attention now needs to turn to stopping Woodside’s proposal to drill for gas in the […]
Join ACF-AWR and Wodonga Landcare for this nature-based, citizen science event along the Rail Trail at Bonegilla.
This is a slow, approximately 2.5 km walk with Karen Retra who will show us how to use the FrogID app to record the frogs we find. We hope to hear the call of the endangered Sloane's Froglet!
ACF-AWR is excited to be hosting events again in 2025 for the wonderful citizen science platy-project. The first event will be a training session on ZOOM. This session will provide information on: Why this citizen science project is important and how platypus are fairing; How to spot a platypus - habitat/where, when, and watching out […]
Have you ever had that magical moment of spotting a platypus in the wild? Join us at this event to learn where to look for, and how spot, platypus in the wild for this great #CitizenScience project, a partnership with great ACF, UNSW, Centre for Ecosystem Science, and Platypus Conservation Initiative. ACF-AWR is excited to […]
We are feeling a bit overwhelmed with the news lately and we expect you may be feeling that also. As Joan Baez famously stated - Action is the antidote to despair - so we're always looking for the most impactful ways we can act and support you to act also. We do feel we are […]
We invite you to join local farmers, community members and nature lovers in a Platy Spotting event at lake Moodemere, near Rutherglen. When: Sunday 26 October, commencing at 8:30am Where: Meet at Lake Moodemere Estate winery, 12 Moodemere Road Rutherglen What: A Platy-Spotting Event to link in with […]
