Bellarine and Geelong

Environmental Volunteering Calendar

The National Celtic Festival is seeking volunteers to help make their 2023 festival as green as possible!

Green Team volunteers will assist keeping the festival clean, helping festival patrons dispose of litter and more! If you, or someone you know, is interested in being part of the action at this year's Festival, remind them to fill out an application and email it to volunteers@nationalcelticfestival.com.

There are lots of shifts available and all volunteers receive a free ticket to the festival. For more information, contact volunteers@nationalcelticfestival.com

Protect local habitat - become a Borough Coastcarer

Looking for volunteering opportunities out in nature? πŸŒΏπŸπŸ¦‰

The #BoroughCoastcarers are a monthly volunteering group based in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. These passionate volunteers focus on the removal of invasive weeds such as Myrtle-leaf Milk-wort (Polygala myrtifolia) and Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus). Their efforts help protect Coastal Moonah Woodland, a threatened plant community that is home to many special plants and animals along our coastline.

Why should you become a Borough Coastcarer?

  • Get to know your local area in your own time
  • Meet like-minded people in your area
  • Learn about indigenous and weed plant species
  • Help restore local habitat for our wildlife

Additional Information

Volunteers will be guided by experienced conservation field staff. Volunteers will need to BYO safety gear (enclosed shoes, gloves, glasses). All activities are subject to weather warnings and considerations. Meet at the Point Lonsdale Rip View Carpark, east end of Ocean Road, Point Lonsdale. Email info@bcn.org.au for more information.

Supported by the Borough of Queenscliffe.

Protect local habitat - become a Borough Coastcarer

Looking for volunteering opportunities out in nature? πŸŒΏπŸπŸ¦‰

The #BoroughCoastcarers are a monthly volunteering group based in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. These passionate people focus on the removal of invasive weeds such as Myrtle-leaf Milk-wort (Polygala myrtifolia) and Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus). Their efforts help protect Coastal Moonah Woodland, a threatened plant community that is home to many special plants and animals along our coastline.

Why should you become a Borough Coastcarer?

  • Get to know your local area in your own time
  • Meet like-minded people in your area
  • Learn about indigenous and weed plant species
  • Help restore local habitat for our wildlife

Additional Information

Volunteers will be guided by experienced conservation field staff. Volunteers will need to BYO safety gear (enclosed shoes, gloves, glasses). All activities are subject to weather warnings and considerations. Meet at the Narrows Beach carpark, Queenscliff (opposite 6 Bellarine Hwy). Email info@bcn.org.au for more information.

Supported by the Borough of Queenscliffe.

Join Conservation Volunteers Australia at Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve to help restore the last remaining stand of coastal woodland on the Bellarine Peninsula. We're teaming up with Parks Victoria for a day of woody weed extraction, followed by morning tea and the chance to explore and survey the stunning flora and fauna of the reserve.

The Two Bays Lookout provides visitors with breath taking views of both Port Phillip and Swan Bay, where you can discover remote beaches that are home to resident and migratory wader birds. The reserve is a Ramsar site and an international flyway, making it an incredibly significant location to protect and conserve.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Join Conservation Volunteers Australia for a day of giving back to the environment and connecting with nature at Murtnaghurt Lagoon. This culturally significant area for Wadawurrung Traditional Owners provides important feeding and breeding habitat for native fish and a number of wetland-dependent bird species, including rare and endangered flora and fauna.

Together with Parks Victoria we will be hosting a day of weed extraction where volunteers can actively help preserve and protect this important wetland. Followed by a morning tea and the opportunity to explore and survey the stunning flora and fauna that call this area home.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Join Conservation Volunteers Australia for our free event to help restore the private land around Lake Connewarre Wetlands. The remarkable Lake Connewarre is one of Victoria's most significant wetlands and a Ramsar site for migratory birds. Private landholders need our help to maintain and restore habitat connectivity and biodiversity of the wetland's surrounding ecosystem.

We will be participating in the cut and paint of woody weeds to help keep invasive species at bay and prepare for the future planting of native flora. A lunch will be provided by our grateful landholders, followed by a flora walk to explore the surrounding plant biodiversity.

Register to receive exact address. Look forward to seeing you there!

Protect local habitat - become a Borough Coastcarer

Looking for volunteering opportunities out in nature? πŸŒΏπŸπŸ¦‰

The #BoroughCoastcarers are a monthly volunteering group based in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. These passionate people focus on the removal of invasive weeds such as Myrtle-leaf Milk-wort (Polygala myrtifolia) and Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus). Their efforts help protect Coastal Moonah Woodland, a threatened plant community that is home to many special plants and animals along our coastline.

Why should you become a Borough Coastcarer?

  • Get to know your local area in your own time
  • Meet like-minded people in your area
  • Learn about indigenous and weed plant species
  • Help restore local habitat for our wildlife

Additional Information

Volunteers will be guided by experienced conservation field staff. Volunteers will need to BYO safety gear (enclosed shoes, gloves, glasses). All activities are subject to weather warnings and considerations. Meet at the Narrows Beach carpark, Queenscliff (opposite 6 Bellarine Hwy). Email info@bcn.org.au for more information.

Supported by the Borough of Queenscliffe.

Protect local habitat - become a Borough Coastcarer

Looking for volunteering opportunities out in nature? πŸŒΏπŸπŸ¦‰

The #BoroughCoastcarers are a monthly volunteering group based in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. These passionate volunteers focus on the removal of invasive weeds such as Myrtle-leaf Milk-wort (Polygala myrtifolia) and Italian Buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus). Their efforts help protect Coastal Moonah Woodland, a threatened plant community that is home to many special plants and animals along our coastline.

Why should you become a Borough Coastcarer?

  • Get to know your local area in your own time
  • Meet like-minded people in your area
  • Learn about indigenous and weed plant species
  • Help restore local habitat for our wildlife

Additional Information

Volunteers will be guided by experienced conservation field staff. Volunteers will need to BYO safety gear (enclosed shoes, gloves, glasses). All activities are subject to weather warnings and considerations. Meet at the Point Lonsdale Rip View Carpark, east end of Ocean Road, Point Lonsdale. Email info@bcn.org.au for more information.

Supported by the Borough of Queenscliffe.

Join Conservation Volunteers Australia for our free event to help maintain the private land around Lake Connewarre Wetlands. The remarkable Lake Connewarre is one of Victoria's most significant wetlands and a Ramsar site for migratory birds. Private landholders need our help to maintain and restore habitat connectivity and biodiversity of the wetland's surrounding ecosystem.

We will be participating in a hand weeding activity to prepare for future planting of native flora. A lunch will be provided by our grateful landholders, followed by a fauna survey to explore the surrounding biodiversity of this unique area.

Register to receive exact address. Look forward to seeing you there!

Please join The Swan Bay Environment Association over four Thursday afternoons in April and May, beginning April 20th, in our habitat restoration project on the shore of Swan Bay.

This project involves some weed removal and planting of an indigenous garden to showcase the ecology of our coastal plants and the plants of cultural significance to the Wadawurrung.

Please wear suitable clothing for this work - long sleeved shirts and trousers, sturdy covered shoes, hats, sunscreen and sturdy gardening gloves. Bring a water bottle and we will provide afternoon tea. We will provide the necessary tools.Β 

Come and be part of the change we all would like to see in this magnificent part of the Bellarine.

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