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Weeding with Clifton Springs Curlewis Coastcare Group

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Clifton Springs Curlewis Coastcare Group for a morning of weeding to protect and enhance local biodiversity. Please meet at Beach Vista Nature Reserve (opposite Beach Vista Drive) Session time: 10am - 1pm Please wear long sleeved shirts and pants and bring along your gardening gloves!

Friends of Bluff Conservation Conversation

Friends of the Bluff

Members night Speakers include: Margot Busch - Buzz Bloom Thrive: putting the nature into nature strips; Chris Porter - Exploring the shallows; Margaret Griffiths and John Burdess - Barwon Heads Primary School permaculture program

Portarlington Cemetery Planting Day

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join us for a meaningful day of community connection and environmental care as we plant indigenous species at Portarlington Cemetery, in partnership with Geelong Cemeteries Trust. This planting day is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the natural beauty and ecological value of the cemetery, creating peaceful, biodiverse spaces for reflection, remembrance, and habitat...

Geelong Volunteering Expo

Bellarine Catchment Network

Help Your Community Discover Purpose, Connection & Community Volunteering Geelong warmly invites your community to be part of something special in 2026, the Geelong Volunteering Expo, held during National Volunteer Week in the Year of the Volunteer. This free community event is designed to inspire, connect, and celebrate the incredible impact of volunteering across the Greater Geelong region. Volunteering...

Working Bee: You Yangs Boneseed Removal

Bellarine Catchment Network

African Boneseed, an introduced weed, has been actively removed from the You Yangs Regional Park by GFNC volunteers for over 60 years. All are welcome. Directions:• after entering the You Yangs Regional Park, take the sealed road to the Turntable which is clearly marked with Parks Victoria signs• our assembly area at The Saddle is...

Barwon Coast Discovery Centre

Bellarine Catchment Network

Barwon Coast Discovery Centre is a treasure trove for all ages! Explore local marine life, plants, animals, history, geology and shipwrecks. Housed in the historic ‘Lobster Pot’, the building itself also has a fascinating backstory. It was built in 1934 as a dance hall, then used as a school room in the 1940’s, a scout...

Wadawurrung Cultural Education Session Reconciliation Week - Portarlington

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Ash Skinner from Wadawurrung at this free 1 hour education session to deepen your understanding of Wadawurrung's long connection and history to the Bellarine Peninsula. This 1 hour session will involve a walk and talk through a location on the Northern Bellarine (to be confirmed) where Ash will discuss Wadawurrung cultural heritage. The theme for...

Bellarine Memorial Park Open Day

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust at Bellarine Memorial Park for the Official Opening of Bellarine Memorial Park, followed by a community open day in collaboration with Wadawurrung Traditional Aboriginal Corporation and Bellarine Catchment Network. 11AM - Official Opening Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony - Ash Skinner: Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Official opening of Bellarine...

Weeding day at Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve

Bellarine Catchment Network

The Friends of Edwards Point weeding group meets twice a month to help Parks Victoria control environmental weeds in Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve. The Friends of Edwards Point operates under the policies and direction of Parks Victoria whilst conducting activities in the reserve, including Parks’ OH&S & Child Safety policy. The weeding group meets at...

Barwon Coast Discovery Centre

Bellarine Catchment Network

Barwon Coast Discovery Centre is a treasure trove for all ages! Explore local marine life, plants, animals, history, geology and shipwrecks. Housed in the historic ‘Lobster Pot’, the building itself also has a fascinating backstory. It was built in 1934 as a dance hall, then used as a school room in the 1940’s, a scout...

BOROUGH COASTCARERS - The Narrows

Bellarine Catchment Network

Volunteer with Bellarine Catchment Network to restore native habitat and remove weeds in Queenscliff. We are inviting community members to join the conservation group 'Borough Coastcarers' where you can give nature a hand by restoring critical habitat and removing invasive weeds while spending time outdoors. Why should you be a Borough Coastcarer? What will I...

Friends of Murrk Ngubitj Yarram Yaluk

Bellarine Catchment Network

Help us restore the biodiversity of this new reserve! The Friends of Murrk Ngubitj Yarram Yaluk currently meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the fantastic new reserve; Murrk Ngubitj Yarram Yaluk reserve (formerly the Bellarine Basin) Each month, the dedicated Friends of Murrk Ngubitj Yarram Yaluk volunteers undertake bush regeneration works through...

BOROUGH COASTCARERS - Shortlands Bluff

Bellarine Catchment Network

Volunteer with Bellarine Catchment Network to restore native habitat and remove weeds in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. We are inviting community members to join the conservation group 'Borough Coastcarers' where you can give nature a hand by restoring critical habitat and removing invasive weeds while spending time outdoors. Why should you be a Borough Coastcarer?...

National Celtic Festival

Bellarine Catchment Network

The National Celtic Folk Festival is one of Australia’s most vibrant celebrations of Celtic music, culture and community, held annually over the June long weekend in the beautiful coastal town of Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula. Across four unforgettable days, the festival brings together more than 60 national and international performers for a dynamic program...

BOROUGH COASTCARERS - Bunnywood

Bellarine Catchment Network

Volunteer with Bellarine Catchment Network to restore native habitat and remove weeds at Bunnywoods in Point Lonsdale. We are inviting community members to join the conservation group 'Borough Coastcarers' where you can give nature a hand by restoring critical habitat and removing invasive weeds while spending time outdoors. Why should you be a Borough Coastcarer?...

Alison Pouliot: 'Curry Punk & Devil’s Tooth – The Science & Aesthetics of Fungi'.

Bellarine Landcare Group

Throughout history, fungi have confounded with their strange appearances and dubious connotations. Humans are sharply divided in their regard for fungi – some revere them, others kick them aside. Centuries of myth and misunderstanding take time to unravel and redress. Yet without fungi, life as we know it would be unrecognisable. Fungi underpin terrestrial ecosystems,...

BOROUGH COASTCARERS - Shortlands Bluff

Bellarine Catchment Network

Volunteer with Bellarine Catchment Network to restore native habitat and remove weeds in Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale. We are inviting community members to join the conservation group 'Borough Coastcarers' where you can give nature a hand by restoring critical habitat and removing invasive weeds while spending time outdoors. Why should you be a Borough Coastcarer?...

Drysdale Cemetery Planting Day

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust and Bellarine Catchment Network for a hands-on day of community connection and environmental care at Drysdale Cemetery, where we’ll be planting indigenous species in partnership with Geelong Cemeteries Trust. This planting day is part of an ongoing commitment to enhance the natural beauty and ecological value of the cemetery, creating peaceful,...

Community Restoration at Queenscliff Cemetery

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust and Bellarine Catchment Network at the historic Queenscliff Cemetery located in Point Lonsdale, to help restore our local habitats through bush regeneration and revegetation. You can stay for as little or long as you want, all tools and plants are provided and celebrate with morning tea! Volunteers will be guided by...

Community Restoration at Queenscliff Cemetery

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust and Bellarine Catchment Network at the historic Queenscliff Cemetery located in Point Lonsdale, to help restore our local habitats through bush regeneration and revegetation. You can stay for as little or long as you want, all tools and plants are provided and celebrate with morning tea! Volunteers will be guided by...

Bandicoot Treasure Hunt

Bellarine Catchment Network

2050? Rabbits gone? Bandicoots coming back? The rabbits are winning - can we help the bandicoots? Our free bandicoot treasure hunt at the Ocean Grove Reserve will entertain the whole family. There will be lots to learn about bandicoots. Meet other families and enjoy a sausage sizzle. Watch out for evidence of eager little indigenous...

Bellarine Memorial Park Open Day - Tree Planting

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join us this National Tree Day at Bellarine Memorial Park and be part of a shared effort to care for and restore this special place. Together, we’ll plant across three sites within the park in collaboration with Geelong Cemeteries Trust, enhancing coastal saltmarsh and native woodland areas while contributing to the health of these important...

Community Restoration at Queenscliff Cemetery

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust and Bellarine Catchment Network at the historic Queenscliff Cemetery located in Point Lonsdale, to help restore our local habitats through bush regeneration and revegetation. You can stay for as little or long as you want, all tools and plants are provided and celebrate with morning tea! Volunteers will be guided by...

Community Restoration at Queenscliff Cemetery

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust and Bellarine Catchment Network at the historic Queenscliff Cemetery located in Point Lonsdale, to help restore our local habitats through bush regeneration and revegetation. You can stay for as little or long as you want, all tools and plants are provided and celebrate with morning tea! Volunteers will be guided by...

Community Restoration at Queenscliff Cemetery

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust and Bellarine Catchment Network at the historic Queenscliff Cemetery located in Point Lonsdale, to help restore our local habitats through bush regeneration and revegetation. You can stay for as little or long as you want, all tools and plants are provided and celebrate with morning tea! Volunteers will be guided by...

Community Restoration at Queenscliff Cemetery

Bellarine Catchment Network

Join Geelong Cemeteries Trust and Bellarine Catchment Network at the historic Queenscliff Cemetery located in Point Lonsdale, to help restore our local habitats through bush regeneration and revegetation. You can stay for as little or long as you want, all tools and plants are provided and celebrate with morning tea! Volunteers will be guided by...

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