Nature Festival 2023
Sunday, 1 October 2023 - 9:00am to Sunday, 15 October 2023 - 5:00pm
Kaurna, Nukunu, Ngadjuri, Meru, Ngargad, Ngarrindjeri and Narangga Country and beyond
Take part in a weekend of hundreds of events and workshops on Aboriginal culture, adventure, ecology, craft, delicious food and entertainment.
Sport and the Climate Crisis: The Power of Advocacy, Activism and Protest
Wednesday, 4 October 2023 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Bunurong Country
Creative Directions considers how media, culture, and communications industries contribute to thriving communities.
iNaturalist Workshop with Connecting Country
Friday, 6 October 2023 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Dja Dja Wurrung Country
Learn ow to use and benefit from the iNaturalist biodiversity platform as part of The Buzz project: promoting pollinators of Central Victoria
Now and Forever Music Festival
Friday, 6 October 2023 - 2:00pm
Yorta Yorta Woka
A.B. Original, Baker Boy, Barkaa, Emma D and more.This is about celebration, inclusivity, solidarity, positivity and listening, as much as it is about a voice. In that spirit, everyone is welcome.
Vikings vs Climate Change
Friday, 6 October 2023 - 5:30pm
Wurundjeri Country
Through comedy, song and spectacle two Vikings battle the greatest issue of our time: Climate Change.
Celebrating Victoria's Forests - Strzelecki Koala Tour
Saturday, 7 October 2023 - 9:00am
Gunaikurnai Country
Visit special forests and celebrate their protection after decades of campaigning with the Strzlecki Koala Action Team
Urban Foraging 101 - CoW Sustainable Communities Workshop Series
Saturday, 7 October 2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Wurundjeri Willum Clan and Taungurung Country
For this no-cost, in-person workshop join foraging expert, Anna The Urban Nanna, for a practical presentation on the basics of Urban Foraging.
Stop Black Deaths in Custody National Day of Action
Saturday, 7 October 2023 - 1:00pm
Across the country
It’s time to implement the recommendations from the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody NOW!
Youth Climate Training Weekends
Sunday, 8 October 2023 - 9:30am
Wurundjeri and Kaurna Country
If you want to learn more about climate change and taking action, meet other young people in your state or territory who want to make a difference, come along to a training weekend
Newcastle We Need to Talk. Should our governments allow new coal in a climate crisis?
Monday, 9 October 2023 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Awabakal and Worimi Land
Will we continue to see massive coal project expansions, fuelling the climate crisis? Or can we turn this around and show the world that change is possible?
Loving the Vic Alps - Friends of the Earth Info Night
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 - 6:00pm
Wurundjeri Country
Join the Friends of the Earth Melbourne forests campaign at Patagonia Melbourne for an evening to hear all about our Alpine campaign and where to next.
Landscape Restoration and Indigenous Ecology (8 sessions)
Friday, 13 October 2023 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Wurundjeri Country
This course aims to introduce you to the biodiversity that makes up our city and equip you with introductory skills in restoration, revegetation and landscape management.
Citizens Talking Climate Action
Friday, 20 October 2023 - 7:00pm
Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung Country
An event for all! Join us for an evening cuppa, where we will discuss climate action and solutions and all the ways for living it now.
No People on a Dead Planet
Sunday, 29 October 2023 - 11:00am
Gadigal Country
The NSW Government are doing budget estimate hearings over Halloween - sounds terrifying! Come join the zombie walk thriller dance for a safe climate.
Power Up for Climate Solutions
Friday, 3 November 2023 - 7:00am to Saturday, 4 November 2023 - 10:00pm
Global action
All around the world, people will come together to power up the global renewable energy revolution. Let’s shift money & political influence away from fossil fuel companies & towards climate solutions.
Walk to Little Dargo to Protect Forests
Sunday, 5 November 2023 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
Dhudhuroa, Gunai-Kurnai, Taungurung, Waywurru and Jaithmathang Country
Come on this spectacular walk in the high country and learn about the forests, their threats and how you can help protect this incredible place.
Celebrating Victoria's Forests - Central Highlands Tour
Saturday, 11 November 2023 - 9:00am
Taungurung and Wurundjeri Country
Come see these beautiful forests and celebrate the end of logging announced earlier this year
Victorian Forest Alliance Art Auction Call Out
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 - 9:00am to Saturday, 18 November 2023 - 5:00pm
Wurundjeri and Bunurong Country
VFA are calling for artists to donate works that will be exhibited in the beautiful Art Room in Footscray and auctioned to provide critically important funds for forest conservation
Conference: Conscientious Objection in Asia
Saturday, 18 November 2023 - 10:00am to Monday, 20 November 2023 - 5:00pm
Come Together !
takayna BioBlitz 2023
Thursday, 23 November 2023 - 10:00am to Sunday, 26 November 2023 - 5:00pm
takayna Country
Immerse yourself in ancient temperate rainforests, buttongrass plains and wild rivers while joining a passionate community for a weekend of biological surveying.
The People's Blockade of the World's Largest Coal Port
Friday, 24 November 2023 - 9:00am to Monday, 27 November 2023 - 5:00pm
Awabakal and Worimi Country
take positive action for a safe climate future in one of the largest peaceful civil disobedience protests for climate action in Australia’s history.
Vegan Campout Australia 2023
Friday, 24 November 2023 - 12:00pm to Sunday, 26 November 2023 - 5:00pm
Darkingjung Country
Join in the world’s largest vegan camping festival with talks from international and local speakers, music, afterparties, workshops and some of the best vegan food and market stalls in Australia
GECO 30 Year Anniversary Celebration
Friday, 1 December 2023 - 10:30am to Sunday, 3 December 2023 - 10:00pm
Gunaikurnai, Bidewell and Monero Country
GECO is turning 30 in 2023. Yes, from 1993 to 2023, just like that.
Blaktivism
Friday, 1 December 2023 - 7:00pm to 7:30pm
Wurundjeri Country
BLAKTIVISM 2023 will explore Skylore, the Lore that connects all First Nations cultures across the country through stories in the sky
International Call: Action week to the International Human Rights Day
Monday, 4 December 2023 - 10:00am to Sunday, 10 December 2023 - 10:00am
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