Events fall broadly into three categories, but there is considerable overlap.
- Social. Two major events in the annual calendar are a Member dinner and the end-of-year BBQ. All events are sociable and fun!
- Educational. Each year we aim to have at least four primarily informative events, with topics raised by members or driven by the interests of the organising group.
- Hands-on planting sessions, or roadside weeding sessions.
There are photos on the Gallery page
Events 2025
Events on this page will be updated regularly. For more information on events see the latest copy of the newsletter.
Friday June 20 – Fire in the Landscape
Join us to increase your fire literacy with Martin Roberts to talk on “burning insights”. He will discuss cultural and ecological burning, local government burn processes, teach us more about using fire on our own patches and encourage us each to “know your patch”.
Martin was previously the Shire’s Bushland Reserves Officer, and is now Project Manager – Djandak Wi with Dja Dja, focused on delivering the Djandak Wi Fire Strategy for Djaara.
Where: Newham Mechanics Institute
When: 7.00pm for 7.30 presentation
RSVP: Helen Scott, email or 0412 582 526
Friday May 23 – “From the ground up: the Maribyrnong’s Water Think Tank”
Join us to hear Dr Ross Colliver talk about the Water Think Tank, a network of people around the Macedon Ranges, in the
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eadwaters of the Maribyrnong. Its purpose is to understand our water and waterways – how they are being managed, and the options ahead. Ross has been helping organise that network and its events since its inception two years ago. He will describe how the Think Tank started, what has been learnt, and the place it has established in the interface between communities and government. WTT is ‘a success’, but why, what are the prospects from here?
Where: Newham Mechanics Institute
When: 7.00pm for 7.30 presentation
RSVP: Paul Carter email or 0477 271 1990
Friday 4 April – Tanya Loos on Living with Wildlife
Join us of our first event for 2025 to hear Tan
ya Loos, field naturalist, writer and science communicator, talk of her new book Living with Wildlife, and about her current job as Avian Influenza Response Coordinator at BirdLife Australia.
Where: Newham Mechanics Institute
When: 6.30 for drinks and nibbles, 7.00 presentation followed by supper
RSVP to Helen Scott, email or 0412 582 526