Events, activities and education

Nillumbik proudly hosts and supports a wide range of environmental events each year. They include nature walks, spotlighting, planting days, indigenous gardening tips, threatened species events, invasive species management workshops, and much more.

Find out more about our major events by clicking on the tiles below, or scroll down to see a list of all upcoming environment and sustainability related events.

Spring Outdoors

Spring Outdoors is an annual program including a range of online and outdoor experiences where you can connect, learn and protect our natural environment and biodiversity.

REthink Nillumbik Program

The REthink Nillumbik Program is a series of fun, interactive workshops designed to create a more sustainable and liveable Nillumbik.

Plastic Free July

Learn how to reduce single-use plastics in your home by coming to one of our free workshops.

Home Harvest - seed libraries and seed saving

Celebrate the local food community in Nillumbik year round with seed libraries, community gardening workshops, food swaps and much more. Join the Home Harvest community!

Webinars on demand

Find environment and sustainability videos and webinars. The range is huge - it covers threatened species, carbon farming, managing deer, nestboxes, fungi, sustainability and much more.

Environment publications

See our comprehensive list of environmental publications.

All upcoming environment events

Nillumbik Repair Cafe

12 Jul 2025 A place to bring your broken items to receive a new lease on life. Don't ditch it: fix it! Takes place on the second Saturday of every month.

Hurstbridge Community Hub, 50 Graysharps Road, Hurstbridge 3099

4 more dates

Tagged as: , Environment, Kids & family, Senior Events, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Fungi Foray with a youth focus

12 Jul 2025 Join fungi enthusiast and researcher Melvin Xu to learn more about fungi.

Living & Learning Hub Panton Hill, 18 Bishops Road, Panton Hill 3759

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Fungi Foray

12 Jul 2025 Join the Nillumbik Environment team in learning how to identify fungi and upload your observations to citizen science platform iNaturalist.

Panton Hill Living & Learning Centre, 18 Bishops Rd, Panton Hill 3759

Tagged as: , Animals, Environment, Youth

Planting for Platypus

16 Jul 2025 For young people aged 12-18. Join us at the Nillumbik Youth Hub for this fun and hands-on session where we'll learn about creating habits for our local wildlife and then head over to the creek to do some planting!

Nillumbik Youth Hub, 32-34 Elizabeth Street, 3089

Tagged as: , Animals, Environment, Youth

Hurstbridge Edible Hub gardening sessions

17 Jul 2025 Garden volunteers meet weekly to plan or carry out work in the Hurstbridge Hub community garden. Join as a regular or casual garden volunteer, helping with general maintenance like sowing, planting, pruning, mulching, composting, and harvesting.

Hurstbridge Community Hub, 50 Graysharps Rd, Hurstbridge 3099

22 more dates

Tagged as: , Environment, Health & Wellbeing

Create Your Own Bag Art

17 Jul 2025 Join us for this colourful and creative activity – and make something truly special to take home!

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Rd, Eltham 3095

1 more date

Tagged as: , School Holidays

Edendale Repair Cafe

19 Jul 2025 Let's fix, not throw away! Our new volunteer-run Repair Cafe is on the third Saturday of the month from 10am - 12pm. Bring a broken item, get it fixed for free and learn new skills while reducing waste. See you there!

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Rd, Eltham 3095

4 more dates

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DIY low-cost window upgrades - REthink Nillumbik

19 Jul 2025 In this hands-on workshop we’ll show you how to make DIY removable panels for your windows, boosting their thermal efficiency. These easy-to-make panels will help keep winter warmth inside and block out summer heat, reducing energy costs and improving comfort year-round.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Road, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Community Planting Day

20 Jul 2025 Be a part of the revegetation project along the Diamond Creek with the Friends of Edendale.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Rd, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Environment

Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

26 Jul 2025 Join expert horticulturalist Justin Calverley for our winter fruit tree pruning workshop and learn how to best care for your fruit trees for health and to maximise your yield for next season.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Road, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Talks, Tours & Workshops

National Tree Day

27 Jul 2025 Pull on the gumboots and garden gloves and help plant 2,000 indigenous plants as part of Planet Ark's National Tree Day.

Eltham Lower Park, 570 Main Road, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Environment, Kids & family

Gardening with Indigenous Plants

02 Aug 2025 Join us for a talk by Fiona on "Gardening with Indigenous Plants," where you will discover the benefits of incorporating native flora into your garden.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Road, Eltham 3095

1 more date

Tagged as: , Environment, Indigenous Events, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Home Composting for Beginners

02 Aug 2025 In this introduction to composting workshop you will learn the basics of home composting including how to set one up and maintain it, the simple recipe for success, what to add and what not to add and talk about some of the common problems people experience.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Rd, Eltham 3095

1 more date

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Fauna Monitoring Volunteering Training

03 Aug 2025 This training is for people interested in becoming fauna monitoring volunteers.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Road, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Animals, Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Smiths Gully Landcare Spotlight Walk

08 Aug 2025 As part of Landcare Week, join Smiths Gully Landcare for an amazing spotlight walk along Caledonia Heritage Trail.

Peter Franke Reserve, Smiths Gully Road, Smiths Gully 3760

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Kintsugi Ceramic Repair

09 Aug 2025 Learn the Japanese art of repairing pottery with gold or lacquer at this Nillumbik Repair Cafe event.

Hurstbridge Community Hub, 50 Graysharps Rd, Hurstbridge 3099

Tagged as: , Environment

REthink Nillumbik - Efficient heating and cooling

16 Aug 2025 This informative one hour session will focus on the most efficient ways to heat and cool your home. We'll explore reverse cycle heating and cooling systems, explain why they are so efficient, and look at the pros and cons of individual, multi-head and ducted reverse cycle units.

Diamond Valley Library, 34 Civic Drive, Greensborough 3088

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

REthink Nillumbik - Energy literacy for women & gender diverse people

23 Aug 2025 An informative and comprehensive session on all things home energy efficiency and electrification, tailored specifically for women and gender diverse people.

Edendale Community Environement Farm, 30 Gastons Road, Eltham 3095

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Setting up a Worm Farm @ Edendale

30 Aug 2025 A worm farm is one of the best ways to dispose of food scraps and produce vermi-juice (worm tea) and vermicast (worm castings) for use on the garden.

Learn how to set up a worm farm and hear about the easiest methods to manage and care for these hard-working creatures.

Edendale Farm, 30 Gastons Rd, Eltham 3095, Eltham 3088

1 more date

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Woody Weed and Basic Wattle ID

06 Sep 2025 Join us for an engaging community event focused on identifying local woody weeds and understanding the difference between native and invasive wattles in Nillumbi

Mummery Room, Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Road, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

REthink Nillumbik - Heat pump hot water systems

09 Sep 2025 Join us for a brief but informative session on heat pump hot water systems. Discover how heat pumps work, the environmental benefits they offer, and the significant financial savings they can provide.

Diamond Valley Library, 34 Civic Drive, Greensborough 3088

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Eco-drawing workshop

13 Sep 2025 Come along to this friendly eco-drawing workshop with Craig from Draw Plants Together. Experiment with drawing as a practice of noticing and connect creatively with the plants in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Rd, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Home Composting for Beginners - Online

17 Sep 2025 Turning organic waste into soil conditioner in this interactive online workshop run by the experienced team at Edendale.

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Introduction to Beekeeping (To bee or not to bee)

25 Sep 2025 A fun and informative introduction to bees and beekeeping for families considering introducing a beehive into their home garden.

This workshop will cover an overview of bee life cycles, seasonal behaviour and the importance of bees in our world. Find out what is involved in becoming a beekeeper for the first time- including equipment, regulations and safety.

Edendale Community Environment Farm, 30 Gastons Rd, Eltham 3095

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Lost Skills: Caring for timber

11 Oct 2025 At the October Lost Skills session, our professional French polisher Vassi will show you how to clean and care for all types of new, vintage and antique timber furniture and objects to prolong their appeal and lifespan. Learn about the best products and techniques to use on different timbers, and how to protect your pieces from factors like sunlight, temperature, spills and humidity.

Hurstbridge Community Hub, 50 Graysharps Road, Hurstbridge 3099

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

REthink Nillumbik - Installing solar at home

16 Oct 2025 Thinking about installing rooftop solar panels? Join us for an essential information session designed to demystify the process.

Diamond Valley Library, 34 Civic Drive, Greensborough 3088

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

Setting up a Worm Farm - Online

29 Oct 2025 A worm farm is one of the best ways to dispose of food scraps and produce vermi-juice (worm tea) and vermicast (worm castings) for use on the garden.

Learn how to set up a worm farm and hear about the easiest methods to manage and care for these hard-working creatures.

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

REthink Nillumbik - Intro to induction cooktops

08 Nov 2025 Join us for a demonstration and discussion about induction cooking and cooktops. Ideal for those thinking of switching to induction from either gas or a standard electric appliance.

Diamond Valley Library, 34 Civic Drive, Greensborough 3088

Tagged as: , Environment, Talks, Tours & Workshops

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