Grassy Talk - When is grassy grazing good?
Dr Dan Nugent is back, this time to chew the cud with us over grazing native grasslands. And there's a lot to cover: the impacts and benefits of grazing under various regimes, the differences between sheep, cattle and macropod grazing, the implications of changing from grazing to fire (or vice versa), and the costs and risks involved in all of it!
Winter Walk Talk & Gawk - Cowies Creek
Join us for an easy walk along one section of urban Cowies Creek. We'll look for / listen to the birds and frogs that call this section home, and stop to chat about issues such as rubbish in urban waterways.
Grassy Talk - What are cryptogams and what are they doing in our grasslands?
Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher will give us the lowdown on grassland cryptograms, the mysterious fungi, lichens, algae, slime moulds and bryophytes (mosses) we might encounter at the soil crust.
San Remo Spring Sea Slug Census 7pm Sat 12 Sept
Rug up, grab a torch and join us on the intertidal platform at San Remo as we search for and photograph sea slugs during a special night time Sea Slug Census activity.
San Remo Spring Sea Slug Census 8am Sun 13 Sept
Join us on the intertidal platform at San Remo as we search for and photograph sea slugs during the spring Sea Slug Census.
Jonesfield Corner and friends – Grassland gems under threat
Our first Spring tour takes us to a close set of three grasslands: Jonesfield Corner, Section G and Reid Street Grasslands, at the edge of Cairnlea.
📍 57 Pimelea Terrace, St Albans VIC 3021
Evans Street #1, simply the best
Evans Street Grassland is the most species rich grassland in the entire Melbourne region, and there’s not a lot better anywhere on the Victorian Volcanic Plain.
📍 1 Timins St, Sunbury VIC 3429
A Terrick Terrick weekend
Join the Friends of Terrick Terrick National Park on an overnight trip to see the magnificent grasslands of the Murray Valley Plains at Terrick Terrick and surrounds.
📍 Mitiamo-Kow Swamp Rd & Possums Track, Terrick Terrick VIC 3575
Terrick Terrick Weekend Spotlighting Friday
A free after dark spotlighting event as part of our Terrick Terrick weekend. Registration essential.
📍 Mitiamo-Kow Swamp Rd, Terrick Terrick VIC 3575
Terrick Terrick Weekend Spotlighting Saturday
A free after dark spotlighting event as part of our Terrick Terrick weekend. Registration essential.
📍 Mitiamo-Kow Swamp Rd, Terrick Terrick VIC 3575
Grassy Talk - The buzz on grassland insects
Dr Luis Mata will show us the glories of the fascinating world of the insects in our grasslands, their taxonomic and functional diversity, and the breadth of their ecological interactions.
City centre grassland: Dodds St mounds and new ACCA planting
Join us and designers from the City of Melbourne for a Spring evening grassland visit to the City of Melbourne’s Dodds St linear park and the new plantings around ACCA.
📍 13 Dodds St, Southbank VIC 3006
Pinkerton Forest, and the Western Grassland Reserve at Mount Cottrell
Grassy Eucalypt Woodland in the morning and the beautiful grasslands of Mount Cottrell in the afternoon – what more could you want?
📍 1668 Mount Cottrell Rd, Mount Cottrell VIC 3024
Grassy bike or drive to the Spring Fling Grassland Festival
Join us for a guided ride along Kororoit Creek and local bike paths as we explore grassland sites showcasing different approaches to conservation and restoration, arriving at the Grassland Festival! Alternatively, you can drive and meet us along the way.
📍 59 Sanders Ave, Sunshine West VIC 3020
Spring Fling Grassland Festival 2026
Join us to celebrate native grasslands and nature-loving communities of the west!
The Jollys' Parwan Grassland Tour #1
Join us for our first Grassy Plains Network grassland tour to the Jolly’s this year. These grasslands out towards Bacchus Marsh are truly magnificent.
📍 295 Parwan-Exford Rd, Parwan VIC 3340, Australia
Woorndoo wonders
Woorndoo’s grasslands blow us away. Nothing beats these grasslands for outstanding interest. This overnight trip is worth the drive!
📍 8 Recreation St, Woorndoo VIC 3272
Friends of Illabarook grassland tour and botany bug blitz
This little-known grassland (or savannah according to some) is one of the best in the state. It’s full of orchids, lilies, featherheads, daisies, banksias, and a stunning array of tiny weird “inch flora” that used to be common across all grasslands.
📍 Illabarook Grassland Flora Reserve, Cape Clear-Rokewood Road, Illabarook VIC 3351
