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SUMMARY:Coastcare Summer by The Sea Educational Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join Blairgowrie Friends of Mornington Peninsula National Park to celebrate 30 years of Summer by the Sea!\n\n\n\nWe will explore Koonya Beach\, Mornington Peninsula National Park and the habitats of Hooded Plovers\, southern long-nosed bandicoots\, Blue-tongued skinks\, and many other iconic local native birds\, animals\, and plants. \nThe walk will follow the historic Peninsula Life-saving Track over the undulating coastal dune landscape from sheltered grasslands and protective scrub to the exposed cliffs and Koonya Ocean Beach. \nHosted by volunteers from Blairgowrie Friends of Mornington Peninsula National Park and Friends of the Hooded Plover\, who will provide expert guidance. These groups and volunteers are dedicated to helping the local birds\, animals\, and plants face modern-day challenges. \nLunch will be provided following the walk\, with an opportunity for questions\, conversations and gathering further information. \nMeet: The walk will start from the public toilet block near the Koonya Beach lower carpark. \nPlease bring: \n\nweather protection\, including sunscreen\, hats and raincoats\nwalking shoes\, closed toe no slip shoes\na water bottle\ninsect protection\nbinoculars\n\nContact: \nNorm O’Brien – 0419290857 \nAge restrictions: \nOpen to all ages. \nA guardian must accompany children under the age of 16. Please be advised that every person attending this activity (including the guardian accompanying the child) must have a ticket to attend this activity. If the guardian is yet to register for a ticket\, please register for a ticket immediately. \nCancellations: \nIf you can no longer attend an activity you are registered for\, please cancel your ticket so our activity leader knows and does not wait for you to arrive\, and the ticket can be allocated to the waitlist. \nThis activity may be cancelled at short notice due to extreme weather conditions or changes in Victorian Government public health guidelines. You will be contacted if the activity is cancelled. \nAbout: \nNow in its 30th year\, Summer by the Sea offers fun\, educational activities along Victoria’s coastline. With the 2026 theme ‘The coast\, the sea\, and our community’\, the program gives people the chance to explore our coastal and marine environments and learn how to help protect them for future generations. \nProudly supported by Coastcare Victoria and the Victorian Government\, activities are delivered in partnership with environmental organisations and led by friendly\, experienced\, first aid–trained hosts.
URL:https://mplandcare.org.au/event/coastcare-summer-by-the-sea-educational-walk/
LOCATION:Koonya Beach lower carpark
CATEGORIES:Blairgowrie Friends of Mornington Peninsula National Park
ORGANIZER;CN="Blairgowrie Friends of Mornington Peninsula National Park":MAILTO:email@bfmpnp.org
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED- Working Bee in Greens Bush National Park
DESCRIPTION:Starting the year with our annual Ragwort control\, see details below.
URL:https://mplandcare.org.au/event/working-bee-in-greens-bush-national-park/
LOCATION:Victoria
ORGANIZER;CN="Greens Bush Association":MAILTO:localhabitat@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260126T120000
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SUMMARY:Our Survival Day with Our Songlines
DESCRIPTION:In solidarity with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters – join Landcare at the Our Survival Day event on the 26 February\, from 12pm
URL:https://mplandcare.org.au/event/our-survival-day-with-our-songlines/
LOCATION:The Briars\, 450 Nepean Highway\, Mt Martha\, Victoria\, 3934\, Australia
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SUMMARY:World Wetland Day Celebrations at Coolart
DESCRIPTION:Come and say hello at the Landcare stall at the World Wetlands Day Event at Coolart Historic Wetlands and Homestead on Saturday 31 January 2026. \nWe will be hosting a special wetland themed puppet show. Come met Estelle the Short-finned eel and learn about her migration all the way from Coolart to the Coral Coast. \nLandcare Puppet show times: \n\n11.30am and\n1.30pm (near the Coolart homestead)\n\n  \nWorld Wetland Day Program  \n9.45am \nWelcome to Country \n10.15am \nWe are extremely excited and proud to present the internationally renowned Ganga Giri  and the Djarlo Dance Group \nA powerful outdoor dance performance drawing on ancient rhythms\, movement and connection to Country in the Coolart Gardens \nTickets $15 kids under 15 for free \n\n10.00 am\nJoin Bunurong Land Council representatives and Western Port Biosphere Foundation and artist Gidja Walker OAM to celebrate the launch of a new guide supporting saltmarsh restoration and climate resilience in Western Port. \nFree to attend but ticket required \n11.00 am – 12.30 pm  \nA whimsical meander with artist and ecologist Gidja Walker OAM onsite at Coolart. \nTickets $15 – numbers limited to 20 \n11.30 am – 2.00 pm \nCreative\, wetland-inspired making for kids — hands-on\, playful and educational – 5 yrs and above.  Two sessions run for 45mins – sign in on arrival at the info centre. \nTickets $10 numbers limited to 10 per class \n12.00pm – 1.00 pm \nLance Lloyd – Wetlands\, Water & Restoration Science\nJoin Restoration Scientist\, Lance Lloyd\, from the Western Port Biosphere Foundation as he shares learnings from decades of wetland repair and aquatic ecology\, \nTickets $10 \n1.00 pm \nWalk 1: Guided Wetland Tour \nDiscover the plants\, birds and local wetlands with Ash Clinch\, and learn how this living landscape has been shaped by people\,water and time. \nTickets $15 – numbers limited to 15 \n1.00 pm \nWalk 2: Collaborative Wetland Projects \nJoin a Lance Lloyd to learn about collaborative wetland projects improving water health and biodiversity across Western Port\, and how restoration efforts are bringing these fragile ecosystems back to life. \nTicket $15  – numbers limited to 15 \n1.00 pm \nIan Wisken Walk : guided exploration of the Balbirooroo Wetlands\, (meet at the carpark at Civic Court Balnarring) focusing onland stewardship and ecological renewal. \nTickets $15 – numbers limited to 20 \n1.00 to 3.00pm \nKate Gorringe Smith’s art quilt making workshop in the shearing shed.  Participants are invited to add stitching and small contributions to a communal quilt –  a shared symbol of care and comfort that grows across the weekend. \nFREE: 10 places per half hour ticket required  \n3.00 – 4.00 pm \nMembers only Wetlands complementary drink by the Homestead \n2.00 – 4.00 pm \nLearn to Draw with Bruce Baldwin. Slow down and learn to draw Coolart’s animals and wetland life in this relaxed\, nature-based drawing session. \nTickets $45 – numbers limited to 12
URL:https://mplandcare.org.au/event/world-wetland-day-celebrations-at-coolart/
LOCATION:Coolart Wetland & Homestead\, 40 Lord Somers Road\, Somers\, VIC\, 3927\, Australia
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