Events
Our wildlife need the support of many members of the public, in different roles. There are many opportunities to get involved in various wildlife related events both locally and throughout Victoria.
Here is a selection of our 2026 events happening soon.
Saturday 19th September 2026 Monthly Koala Spotting Walk
(part of our Can You See Them, Can You Hear them Citizen Science project - Mapping Koala Populations)
1.45pm for a 2pm start @ Gear Avenue, Mt Helen. Park in the IBM car park, near Geelong Road.
Cost: free
On the last Saturday of each month, commencing August, we will be hosting a Koala Spotting Walk. Each month the location will vary. Please leave your pets at home. We estimate that the walk will take about an hour. We will be stopping to assess different trees and look for scat and scratch marks on trees too. Koalas have been sighted in this area, so hopefully we might be lucky to spot one.
(Sept walk is one week earlier, due to the football finals)
Supported by a grant from WIRES 'Building Connections Between Community and Wildlife'.
Sunday 20th September 2026 Tree planting for koalas + wildlife habitat
248 Sharrocks Road, Mount Egerton
9.45am for a 10am start until approx 1pm. Please bring anything you need to be comfortable on site, water proof shoes, snacks, water bottle etc. Please note that there are no toilets available at this site.
Cost: free
Please register to attend click here
We need your help to get the last of our tube stock in the ground at this Mt Egerton site. We first planted at this site in 2024 and it is great to see how much some of the plants have grown since then. We need to do some top up planting and add to the habitat corridor that this planting creates. Koalas do visit this area, so it is important that we help create a better functioning ecosytem and habitat for not only the local koalas, but for all wildlife who either visit or call this patch home.
All time 2026 Can You See Them, Can You Hear them Citizen Science project - Mapping Koala Populations
@ any location
To register your interest click here.
We need your help to collect valuable information on the koalas that live on or visit your property or neighbourhood area.
Koalas are considered an umbrella species. This means, that if there is sufficient useable habitat for them, then other species should be able to thrive too.
With gaps in the known habitat areas and distribution of this under-threat species, we need to learn more to better protect them. We’d love to know when you are seeing or hearing koalas, on your property or in your local area. We are also interested to know how often you are seeing/hearing koalas and how long they stay in your area.
Saturday 14th November 2026 Members Annual General Meeting
Time TBA @ Community House, Buninyong
Cost: free
Registrations: TBA
Guest Speaker: TBA