The Werribee River Association is much richer through its community connections – with volunteers, members, sponsors and stakeholders. Let’s gather and celebrate our year’s achievements at a fun and informal end of the year gathering. Dinner, music and games included. Drinks available at the bar. Rsvp to help with catering admin@werribeeriver.org.au
Let’s welcome in the new year with a community get together and clothes swap. Clothes swaps are a great way to refresh the wardrobe, while saving money and reducing consumption. We will be accepting a max of 10 pieces of clothing per person, in both kids and adult sizes. Please ensure clothes are in a …
Join us these summer school holidays for a Possum Magic Picnic! Pack up your picnic baskets, bring a rug and come on down to Wyndham Park to find out about our local possum species and how you can create a healthy habitat for them, from local wildlife carer Jacqui Middleton. Possums are particularly effected by …
Generations in Gaia is Werribee River Association’s intergenerational conservation group, exploring the plants, animals and waterways of Wyndham through accessible walks and care for Country. For our final session of the year we’ll be hosting a toy swap! This is a great way to reduce our consumption and save money this festival season. We’ll also …
UPDATE – Today’s event is cancelled due to rain! We are spreading a little love to the Werribee Train Station precinct on Saturday 2 December, 10am – 12noon – working around the lower end in the carpark off Manly Street. Since around 2019, community volunteers have conducted garden blitz’s to extend and maintain the plantings. …
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Nestled inland from Werribee South beach, at the mouth of the estuary section of Wirribi Yaluk/Werribee River, is this 22 hectare expanse of saltmarsh. A haven for wildlife including frogs, birds and fish, this reserve has stunning views across Nerm/Port Phillip Bay, Wurdi Youang/The You Yangs and a remarkable variety of coastal plants found in …
To all of our wonderful conservation volunteers and partner groups and affiliates – please join us for an end of the year BBQ luncheon at Werribee Park. We’ll cater for drinks, banga’s/burgers or falafels in a roll, and salads, spuds and sauces to compliment. And some sweets of course! WERRIBEE PARK BBQ Shelters Near State …
As part of our Save Our Soils project, we are running monthly water quality testing in Werribee South. Join us on the 4th Tuesday of the month to analyse the quality of water flowing from the farms via three drain outlets into the river. We test for pH, nitrate and phosphorus levels and turbidity, building …
Join us for an end of year celebration, sharing food, ideas, and hope for a waste-free Wyndham. Â We’ll hear from local Wyndham resident and recycling maestro Melissa Cook about how you can reduce what you send to landfill. Melissa is a private drop off point for Terra Cycle, helping community to recycle items that can’t …
We love our cats but sadly, they are not part of our natural landscape and cause rapid declines in populations of native animals. Did you know that cats have been responsible for the extinction of 34 native Australian mammals and currently pose a risk to the extinction of a further 123 species in Australia alone? …
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