Discover more about the natural world around you through the Nature Stewards program! You’ll learn about:

• plants, animals, rocks and fungi
• climate change
• being a citizen scientist and conservation volunteer.

The Nature Stewards program is running from 16 March to 25 May 2024 (excluding Easter long weekend).

The Kyneton Backyard Growers want to share their produce with the rest of the community. Local residents with a love of growing and eating homegrown fruit and veg are welcome at the Fruit & Veg Share Stall every Sunday morning. Please come by the stall and help the Kyneton Backyard Growers launch their fabulous project that aims to get locally grown food into the hands of people who need it.

3 March, 10am-12pm, Lions Community Stall, Library Park, Kyneton.

The Friends of Bald Hill invite you to join them in welcoming ecologist Karl Just and soil scientist Richard Macewan.
Karl and Richard will guide a walk along the granite ridge then up to the volcanic cone. Come along to learn about the relationship between local soils and plant communities.

24 March, 10am-12pm, Bald Hill Reserve. Mt St Mary's Lane Entrance (off Pipers Creek Road, Kyneton).
Cost: $20 for non-members. Register via the button below.

New signage has been installed at UL Daly Nature Reserve in Gisborne. The reserve is a unique example of remnant native vegetation. Take some time to visit and learn about the local flora and fauna. The Friends of Daly Nature Reserve meet at the adjoining scout hall on the second Tuesday of each month from 9:30-11am for working bees.  All are welcome.

Do you grow huge pumpkins or love a wonky cucumber?

Grow it Local are searching for winners in eight categories:

• Australia’s Biggest Vegetable
• Homegrown Harvest Award
• Australia’s Best Chicken Name
• The ‘Why I Love My Patch’ Award
• The Wonkiest Vegetable Award
• Sustainable Gardener Award
• School Garden Award – growing the future
• Best Compost Award

Help increase tree canopy cover and create more green spaces at your school! Eligible schools can apply for up to 50 trees through an expression of interest process open to every primary and secondary school in the Greater Western Water service area.

Do you want to apply for a grant but don't know where to start? Join Council Officers for a Q&A about upcoming grant opportunities from the grant programs of Community Funding Scheme, Events and Festivals and Environment Group Grants.

14 March, 10:30am-12pm, Woodend Community Centre.

Switch off your lights from 8:30-9:30pm on 23 March. This action helps to bring greater awareness to the issue and demonstrates your commitment to help protect the planet.

During the 60-minute switch-off you could practice some night photography or host a dinner, game night or scavenger hunt by candlelight.