The Friends of the Melton Botanic Gardens are celebrating National Eucalypt Day with a number of activities at the garden on Sunday 23rd March 2025: 1) Nature Sketching Workshop in the Dryland Eucalyptus Arboretum 10am-noon - Early bird registration ($36) closes 2nd March otherwise $45. (see separate event) 2) Grow the Garden Day - working […]
To mark National Eucalypt Day, renowned local artist, Dawn Stubbs, will share her skills and passion in this full day workshop exploring the unique features of eucalypts. Spend the morning drawing some of the amazing local examples of eucalypts then apply the distinctive colours of these familiar and much-loved trees If you are already painting […]
Two walks available: 10 am and 1 pm About 900 species and sub-species of eucalypt grow in Australia and have adapted to amazingly diverse habitats and climates. These environments include deserts, snowy mountains, coasts, rainforest edges, monsoonal areas and many places in-between. Unsurprisingly, their leaves, flowers, fruits, bark and height vary enormously, ranging from two-metre […]
Its National Eucalypt Day this Sunday the 23rd of March! Come on an intimate ranger-led tour down unique bushland trails in the Wildflower Garden where we will learn about the fascinating Scribbly Gum Story. This is your chance to learn about Australia’s most iconic tree. What’s the tallest gum tree in the world? When is […]
About 900 species and sub-species of eucalypt grow in Australia and have adapted to amazingly diverse habitats and climates. These environments include deserts, snowy mountains, coasts, rainforest edges, monsoonal areas, and many places in between. Unsurprisingly, their leaves, flowers, fruits, bark, and height vary enormously, ranging from two-metre-high shrubs to towering forest giants of 100m. […]
This 2-hour nature sketching / nature journaling workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those experienced. Come along and explore the amazing Eucalypt Arboretum at Melton Botanic Garden in a new way. You might be curious about our eucalypts, wanting to spend some time in nature or trying something creative. Workshop facilitator Kathleen is very […]
Celebrate National Eucalypt Day with a drawing workshop focused on the Red Tingle and Red-Flowering Gums of the Walpole Wilderness. Dr Elizabeth Edmonds, 2023 Dahl Fellow and local artist, will guide you in drawing and layering techniques while deepening your understanding of their ecology. Whether you're a beginner or experienced artist, you'll gain new inspiration […]
Join us at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary as we celebrate National Eucalypt Day with a day dedicated to nature, conservation, and the incredible role of eucalypts in sustaining our environment. Set within our lush 27-hectare sanctuary, this event will highlight the connection between eucalypts, wildlife, and our community. What’s On? Up-close Wildlife Encounters – Discover how […]
Eucalypts of Narrogin: Art, Science and Stories are launching their local eucalypt dye website (and celebrating National Eucalypts Day) on Saturday, March 22 at Narrogin Reception Centre. They have collected leaves and bark from 37 gum trees that grow naturally in the Narrogin area, created a multitude of dyes from these, and are celebrating this […]
This event will celebrate the launch of a new trail through the naturally occurring old-growth forest at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden near Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast. The trail features seven remarkable trees from six different species, each displaying old-growth characteristics and estimated to be several centuries old. Among them is an […]
The Eucy Museum, in the heart of blue mallee eucalypt country at Inglewood, hosts a presentation by acoustic ecologist Andrew Skeoch, about how to better hear the communications of nature, showing, through evocative recordings and spectogram analyses, how nature functions to achieve sustainability.
Two walks available: 10 am and 1 pm About 900 species and sub-species of eucalypt grow in Australia and have adapted to amazingly diverse habitats and climates. These environments include deserts, snowy mountains, coasts, rainforest edges, monsoonal areas and many places in-between. Unsurprisingly, their leaves, flowers, fruits, bark and height vary enormously, ranging from two-metre […]