POLLINATOR DAY AND PERSIAN PICNIC
2024-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
A free family event at the Euroa Arboretum with the option to buy a Persian Picnic Lunch Box or BYO your own food. The day will be a combination of talks, displays, tours and crafty pollinator fun.
Visit the Arboretum website for full details – www.euroaarboretum.com.au
10am Melbourne Zoo the endangered Matchstick grasshopper talk
Make your own pollinator costume – a fun activity for kids & anyone else who would love to be a pollinator for the day.
Bug & butterfly ID Display
Birds and pollination in your garden
Bees – getting to know our native bees and all about how honey bees pollinate plants
11.30 & 12.30 Grasslands Tour
1.30 pm Moths (Bertram Lobert tells you all about moths and their importance as pollinators)
2.30pm Pollinator costume parade.

Purchase a Persian Picnic Lunch Box Ticket

It’s a FREE Event and you may BYO your own lunch and snacks. You can purchase a picnic box, one size for adult and child tickets. Each Lunch Box feeds one person.
Food will include: Vegan and gluten free options available
Dadami dipEggplant dipSamboosehFelafelsDolmehLavash bread
Please book tickets so that we know how many are attending, get the craft supplies ready and order the picnic boxes.
Bring sturdy footwear for exploring the Arb. The paths allow access for those with limited mobility. The picnic shelter provides cover, toilets are near by and there’s plenty to do and climb in the bush kinder area.
Come along and enjoy this family day presented by Strathbogie Conservation and supported by Victorian Landcare and Goulburn Broken CMA.

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Seed Collecting Workshop
2024-11-11 10:00 - 12:30 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Seed is a vital part of restoring local ecosystems. If you love the idea of working with native seed and contributing to landscape restoration in a unique way, this workshop is for you.
Hosted by the Euroa Arboretum, this event will help you to learn the key elements of seed collecting. You’ll get an idea of the whole process of working with native seed, from strong genes to the best processing techniques. You’ll gain hands-on experience in identifying plants and working with the seed of different species. Plus, you’ll meet like-minded people and learn how you can get involved in seed collecting efforts in the region.
This is a free event, but please register below to help with our planning.
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Climate Ready Gardens: Taking Action
2025-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Euroa Council Chambers, 109A Binney St, Euroa
Led by Louise Costa, this engaging 2-hour workshop, available both in-person and online, is ideal for anyone curious about how gardening can contribute to environmental protection.
Louise Costa is one of Victoria’s foremost advocates on drought tolerant gardens and a celebrated figure with the Gardens for Wildlife program. Louise Costa, a landscape architect from Rushworth who transformed her 16-hectare property from regrowth forest to a safe space for native fauna and a thriving space for indigenous flora. She is well known for her involvement in major garden projects throughout the region, having had a lead role in the design of the Climate Ready Garden at the Euroa Arboretum, the Shepparton Botanical Gardens at Kialla, and a major landscaping project at Mitchelton Wines.
Those wishing to join the session online will be sent a link via email prior to session.

Wawa Euroa Experience
2025-04-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Wawa Euroa is an opportunity to learn about the proud Taungurung story, alongside the inspiring Euroa Arb story. This experience is as much about the celebration of meaningful partnerships as it is about our proud Culture and biik.
In this environment of regenerated grassy woodlands, typical of what Country would have looked like pre-colonisation, our Taungurung guides share the ways in which cultural life, both traditional and contemporary, are inextricably linked to healthy biik. Begin with a traditional Welcome Smoking Ceremony – a ceremony that has been performed for thousands of years, followed by a guided cultural walk along the daanak trail to learn of seasonal native plant species and their uses for food, medicine, fibre and cultural practice. Taste bush foods, enjoy yarns and give thanks to the seasonal abundance and diversity of Country.
Inclusions
Quality time with a Taungurung guide, Welcome Smoking Ceremony, guided one-hour cultural walk at the Euroa Arboretum, morning tea using delicious bush foods, learn about cultural practice, quality time with an Elder to ask questions about culture and what you can do to support Taungurung Country and community aspirations
Adults: $159 per person, Concession $143.00 per person
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Meditation
2025-04-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Although not a Arb Event, a yoga teacher is holding a full moon Meditation at the Arb.

Climate Ready Gardens: Arboretum Open Day
2025-05-03 10:30 - 13:30 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us for the grand finale of Council’s popular Climate Ready Gardens series! Bookings Essential

This FREE event is all about sustainable gardening, climate resilience, and community connection.

Hear from expert speakers sharing practical tips on climate-ready gardening
Join hands-on workshops and guided Arboretum tours
Browse and buy sustainable plant species from the on-site nursery

Whether you’re a seasoned green thumb or just getting started, this is your chance to gain knowledge, get inspired, and meet other gardening enthusiasts.

Held at the Arboretum on Saturday, May 3, from 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM, this free event is an opportunity to learn from expert speakers Kate Wall (Author), Lou Costa (Garden Designer), and Cathy Olive (Euroa Arboretum Manager). They will share practical advice on selecting the best plants for a changing climate, when and where to plant, and how to create a resilient garden.
Attendees can meet the experts, participate in hands on workshops, take a guided tour of the Arboretum, explore the native seed project and purchase plant species suited to sustainable gardening from the on-site nursery. Whether you’ve attended previous Climate Ready Garden sessions or are just beginning your climate-ready gardening journey, this event offers inspiration, knowledge, and the chance to connect with like-minded garden enthusiasts.
Everyone is welcome—don’t miss this special finale to the Climate Ready Gardens series!

Weaving Workshop
2025-05-31 10:00 - 15:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
** This event is SOLD OUT. Please follow the booking link and add your name to the Waiting List. We are seeking funding to run a second workshop and will use this list to make first contact. **

Weaving with Aunty Vik Morphy and Isobel Morphy Walsh . No prior experience needed.
Aunty Vik is a highly accomplished weaver. Using natural harvested materials, she has a wealth of weaving knowledge from different traditional owner groups.
Isobel is an accomplished Taungurung weaver. Together these two women offer relaxed and enjoyable learning for all skill levels.
Maximum 20 people

Winter Solstice bonfire and lantern parade
2025-06-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
The Winter Solstice Bonfire and lantern parade is upon us again.
Please join us around the bonfire for damper, storytelling and music and a lantern parade to the dam.

Bring a lantern or get in early and have the chance to make one out of recycled materials.
Bring water, snacks and warm clothes and remember that your child is your focus.

Safety Warning: This is a wild event where we blend fire (open flame of candles & bonfire, water (Euroa Arboretum Dam) and being out at night in the dark so we need parents to be extra watchful of their children.
Please try and carpool as car spaces are limited.

A tour of the invisible
2025-06-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
All the things we cannot see – a tour of the invisible
Our little patch of Country is very dry. It is hard for our spirits not to be the same. We are offering a special tour of the grounds this winter: “All the things we cannot see.”c
At this time of year we would usually expect to see new shoots all over the grasslands, lilies and mirnong with fresh new leaves, and many plants offering an extra flower or two before the cold sets in. This year plants are still in stasis. It is crunchy underfoot.
Grasslands are ephemeral by nature, and this means that many plants are only visible at certain times of the year; likewise, in grassland care and restoration there are many factors we need to take into consideration but which cannot be directly observed. We will discuss how to identify grassland species when they are not in flower, how to estimate soil nutrient concentrations without soil testing, and why “empty” space is critical to healthy and diverse grasslands. We will also discuss the characteristics of indigenous grassland species that make them resilient to drought. If you look at a grassy patch and you’re not sure what you’re looking at, this tour is for you.
Presenter
This tour will be led by Bronte Haines, Groundcover Restoration Co-ordinator. We are honouring the resilience of native grasslands during drought through this tour.

Wawa Euroa Experience
2025-07-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Wawa Euroa is an opportunity to learn about the proud Taungurung story, alongside the inspiring Euroa Arb story. This experience is as much about the celebration of meaningful partnerships as it is about our proud Culture and biik.
In this environment of regenerated grassy woodlands, typical of what Country would have looked like pre-colonisation, our Taungurung guides share the ways in which cultural life, both traditional and contemporary, are inextricably linked to healthy biik. Begin with a traditional Welcome Smoking Ceremony – a ceremony that has been performed for thousands of years, followed by a guided cultural walk along the daanak trail to learn of seasonal native plant species and their uses for food, medicine, fibre and cultural practice. Taste bush foods, enjoy yarns and give thanks to the seasonal abundance and diversity of Country.
Inclusions
Quality time with a Taungurung guide, Welcome Smoking Ceremony, guided one-hour cultural walk at the Euroa Arboretum, morning tea using delicious bush foods, learn about cultural practice, quality time with an Elder to ask questions about culture and what you can do to support Taungurung Country and community aspirations.

Adults: $159 per person, Concession $143.00 per person
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Songs for Seed
2025-09-13 17:30 - 21:00 | The North Eastern Hotel, 2 De Boos Street, Victoria, 3666, Australia
The Euroa Arboretum presents ‘The Orbweavers’ playing at the North Eastern Hotel. Celebrating the importance, scarcity, value and beauty of local native seed.
Prior to the gig, a short talk by Cathy Olive on the importance of local native seed and the challenges faced by local native seed banks.
Tickets $25 + booking fee. Under 12’s FREEFood and drinks available but not included in ticket price.

Grasslands Tour
2025-09-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us for a tour of the spectacular grasslands of the Euroa Arboretum with Bronte Haines, Groundcover Restoration Co-ordinator. This one and a half hour tour will lead you through a brief history of temperate grasslands in south eastern Australia, and the processes we use to restore and rejuvenate precious native grasslands at the Arboretum.

We will discuss the role of soil scalping and aeration, cool burning, warm and cool season grasses, and identify some key species we care for, many of which are rare and threatened. This tour will introduce the foundations required to begin the process of grassland restoration or meadow-style gardening for the patch you tend.

Presenter
Bronte Haines tends the grounds at the Arboretum. She has a Masters in Environmental Restoration. Her particular interest is caring for the little plants in grassy woodlands. She is always experimenting in the grounds to find new ways of establishing native grassland species.
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Wawa Euroa Wayilak - A cultural adventure for kids
2025-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
A hands-on cultural experience for the whole family (suited to children aged 6-12 years).
Start with a Welcome Smoking Ceremony
Learn about cultural uses of plants with aguided walk at the Euroa Arboretum,tasting bush foods as we go.
Art experience with take home souvenir
Morning tea

There is Adult & Child Ticket pricing. Visit Organisers website to see full details and Booking page.
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Seed inspired exhibition
2025-10-09 10:30 - 2025-10-21 14:00 | Sheila Gallery, 52 -57 Binney Street, Euroa, Victoria, 3666, Australia
A celebration of the beauty and importance of local native seed
Help us celebrate the beauty and value of local native seed. Tiny package, vital spark of life in the dark, beneath our feet as we walk through the paddock and garden. Patient one feeling the pull of the warmer season, stirring quietly, about to burst through the soil crust to greet the sun.
Featured painting by Anthea Kemp, Collect and meet, 2025
oil on canvas
46 x 51cm

Grasslands Tour
2025-11-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us for a tour of the spectacular grasslands of the Euroa Arboretum with Bronte Haines, Groundcover Restoration Co-ordinator. This one and a half hour tour will lead you through a brief history of temperate grasslands in south eastern Australia, and the processes we use to restore and rejuvenate precious native grasslands at the Arboretum.

We will discuss the role of soil scalping and aeration, cool burning, warm and cool season grasses, and identify some key species we care for, many of which are rare and threatened. This tour will introduce the foundations required to begin the process of grassland restoration or meadow-style gardening for the patch you tend.

Presenter
Bronte Haines tends the grounds at the Arboretum. She has a Masters in Environmental Restoration. Her particular interest is caring for the little plants in grassy woodlands. She is always experimenting in the grounds to find new ways of establishing native grassland species.
Book Tickets

Euroa Arboretum AGM
2025-11-25 17:30 - 19:30
5:30pm Thursday 20 November 2025
Euroa Library Meeting Room
All welcome
RSVP to info@euroaarboretum.com.au

Nature connection day at The Arb.
2026-05-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Initiated by Euroa Secondary students as a part of their student leadership program, this day intends to reconnect people with nature after the recent bushfires.
Audience: The general public, especially those fire affected.
Number of people: Approx. 30/40
We propose to have a small number of stations in which families and people of all ages have the opportunity to get creative and be together in the beautiful natural setting of the Arb.
It will enable people to gather and have important conversations/make social connections within a non-confrontational or strictly informative framework.
Workstations include:

Simple puppet making with Kate Van Nooten.

With the intention of an interested group of children putting on a puppet show/telling a story based on big old trees with hollows as habitat at the winter solstice bonfire this year.

Simple lantern making with Bryony, Suzie and Charlotte. Light in the dark and reflection encouraged at the winter solstice.
Break away walks around the Arb. looking at and discussing landscape restoration, local plant and animal species.
Jemma’s inaturalist walk
Judith’s birdwatching
MUCH APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN RSVP TO Stephanie.Fry@education.vic.gov.au

The Winter Solstice bonfire and lantern parade
2026-06-19 16:00 - 19:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us to reflect on and celebrate the survival and resilience of our community post Bushfire.
There will be:
– Music
– Damper
– Storytelling
– Light in the dark.
Bring:
– Warm clothes
– A snack/picnic dinner and water bottle
– Raincoat and gumboots if wet
– Your own lantern or make one here if you are here by 4pm
Images credited to Bryony Jackson

Spring Spectacular - Grassland Tour
2026-10-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us for a tour of the spectacular grasslands of the Euroa Arboretum with Bronte Haines, Groundcover Restoration Co-ordinator. This one and a half hour tour will lead you through a brief history of temperate grasslands in south eastern Australia, and the processes we use to restore and rejuvenate precious native grasslands at the Arboretum.
We will discuss the role of soil scalping and aeration, cool burning, warm and cool season grasses, and identify some key species we care for, many of which are rare and threatened. This tour will introduce the foundations required to begin the process of grassland restoration or meadow-style gardening for the patch you tend.
This year we have been trailing new methods of planting out our precious lilies. Using a soil aerating machine we dig many small holes and very efficiently just popthe tubers in! We are very exciting to share with you the new techniques we have learnt this year. There is always a new experiment happening in the grounds!
Presenter
Bronte Haines tends the grounds at the Arboretum. She has a Masters in Environmental Restoration. Her particular interest is caring for the little plants in grassy woodlands. She is always experimenting in the grounds to find new ways of establishing native grassland species.
