Nature connection day at The Arb.
2026-05-24 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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
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
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.
