Euroa Arboretum

Healthy Hectares – Introduction
2019-03-02 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Euroa Council Chambers, 109A Binney St, Euroa
The first Session is on Planning your property for new and older landholders. It will cover:
Presenter: Cathy Olive, Euroa Arboretum & Kerri Robson, Gecko Clan
Introduction
Farm planning/preparation
What’s your dream?
Presenter: Wendy Sherlock, DEDJTR
Do’s and don’ts in Strathbogie Shire
Presenter: Phil Hawkey, CFA
Bushfire preparedness
Presenter: Dr Freya, Seymour Central Vets
Safe handling, animal health, biosecurity
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An Introduction to Watercolor - Botanical
2018-11-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us at the picturesque Euroa Arboretum for this botanical art workshop with Margaret Zaal. From beginner to intermediate levels – join us in this outdoors/undercover space to get inspired by nature.
Margeret will talk about dimension form and perspective. Looking at specimens with a botanical view for an understanding of structure and detail and the basics of Watercolour. Materials and brushes supplied.
Lunch and morning tea are provided. Bookings are essential.Tickets are limited to 8 places.

Illustration - Expressing Nature in Art
2018-11-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us at the picturesque Euroa Arboretum for this Nature in Art workshop with Kate Jevney. For beginner to intermediate levels to draw Australian birds in pencil or colour pencil.
The day will begin with a discussion of anatomy, techniques of layering and blending pencil to achieve an exciting and realistic drawing Reference images and high-quality paper will be supplied, you will need to supply pencils.
Lunch and morning tea are provided. Bookings are essential. Limited to 8 places.

Illustration - Expressing Nature in Art
2018-10-28 10:00 - 15:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Join us at the picturesque Euroa Arboretum for this Nature in Art workshop with Kate Jevney. For beginner to intermediate levels to draw Australian birds in pencil or colour pencil.
The day will begin with a discussion of anatomy, techniques of layering and blending pencil to achieve an exciting and realistic drawing Reference images and high-quality paper will be supplied, you will need to supply pencils.
Lunch and morning tea are provided. Bookings are essential. Limited to 8 places.
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Taungurung Clans Bush Tucker and Cultural Day
2018-10-27 10:00 - 15:30 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
Cassie Leatham Workshop
BUSH TUCKER – Learn the traditional uses of indigenous plants with Taungurung woman, Cassie Leatham (featured on ABC’s Gardening Australia} as she showcases up to 85 native plants from her private collection
Workshop 1 – 10am-12pm
Workshop 2 – l .30-3.30pm

the $20 ticket includes one workshop only, lunch and any other sessions

Sessions
COOLAMON CUTTING – Taungurung man, Shane Monk will demonstrate the ancient method of a coolamon cutting.
STONE TOOLS – Shane Monk will discuss the cultural and natural resouces of the Traditional Owners, including stone tools and fish traps.
WEAVING – From identifying plants, harvesting materials, and creating your first basket, Aunty Lee and Tanya Moate will teach you the essentials of traditional weaving.
BUSHLANDS ‘WALK AND TALK’ – Join Brad Letman (Taungurung man) and Cathy Olive (Euroa Arboretum) for a tour around the native bushlands and wetlands of the Arboretum. Learn about the plants, wildlife, and Taungurung connection to country.

the $10 ticket includes all sessions and lunch.. Excludes workshop with Cassie Latham.

Please note a timetable with all session times will be provided on the day. Numbers are limited. Please book soon to secure your ticket.
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Come and Build a Giant Kid-Sized Nest
2018-10-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Euroa Arboretum, 76 Euroa Main Road, Euroa
‘Can you imagine living in a nest? What would your nest look like? Would you build it out of sticks and be high up in the tree tops like an eagle? Do you think you’d get sea sick up there on a windy day?
Why not come along and help us build some giant, kid sized nests!
Artists: Tess Noonan Egan and Janet Hagen. Picnic Lunch included.
Everyone welcome, although we need kids under 10 to be supervised by an adult. Please RSVP here for ticket booking.
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Healthy Hectares in Broadford
2018-04-28 09:30 - 15:00
Learn about native grasses, identifying the strength and weaknesses on your property, animal handling, pasture management and grazing. Includes a property visit and Lunch.
Presenter: Cath Olive, Euroa Arboretum
Property planning, landclasses, identifyingthe strengths an d weakness es on yourproperty.
Presenter: Carolyn Prentice, Veterinarian
Animal Health, Biosecurity, Animal Handling.
Presenter: Peter Mitchell – BLMG –Broadford Land Management Group
local farmer with mix of native grass and introduced grass, hills and flats. Managing hill country with care.
Presenter: Henry Marszalek
Managing hill country with care. How to use the cattle yards, a visit to Henry/s farm to demonstrate his way of managing his property.

A day with Taungurung on the Seven Creeks
2018-03-17 10:00 - 15:00
Weaving, traditional fish traps and spears. Learn what it was like to live on Seven Creeks with the Traditional Owners – the Taungurung People.
FREE Event

Pollinators in your Garden
2018-02-24 10:30 - 13:00 | Third Age Club Rooms, Kirkland Avenue, Euroa

Garden Design with Louise Costa
2017-11-10 18:00 - 20:30 | The Flour Mill, 17 Kirkland Ave, Euroa, Vic, 3666, Australia
As part of the ‘Gardens for Wildlife’ program at the Flour Mill in Euroa, Louise Costa will talk about transforming her garden in Rushworth – how it started, developed and what it is now.
A landscape architect, Lou turned what was previously a paddock of Cape Weed into a haven of indigenous plants. Lou has 16 hectares of regrowth forest and a small area the size of a suburban block for her garden.

The Euroa Arboretum will present plants that are suitable for gardens in our region.
A two-course meal will be served between speaker presentations.
