Sustainable living in Glen Eira

21/05/2026

Free Sunday afternoon? Join us at Carnegie Library to hear from Anna, The Urban Nanna, about fast fashion.👗

Anna will guide us through the impacts of our clothing and give us some helpful tips on shopping sustainably.

Want to build a wardrobe that’s better for both your budget and the planet?
Join The Urban Nanna for an accessible and practical conversation about fast fashion, textile waste, and how small changes to the way we shop can make a big difference.
Learn how to identify quality clothing, understand fabric choices, avoid the fast fashion cycle, and make thoughtful purchases that last longer and save money over time.

👚 Sunday 24 May | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
👖 Carnegie Library and Community Centre

This is a free event and bookings are essential:
https://library.gleneira.vic.gov.au/whats-on/events-calendar/breaking-up-with-fast-fashion

08/05/2026

Welcome back to Roads, Rates, Rubbish and…—our series unpacking the everyday services that help keep Glen Eira running.

In this episode, we’re talking recycling! ♻️

From our six e-waste recycling stations across Glen Eira, to simple tips for sorting your waste at home. We’re aiming to help make it easier for you to reduce landfill and recycle right.

Not sure what goes where? For handy guides, e-waste locations and more ways to make a difference at home, check here: https://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/services/rubbish-and-recycling/rubbish-or-recyclable-our-a-z-guide

06/05/2026

Due to overwhelming demand, we've just released more tickets to this event on Friday!

Get in there quick, its looking like a sellout! Check out the link below for more information.

Join leading climate change and biodiversity experts in celebrating the 100th birthday of world-famous naturalist, Sir David Attenborough.

06/05/2026

Gather your garden-loving friends and family this Mother’s Day for the Botanica Festival, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)’s annual celebration of the natural environment, sustainability and gardening.

Our sustainability team will also be at the Botanica Festival. There will be lots of activities on the day including guided tours of significant trees and the estate, freshly baked CWA scones and you can drop past the Glen Eira sustainability table and have a chat with our friendly team.

For more information, check out the link below:

https://www.ripponleaestate.com.au/event/botanica-festival/

04/05/2026

Can you think of a better Saturday morning than enhancing the biodiversity of your local area? Grab your coffee and get caffeinated, because we’re enlisting you to help with the Friends of Elster Creek Trail’s monthly working bee!

To celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday, the group is placing 100 native plants in the ground in his honour. You can join them on Saturday the 9th of May from 10am onwards. Anyone is invited to come and be a part of the group!

Bring your sturdy shoes, any gardening gloves that you might have and an enthusiastic attitude.

For more information, click on the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/friends-of-elster-creek-planting-activity-tickets-1987801395484?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/05/2026

A menagerie of life flows up and down the Elster creek, and our actions can have an incredible impact on the health of this waterway. To celebrate David Attenboroughs 100th birthday we’re hosting several events over his birthday weekend, including a walk and talk of the Elster canal!

Join us on Saturday 9th May at 8:30am for a guided walk with urban ecologist, Dr Jacinta Humphrey for a guided walk along the Elwood canal. This walk is a chance to see that biodiversity firsthand and to understand how the choices we make every day in Glen Eira flow directly downstream to this creek and out into Port Phillip Bay.

Using the iNaturalist app, participants will photograph and identify species along the route, contributing real observations to the Elster Creek biodiversity record.

Every sighting logged becomes part of a living dataset for the corridor. Jacinta will guide identifications and share her expertise in native wildlife in residential and urban environments. This early morning timeslot is prime for birdwatching and amateur wildlife enthusiasts alike.

This free event has limited places, and will sell out quickly, so book out your ticket below!

To mark David Attenborough's 100th birthday year, join ecologist Dr Jacinta Humphrey for a guided walk along the Elwood Canal.

30/04/2026

Sir David Attenborough has been on our television screens for more than half a century, and soon, he’s turning 100 years of age. To celebrate the worlds most famous naturalist broadcaster, we’re holding a celebration of his career to date with an expert panel, and you’re all invited!

Join us on Friday 8 May, between 6pm – 8pm at Monash University (Caulfield campus) for a screening of classic David Attenborough moments, followed by a conversation with the Port Phillip Baykeeper Neil Blake (OAM), senior lecturer of climate science, Dr Linden Ashcroft, urban ecologist Dr Jacinta Humphrey and climate science communicator Amelia Pearson.

They’ll be unpacking David’s remarkable career, their perspectives on the climate crisis across Melbourne and what we can do from an individual perspective to help nature.

This event is free and will sell out quickly. Want to come along? Book a ticket below!

Join leading climate change and biodiversity experts in celebrating the 100th birthday of world-famous naturalist, Sir David Attenborough.

29/04/2026

Elster Creek doesn't have the reputation of Melbourne's more celebrated waterways but look closer and it's teeming with life: over 40 bird species, native frogs, short-finned eels making extraordinary ocean migrations, and plants doing quiet ecological work along the canal edges. Join us on Saturday 9 May at 8.30am for a guided walk with urban ecologist, Dr Jacinta Humphrey for a guided walk along the Elwood canal. This walk is a chance to see that biodiversity firsthand and to understand how the choices we make every day in Glen Eira flow directly downstream to this creek and out into Port Phillip Bay.

Using the iNaturalist app, participants will photograph and identify species along the route, contributing real observations to the Elster Creek biodiversity record. Every sighting logged becomes part of a living dataset for the corridor. Jacinta will guide identifications and share her expertise in native wildlife in residential and urban environments. This early morning timeslot is prime for birdwatching and amateur wildlife enthusiasts alike.

This free event has limited places and will sell out quickly, so book out your ticket below!

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/guided-walk-along-the-elwood-canal-tickets-1987797344367

28/04/2026

It’s Sir David Attenborough’s birthday weekend and to celebrate, the Friends of Elster Creek Trail are planting 100 native plants in his honour!

Fancy coming along to help? You can join them on Saturday the 9th of May from 10am onwards. The Friend’s group will be at their monthly working bee where they come together to increase biodiversity and support fauna along one of Glen Eira’s significant wildlife corridors. Anyone is invited to come and be a part of the group!

Bring your sturdy shoes, any gardening gloves that you might have and an enthusiastic attitude. For more information, click on the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/friends-of-elster-creek-planting-activity-tickets-1987801395484?aff=oddtdtcreator

27/04/2026

Sir David Attenborough is turning 100 and we’re celebrating properly, with his signature films, big ideas and a world class panel of climate change experts who know what they’re talking about.

Join us on Friday 8 May, between 6pm – 8pm at Monash University (Caulfield campus) for a screening of classic David Attenborough moments, followed by a conversation with the Port Phillip Baykeeper Neil Blake OAM, senior lecturer of climate science Dr Linden Ashcroft, urban ecologist Dr Jacinta Humphrey and climate science communicator Amelia Pearson. We’ll celebrate the natural world, talk climate and biodiversity close to home, and ask the big question: what can each of us do for nature?

The event is free and will sell out quickly. Secure your ticket below and don’t miss out!

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/film-screening-celebrating-100-years-of-david-attenborough-tickets-1987796161830