The in-person and live online program is now available. Further digital content and self-guided activities will be added when the festival kicks off on 12 September.
In-person and guided events
Week 1 (12 to 18 September)
| When | Title | Presenter | Location | Bookings |
| Various times | Guided park walks | Parks Victoria | Various locations across Victoria | Book your ticket |
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11 September 10:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Caring for nature expo | Victorian Environment Friends Network | The Earth Ed Centre, Mount Clear College, 59 Olympic Avenue | Book your ticket |
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13 September 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm |
An evening spotlight tour | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Botanic Drive, Cranbourne | Book your ticket |
| 14 September | Wandering the plains: plains-wanderer grasslands springtime walk | DELWP, North Central CMA, Trust for Nature, Northern Plains Conservation Management Network | Terrick Terrick, Victoria | Register for the event |
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15 September 10:30 am to 1:30 pm |
Expand your senses walking with vision impaired co-guides | Parks Victoria | Lysterfield Lake Park | Book your ticket |
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17 September to 2 October
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Nature play at Melbourne Zoo | Zoos Victoria | Royal Park, Melbourne | Book your ticket |
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17 September to 2 October
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Nature play at Healesville Sanctuary | Zoos Victoria | Healesville | Book your ticket |
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17 September to 2 October
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Nature play at Werribee Open Range Zoo | Zoos Victoria | Werribee | Book your ticket |
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17 September 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
First Peoples Climate Justice Walk | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Gate A, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne | Book your ticket |
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17 September to 2 October 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Junior Ranger spring school holiday program | Parks Victoria | Various locations across Victoria | Book your ticket |
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18 September 9:00 am to 5:00 pm |
Kids nature play for free with Zoos Victoria |
Zoos Victoria |
Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary |
Book your ticket |
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18 September 9:00 to 10:30 am |
Victoria Nature Festival: Great Vic Nature Walk at Plenty Gorge Parklands | Parks Victoria | Red Gum Picnic Area Road, South Morang, Victoria | Book your ticket |
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18 September 9:30 am to 12:30 pm |
Victoria Nature Festival: Great Vic Nature Walk at Churchill National Park | Parks Victoria | Churchill National Park, BBQ area Army Track, Churchill Park Drive, Lysterfield South |
Book your ticket |
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18 September 9:30 am to 1:30 pm |
Victoria Nature Festival: Great Vic Nature Walk at Macedon Regional Park | Parks Victoria | McGregor's Picnic Ground, Mount Macedon | Book your ticket |
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18 September 10:00 to 11:30 am |
Victoria Nature Festival: Great Vic Nature Walk at Ocean Grove | Parks Victoria |
Ocean Grove Nature Reserve, Grubb Road, Wallington |
Book your ticket |
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18 September 10:00 to 11:30 am |
Victoria Nature Festival: Great Vic Nature Walk at You Yangs Regional Park |
Parks Victoria | You Yangs Park Office, MTB Car Park, Big Rock Track, Little River |
Book your ticket |
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18 September 10:00 to 11:30 am |
Victoria Nature Festival: Great Vic Nature Walk at Yarra Bend | Parks Victoria | Studley Park Boathouse Carpark Kew, Victoria | Book your ticket |
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18 September 12:00 to 1:00 pm |
Victoria Nature Festival: Great Vic Nature Walk at Frankston NCR | Parks Victoria | Frankston Nature Conservation Reserve, Jeremy Way, Frankston South | Book your ticket |
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18 September 10:00 to 11:30 am |
Waterway Weed Warriors |
Melbourne Water | Birdsland Reserve, 271 Mount Morton Road, Belgrave Heights | Book your ticket |
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18 September 10:00 am to 12:00 pm |
Connect with the Campaspe River | Campaspe River & Land Management Group and Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Campaspe River, Kyneton (meet at Botanic Gardens) | Book your ticket |
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18 September 10:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Walk with awe and wonder in nature | Strathbogie Ranges Conservation Management Network | Regional Victoria: Strathbogie Ranges, Mount Tenerife Nature Conservation Reserve | Book your ticket |
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18 September 2:00 to 3:30 pm |
Guided audio walk in Castlemaine: Djaara First Nations stories | RMIT and Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung) | Kalimna Park, Castlemaine (start at the Fletcher St entrance to the park where you see the park signage) | Book your ticket |
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18 September 10:00 am to 1:00 pm |
Forest therapy: a ‘green prescription’ for a healthier you | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne, Birdwood Avenue Melbourne | Book your ticket |
Great Vic Nature Walk 18 September 2022
Register your participation to go in the draw to win some wild prizes from our festival partners. Learn more about the Great Vic Nature Walk.
Week 2 (19 to 25 September)
| When | Title | Presenter | Location | Bookings |
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20 September 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Bandicoot Knowledge Trail |
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Botanic Drive, Cranbourne | Book your ticket |
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21 September 11:00 am to 12:30 pm |
Bandicoot Knowledge Trail | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Botanic Drive, Cranbourne | Book your ticket |
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22 September 7:00 to 8:30 pm |
Wild Stories Open-Mic | Remember the Wild | The Park Werribee 12 Watton Street Werribee, VIC 3030 |
Book your ticket |
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23 September Games - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
Churchill Island Heritage Farm – games on the lawn and guided ranger walk | Phillip Island Nature Parks | Churchill Island Heritage Farm, Phillip Island Victoria | Book your ticket |
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24 September 9:30 am to 12:30 pm |
Volunteer Track Ranger, get involved in nature | Parks Victoria | Braeside Park | Register for the event |
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24 September 1:30 to 4:00 pm |
Volunteer Track Ranger, get involved in nature |
Parks Victoria |
Dandenong Valley Police Paddocks | Register for the event |
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24 September 10:30 am to 12:30 pm |
Botany Bootcamp: journey into the wonderful world of botany | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne | Book your ticket |
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24 September Games - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
Churchill Island Heritage Farm – games on the lawn and guided ranger walk | Phillip Island Nature Parks | Churchill Island Heritage Farm, Phillip Island Victoria | Book your ticket |
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25 September
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Forest therapy | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne, Birdwood Avenue Melbourne | Book your ticket |
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25 September 10:30 am to 12:30 pm |
Forest therapy | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Cranbourne Gardens | Book your ticket |
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25 September Games - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
Churchill Island Heritage Farm – games on the lawn and guided ranger walk | Phillip Island Nature Parks | Churchill Island Heritage Farm, Phillip Island Victoria | Book your ticket |
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30 September 10:00 am to 3:00 pm |
Launching Citizen Science in the Mallee |
Mallee CMA | Merbein Common, Mildura | Find out more |
Live online events (12 to 25 September)
| When | Title | Presenter | Bookings |
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13 September 10:00 am |
Under the sea: live secondary school webinar | Parks Victoria | Schools book your tickets |
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13 September 3:45 to 4:30 pm |
Complete a biodiversity audit for your school | Sustainability Victoria | Book your ticket |
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14 September 5:00 to 6:00 pm |
Exploring Victoria's marine biodiversity | Parks Victoria | Book your ticket |
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15 September 6:20 to 6:50 pm (penguin arrival at 6:30 pm) |
Live Penguin TV – Victoria Nature Festival special, livestream | Phillip Island Nature Parks | Register for the event |
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15 September 7:30 to 8:30 pm |
Healthy Country: incorporating Indigenous knowledge in conservation | Trust for Nature | Book your ticket |
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16 September 12:00 to 1:00 pm |
Innovators don’t miss out! |
Parks Victoria | Book your ticket |
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19 September 1:00 to 2:00 pm |
Australia’s Threatened Species Index: infrastructure for long-term monitoring of species trends | Arthur Rylah Institute | Book your ticket |
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21 September 10:00 to 11:30 am |
What's in your soil? Find out with GardenSafe, webinar | EPA Victoria | Book your ticket |
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21 September 12:00 to 12:45 pm |
Data Discovery | Parks Victoria | Book your ticket |
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21 September 7:30 to 8:30 pm |
Amazing spider crabs of Nairm virtual tour | Remember the Wild | Book your ticket |
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22 September 10:30 to 11:30 am |
Visit Victoria’s largest conservation reserve Neds Corner Station |
Trust for Nature | Book your ticket |
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