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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
17 September to 2 October
| Nature play at Melbourne Zoo | Zoos Victoria | Royal Park, Melbourne | Book your |
17 September to 2 October
| Nature play at Healesville Sanctuary | Zoos Victoria | Healesville | Book your |
17 September to 2 October
| Nature play at Werribee Open Range Zoo | Zoos Victoria | Werribee | Book your |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18 September 10:00 to 11:30 am | Waterway Weed Warriors | Melbourne Water | Birdsland Reserve, 271 Mount Morton Road, Belgrave Heights | Book your |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Week 2 (19 to 25 September)
| When | Title | Presenter | Location | Bookings |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
24 September 9:30 am to 12:30 pm | Volunteer Track Ranger, get involved in nature | Parks Victoria | Braeside Park | Register for the |
24 September 1:30 to 4:00 pm | Volunteer Track Ranger, get involved in nature | Parks Victoria | Dandenong Valley Police Paddocks | Register for the |
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 |
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 |
25 September
| Forest therapy | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne, Birdwood Avenue Melbourne | Book your |
25 September 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | Forest therapy | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria | Visitor Centre, Cranbourne Gardens | Book your |
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 |
30 September 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Launching Citizen Science in the Mallee | Mallee CMA | Merbein Common, Mildura | Find out |
Live online events (12 to 25 September)
| When | Title | Presenter | Bookings |
13 September 10:00 am | Under the sea: live secondary school webinar | Parks Victoria | Schools book your |
13 September 3:45 to 4:30 pm | Complete a biodiversity audit for your school | Sustainability Victoria | Book your |
14 September 5:00 to 6:00 pm | Exploring Victoria's marine biodiversity | Parks Victoria | Book your |
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 |
15 September 7:30 to 8:30 pm | Healthy Country: incorporating Indigenous knowledge in conservation | Trust for Nature | Book your |
16 September 12:00 to 1:00 pm | Innovators don’t miss out! | Parks Victoria | Book your |
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 |
21 September 10:00 to 11:30 am | What's in your soil? Find out with GardenSafe, webinar | EPA Victoria | Book your |
21 September 12:00 to 12:45 pm | Data Discovery | Parks Victoria | Book your |
21 September 7:30 to 8:30 pm | Amazing spider crabs of Nairm virtual tour | Remember the Wild | Book your |
22 September 10:30 to 11:30 am | Visit Victoria’s largest conservation reserve Neds Corner Station | Trust for Nature | Book your |
For all your Victoria Nature Festival 2022 links, online resources and other materials visit:
Reviewed 15 September 2022