Read about: Our 2025 AGM coming up; Walking with the Waders; Create your own garden pond; Nursery News and more.

Read about Tim Winton visits Queenscliff with a powerful message; SBEA joins in at the Queenscliff Music Festival; Caring for the little things in your garden; Check your SBEA calendar to keep up with our events, openings and sales in 2025; What seagrass is that?; Plus, what’s happening in our indigenous plant nursery and an update on our Wren project.

Read about Thanks to all SBEA volunteers SBEA AGM report Updates on Swan Bay Holiday Park and Ballara Celebrate our 100th newsletter with a special retrospective! Plus, what’s happening in our indigenous plant nursery and pocket parks.

On Sunday May 26th we will be planting at the Jacqueline Court pocket park and we would love you to join us! The planting is part of an ongoing collaboration between SBEA and the Borough of Queenscliffe to increase the habitat for a range of wildlife and also create a more enjoyable green space for neighbouring residents. Planting begins at …

NATURE + ART = JOY! SBEA is delighted to present the Swan Bay Nature Art Series, a creative collaboration with some of our inspiring local artists. Drawing on the theme, Immerse-Connect-Create, this series of workshops is designed for those who would enjoy a deep dive into elements of our local ecosystems. Each event begins by collecting inspiration in the field …

Read about Thanks to all SBEA volunteers SBEA AGM report Updates on Swan Bay Holiday Park and Ballara Celebrate our 100th newsletter with a special retrospective! Plus, what’s happening in our indigenous plant nursery and pocket parks.

Swan Bay Environment Association has begun an exciting program of Nature Art workshops, each with a focus on a different aspect of our environment. This second workshop Weedy Wonderings will focus on invasive weeds and explore them through weaving and dyeing, led by multi-media artist Michaela McHugh.

The Geelong Nature Festival 2023 ‘Our Backyard’ is an exciting, multi-dimensional event, showcasing Geelong’s natural wonders through September and October with nature-based activities, workshops, guest speakers, presentations and displays. Hannah Moloney will be launching the festival on Friday 15th September and following up with a gardening demonstration at the Geelong Botanic Gardens the next morning. Hannah is best known for …

Join a lovely group of people who spend a couple of hours together on the first Sunday morning of each month removing invasive woody weeds to enable our indigenous plants and wildlife to thrive. Details of Dates, Places and Times below.