From the 16th to 19th September 2010, Melbourne will see the launch of its only dedicated environmental film festival. This smorgasbord of feature length documentaries on cutting-edge environmental issues will entertain, inspire and frighten even the most hardened environmental cynic. Covering topics from the social unrest in Nigeria caused by Big Oil, to the consequences [...]

There is another vegie swap at Bulleen Art & Garden this Saturday August 21st – 10am – 11am. Vegie swaps are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month at Bulleen Art and Garden, hope you can make it. Come along to share your produce & compare notes with other food gardeners. Bring along any [...]

BAAG is often in the media. You can’t blame them really. We are, after all, a very attractive and witty bunch down here. Below are some of the snippings and clips we have collected over the years. Enjoy!

Come along for a fun morning and help us to maintain one of the most beautiful little pockets of the Yarra River bushland, Little Bolin Bolin Billabong. The next planting day is Sunday the 8th of August. We are meeting at Kim Close (off Greenaway St.) Bulleen at 10am and will be planting until 1pm. [...]

Bulleen Art and Garden was once again involved in the Banyule Kids ArtyFarty Fest last Sunday. The annual event is always a great day and kicked off with the parade down the main street of Heidelberg. This years parade followed the theme of children’s books, which saw everything from mad hatters, to red and white [...]

The photos below are from the great Kid’s School Holiday Program Workshops we run here at BAAG. We run these Kid’s Workshops regularly during School Holidays. If you want to be in the loop about upcoming Workshops, click here to sign up to our Email Garden Club Mailing List. It’s FREE to join! These always [...]

Manna Gum @ Bulleen Park Sculptor: Simon Horsburgh. This sculpture (pictured right), inspired by eucalypt blossoms, marks the start of the Bolin Bolin Cultural Landscape Trail. This trail passes through an area which was an important gathering place for the local Wurundjeri people, due to its seasonal abundance of food. They frequented the area when [...]

Sanctum Theatre, in partnership with SGA (Sustainable Gardening Australia), present the Water Wizard and the Compost Queen. These larger than life puppets are two very ancient (and quite tall) Australians who love nothing more than to march in sustainable festivals and parades. Some days the Water Wizard is made of ice, other days he is [...]

Sunday 29th July 2009 The Friends of the Yarra Valley Parklands (with the assistance of BAAG and Parks Victoria) were out in force on Sunday with the help of over 120 enthusiastic volunteers from the local community and scout groups. On Sunday we were able to plant over 1,500 indigenous plants in a new wetland [...]