Wallan Environment Group
Including Hidden Valley
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UPCOMING WEG ACTIVITIES
Plant Cutting Propagation
Location and date to be confirmed
18 or 19 April 2026
More information to come
Wildlife Nightlife
Hidden Valley Rail Reserve
1 May 2026 6.00pm-7.30pm
Join us as we look for wildlife in the reserve
Activity Details & Registration
Upcoming WEG related activities
Secret world of moths, insects and the role of plants
Monday 19 October 2026, 7:15pm
John Taylor Room Kilmore Library
Australian Plants Society Mitchell meeting. Presentation by Dr. Luis Mata
RSVP aps.mitchell@gmail.com
Upper Merri Creek Tour BEAM-WEG
Saturday 24 October
10am-4pm
Meeting point: Wallan Neighbourhood House, 42 Bentinck St, Wallan
Join us on a journey across the Upper Merri Creek catchment, north of Melbourne. We’ll learn about the vast Herne’s Swamp, ephemeral wetlands, waterbirds, ancient volcanos, stoney rises, remnant redgum plains, the Merri Gorge, and the work being undertaken to restore the ancient ecologies.
Local Environment Monitoring
Hidden Valley Rail Reserve
Saturday 14 November 2026
10am-1pm
Learn about our environment while helping us monitor local fauna, flora and fungi.
Supported by VicTrack
Weed Identification Workshop
Wallan (venue to be confirmed)
Saturday 21 November 2026
10am-12pm
Growing plants with TreeProject
1st Wallan Wallan Scouts Hall, 26 Windham Street, Wallan
Sunday 13 September 2026
10am-noon
TreeProject volunteers grow native plants for the revegetation projects of local Landcare groups and landholders.
This workshop is run by Upper Deep Creek Landcare Network.
Bushland Walk & Talk
Hidden Valley Bushland
Saturday 19 September 2026
10am-noon
Learn about our local fauna and flora. Remnant bushland is home to sugar gliders, brush-tailed phascogales, dunnarts, echidnas and more. Woodland birds feed and nest amongst the trees. Many wildflowers grow there, including special orchids.
The number of participants is limited, so please register.
WEG Social Media
Waterway Wonders: Platypus and Rakali Webinar
Free & Online
3 March 2026, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
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Beveridge-Lockerbie
Bald Hill to Merri Creek Master Plan
Mitchell Shire Survey
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REGIONAL ACTIVITIES
BirdLife Australia Photography Awards
July 2026
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hArt 26 Mitchell’s Annual Art Exhibition
Mitchell Shire Biodiversity Acquisitive Prize
Artwork that best captures the richness of Mitchell’s natural environment
25-27 July 2026
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Making a more liveable Wallan by linking people with nature
Wallan is a fast-growing town approximately 45km north of central Melbourne.
Wallan Environment Group strives to protect and enhance the natural environment through education, action, and community engagement.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung as the traditional owners of this area and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
Aims
- preserve, enhance and restore the flora and fauna along Wallan’s waterways
- improve Wallan’s amenity values by developing a network of linked parks and open spaces
- encourage active community participation in the group’s activities
- increase public awareness, participation and ownership of the natural environment
- serve as an advocate for the natural environment and open space areas of Wallan
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Highlights
(Image: Paul Piko)
Bushland Protection
WEG has lobbied strongly to protect remnant bushland, home to species classified as Threatened and Vulnerable.
(Image: Paul Piko)
Hidden Valley Rail Reserve
A portion of the old railway line situated within Hidden Valley has been the focus of weed management and re-vegetation with indigenous plants.
(Image: Chris Cobern)
Surveys & Monitoring
Surveys and monitoring are important tools used to increase our understanding of our region. We have identified important species in our locality.