Events

Join us for the first Park Care Day of 2025.  More details nearer the time.

Join us for the June Park Care Day, planting on the Ivanhoe flood plain. Meeting spot will be next to the Ivanhoe Wetland which is located on the Rockbeare Grove side of the creek. Cross the small concrete bridge at the bottom of the stone steps to find us! You can also access this side […]

June General Meeting - Gleeson Centre (next to the Rangers Hut).  Guest speaker to be advised.

Join us for the July Park Care Day.  More details closer to the time.

Join us for the August Park Care Day.  Meet at Mount Puffalo. see: https://events.humanitix.com/august-park-care-day-at-darebin-parklands-km3vdu45

August General Meeting  - Gleeson Centre (next to the Rangers Hut).  Guest speaker will be Jake Duyvestyn  who will introduce us to "Rewilding our nature strips".  This should be very interesting. Please note the change of day and time.

The warm weather that comes in October will bring out snakes, so this is an opportunity to come to an interactive education afternoon to be presented by Black Snake Productions.  They will bring along some snakes and spiders to show us (safely enclosed) and explain how to be safe.  Especially informative, especially for dog walkers […]

An event in the Parklands after dark, to be hosted by the Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV).  Learn more about the night sky - especially suitable for families. If the evening is not suitable (rain/clouds) then we have the next evening (Tuesday) as a back up if it is more suitable.  Start time to be […]

Our AGM will be held in the Gleeson Centre on Tuesday, 12 May 2026 commencing at 7.30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Annette Salkeld; Executive Officer, Darebin Creek Management Committee. Annette will provide an update on negotiations with Darebin and Banyule councils for the long-term funding and management of the Parklands and the creek catchment.

Join the DCMC Rangers and Friends of Darebin Parklands for an afternoon of planting native shrubs & groundcovers with the community, to help build habitat for wildlife along the Ivanhoe Floodplain! For more details see this: https://events.humanitix.com/may-park-care-day-at-darebin-parklands-thcza5vw

Join the DCMC Rangers and Friends of Darebin Parklands for an afternoon of planting native shrubs & groundcovers with the community, to help build habitat for wildlife along the Ivanhoe Floodplain! Meeting spot will be next to the Ivanhoe Wetland which is located on the Rockbeare Grove side of the creek.  See this site for a map:  […]