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Our regular activities

Council's environment team hosts regular events and programs that community members can join in.

When we have specific events coming up, we'll post them on our events and activities calendar, and you can read about them more generally on this page.

First launched in 1998, Eurobodalla's environmental calendar is a creative platform for students and a source of environmental inspiration. The theme for 2027 is 'Responsible pet ownership to protect our local wildlife'.

  • How it works: Each year, local year 4 students learn about a different environmental theme and create their own artwork to represent that theme. From these artworks, our judging panel selects 12 finalists for the following year's calendar.
  • How to get involved: Collect your free calendar from Eurobodalla libraries and Council's admin building in Moruya. Display your calendar on the fridge, at work, or even on the toilet door so these messages are remembered and shared all year by students, families, and residents across Eurobodalla.

Run twice a year at Narooma Wharf, this program lets people see a broad range of animals they don’t often get to see.

  • How it works: Divers collect critters and bring them into touch tanks on the surface - often critters like Nudibranchs, Brittle stars, and crabs.
  • How to get involved: Keep an eye on our events calendar, we usually run 'What's under the wharf' in the warmer months.

'What’s under the wharf' is a partnership between Nature Coast Marine Group, Eurobodalla Shire Council, and Batemans Marine Park.

Learn more:

Biinda (meaning 'rise up' or 'stand up' in dhurga) is an annual environmentally-focused camp experience for grade 10 students, grounded in Yuin knowledge, food security, and ngumbudhaa bagan (caring for Country).

The program puts sustainability into action, fostering students’ skills in protecting and enhancing the natural environment. Activities include kayaking, hiking, exploring a market garden setting, cooking with local produce, and wildlife-spotlighting.

  • How it works: Council offers three grade 10 students from each secondary school in Eurobodalla the opportunity to attend the Biinda experience; a fully funded two-day sustainability education camp at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden.
  • How to get involved: For businesses and organisations interested in co-facilitating the program, email us at:

Monthly movie nights started in April 2026. The films have different sustainability themes every month and include a panel discussion. These nights are about bringing together our community.

  • How it works: For now, movie nights run at the Red Door in Moruya every second Thursday of the month.
  • How to get involved: Keep an eye on our events calendar and book free tickets for any films that take your fancy.

Council offers bush-friendly and water-wise garden visits to your home. The aim of the visits is to help residents identify plants in their garden that could escape into bushland. They'll also learn how to keep a colourful, bush-friendly, water-efficient garden in local conditions.

Council's sustainability team runs regular workshops and information sessions. They aim to educate the public about how to live more sustainably. Topics include kitchen gardens, low-tox cleaning, beeswax wraps, seed saving, and more.

  • How it works: Workshops are in collaboration with local groups, schools, and libraries.
  • How to get involved: Check our events calendar for upcoming workshops and info sessions.

Council runs clothes, plant, and toy swaps multiple times throughout the year.

  • How it works: Bring your environmental weeds, old clothes, or used toys to any of our joint swap events and exchange them for new native plants, or pre-loved clothing or toys.
    • Our native plants are perfectly adapted to thrive in local conditions.
    • Swap up to five items of pre-loved clothing. Ensure your items are clean, pressed, and free from rips, holes, stains, or major faults.
    • Ensure your used toys are clean, undamaged, and in good working order.
  • How to get involved: Check our events calendar for upcoming swap events.

Art on the path is Eurobodalla's most loved sustainability-themed market. Local artists, businesses, and community groups line the shared pathway along Coronation Drive, Broulee. There's a wide variety of goodies available. Art includes pottery, vessels made from recycled marine debris, lights, paintings, and photographs. Other businesses include sustainable fashion, beekeeping, natural skincare, and home-made puddings and jams.

Council, Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden, and The Repair Café will also be at the market to give you the latest sustainability tips and news.

And make sure you grab a coffee or bite to eat while you're there.

Local groups and projects

There are plenty of NGOs, non-profits, and community groups working on fun and interesting projects with great sustainability outcomes.

Eurobodalla Landcare is a network of 26 active groups from South Durras to Narooma. There are over 300 volunteers involved in different conservation activities. These include revegetation, weed management, pest control, rubbish clean-ups, and education.

  • How it works: Volunteers across Eurobodalla meet up to work on specific projects and care for the land.
  • How to get involved: Find a Landcare group near you.

The Repair Café fixes a range of items including clothing, tablecloths, electrical items (lamps, vacuum cleaners, but not coffee machines), mechanical items, small furniture, and other items that can be saved from landfill.

Clothing alterations are done for a fee of $10 per item.

  • How it works: The Repair Café runs weekly out of the Anglican Parish, Red Door Hall, 15 Page Street, Moruya.
  • How to get involved:

SAGE NSW Inc is a Moruya-based non-profit community group involved in improving food security.

The Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance (SHASA) is a non-profit registered charity with deductible gift recipient status.

  • How it works: SHASA undertakes practical projects that foster greater resilience and sustainability in the Eurobodalla.
  • How to get involved: 

ECSN is an open-invitation, collaborative network bringing together community members, grassroots groups, non-profits, businesses, local government, and government agencies. Its purpose is to connect, share, and collaborate to increase community resilience in Eurobodalla.

  • How it works: ECSN meets face-to-face monthly as an opportunity to strengthen relationships, hear what's happening across silos, and dive deeper into a community issue with local experts.
  • Get involved: 

Nature Coast Marine Group based in the Eurobodalla area is a community organisation. It was established to protect the marine environment.

  • How it works: This volunteer-led group hosts regular community education activities that support marine diversity.
  • How to get involved: Volunteer with the NCMG.

This non-profit conservation organisation in Eurobodalla works to safeguard and restore critical habitats.

  • How it works: Connecting Wildlife partners with landholders and groups to create regional biolinks and raise funds to protect patches of land with high biodiversity or other ecological importance.
  • How to get involved: Learn more on the Connecting Wildlife website.

The first Connecting Wildlife patch protected was Ned’s Forest, which spans 28 hectares. This old-growth forest and rainforest gullies are vital habitat for native species including Greater Gliders and Powerful Owls.

Now managed by members of the Meringo community, this thriving sanctuary sets the standard for future projects.

WIRES mid-south coast are dedicated to the rescue, care, rehabilitation, and release of native animals back to the wild, from Lake Conjola in the north to Tilba Tilba in the south.

  • How it works:
    • Rescue: WIRES volunteers attend callouts, assess the situation, safely contain the animal, and transport it to a vet or licensed carer.
    • Rehabilitation: Animals that need ongoing care are placed with authorised wildlife carers. These carers provide feeding, housing, monitoring, and recovery support until the animals are ready for release.
    • Release: Once healthy, animals are returned to suitable habitat in the wild.
    • Community support and education: Volunteers also help with public enquiries, events, fundraising, and community education. These tasks are vital to keep the branch operating.

Contact us

For more information, or if you represent a local group and want to be featured on this page, please contact Council's sustainability education team: