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Fri, 27 Nov, 5pm - 6pm AEDT 
Boroondara Bioblitz: Krefft’s Glider Hollow Checks - 5 pm to 6 pm
Willsmere Park - Intersect Main Yarra & Darebin Creek Trails, Kew East VIC, Australia
Fri, 27 Nov, 5:30pm - 7:15pm AEDT 
Boroondara Bioblitz: Kids Animal Adventure Walks
Willsmere Park - Intersect Main Yarra & Darebin Creek Trails, Kew East VIC, Australia
Fri, 27 Nov, 7:30pm - 8:15pm AEDT 
Boroondara Bioblitz: Evening Wildlife Walk - 7:30pm to 8:15pm
Willsmere Park - Intersect Main Yarra & Darebin Creek Trails, Kew East VIC, Australia
Fri, 27 Nov, 7:30pm - 8:15pm AEDT 
Boroondara Bioblitz: Family Friendly Spider & Insect Walk - 7:30pm to 8:15pm
Willsmere Park - Intersect Main Yarra & Darebin Creek Trails, Kew East VIC, Australia
Fri, 27 Nov, 8:30pm - 9:15pm AEDT 
Boroondara Bioblitz: Spider and Insect Walk - 8:30pm to 9:15pm
Willsmere Park - Intersect Main Yarra & Darebin Creek Trails, Kew East VIC, Australia
Fri, 27 Nov, 8:30pm - 9:15pm AEDT 
Boroondara Bioblitz: Nocturnal Wildlife Walk - 8:30pm to 9:15pm
Willsmere Park - Intersect Main Yarra & Darebin Creek Trails, Kew East VIC, Australia

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You're invited to help us celebrate the Great Southern BioBlitz 2026. Join us for an evening of family friendly activities and guided walks and learn about the amazing animals that call Willsmere Billabong home.

This year, Boroondara is again teaming up with local councils from across Greater Melbourne to compete with cities from across the southern hemisphere in the Great Southern BioBlitz. You can participate by taking photos or making sound recordings of wild animals (and plants) between Friday 27 November and Monday 30 November using the iNaturalist app. 

Help us showcase the incredible biodiversity of Boroondara and put the amazing animals of Boroondara on the world map! Download the free iNaturalist app, book a place in a guided walk or just drop in for a hands-on activity! There's something for nature lovers of all ages.

While we encourage you to download the free iNaturalist app prior to the event to record your sightings and contribute data to this global citizen science challenge, this is not essential.

Drop-in activities - no bookings required

Drop in any time between 5:30pm and 8:30pm and enjoy a range of free, family-friendly activities:

  • 💧 Chat with an expert from Melbourne Water, see the 3D urban water catchment model and learn about the importance of healthy waterways.

  • 🐸 Look at water bugs under a microscope and play frog bingo.

  • 🌿 Decorate your own rock and create a unique nature-inspired keepsake.

  • 🌱 Make a compostable pot and plant a seed to take home and watch it grow.

  • 🐝 Make you own bee hotel to take home to create habitat for local insects.

  • 🎨 Become an artist for the evening and paint a picture inspired by the Billabong.

  • 🪰 Drop into the moth spotting and identification activity with the Entomological Society between 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

Wildlife walks - bookings essential:

  • Krefft’s Glider Hollow Checks (older children and adults) 5pm to 6pm

  • Kids Animal Adventure Walks 5:30pm to 6:15pm OR 6:30pm to 7:15pm

  • Family Friendly Spider and Insect Walk 7.30pm to 8:15pm

  • Spider and Insect Walk 8:30 pm to 9:15 pm

  • Nocturnal Wildlife Walk and Talk 8:30pm to 9:15pm

The following walks are now booked out and you can join the waitlist:

Evening Wildlife Walk 7:30pm to 8:15pm