Upcoming Events

Do you want to be that person who is always the first to see the Tawny Frogmouth camouflaged against the tree bark, the wallaby hiding in the bush, hear the soft call of an owl, see the goanna or dingo tracks in the sand, the glider markings on a tree or the beautiful tiny flower that everyone else has walked straight past?

Ecologist, Rob Richards and the team from It’s Naturally You is offering a first of a kind program that will significantly improve your sensory detection skills in the bush. The program includes three sessions. Each is a 3 hour session (30 min intro and 2.5 hour field based), where at each session you will gain new and progressively more advanced skills. You will be amazed at how much your nature detection skills have improved at the end of the three sessions.

We are currently running a visual detection skills course commencing on Sunday June 15 at La Trobe University, Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary.

Once you book Session 1 we will accommodate your needs for dates for Sessions 2 and 3.

Lunch (hot or cold meal) is provided along with all your course material.

Places are strictly limited, so book before you miss out!
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Join this walk and talk to explore the historic Le Page homestead and gardens, and the beautiful bushland along the Plenty River. Discover nature treasures along the way and then write and sketch about what you see in your very own nature journal. You’ll discover techniques used by explorers, inventors and naturalists. These ways of looking at the world around you are fun and engaging. It will give you a template of best practices to use again and again on your next explorations.

Enjoy a walk amongst the majestic trees of Epping North Conservation Reserve and learn about nature. Along the trail children can do nature activities and get a stamp for their nature passport, learning about the trees and the animals that live here.

Nature-discovery orienteering is a family orientated fun, safe and active way to explore nature in a group. Like orienteering, courses contain a series of checkpoints that teams navigate to using a map and compass but at each checkpoint there is a bush challenge that needs to be solved. There is something to be learnt about nature at each checkpoint.

Nature-discovery orienteering develops a range of skills at different levels including map reading, compass navigation, observation, safety and bush survival, ecological understanding and teamwork. These skills and the experience enhances self-confidence and self-esteem, spatial awareness, appreciation of nature and social cohesion....and of course a lot of fun!

Are you new to Australia or just not confident stepping in to the Australian bush but wish that you could?

Come along to one of our extremely popular, fun-filled and interactive Australian Bush Comfort and Confidence (ABCC) sessions. You will practice how to set up a tent, know how to pick a safe campsite, light and manage a campfire, know more about spiders and snakes including snake bite first aid, improve your bushfire awareness, know what to take (and not take!) on a camping trip, practice bush survival skills and learn some Aussie bush slang.

Have lots of laughs with like minded people and gain the skills and confidence to get you out into nature so you and your family can start to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of being in nature.  

Is it time to do something for you? Come on a guided Forest Therapy Walk this Spring at Banyule Flats. Inspired by the Japanese Public Health Practice ‘Shinrinyoku’ (also known as ‘Forest Bathing’), Forest Therapy is an evidence-based approach where the restorative power of nature is harnessed to heal many ailments of modern life. Along with reported feelings of peacefulness and relaxation, research shows that Forest Therapy can improve sleep quality, boost the immune system, and reduce blood pressure.

We give you permission to slow down on this mindful wander amongst the River Red Gums. Your accredited Forest Therapy Guide will offer different ways for you to reconnect with your senses and immerse yourself in the present through the beautiful sights, sounds, smells, textures and tastes in nature.

Unlike a bushwalk, Forest Therapy is about the journey, not the destination. It is a slow, mindful and quiet way of being in nature. There will be a series of invitations to engage in, and some opportunities to share about the experience in small groups. It is best suited for people who are comfortable with periods of quiet time, moving slowly and interacting with a small group of people.

The walk is about one and a half kilometres in length on sealed and unsealed tracks and will finish with a Japanese-inspired Tea Ceremony with Australian Bush Tea and sweets.

Is it time to do something for you? Come on a guided Forest Therapy Walk this Spring at the beautiful Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary at La Trobe University. Inspired by the Japanese Public Health Practice ‘Shinrinyoku’ (also known as ‘Forest Bathing’), Forest Therapy is an evidence-based approach where the restorative power of nature is harnessed to heal many ailments of modern life. Along with reported feelings of peacefulness and relaxation, research shows that Forest Therapy can improve sleep quality, boost the immune system, and reduce blood pressure.

We give you permission to slow down on this mindful wander amongst the River Red Gums. Your accredited Forest Therapy Guide will offer different ways for you to reconnect with your senses and immerse yourself in the present through the beautiful sights, sounds, smells, textures and tastes in nature.

Unlike a bushwalk, Forest Therapy is about the journey, not the destination. It is a slow, mindful and quiet way of being in nature. There will be a series of invitations to engage in, and some opportunities to share about the experience in small groups. It is best suited for people who are comfortable with periods of quiet time, moving slowly and interacting with a small group of people.

The walk is about one and a half kilometres in length on sealed and unsealed tracks and will finish with a Japanese-inspired Tea Ceremony with Australian Bush Tea and sweets.

Are you new to Australia or just not confident stepping in to the Australian bush but wish that you could?

Come along to one of our extremely popular, fun-filled and interactive Australian Bush Comfort and Confidence (ABCC) sessions. You will practice how to set up a tent, know how to pick a safe campsite, light and manage a campfire, know more about spiders and snakes including snake bite first aid, improve your bushfire awareness, know what to take (and not take!) on a camping trip, practice bush survival skills and learn some Aussie bush slang.

Have lots of laughs with like minded people and gain the skills and confidence to get you out into nature so you and your family can start to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of being in nature.  

Nature-discovery orienteering is a family orientated fun, safe and active way to explore nature in a group. Like orienteering, courses contain a series of checkpoints that teams navigate to using a map and compass but at each checkpoint there is a bush challenge that needs to be solved. There is something to be learnt about nature at each checkpoint.

Nature-discovery orienteering develops a range of skills at different levels including map reading, compass navigation, observation, safety and bush survival, ecological understanding and teamwork. These skills and the experience enhances self-confidence and self-esteem, spatial awareness, appreciation of nature and social cohesion....and of course a lot of fun!

Nature-discovery orienteering is a family orientated fun, safe and active way to explore nature in a group. Like orienteering, courses contain a series of checkpoints that teams navigate to using a map and compass but at each checkpoint there is a bush challenge that needs to be solved. There is something to be learnt about nature at each checkpoint.

Nature-discovery orienteering develops a range of skills at different levels including map reading, compass navigation, observation, safety and bush survival, ecological understanding and teamwork. These skills and the experience enhances self-confidence and self-esteem, spatial awareness, appreciation of nature and social cohesion....and of course a lot of fun!