UMSU - University of Melbourne Student Union

Community Garden Grand Opening Party

Wholesome food, magical music, bountiful booze brewed locally and a cake competition (if you are a baking wiz, bring your cake concoction along!) This is a party open to all gardeners, students and non-students, from within Melbourne and without.
5-9pm, Thursday 16 May.

Lock the Campus Campaign Meeting

Starting from Semester 1, 2013, the Enviro Collective is going get busy investigating the ways in which the University of Melbourne supports fossil fuel companies. This may be through investment, scholarship agreements, research centres or funding to the uni from fossil fuel companies.

Come to our weekly meetings to get involved!

Enviro Chats Over Chai: What's stopping the wind?

Friends of the Earth campaigner Leigh Ewbank will provide insight into the political barriers blocking the roll out of wind power in Victoria as well as outlining some of the ways we can combat them.

Garden Workshop: Seed saving, sprouting and propagation bonanza

As part of the Semester 1 Garden Workshop series, we bring you: Seed saving, sprouting and propagation bonanza!
12-1pm, Monday 6 May at the community garden on Monash Rd. Wet weather option: Graham Cornish A, Union House.

Enviro Film Night: The Last Mountain

Every second Thursday, the Environment Department screens environmental docos, followed by discussion over vegan pizza!

Bottle Free Campus Campaign Meeting

Last year, we campaigned to get bottled water off campus through petitioning, awareness raising and a proposal to the Vice-Chancellor.

This year, we want to amp up the campaign even more!

Community Garden Working Beez

Coming along to working bees is the best way to join the community of gardeners, reap the maximum benefit out of the garden and have a say in how it proceeds.

Tea & Cake in the Garden

Meet up with fellow garden lovers to drink tea and chat about future events and projects. Bring any seeds, seedlings, produce or baked goods that you have to swap and share. Please BYO mug!

Enviro Chats Over Chai: Environmentalism and Anti-Capitalism

What does sustainability mean, and what are we trying to sustain? What does an anti-capitalist environmentalism look like? What role will community, decentralisation, participatory democracy, permaculture and other factors play in a post-capitalist life?

Community Garden Workshop: Sexy Soil Seminar

As part of our Semester 1 Community Garden Workshop series, we bring you: Sexy Soil Seminar. Get the dirt on where your food really comes from, including a brief introduction to soil chemistry (bring a small sample for a free pH test!). 12-1pm, Monday 22 April, at the community garden on Monash Road. Wet weather option: Graham Cornish A, Union House.