When:
May 5, 2018 @ 08:30 – 20:00
2018-05-05T08:30:00+10:00
2018-05-05T20:00:00+10:00
Where:
Yarran Dheran Information Centre
Ashburton Dr
Mitcham VIC 3132
Australia
Cost:
$2 donation per session
The 18th Mullum Mullum Festival will be held over the weekends of Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th April and Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th May.
There will be over twenty expert-led walks and presentations that will leave you with a greater understanding and appreciation of our beautiful native bushland.
On the evening of 28th April, there will be a spotlight tour in search of nocturnal wildlife. On the 29th April, there will be a celebration of Aboriginal culture plus some nature walks. On the 5th and 6th May, there will be 18 presentations and walks on a range of topics.
On 28th April:
6.30pm: Walk and talk – Spotlighting – Ray Gibson.
On 29th April:
10.30am: Outdoor session – Tai Chi session (20 mins) – Tai Chi Master Konrad Dorn.
11am: Walk and talk – Mullum Mullum meander with Mandarin interpreter – John Harris with Nancy Zhao.
11am: Walk and talk – Aboriginal use of plants – Lenka Vanderboom.
12.30-3pm: Food platters, coffee and tea for sale.
1.30-4pm: Opening words, displays, musical performances, talking circle, documentary screening, and craft workshops.
4pm: Walk and talk – Mullum Mullum meander with Arabic interpreter – David De Angelis with Mervat Dahdoule.
On 5th May:
8.30am: Walk and talk – Walk the whole Mullum Mullum Valley, Part 1: Upper Mullum Mullum bushlands – Ken Mclnnes.
10am: Walk and talk – Mosses and liverworts – Dr Matt Dell.
10am: Presentation followed by a walk and talk – Geomorphology – Dr Ian Rutherfurd.
11.30am: Walk and talk – Invasive species – Steve Mathews.
1pm: Walk and talk – Conservation status of the Mullum Mullum flora – David Cameron.
1pm: Presentation – Wetlands – Prof. Paul Boon.
2.30pm: Walk and talk – Macroinvertebrates (water bugs) – Yvonne Cabuang.
4pm: Presentation – Climate change and the Mullum Mullum: where are we now and where are we heading? – Prof. David Karoly, Leader, Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, National Environmental Science Program, CSIRO.
6pm: Presentation – Urban platypuses: threats and challenges – Josh Griffiths.
On 6th May:
8.30am: Walk and talk – Walk the whole Mullum Mullum Valley, Part 2: Middle and lower Mullum Mullum bushlands – Ken Mclnnes.
9am: Presentation and short walk – Birds of the Mullum Mullum Valley – Geoff Russell.
10am—12pm: Children’s activity (ages 3-10) – Nature Play – Nigel Philpot, Environmental Education Officer Manningham City Council.
11.30am: Presentation followed by a walk and talk – Fabulous Fungi – what they do for our bushlands – Dr Sapphire McMullan-Fisher.
1pm: Walk and talk – The six seasons of the Yarra Valley – Glen Jameson.
3pm: Presentation – Listening to the Wild! – Andrew Skeoch.
4.30pm: Walk and talk – Bushland management – Darcy Duggan.
4.30pm: Presentation and walk and talk – Invertebrates – Dr Paul Horn and Angelica Cameron.
6pm: Presentation and short walk – Autumn frogs of Melbourne’s north-east – Craig Cleeland.
