EcoFest 2026
Description
Please note, there will be a photographer and videographer capturing pictures and footage of the event, with content taken to be used for promotional purposes by the City of Melville and the stallholders.
EcoFest is back for 2026! Join us for a fun, hands-on celebration of nature and sustainability.
Bring the family along for a free day out at the EcoHub to meet wildlife, enjoy activities, talks, stalls and experiences designed to help you grow food, create habitat and connect with your community.
This event celebrates and promotes the action being taken locally and showcases the simple ways that we can make a difference in our own homes and everyday lives to grow a greener future together.
Whats on:
Kids Zone - including face painters and hands on activities
Wildlife encounters
Guided nature walks
Expert panels and Q&As on growing food, creating habitat, and connecting with community (scroll down to view times and lineup!)
Interactive stalls and displays (check back for a stallholder list in mid-October)
Food trucks and live music
and plenty more to discover on the day!
Children must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult at all times. This will be a smoke and alcohol free event.
Please be aware that this event will include spaces within an indoor venue, where dogs can not be accommodated.
Plan your visit:
This is a waste wise event. Please bring your own water bottle, reusable bag, and keep cup. View speaker line-up further down.
Parking:
Walk, ride, or scoot to the event if you can. Limited parking is available at the Murdoch Drive Carpark.
Event overflow parking will be provided on the grassed area to the north of the Murdoch Drive carpark. You will need to drive into the carpark, turn right at the roundabout, and follow directions of our parking attendants.
It is a ten minute walk or a three minute cycle to the event (at the EcoHub) from the carpark. Make an outing of it, bring your bikes and scooters or pop your kids into a beach trolley and enjoy the bushland trails! Due to limited parking, we recommend carpooling with friends and family.
Cycling Without Age volunteers will be providing free rides on their trishaw ebikes to and from the event parking. There will also be a drop-off and pick up location closer to the event.
Public Transport:
If you live locally why not cycle or walk? There are bus-stops on Leach Hwy within a 15 minute walk and Bull Creek Train Station is close by - plan your journey with public transport https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Journey-Planner.
Accessibility:
There will be a drop-off and pick up space at the front of the centre and 6 bays set aside for ACROD holders (please note that these bays are accessed via Leach Hwy and are 130m from the event entrance).
This event will be spread through the EcoHub in rooms located on multiple levels accessed via a ramp as well as in the outdoor space surrounding the centre. A quiet space will be available within the centre, and one quieter hour (1-2pm) has been set aside with no music. For specific access requirements please feel free to call or email (08)9364 0191 or ecohub@melville.wa.gov.au
Lineup
Grow Food - Expert Panel and Q&A
10.30am to 11.00am (followed by 15 minutes Q&A) Hear simple ways to make homegrown food easier, cheaper and more abundant. • Sabrina Hahn - Horticultural expert, ABC radio presenter, podcaster, tour guide and writer. • Holly Noakes aka Sustainable Holly - A fruit tree-obsessed Kiwi growing a suburban food forest in Perth, sharing her experience to inspire and educate others. • Mark Tucek - Founder and Director of Tucker Bush, making Australian native edible plants accessible to home gardeners and their kitchens.
Grow Connection - Expert Panel and Q&A
11.30am to 12noon (followed by 15 minutes Q&A) How and why we should build belonging, connection and resilience close to home. • Elizabeth Newnham - A Curtin University researcher specialising in community resilience and wellbeing. • Maureen Maher - Awarded 2022 Fremantle Citizen of the Year for her work in building community. • Peter le Breton - Thinking Partner at Befriend, and Co-creator and co-leader of The Possibility Fellowship, a course for community-minded people who care about growing more inclusive and connected communities.
Grow Habitat - Expert Panel and Q&A
1.00pm to 1.30pm (followed by 15 minutes Q&A) Make your garden more wildlife friendly, whatever your space, time or skills! • Dr Kit Prendergast aka the Bee Babette - Native bee ecologist and science communicator. • Dr Rochelle Steven - Conservation scientist and lecturer at Murdoch University, with a focus on birds and habitat. • Johnny Prefumo - Also known as the Frog Doctor, an environmental biologist and educator with more than 50 years experience.
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