Eco-drawing for kids

Name: Eco-drawing for kids
Start: 2026-09-22T11:00:00+1000
End: 2026-09-22T12:00:00+1000
Location: Edendale Community Environment Farm

Tue, 22 Sep, 11am - 12pm AEST

Edendale Community Environment Farm

Eltham VIC, Australia

Edendale Community Environment Farm

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Description

Join this friendly eco-drawing workshop with Craig from Draw Plants Together during the Spring school holidays, in and around the Ironbark shelter at Edendale. Perfect for young people ages 6 to 12, together with their adults. Together we’ll experiment with drawing as a way of noticing our surroundings and connect creatively with the plants and ecologies of Edendale in a supportive and inclusive space. Expect a fun and relaxing session in connection with creativity and nature.

* All drawing materials provided
* Please get in touch with any access needs
* Please wear suitable shoes that are good for walking over uneven ground, water bottle, snacks, sun/rain protection

About the facilitator
Craig Burgess (he/him) is an artist and workshop facilitator, and has hosted Draw Plants Together drawing workshops since 2023 to contribute his skills and experience across creativity and learning in the space of ecological care and well-being. For more info: drawplantstogether.com

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Host information

Edendale Community Environment Farm

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Our mission, vision and engagement model

Edendale is a Community Environment Farm and Climate Action Hub set on six hectares of land next to the Diamond Creek in Eltham.

Edendale has been a Council facility since 1970 when it was purchased by the Shire of Eltham. After a number of incarnations, including as the shire’s pound, Edendale Farm was established as a community farm in 1986. Edendale became a centre for environmental education in 2000 and in 2023 started to develop the Nillumbik Environment and Climate Action Hub (known as NECAH).

Along with our animals, indigenous plant nursery, school environmental education program, events and workshops, Edendale now plays an important role as a hub for the local community to learn and share ideas about sustainable living, caring for nature and climate action.

Our mission

To provide an interactive community and education centre to support sustainable living practices for the whole community.

Our vision

Edendale is enhancing awareness of environmental sustainability through learning, and is a place for:

lifelong learning about environmental issues, including demonstration of local solutions to global environmental challenges
drawing people from Nillumbik and beyond
celebrating the richness of the Nillumbik environment and culture
vibrant and inspiring community activity.

Our engagement model

Our engagement model of Connecting, Learning, Leading helps us focus our services, resources and communications to support our community and deliver on Council’s plans and objectives: