Platypus Talk & Spotting Session

Name: Platypus Talk & Spotting Session
Start: 2025-09-11T17:30:00+1000
End: 2025-09-11T19:15:00+1000
Location: Mechanics Hall

Thu, 11 Sep, 5:30pm - 7:15pm AEST

Mechanics Hall

Warburton VIC, Australia

Yarra Riverkeeper Association

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Event description

Learn all about one of the most unique creatures in the world - the platypus! Discover what makes them so unusual, what they eat, where they live and how you can help protect them and their habitat. Following the talk there'll be an opportunity to do a platypus spotting session along the river.

This event is presented by Gemma Snowball, Ecology Australia on behalf of Yarra Ranges Council.

Location: The venue is a the Mechanics Hall, Upper Yarra Arts Centre, 3409 Warburton Highway, Warburton 3799

Details: Platypus Information Talk - 5.30pm - 6.30pm, then participants are invited to a platypus-spotting session along the riverbank from 6.45pm - 7.15pm.

Please Bring: Head torches if you have them, sturdy shoes, weather-appropriate clothing.

Accessibility: Ramped internal entry/exit is available, accessible toilets are available at venue. The walk down to the river is a slight slope on uneven ground. As this is a night event walking in uneven terrain, it is not wheelchair friendly. Riverfest welcomes everyone—we’re committed to making our events accessible and inclusive for people of all abilities. If you have accessibility needs and require support to attend, please email carolyn.tate@yarrariver.org.au

About Riverfest

This event is part of the 2025 Birrarung Riverfest. Celebrate our river at one of 60+ events hosted over three weeks from 6–28 September. Whether you enjoy riverside walks, cleanups, creative workshops or paddling adventures, there's something for everyone at Riverfest. Riverfest is presented by the Yarra Riverkeeper Association with our partners Burndap Birrarung burndap umarkoo collaboration and Melbourne Water.
Check out the full Riverfest program here.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Yarra Riverkeeper Association acknowledges that the lands and waterways of the Yarra, Birrarung catchment, are the unceded territories of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung and Bunurong peoples. We pay respect to Traditional Owners, who have, and continue, to care for Country. We acknowledge that the river now called Yarra has always been known as the Birrarung by its custodians.