Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
Breakfast with the birds - Saturday 11 October 7.30 am for 8 am start
Join us for a Saturday morning breakfast with the birds. Learn how to spot local bird species and enjoy some raisin toast and a cuppa at the walk's conclusion. We meet at the Visitor Centre at 7.30 am for an 8 am start, and finish around 10 am.
Working bee - Saturday 18 October 9.30 am to 11.30 am
Join us for a Saturday morning working bee from 9.30 to 11.30 am. We meet at the Visitor Centre, and a morning tea follows. Our focus is on the Wetland Regeneration project. We will be planting some of the 3000 plants lovingly tended for us by Bungalook Native Nursery.
Park appreciation walk - Saturday 25 October 9.30 am to 10.30 am
Join us for a 'Park Appreciation Walk'. Would you like to join in a walk with others to enjoy the park? To exercise, to get some fresh air, to enjoy the animals, insets and wildflowers, to meet others from the local community? These regular walks will be led by a member of the Advisory Committee, who will encourage everyone on the walk to share what parts of the Sanctuary they appreciate or have noticed.
Join us for an Advisory Committee meeting - Thursday 6 November 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm
Are you curious about what the Blackburn Lake Advisory Committee does? We meet the first Thursday of each month to support the activities of the Sanctuary. Keen to connect with others who love the Sanctuary? Have some skills and time you'd like to volunteer? Come along - please email [email protected] to let us know you are planning on attending. We meet at the Visitors Centre at 7.30 pm.
Twilight working bee - Thursday 20 November 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Join us for our final working bee for 2025 ending at twilight to celebrate all our work, with some supper to share. We meet at the Visitor Centre. Please bring a plate of food to share.
Park appreciation walk - Saturday 22 November 9.30 am to 10.30 am
Join us for a 'Park Appreciation Walk'. Would you like to join in a walk with others to enjoy the park? To exercise, to get some fresh air, to enjoy the animals, insets and wildflowers, to meet others from the local community? These regular walks will be led by a member of the Advisory Committee, who will encourage everyone on the walk to share what parts of the Sanctuary they appreciate or have noticed.
Park appreciation walk - Sunday 13 December 9.30 am to 10.30 am
Join us for a 'Park Appreciation Walk'. Would you like to join in a walk with others to enjoy the park? To exercise, to get some fresh air, to enjoy the animals, insets and wildflowers, to meet others from the local community? These regular walks will be led by a member of the Advisory Committee, who will encourage everyone on the walk to share what parts of the Sanctuary they appreciate or have noticed.
Working bees in 2026
Stay tuned for our working bee dates for 2026. You can join our mailing list to keep in touch.
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The Blackburn Lake Sanctuary is a special place that sits at the origins of the Kooyong Koot tributary.
This Country, its creatures, lands, skies and waterways, has been continuously loved and cared for by the Wurundjeri peoples for over 60,000 years. We hope to walk with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung in caring for this place.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung as the First Peoples of this area and pay our respects to their spirits, ancestors and elders.