Join our weekly Wilderness Wednesday sessions at the Launceston campaign centre, 174 Charles St, a rotating roster of Watch on Nature online citizen science, event planning, workshops and more!

Our meetings also have a Zoom option - email Katie for the recurring link!

This event will take place on the sovereign and unceded lands of the Palawa people, the rightful owners of Lutruwita/Tasmania.

Parking & Public Access: Street parking is available although it is minimal. Public transport is available within 100 metres of the venue. The event will be held downstairs, which is wheelchair accessible.

The Federal Government is about to hand environmental decision-making powers to the Tasmanian Government through a bilateral agreement.  This is the same state government that has been responsible for logging in critically endangered swift parrot habitat. 

If this model goes ahead, it will put forests and threatened species at risk all around Australia. 

Join us for this national nature campaign update, then take action together.

We're building a nation-wide movement that watches every move, names every loss, and holds decision-makers accountable for the choices they make - in the open, on the record.  

At the Wilderness Society, we have a simple mission: To support the life that supports all of us.

The Westside group are local community members who love where we live and want to take positive action for nature. We are working to achieve better community rights in environmental decision-making, protection of Victoria’s Tall Forests, and stronger nature laws. There is no better time than right now to come together and demand more for nature.

If you're a resident in Melbourne's West who wants to take community action for nature but is unsure how, this is the event for you! 

Image: Matt Tomkins

RSVP now and be part of our growing community dedicated to preserving our world! 🌍💚

BBQ for Biodiversity at Leslie Park

Join us for a BBQ for Biodiversity at Leslie Park, bringing together people who love nature for some good food, great company and a chance to stand up for our native forests.

We'll be firing up the BBQ from 11am, catching up with other nature lovers and talking about what we can do together to protect forests and wildlife.

We'll also be sending a message directly to Bunnings.

Bunnings sells timber products linked to the logging of native forests that provide habitat for threatened wildlife. We want Bunnings to do better and stop sourcing timber from high conservation value native forests.

On the day, we'll have signs and banners, talk with people in the local community and record a video message to Bunnings that everyone will have the opportunity to be part of. Together, we want to show Bunnings that people in our communities expect our native forests and wildlife to be protected.

What to expect

• A free community BBQ
• Meet other people who care about nature
• Learn more about what's happening to our native forests
• Be part of a community video message to Bunnings
• Have conversations with people in the local community
• Find out how you can get more involved in protecting forests and wildlife

•vegan and gluten free options also available

It's also a chance to meet people in your local community who care about nature and be part of a growing network of people working together to protect our forests.

The Wilderness Society Southside Group is excited to invite you to 'Networking for Nature'🌿- to meet local members from the Port Phillip and Bayside areas to discuss what we are working on in the coming months. 

Come along to talk with fellow environmental lovers about protecting nature and Victoria's tall mountain ash forests and our plan to make decision makers take action! 

Networking for Nature - Southside

Monday, February 9 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Small meeting Room, Port Phillip Eco-Centre, 55A Blessington St, St Kilda VIC 3182

Some snacks and drinks provided! 

This is an opportunity to be part of a community of people tackling local environmental concerns as well as national issues like deforestation and biodiversity loss.

Be sure to RSVP so we know you are coming. See you there!

COOKS RIVER WILDERNESS SOCIETY GROUP 

We care, protect and conserve 🌿

We are a dedicated group of volunteers from all walks of life who engage with the local communities of the Cooks River and Inner West regions to give nature a voice and support the life that supports us.

We appreciate and value our natural environment, including our parks and rivers and unique Australian flora and fauna.

From the Cooks River to the waters of the City of Canada Bay, we meet on the lands of the Wangal people of the Eora Nation, to talk about what matters to us and organise activities that promote the conservation of nature and contribute to the Wilderness Society’s campaigns. 

Our activities involve picnics, educational walks, stalls, film screenings, and meetings with our elected representatives.

One step at a time we take action to prevent environmental threats - doing what we can to give nature a voice. 

If you would like to know more about our group before coming along to a meeting, please reach out to Jamie via [email protected] or 0439249311 or take a leap and join us at our next team meeting or event!

Please RSVP so we have an idea on numbers. All are welcome, so please share with your networks and invite friends and family. 

Join the WA campaigns team at the Wilderness Society for an evening to hear more about our active campaigns and objectives across WA and Australia, and how we can all work together for nature and a better world. 

Come together with like-minded folks, old and new friends, who stand up for the environment and the wildlife, our life-sustaining systems. 

The Wilderness Society Eastside Group is excited to invite you to 'Networking for Nature'🌿- to meet local members and discuss what we are working on in the coming months. 

Come along to talk with fellow environmental lovers about protecting nature and Victoria's tall mountain ash forests and our plan to make decision makers take action! 

Networking for Nature - Eastside

This is an opportunity to be part of a community of people tackling local environmental concerns as well as national issues like deforestation and biodiversity loss.

Be sure to RSVP so we know you are coming. See you there!

Tassie Forests Tour 2026

Tassie’s forests are currently walking a tightrope. Right now, policy reform is underway which could see a continuation of business-as-usual logging, or significant changes - possibly even an end to native forest logging. The outcome hinges on our collective response - join us at our upcoming Tassie Forests Tour to find out how to get involved!

The background: 
Back in December, changes to Federal environment laws were announced, including an end to the longstanding exemption enjoyed by the logging industry. Then in May, it was announced that the Tasmanian State Government would pursue a ‘Bilateral Agreement’ to re-devolve approval and regulation powers back down to an industry-captured State government. In recent months, the state government has been working under a veil of secrecy to prepare their proposal to continue logging native forests.

In the coming months we will see the Federal and State Governments undertake public consultation periods as they work towards approving Tassie’s broken logging system. The Wilderness Society is strongly opposed to the Federal government’s ‘rubber stamping’ of ongoing logging and are already mobilising to ensure the best possible outcome for forests.

Get involved:

The Wilderness Society and our allies across the Tasmanian environment movement are already mobilising. This will begin with a series of town hall meetings across the island - St. Marys, Ulverstone, Launceston, Deloraine, Huon Valley, Dodges Ferry, New Norfolk, and Hobart. 

For those who are eager to get started immediately, you can join our weekly campaign meetings in Launceston and Hobart, from 5:30pm on Wednesdays.

Speakers, follow up events and more updates will be coming soon - RSVP to stay in the loop!

This event will take place on the sovereign and unceded lands of the Palawa people, the rightful owners of Lutruwita/Tasmania.

Parking & Public Access: On-site parking is available. Public transport is available nearby, although a limited regional timetable. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Join us in celebrating 50 years of fighting for Australia's Wild Places.

From the Franklin in Tasmania to the Pilliga in NSW, for 50 years we’ve campaigned across the continent to protect the life that supports us all.

Join us on the 16th of November in Rushcutters bay as we take a trip down memory lane, revisiting the campaigns and iconic places we’ve worked tirelessly to protect including celebrating the newly legislated Great Koala National Park.

We’ll screen the award winning documentary Tallaganda, featuring rare footage of the Greater Glider and showcasing the beauty of the native forests on the NSW South Coast, the activists and the efforts to protect them. (Preview)

Followed by a discussion of the future of the Wilderness Society and NSW’s native forests as a whole.

Light dinner and drinks will be provided.

Where: The Drill Hall, Rushcutters Bay
When: 16th November, 6:30 (Film Screening at 7)

Access Information:
The Drill Hall is a fully accessible Venue
Street Parking is available, but limited. The venue is accessible via public transport through Edgecliff Station, Darling Point Wharf or bus.