On Thursday 15th October 4-5pm, join us for a Tassie Devil crafts and treasure hunt session! 

Tasmanian devils and our species of quolls are the largest remaining marsupial carnivores on earth! Pretty cool right? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be one?

This activity teaches kids about these wonderful species during a themed art workshop - and ends off with a treasure hunt, where we pretend to be devils and quolls living in the old growth understoreys...

Nature Book Week (October 10-18) is The Wilderness Society’s annual celebration of nature and storytelling, involving a free series of nature-themed events for storytellers of all ages. This year, we’re turning the Launceston office into a storytelling hub, with a drop in space open Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17th, including readings, art-making, book giveaways, refreshments, prizes and workshops. The 2026 shortlist for the Karajia and Environment awards for Children’s Literature will be featured, plus there will be a 40% discount on all books storewide for the whole week!

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.

On Friday 16th October 2-3pm, make art with your favourite plants and the sun!

In this workshop we will learn how to create cyanotype prints, which are a traditional method of photography that keeps the blueprint of placed objects after being exposed to the sun (UV light). Bring samples of your favourite plants or use the ones provided 🌱

If time allows, we will explore other ways of making prints with plants, such as leaf stamping!

Image: cyanotype print example. Source: Strathmore Artist, 2020.

Nature Book Week (October 10-18) is The Wilderness Society’s annual celebration of nature and storytelling, involving a free series of nature-themed events for storytellers of all ages. This year, we’re turning the Launceston office into a storytelling hub, with a drop in space open Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17th, including readings, art-making, book giveaways, refreshments, prizes and workshops. The 2026 shortlist for the Karajia and Environment awards for Children’s Literature will be featured, plus there will be a 40% discount on all books storewide for the whole week!

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.

With only 4% of our wilderness areas left worldwide, wild animals are struggling to maintain their numbers. Many of us care deeply about our bush friends and hope to protect them. We
will ask questions that pertain to all animals and share perspectives, cultural and environmental surrounding the treatment of non-human-animals.

Animal ethics can be a sensitive topic as often our thoughts on how we treat particular animals are driven by tradition and culture. We will take a look at different philosophical perspectives on the treatment of animals and reflect on how these perspectives might be applied in our current societal and environmental circumstances. This will be a safe place to discuss all perspectives with kind hearts and open minds.

As animal ethics is closely related to food, our host, Paige Maguire will be bringing along a plate of plant-based food to share and encourages anyone who is willing and able to do the
same. Any food brought to the event must be plant-based. (It is not expected or mandatory to bring food! Please come regardless and enjoy!)

We will finish by sharing a short update on what The Wilderness Society is currently working on and ways you can get involved locally if you’d like to take action for nature.
This is our last eco-social of the year so if you have been enjoying our discussions, we encourage you to put it in your calendar!

This event is part of Nature Book Week. Nature Book Week is a week long celebration of storytelling (10-18 October). Sharing stories is how we connect to each other about the things we care about. Please join as at this special Nature Book Week eco-social event.

On Saturday 17 October 11AM - 12PM, join us for a nature writing workshop!

Inspired by stories from three beloved Australian authors - Michael Gerard Bauer, Samantha Wheeler and the late Narelle Oliver - connect with nature through creative writing🌿

Nature Book Week (October 10-18) is The Wilderness Society’s annual celebration of nature and storytelling, involving a free series of nature-themed events for storytellers of all ages. This year, we’re turning the Launceston office into a storytelling hub, with a drop in space open Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17th, including readings, art-making, book giveaways, refreshments, prizes and workshops. The 2026 shortlist for the Karajia and Environment awards for Children’s Literature will be featured, plus there will be a 40% discount on all books storewide for the whole week!

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.

On Saturday 17th October at 1PM, join us for a reading of 'Creature Corridors' by Billie Rooney! 

Creatures are on the move! Wild animals often travel to find food, shelter or a place to breed. But this is becoming more difficult and dangerous, as construction and land clearing are affecting their habitat.

Creature Corridors follows kangaroos, koalas, birds, fish, crabs, cassowaries and lizards through wildlife corridors that exist across forests, rivers and seas. These corridors provide paths and spaces for them to move around safely. Discover how we can share our world with animals in this delightful and engaging story.

Nature Book Week (October 10-18) is The Wilderness Society’s annual celebration of nature and storytelling, involving a free series of nature-themed events for storytellers of all ages. This year, we’re turning the Launceston office into a storytelling hub, with a drop in space open Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17th, including art-making, book giveaways, refreshments, prizes and workshops. The 2026 shortlist for the Karajia and Environment awards for Children’s Literature will be featured, plus there will be a 40% discount on all books storewide for the whole week!

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 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!

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.

Australia's native forests are home to incredible wildlife, store vast amounts of carbon, and provide clean water for communities. Yet many of these forests continue to face ongoing threats from logging and clearing. While legislation and our Governments have a role to play in protecting these special places, some of Australia's largest and most trusted retailers also have a responsibility to get timber from native forests off their shelves and out of their supply chains.

Over recent months, thousands of people have spoken up and called on Coles, Woolworths, and Bunnings to do better when it comes to sourcing products linked to the destruction of native forests.

We are being heard, but we need to step our efforts if we are going to get these corporate giants to make the changes our forests need. We have a plan for how together we can drive this change, and we are excited to share it with you.

Join Wilderness Society staff and supporters from across the continent for an online briefing on the next steps in this work.

During the session we will:

• Learn more about the threats facing Australia's native forests and the opportunities to protect them from corporate greed and greenwashing.
• Take action together to help protect forests and wildlife.
• Explore how we can build a strong and growing network of people who cannot be ignored.

RSVP today.

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.

Rally for Forests: Tell Bunnings to Go Deforestation-Free

Bunnings has the power to help protect Australia's precious native forests. Instead, it continues to sell timber products linked to the logging of forests that are home to threatened wildlife.

It's time for Bunnings to go deforestation-free!

On 29 October, Bunnings' parent company, Wesfarmers, will hold its Annual General Meeting in Perth. While shareholders and company executives gather inside, we'll be outside making sure the voices of people who care about forests and wildlife are heard.

And we'll have someone on the inside too!

The Wilderness Society's Manager of Corporate Advocacy and Engagement, Amanda Holly, will be attending the AGM to ask the hard questions about Bunnings' timber sourcing and when the company will commit to going deforestation-free.

We need you outside to help make that message impossible to ignore.

Why we're rallying

Bunnings is one of Australia's biggest timber retailers, and its sourcing decisions have a real impact on our native forests.

Despite its responsible timber sourcing commitments, Bunnings continues to accept certification that can allow timber from high conservation value native forests, including threatened species habitat.

We want Bunnings to stop sourcing timber from these forests and commit to genuinely deforestation-free products.

With Wesfarmers executives and shareholders meeting in Perth, this is a powerful opportunity to show them that the community expects better.

What to expect

• Join other people who care about protecting native forests and wildlife.

• Bring our message directly to the doorstep of the Wesfarmers AGM.

• Hear why Bunnings needs to change its timber sourcing practices.

• Stand alongside volunteers and supporters calling for Bunnings to go deforestation-free.

• Help show Wesfarmers that people across the continent are watching and expect action.

Join us on 29 October and help send Bunnings and Wesfarmers a clear message: it's time to go deforestation-free.

RSVP now and stand up for our forests!