Visits maps
Check out where garden visits have occurred across the City of Melbourne, and how they link to areas of connected habitat for our local insect pollinators.
Private land and property owners play a big role ensuring the city has a healthy ecosystem with thriving biodiversity. They manage around three-quarters of land in our municipality The City of Melbourne Gardens for Wildlife program supports the community in using this land and their gardens to provide habitat for local wildlife.
We encourage everyone to create space in their garden for wildlife, providing a habitat with indigenous plants or suitable alternatives. No matter how big or small, every space can make an important contribution to the ecosystem and nature in our city.
It's been more than five years since Gardens for Wildlife Melbourne commenced. Whether you participated as a gardener, a volunteer Garden Guide, or attended an event, thank you for your contribution to this program.
We created this page to celebrate what we have achieved this far, share upcoming events and create space for you to share your experiences and ideas.
On this page you can:
- Join our conversation board, and comment or like on other posts.
- View our interactive maps of Garden visits completed in the City of Melbourne so far.
- Register for speaker series events that provide an opportunity to hear from exciting speakers, learn and collaborate with our network of habitat gardeners.
- Follow this page to receive updates about Gardens for Wildlife Melbourne.
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Conversation board
Share about your garden with our network of habitat gardeners across the City! What successes and challenges have you experienced? What wildlife have you seen?
Final 2025 event: Stories from our Park Rangers
Hear stories from our Park Ranger Team who patrol our parks gardens and reserves seven days a week. Wednesday 29 October 6.00pm to 7:00pm online.
Webinar: They fly by night, bats as pollinators
Join us for a webinar focused on the importance of Melbourne local bats to our environment. Wednesday 12 November 7:00pm to 8:30pm online.
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
City of Melbourne and Westgate Biodiversity Bili Nursery and Landcare agree to partner on a Gardens for Wildlife Melbourne
2018
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Community Working Group commences co-design of a Gardens for Wildlife Program specific to the City of Melbourne
March 2019
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Gardens for Wildlife Melbourne becomes an affiliate member of Gardens for Wildlife Victoria
2019
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Timeline item 4 - complete
Gardens for Wildlife Melbourne commenced garden visits
November 2019
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Timeline item 5 - complete
Virtual visits offered as an alternative to in-person garden visits during Covid-19
April 2020
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Timeline item 6 - complete
In-person garden visits recommenced (virtual option continues)
March 2021
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Timeline item 7 - complete
Gardens for Wildlife Melbourne began hosting community workshops in addition to garden visits
2022
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Timeline item 8 - complete
Milestone achieved of 100 garden visits attended by volunteer Garden Guides
May 2023
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Timeline item 9 - complete
Gardens for Wildlife Speaker Series introduced as an opportunity for our network of habitat gardeners, to learn and collaborate through a series of online sessions
2024
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Timeline item 10 - complete
Program review survey open for feedback
23 June to 30 September 2025
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Timeline item 11 - active
Analysis of program review survey
Mid-late 2025
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Timeline item 12 - incomplete
Feedback from the program review survey shared
Late 2025
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