Action Groups

The BSG is home to number of action groups who work on specific sustainability issues. Action groups are volunteer-led and hold their own regular meetings and events.

Contact group coordinators to find out how you can get involved. Alternately, if you have an idea for an action group that you don’t see here, contact us at hello@bsg.org.au, for support t starting your own action group.

Current Groups

  • Bendigo Family Nature Club

    Bendigo Family Nature Club provides fun in the bush for kids and families, with guided adventures and exploration of local flora and fauna throughout the Greater Bendigo region.

    Past trips have included fossil hunts, fascinating fungi, wildflower wanderings, and the Big Tree Bush Picnic.

    Please get in touch if you’d like to learn more or get involved.

    bendigonatureclub@gmail.com
    Facebook Website

  • Planet Squad

    Planet Squad: a place for kids to come together, share ideas and set goals for looking after the planet – whatever that looks like for them. From living a more eco-friendly life, to taking action on climate change, it’s more fun with friends!

    Working from various resources, with activities and gentle guidance from adults, this group is for kids to create their own ideas for getting involved and doing something positive for the planet.

    Contact Mel Abel on 0421 704 064 or melissaabel@hotmail.com

    Facebook group

    Instagram

  • The Bendigo Share and Repair Shed

    The Bendigo Share and Repair Shed is a community based organisation that started as the Bendigo Repair Cafe in 2017 and has since grown to include a Tool Library, Useful Bin, Food is Free Table and a range of other ‘re’ and ‘up’ cycling services.

    They also offer a ‘one stop’ recycling drop off for small items and a Community Swap table where people can pick up and/or drop off useful items.

    The experienced volunteers also offer workshops, education and general information about recycling, upcycling and reusing

    bendigoshareandrepairshed.org

  • The Ironbark Gully Friends

    We are children, women, men; family, neighbours, friends.


    We are Growing Together a healthy community where everyone is welcome and each of us can contribute.


    A place to meet each other, to belong.
    We are Growing a Community and renewing the Habitat.


    ironbarkgully3550@gmail.com
    +61 438 889 834

    Facebook

Past Action Groups

  • Boomerang Bags Bendigo

    Let’s make Bendigo a plastic bag free city and introduce Boomerang Bags (Now a World-Wide Movement). Produce reusable bags from unused or recycled fabric that can be borrowed and brought back.

    We thank Leanne James and Loretta Kingston-Smith for setting up this group and the many volunteers who engaged the community and produced thousands of bags to reduce waste using recycled material and helped educate many to use alternatives to single use plastic.

I want to start an Action Group

Have an idea for a new action group? We’d love to hear it! Drop us a line at hello@bsg.org.au or ring us on 03 5443 5244 and tell us all about it.

We’ll do our best to support you in establishing your group and making Bendigo a more sustainable community!