World Environment Day 2025

Next date: Sunday, 01 June 2025 | 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM

World Environment Day is held annually on 5 June, and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. The theme for World Environment Day 2025 is ending plastic pollution. You can find out more about World Environment Day at https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/

QPRC is celebrating by hosting a variety of public events across the LGA. We hope you can join us!

More events will be added as we get closer to June, so please check back regularly.

Bungendore - Waterbug Survey at Turallo Creek
Date: Sunday June 1
Time: 9:30am-11:30am

Site access at corner Butmaroo Street and Turallo Terrace.

Come along to Turallo Creek for a waterbug survey. Learn how to catch and identify aquatic macroinvertebrates (waterbugs) and find out how they can help our rivers!

Scenes from the Climate Era
Date: Wednesday 4 May and Thursday 5 May
Time: 7:30pm
Location: The Q Theatre, Queanbeyan

Join us at The Q for a fantastic play!

A frog, the last of its species, starts calling for a mate, but there’s no-one to hear.

A group of friends reminisce about the last time they took a flight, before all that came to an end.

Landholders in Borneo confront western environmentalists over who owns the forest.

A scientist is coached on how to speak to the media in digestible soundbites.

A family takes to the water, needing a new home, new hope.

A remarkable, illuminating, shocking, wry, and sometimes inspiring piece of theatre, Scenes from the Climate Era is exactly what it says – over fifty small plays that catch the exhilaration, frustration, and fascination of living in interesting times.

Visit https://theq.net.au/whats-on/scenes-from-the-climate-era/ for more information and to purchase tickets.

Queanbeyan - Environmental Networking Expo
Date: Thursday 5 June
Time: 1pm-3:30pm
Location: Bicentennial Hall, Queanbeyan

Local environmental, sustainability, and waste organisations are invited to host a stall and network with other local groups and the wider community. Organisations will be able to set up educational stalls, present on their organisation, and network with other organisations. Members of the public are invited to attend and browse stalls and chat with some of the fantastic organisations in our area! Light refreshments will be available.

Please contact emery.joseph@qprc.nsw.gov.au to book a stall. If you are attending without hosting a stall, no booking is required.

Queanbeyan - Educational walk in Queanbeyan
Date: Sunday June 8
Time: 9am-11am
Meeting Location: end of Dane Street, Karabar

Join Queanbeyan Landcare and QPRC for an educational walk along Queanbeyan River. Local experts from Queanbeyan Landcare will lead a walk discussing the ecosystem and native species around Queanbeyan, plus explore how you can get involved in restoring your local environment. If you’re lucky, we might see a platypus!

Please wear enclosed shoes and sun protection. A morning tea will be provided.

Tree Planting on Queanbeyan River
Date: Sunday June 15
Time: 9am – Midday
Meeting Location: end of Dane Street, Karabar

Come plant a tree and revegetate the Queanbeyan River! Get your hands dirty and help rehabilitate the river. Tools and gloves will be provided, and a morning tea will also be provided. Please wear enclosed shoes and sun protection.

This tree planting is funding under the Urban Rivers and Catchments Grant Program.

Meeting Location: end of Dane Street, Karabar

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Various locations across the LGA