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Connecting with community, culture and the environment
Connecting with our community, culture and the environment can restore mental health during times of change, crisis and need. Start exploring and connecting from home.

Events Geelong 

Visit Events Geelong to find out about virtual events or create a listing of your own. 

Geelong Botanic Gardens

Discover the Geelong Botanic Gardens online. Learn about the history of the gardens and our beautiful plant collections.

Follow the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram for wellbeing ideas activities gardening tips and virtual tours. 

Geelong Gallery

Geelong Gallerys learning resources allow children and students to interact with collections and exhibitions from outside the boundaries of the Gallery.

The NGV also has a range of online resources for art-lovers of all ages. 

Geelong Regional Libraries

Geelong Regional Libraries have launched Your Library @ Home. The platform brings together a range of educational informative and entertaining video and audio content including virtual events online resources and links to quality information and cultural experiences. You’ll find curated pages for Children and Families Young Adults and Adults.

Knowing Your Place Walks

Knowing your place is about connecting with your neighbourhood and finding interesting landmarks along the way. We are developing a series of walks to explore your neighbourhood!

If you cant find a walk in your area use the prompts below to create your own:

We must always remember that this land is was and will always be the Wadawurrung Peoples traditional land.
  • What is the Wadawurrung Aboriginal name of the land that you live on?
  • What natural features are near you? Rivers? Mountains? What are the Wadawurrung Aboriginal names for these sites?
  • What native plants and animals can you see?
  • What is happening on your street? On your block? In your neighbourhood?
  • Do you see houses? Shops and businesses? Parks and green space?
  • Do you see bike lanes footpaths or ramps?
  • What do you know about the history of your street or suburb? Has it changed since you started living there?
  • Do you know the names of people who live in your street? If not why dont you know your neighbours? What is the importance of knowing who lives around you?
  • When you get home from your walk draw a map of the neighbourhood and include all of the things that you saw. Notice something different every time you journey or share your path with people who live near you and see if they can add to it.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Tune in to some classical music with the MSO - join a virtual choir watch past performance or shake make and create music with the Jams for Juniors online program. 

You can also visit the stages of the Sydney Opera House from your sofa with their digital program. Learn more about the From Our House to Yours digital season.

National Wool Museum

View the entire National Wool Museum collection can be explored online or follow the museum on Facebook for educational videos and crafty activities. 

Or skip the queues at the Melbourne Museum Immigration Museum and ScienceWorks. Visit Museums Victoria.

A little further afield you can take a tour of 10 of the worlds best museums and art galleries online. Or get lost on the Smithsonian Institute website - the worlds largest museum education and research complex.

Zoos Victoria

Bringing the zoo to you! Animals at Home lets you check out live feeds from the snow leopard lion zebra giraffe and penguin enclosures at the Melbourne and Werribee zoos with special guest appearances from the Healesville Sanctuary.