Events

Be inspired at one of our regular Eco Centre events

August 2025

Repair Café - 10 August 2025

Repair Café - 10 August 2025

August 10, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us on the second Sunday of each month for our Repair Café—where skilled volunteers help fix your items and keep them out of landfill!
Eco Talk - Are commons key to a better future? with Catherine Knight

Eco Talk - Are commons key to a better future? with Catherine Knight

August 13, 2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$5.00
Learn about the history of shared land and resources (commons), how they were taken, and the potential for a re-commoned, sustainable economy in Aotearoa.
Eco Debate

Eco Debate

August 17, 2025    
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Put in a team & learn to debate. Watch the Seniors duke it out, with words. An afternoon/evening of Fun Food & Prizes, We will [...]
Backyard Trapping Workshop with Predator Free Timaru

Backyard Trapping Workshop with Predator Free Timaru

August 21, 2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$0.00
Join us for a free info evening on backyard trapping - learn, connect, and help bring back the birds to Timaru!
Veggie Garden Collective - Meet up

Veggie Garden Collective - Meet up

August 24, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Keen veggie gardener or total beginner? We’ll help you grow – no matter your space. Come learn more at our meet-up!
Trap and Chat - Predator Free Timaru support

Trap and Chat - Predator Free Timaru support

August 25, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Pop in to the Eco Centre for Predator Free support - buy a trap, get advice, or learn how to record your catches, no booking needed!

September 2025

Eco Leaders Hui

Eco Leaders Hui

September 3, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Empower your student leaders to become kaitiaki of the future - join us for a hands-on, action-packed day of environmental action, collaboration, and sustainable solutions.
Eco Talk - Wilding Free Mackenzie

Eco Talk - Wilding Free Mackenzie

September 4, 2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$10.00
Hear from Wilding Free Mackenzie about their community-led work to remove invasive wilding pines and protect the unique landscapes, water, and biodiversity of the Mackenzie Basin.
iNaturalist Bioblitz in Timaru

iNaturalist Bioblitz in Timaru

September 6, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us this Conservation Week to discover Timaru’s hidden biodiversity by recording your nature sightings on iNaturalist and exploring the Scenic Reserve together
Repair Café - 14 September 2025

Repair Café - 14 September 2025

September 14, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us on the second Sunday of each month for our Repair Café—where skilled volunteers help fix your items and keep them out of landfill!
20 Sep

Eco Youth Planet Jam Camp

September 20, 2025 - September 22, 2025    
8:30 am - 3:45 pm
$50.00 - $70.00
This is going to be the camp of the year. Water Testing, Trapping, Planting Invasive species erradication games, chilling, bird id's and great food Where [...]