Only one more day to tell us whether #VicBioCon26 should be held in Ballarat! Fill in the survey linked here and in VicBioCon's stories to have your say! 🌱🐚🐾🍄.

If #VicBioCon26 was held in Ballarat, would you come along for all the usual VicBioCon fun in a brand new setting? Fill in the survey linked here and in VicBioCon’s stories to have your say! 🌱🐚🐾🍄. Graphic by Son Thai | Instagram basaltboy420

🍃Every year, VicBioCon is held at a different venue, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on the next one! If #VicBioCon26 was held in Ballarat, would you come along for all the usual fun in a brand new setting? Fill in this short survey to have your say!.

This NAIDOC Week we want to express our gratitude to First Nations peoples who shape biodiversity conservation & land management so that we can all better care for Country. We're so excited to watch our First Nations friends & colleagues continue doing amazing things! #NAIDOC2025

#VicBioCon25's Networking Event was made possible by sponsorship from @UniMelb's Office for Environmental Programs🌱 To find out how your organisation can support a #VicBioCon26 event (or make a general donation), go to or email us at vicbiocon@gmail.com!

Every year, VicBioCon is made possible by the support of our amazing sponsor organisations🌱. To learn more about sponsorship options & perks for #VicBioCon26, go to or email us at vicbiocon@gmail.com to become part of VicBioCon’s 10th Anniversary!🐚🐾

Come to the Duke of Wellington tomorrow night for snacks & a no-commitment-required chat with VicBioCon committee members to see if you want to join us in making #VicBioCon26 happen! Register at the link below!. . 📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

🌱If you want to help shape #VicBioCon26 (our 10th anniversary!), consider joining the VicBioCon Committee! . Learn more about the committee at our Open Day on May 23rd! Click the link for more info & to register!. . Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

We’re looking to grow our team with new committee members!. Come to our in-person Open Day on Friday the 23rd of May to hear about what we do, meet the team, and see if being part of the committee might be a fit for you!. More info & RSVP at this link!.

🌿We’re still looking for new members of the #VicBioCon26 Committee!! Come along to one of our meetings to see how we do things! Email vicbiocon@gmail.com to find out more!🌱. 📷Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

We're looking for new VicBioCon Committee members! If you're a student, early career researcher or working in industry and want to join, or sit in on one of our zoom meetings to see how we do things, email vicbiocon@gmail.com!🌱🐚🐾🍄 . 📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

We already miss #VicBioCon25 but we're also excited for #VicBioCon26 & we're looking for new Committee members! Students, early career researchers and industry professionals, email vicbiocon@gmail.com to help make VBC26 the best one yet!🌱.📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

Thank you to Adam Purcell (Melbourne Ceili Camera) for once again photographing all the fun at #VicBioCon25! 🌱To see all of Adam's amazing photos from the conference, head to where photos from the conference are available to view & purchase!

🍃Thanks for joining us at #VicBioCon25 to celebrate all things Victorian biodiversity!🌱Click the link to complete our feedback survey- it only takes a few minutes and helps us to improve future conferences!🍃🪲 .📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

We're so grateful to all our sponsors at #VicBioCon25! A special thanks to @MonashUni for hosting us, and to our top tier sponsors, @DEECA_Vic 's Arthur Rylah Institute, @UniMelb and their Office for Environmental Programs, and the Natural Resources Conservation Trust!

We hope you enjoyed the #VicBioCon25 Networking Event (and bingo!), kindly sponsored by @UniMelb's Office for Environmental Programs, which oversees a range of postgraduate programs. Find out more here!

The Natural Resources Conservation Trust supports community conservation networks to create positive change. We're so thankful for their sponsorship of the Youth Engagement in Forest Conservation Grant & #VicBioCon25's Research Grant! Learn more at

And of course thank you to @MonashUni and all our sponsors- more info on those who supported #VicBioCon25 will be posted in the coming days, as well as extra conference snippets!🌱.

Thank you to the Office for Environmental Programs for sponsoring #VicBioCon25's Networking Event, which will be held at The Count's!

A big thank you to the Natural Resources Conservation Trust for sponsoring the Research Grant and Youth Engagement in Forest Conservation Grant at #VicBioCon25!