Platypus Party - Children's event celebrating our creeks and wildlife, 26 October | Event in Eltham | AllEvents

Platypus Party - Children's event celebrating our creeks and wildlife

Edendale Community Environment Farm

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Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 12:30 am

Edendale Community Environment Farm

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Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 12:30 am (AEDT)

Edendale Community Environment Farm

Diamond Valley Arts Society, Gastons Rd, Eltham VIC 3095, Australia, Eltham

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Platypus Party - Children's event celebrating our creeks and wildlife
Come and join us at this Children's week celebration of the Diamond Creek and the wildlife it supports. There will be fun activities suitable for 3 to 12 years old. A fun action packed 2 hours includes:

- Book launch with local multi-award-winning creators Vikki Conley (author) and Jedda Robaard (illustrator) with their new book "Where the River Runs Free". This activity includes story time, puppets and a draw along activity
- Creative Corner - river poetry and craft
- Native fish tanks and chats with Native Fish Australia
- Water bug activities with the Yarra River Keeper
- Platypus Jenga
- Platypus quest
- Meet a platypus ecologist - Josh Griffiths
- Melbourne Water activities - Meet splash the Platypus - a taxidermy friend who helps kids discover platypus secrets!
- Popup bookstore by Eltham Book Shop

This event is free, but please register if you would like to attend as this helps us organise the day

If you intend to drive, please consider parking at the Eltham North Adventure Playground, walk across the Diamond Creek bridge to Edendale's north pedestrian entrance.


Also check out other Kids events & activities in Eltham, Arts events in Eltham, Literary Art events in Eltham.

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Platypus Party - Children's event celebrating our creeks and wildlife, 26 October | Event in Eltham | AllEvents
Platypus Party - Children's event celebrating our creeks and wildlife
Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 12:30 am