# Event Details - **Event Name**: Author Talk - Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join author and gardener Jaclyn Crupi for practical, budget-friendly tips on creating a wildlife-friendly garden.About this EventJoin author and gardener Jaclyn Crupi for practical, budget-friendly tips on creating a wildlife-friendly garden that supports native birds, bees, and butterflies.How to create a garden that attracts Australian wildlife!Want to help the native wildlife in your area but not sure how to start? Are you keen to grow more native plants but have a small budget? Would you like to attract native birds, bees and butterflies to your outdoor spaces?Countless Australian species of birds, bees and butterflies are in decline or threatened with extinction, but you can help.Writer and gardener Jaclyn Crupi shows us that protecting and fostering precious native wildlife starts in our own backyards. The first step: start planting! And choose native plants where possible. This alone presents endless opportunities for habitat creation – sometimes it's the smallest actions that make the biggest difference.This guide offers practical advice for both experienced gardeners and beginners, with detailed planting plans tailored to a variety of garden types, from native and exotic to coastal and food forests. It also includes helpful galleries for identifying birds, bees, and butterflies, allowing you to recognize the visitors in your garden.The event is for Adults 18+ and those under 18 will not be admitted.About Jaclyn CrupiJaclyn Crupi is a book editor, project manager, event moderator, awards judge and bookseller. Jaclyn has worked in publishing and bookselling since 2002. She has a Bachelor of Arts (English and Cinema Studies) from Melbourne University and a Graduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing from RMIT. Jaclyn has written numerous books for both children and adults. Her book, Garden Like a Nonno, was shortlisted for an Indie Book Award and longlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award. Her most recent children’s book, The ABC Kids Guide to Loving the Planet, won the Environment Award for Children’s Literature (Non Fiction). Jaclyn’s work has appeared in The Guardian, SBS Voices, At Home, The Canberra Times, PIP Magazine and Frankie, as well as the anthology Family published by Text Publishing. Her latest book is called Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/6cea1ca0-aa90-11f0-927e-890fa17a9fc9-rimg-w672-h740-dceff1ed-gmir.jpg This Library program/event is being administered by Wyndham City Council using an event booking platform provided by a third party, EventBrite. Any personal information you submit when registering will be stored and processed by EventBrite in accordance with its . Please note that EventBrite is a US based organisation, and your data will be held in US servers located outside of Australia. By registering for the program/event, you are agreeing to EventBrite’s . - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hoppers-crossing/author-talk-planting-for-native-birds-bees-and-butterflies/100001414356892539 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Kids - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Hoppers Crossing - **state**: VI - **country**: Australia - **location**: Wyndham Library Service - Hoppers Crossing (Plaza) Library - **lat**: -37.87703820000001 - **long**: 144.6803714 - **full address**: Wyndham Library Service - Hoppers Crossing (Plaza) Library, Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre, Hoppers Crossing, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Author Talk - Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c58875d3ec89c088526676029075ebbbf19776de260738896859348b4a33a9a0-rimg-w1200-h675-dc4da24e-gmir.jpg?v=1760619779 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Author Talk - Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies being held? - **A:** Author Talk - Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies takes place on Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm at Wyndham Library Service - Hoppers Crossing (Plaza) Library, Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre, Hoppers Crossing, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing Author Talk - Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies? - **A:** Author Talk - Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies is organized by Wyndham City Libraries. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Author Talk - Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c58875d3ec89c088526676029075ebbbf19776de260738896859348b4a33a9a0-rimg-w1200-h675-dc4da24e-gmir.jpg?v=1760619779", "startDate": "2025-10-29", "endDate": "2025-10-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/hoppers-crossing/author-talk-planting-for-native-birds-bees-and-butterflies/100001414356892539", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Wyndham Library Service - Hoppers Crossing (Plaza) Library", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre", "postalCode": "3029", "addressLocality": "Hoppers Crossing", "addressRegion": "VI", "addressCountry": "AU" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-37.87703820000001", "longitude": "144.6803714" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join author and gardener Jaclyn Crupi for practical, budget-friendly tips on creating a wildlife-friendly garden.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-12", "availabilityEnds": "2025-10-29", "validFrom": "2026-10-12", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/hoppers-crossing/author-talk-planting-for-native-birds-bees-and-butterflies/100001414356892539" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-12", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-12", "url": "https://allevents.in/hoppers-crossing/author-talk-planting-for-native-birds-bees-and-butterflies/100001414356892539", "price": 0, "name": "Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Wyndham City Libraries", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/wyndham-city-libraries/17616848" } ] } ] ```