🚨We have two BIG announcements!!🚨 VicBioCon is coming back to La Trobe University's Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus in 2027! AND... We're adding an extra day so you can enjoy #VicBioCon27 from the 16th-19th of February 2027! Stay tuned for more as we count down to Feb! 🐸🦘🌱🐟

We're counting down the days until #VicBioCon27! What topics would you like to see discussed at the conference? 📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

Join us for the VicBioCon Committee Open Day for snacks and a chat about what it's like to make VicBioCon happen! Register at the link below! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📷 Adam Purcell | @melbourneceilicamera

🍃Are you missing VicBioCon? Fear not! We have some fun events in the works, and we’re always looking for new faces to join the committee! If you’d like to join us and help shape #VicBioCon27, email us at vicbiocon@gmail.com, and stay tuned here for more announcements…🌱

🌿Introducing our brand new logo designed by Grace Smith (graceponders on instagram)! It features a leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, critically endangered), barred galaxias (Galaxias fuscus, endangered), and common heath (Epacris impressa, low risk).

Thank you Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera for photographing #VicBioCon26!! Visit melbourneceilicamera.org to see all the amazing moments he captured at the conference and purchase photos!

Thank you to all of the amazing sponsors at #VicBioCon26! Special thanks to: Unimelb for hosting us, Nature Advisory's sponsorship of the conference & coffee cart & the Natural Resources Conservation Trust for sponsoring the Bushland Conservation grant & VicBioCon Research grant!

Get ready for #VicBioCon26's next plenary speaker, Dr Bronwyn Hradsky! Bronwyn is a conservation ecologist whose work aims to improve the management of invasive predators and fire – two key threats to Australia’s native fauna. 🧵

We’re grateful to Nature Advisory for being one of our main sponsors of #VicBioCon26, as well as the sponsor of our coffee cart! Their support helps make this event possible, and we’re delighted to have them as part of this year’s conference. 🌿

We still have spots open for session judges at #VicBioCon26! Judging student talks gives a chance to celebrate their achievements & get constructive criticism. We welcome expressions of interest at vicbiocon@gmail.com from any non-students attending a session! Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

Thank you to our workshop hosts Michael Wheeler and Astrid O’Connor for a great first day of #VicBioCon26!

We hope you're ready for #VicBioCon26 starting with our workshops tomorrow! Be sure to plan your trip to the venue with our guide at vicbiocon.com/venue 🌿We recommend sustainable transport options such as bus, bike or carpool!🚌🚲 📷 Adam Purcell | @melbourneceilicamera

At #VicBioCon26 you can expect signposted directions & lift access to all conference spaces, free masks at registration, Hearing Loops in all conference rooms + our friendly volunteers & committee members ready to assist with any questions! See vicbiocon.com/venue for more!

This is the last week to submit photos for the #VicBioCon26 photo comp before entries close at 11:59pm Feb 13th! Post with the hashtag #VicBioCon26Photo or email to vicbiocon@gmail.com, for the joy of sharing your photography, and for the chance at a prize! 📷 Yennifer Longo | Instagram: BotanyByYen

🚨Today is the last chance to get tickets for our 10th Anniversary Conference Dinner!🚨 Close out #VicBioCon26 with a private viewing of Science Gallery Melbourne's current exhibition “Distraction” plus a buffet dinner and drinks!🍾 vicbiocon.com/tickets

Introducing another panelist for "Challenges & Opportunities in Urban Areas", Therésa Jones! Therésa is a Professor in the School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne. 🧵

Introducing another panelist for "Challenges & Opportunities in Urban Areas", Professor Sarah Bekessy! An ARC Industry Laureate Fellow, she leads the ICON Science research group at the University of Melbourne which uses interdisciplinary approaches to solve complex biodiversity conservation problems

🚨Only 3 days left to get tickets for the #VicBioCon26 Tenth Anniversary Conference Dinner!!🚨Don’t miss this rare opportunity to celebrate a milestone with us AND attend a private viewing of Science Gallery Melbourne’s current exhibition “Distraction”! Get your ticket at vicbiocon.com/tickets

Introducing Dr Holly Kirk, one of our panelists for "Challenges & Opportunities in Urban Areas"! Holly is an urban ecologist researching and teaching in the School of Design and the Built Environment at Curtin University, specialising in the application of ecology to urban planning and design. 🧵

🚨Grant applications for #VicBioCon26 close TODAY!🚨 See more info and apply for project funding or conference attendance support at vicbiocon.com/grants 🌳 📷 Adam Purcell | Melbourne Ceili Camera

🚨Less than two days left to apply for one of #VicBioCon26's three grants!🚨 If you need financial assistance accessing the conference, consider our Breaking Barriers grant, or check out our Research and Bushland Conservation grants for research funding opportunities! More info at vicbiocon.com/grants

Only a few days left to submit your application for the Bushland Conservation Grant, sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Trust! Check out T&Cs and apply for the grant at vicbiocon.com/grants/bushland-conservation 🌳

🌱Tickets for the #VicBioCon26 Conference Dinner are selling out FAST! Get yours by February 8th and enjoy dinner, drinks, and a private exhibition viewing at Science Gallery Melbourne to celebrate VicBioCon's 10th Anniversary!🍾 vicbiocon.com/tickets

This year, the 10th VicBioCon will wrap up with a conference dinner at Science Gallery Melbourne!🔭🎨 Grab your tickets now to attend a private viewing of their current exhibition “Distraction” plus a buffet dinner and drinks! #VicBioCon26 www.vicbiocon.com/tickets

We're proud to announce the Bushland Conservation Grant, sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Trust!🌳 See more info and apply at vicbiocon.com/grants/bushland-conservation

The #VicBioCon26 Breaking Barriers Grant supports presenters to make VicBioCon more accessible. If there are factors, challenges or concerns that make the conference less accessible to you, consider applying for the grant at vicbiocon.com/breakingbarriers

If you're attending #VicBioCon26 & conducting a project within Victoria, consider applying for our VicBioCon Research Grant, sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Trust! For more information, visit vicbiocon.com/research-grant

🚨TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR #VicBioCon26 at @unimelb.bsky.social!🚨 Attend the conference days (Feb 17th-18th), learn new skills at our workshops (Feb 16th), and attend our conference dinner at Science Gallery Melbourne (Feb 18th)! Head over to vicbiocon.com/tickets!

Our photo competition for #VicBioCon26 is now open! 📸🦘 To enter, share your photo on Instagram using the hashtag #VicBioCon26Photo OR Email us your submission at vicbiocon@gmail.com. Find out more at vicbiocon.com/photo-comp 📸

Call for VOLUNTEERS for the 2026 VicBioCon! For more information and to register, scan the QR code or go to docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Registrations close 31st December.