• Nature Stewards Inner East Hub application form

    Autumn 2026

  • Thanks for your interest in the Nature Stewards course for Inner East Hub (Stonnington, Monash and Whitehorse) in Autumn 2026.

    This is a 10-week course running each Saturday from April 11th - June 27th, excluding April 4th and June 6th. 

    Typical classes run from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and there will be 4-6 field trips (~3 hours length) held in the afternoons after class throughout the course.

    This is an introductory course best suited to those with little/no formal environmental education, who are willing to try or continue environmental volunteering and connect with their local nature spaces and community.

    The course fee for all residents of Monash, Stonnington, and Whitehorse is $175 full fee and $87.50 for concession. 

    For non-residents it is $350 full fee, $175 concession.

    This course has a maximum class size, and this application does not guarantee your place in the course. We will notify you of the outcome of your application approximately two weeks prior to course commencement.

    To apply, please fill out the fields below.

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  • Gender*
  • Do you live on or manage an acreage?
  • Do you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?
  • Are you a valid concession card holder? (Health care card, full-time student or pension)*
  • What is your current employment status?

  • Minimum requirements

    Please let us know here any requirements/access needs that you wish to share with us to enhance the accessibility of the course content and activities. Please be aware that typical field activities involve walking on uneven terrain, bending/crouching, and exposure to weather.

  • Are you comfortable with all course materials and presentations given in English?*
  • Do you have internet access at home?*

  • About you

    Please use this section to share with us why you would like to be a Nature Steward. Your responses will be used in assessing your application.

  • Have you applied for a Nature Stewards course before?

  • Consent

    Read Nature Stewards Program waiver of liability here

    Read Nature Stewards image release form here

     

  • Do you consent to VNPA, course host/s and partners using images of yourself taken during the course for promotional and reporting purposes? (see Nature Stewards image release form)*
  • Do you consent to your information being used in future publications (de-identified for uses such as: evaluations, reporting, academic publications, and program promotion)?*
  • Do you consent to your basic information (email, name) to be shared with the course host for application purposes and to allow the host to contact you with alumni events and opportunities?*
  • Do you want to subscribe to get the latest VNPA updates?
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