Join the Great Southern Bioblitz.
Great Southern Bioblitz 2025
Do you want to learn about native plants and animals in Glen Eira, and be part of an international citizen science project to help scientists, schools and local communities protect local biodiversity?
If your answer is ‘yes’ join us in the Great Southern Bioblitz from Friday 24 October to Monday 27 October 2025!
Glen Eira is once again teaming up with councils and organisations across Greater Melbourne to compete with cities across the southern hemisphere. Last year our community helped put Melbourne on the map — and this year we want to make an even bigger impact!
The bioblitz is a great opportunity for southern hemisphere countries to document local plants, animals and other organisms and highlight local biodiversity to the world. It also provides the opportunity to make new scientific discoveries; your observation could be the key to finding a new species or discovering new facts about known species, such as observing them in places where they have never been recorded before.
Your contributions will help scientists, schools, and communities learn more about local species, plus you might discover something new!
Let’s put Glen Eira’s biodiversity in the spotlight — get involved and share what you find.
Events
In addition to uploading your own observations of local plants and animals, you can join us at an upcoming event where you can learn about our local biodiversity while making your own contribution by taking part in the bioblitz.
Pollinators walk
Venue: Bird Lane, Glen Huntly
Time and date: 1pm–2 pm, Sunday 26 October
Micro-bat and nocturnal insect survey
Venue: Boyd Park North near the BBQ place
Date: 7.45pm–8.45pm, Sunday 26 October
Boyd Park bird blitz
Venue: Boyd Reserve, Ricourt Avenue, Murrumbeena
Time and date: 9am–11am, Monday 27 October
How to get involved
- Download the free iNaturalist App at inaturalist.ala.org.au.
- Explore your local area —whether it’s a park, street, or even your own backyard.
- Snap photos or record sounds of plants, animals, insects, and fungi.
- Upload your observations to iNaturalist with the location included.
More information about the iNaturalist App
- Watch this two-minute video on how to record nature observations with iNaturalist and see what others have spotted around Glen Eira.
- View this recording of an iNaturalist training webinar with Dr Luis Mata.
- Watch this Beginners guide to using iNaturalist, hosted by an expert from iNaturalist.
- Visit and connect with the uk.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2025-greater-melbourne and Great Southern Bioblitz 2025: Glen Eira · iNaturalist Australia page to see other observations that community members are making in our local area during the event.
For more information, visit www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org
