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Field Trip to Mt. Macedon

30/08/2026–30/08/2026
9:15 AM–4:30 PM
Outside Dr. Dax Kitchen at Kenneth Myer Building (Building 144)
Soil and Plant Society

⛰️🚌 Ready for our next field trip? We’re going to Mount Macedon!!! 


💺This time… we will all ride a coach together!🚌


🏞️Join our last field trip for this year, meet new friends, or relax in its trails and bushscapes! We will hike to Camel’s Hump where we can bask in its panoramic view of the Macedon Ranges.🐪


📑Like our last field trip, we will have a handy Field Trip Guide to accompany us along our trip and guide us on how to immerse ourselves in the environment.🌿


🗓 Sunday 30th August

🕒 9:15am-4:30pm

📍Camel's Hump, Macedon Regional Park on Mount Macedon, Victoria 

🚌 Meet us outside of Dr Dax Kitchen at Kenneth Myer Building around 9:15am for a departure at 9:30am!

🎟️ $5 for members, $7.5 for non-members from link in bio! 30 spots only!

(When the 30 spots book out, we will have a waitlist for when a ticket becomes available)


🎒 What to Bring:

  • Lunch & water bottle

  • Closed-toe walking shoes 

  • Hat & sunscreen 

  • Umbrella & rainwear if rain expected 

  • Charged phone & powerbank

  • Any medication you need (e.g. epipen, Ventolin)

  • Download iNaturalist app (it’s free!)


Refund Policy:

Your ticket will be refunded if the trip is cancelled due to extreme weather, or if you are unable to attend. Please email us up to 2 days before the trip if you cannot make it anymore.

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