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EAELY BIRD TICKETS available until the end of February. Join us for a celebration of all things fungi in Bacchus Marsh in April 2026, for our 4th annual Moorabool Mushroom Festival! The event will be held at the Bacchus Marsh Town Hall with parking surrounding the venue and only 15 minutes walk from the train station. This 2 day festival will be looking at all aspects of fungi including: ecology citizen-science cultivation foraging food medicine mycoremediation mycomaterials Speakers include Dr Alison Pouliot: author of "Wild Mushrooming", "The Allure of Fungi" and "Underground Lovers" Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak on Fungi: Nature documentary of Follow the rain and author of Planet Fungi We're lining up a new line of speakers and returning favourites! EOIs Stalls holders, food, artist, music arists etc: https://thq.fyi/se/oDbl9Pc Volunteers https://thq.fyi/se/AjMdh0g:  

This is a volunteers registration page for the Moorabool Mushroom Festival. We need people's emergency contacts etc. 

This online course covers the fundamental aspects of mycology and fungal ecology. Classes will be live and recorded for people to re-watch later. Fundamentals of biology Fungal diversity and different types of fungi How to identify fungi Roles of fungi in the ecosystem including as decomposers and  How fungi interact with other organisms including relationships with plants and animals The course will run for 7 weeks and each class is around 1-1.5 hours long including Q and A. The classes will be on Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm-7:30(ish)pm (AEST). Your teachers Ema Corro is a founding member and coordinator of Mycommunity Applied Mycology. She has over a decade experience cultivating mushrooms and has researched mycomaterials and their properties at RMIT. Her main area of interest is fungal ecology and how it relates to land management and has contributed to the Fungi for Land project. She also has experience using environmental DNA to monitor fungi. She is currently studying a Master of Environmental Science and Management at UNE looking at using fungivorous animal scats to promote mycorrhizal fungi and plant-health in revegetation areas. Emily McIntyre is a graduate of a Masters of Ecosystem Management and Conservation, where her thesis explored the effect of biotic and environmental variables on soil fungi across an elevational gradient. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne, where she is studying the diversity and ecology of hypogeous fungi in south-eastern Australia. Her research explores the distribution and diversity of these fungi and their mutualistic relationship with the endangered Long-Footed Potoroo. She is also currently undertaking research through MYCOmmunity's Wild Fungi DNA Project to examine the effect of storm damage on soil fungi within Wombat Forest. Emily is most interested in learning about the interactions that fungi have with plants, animals, and abiotic factors, to better understand how ecosystems function. For more info email mycommunity@myco.org.au If you need a payment plan or other accomodations please get in touch. We want the course to be as accessible as possible. MYCOmmunity is an NFP and all profits from these courses help keep our community lab open and fund citizen-science projects.

This online course covers the fundamental aspects of mycology and fungal ecology. Classes will be live and recorded for people to re-watch later. Fundamentals of biology Fungal diversity and different types of fungi How to identify fungi Roles of fungi in the ecosystem including as decomposers and  How fungi interact with other organisms including relationships with plants and animals The course will run for 7 weeks and each class is around 1-1.5 hours long including Q and A. The classes will be on Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm-7:30(ish)pm (AEST). Your teachers Ema Corro is a founding member and coordinator of Mycommunity Applied Mycology. She has over a decade experience cultivating mushrooms and has researched mycomaterials and their properties at RMIT. Her main area of interest is fungal ecology and how it relates to land management and has contributed to the Fungi for Land project. She also has experience using environmental DNA to monitor fungi. She is currently studying a Master of Environmental Science and Management at UNE looking at using fungivorous animal scats to promote mycorrhizal fungi and plant-health in revegetation areas. Emily McIntyre is a graduate of a Masters of Ecosystem Management and Conservation, where her thesis explored the effect of biotic and environmental variables on soil fungi across an elevational gradient. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne, where she is studying the diversity and ecology of hypogeous fungi in south-eastern Australia. Her research explores the distribution and diversity of these fungi and their mutualistic relationship with the endangered Long-Footed Potoroo. She is also currently undertaking research through MYCOmmunity's Wild Fungi DNA Project to examine the effect of storm damage on soil fungi within Wombat Forest. Emily is most interested in learning about the interactions that fungi have with plants, animals, and abiotic factors, to better understand how ecosystems function. For more info email mycommunity@myco.org.au If you need a payment plan or other accomodations please get in touch. We want the course to be as accessible as possible. MYCOmmunity is an NFP and all profits from these courses help keep our community lab open and fund citizen-science projects.

This course goes for 6 weeks. Each class is on a Thursday evening, 1-2 hours long from 6:30 pm AEST (Victorian time). All classes will be recorded and available to watch afterwards for people who can't make the class or would like to revise. Learn all about the complex interactions between fungi and animals including: Insects that farm fungi Insects that live in mushrooms Fungi that trap insects Animals that eat fungi and lichen Birds that use fungi in their nests Animal and insect pathogens Zombie fungi Fungi using animals to disperse their spores The first class on June 5th will be an introductory session including an intro to mycology for those who have not done other mycology courses. Your teachers Dr. Vivian Sandoval is an entomologist passionate for the taxonomy and biology of insects associated with fungi, such as leaf-cutter ants and mycetobiont beetles. Vivian works for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries with market access and fruit fly post-harvest disinfestation research. In her spare time, Vivian is foraging for fungi in order to study the complex biology of their inhabitants, with the support of the QLD Mycological Society. She is also the artist behind "Bugs and Beads", a gift shop specialised in insect/fungi inspired accessories, jewellery, stationary and educational resin blocks. Vivian wants to increase appreciation for insects and fungi, raise awareness, change negative perceptions and entomophobia with her products. Ema Corro is a founding member and coordinator of Mycommunity Applied Mycology. She has over a decade experience cultivating mushrooms and has researched mycomaterials and their properties at RMIT. Her main area of interest is fungal ecology and how it relates to land management and has contributed to the Fungi for Land project. She also has experience using environmental DNA to monitor fungi. She is currently studying a Master of Environmental Science and Management at UNE looking at using fungivorous animal scats to promote mycorrhizal fungi and plant-health in revegetation areas. Emily McIntyre is a graduate of a Masters of Ecosystem Management and Conservation, where her thesis explored the effect of biotic and environmental variables on soil fungi across an elevational gradient. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne, where she is studying the diversity and ecology of hypogeous fungi in south-eastern Australia. Her research explores the distribution and diversity of these fungi and their mutualistic relationship with the endangered Long-Footed Potoroo. She is also currently undertaking research through MYCOmmunity's Wild Fungi DNA Project to examine the effect of storm damage on soil fungi within Wombat Forest. Emily is most interested in learning about the interactions that fungi have with plants, animals, and abiotic factors, to better understand how ecosystems function. Melvin Xu Researcher at University of Melbourne on Entomopathogenic fungi, Vice President & volunteer at MYCOmmunity and Coordinator of the Fungi Group of Field Naturalist Club Victoria. Working in Council, Landcare, and volunteer groups, begun his home propagation from his own Australian Native Terrestrial Orchids and their symbiotic fungi. With his own stock of fungi and seeds hope to develop new protocols to include fungi into local nursery and future conservation of native Orchids. For more info email mycommunity@myco.org.au MYCOmmunity is an NFP and all profits from these courses help keep our community lab open and fund citizen-science projects. If you need a payment plan or other accomodation please contact mycommunity@myco.org.au