Looking for a fun and active way to spend the school holidays?
- When: 15 Apr 2025 at 10:00am – 12:00pm
- Where: Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton OR end of Tom Collins Drive / Victoria Park Lake
- Cost: Free
- Contact: Alison White 03 5832 9714
Grab your sneakers, bikes, and sense of adventure—River Tales and Trails is here to make your break unforgettable!
Explore local scenic shared paths and check out exciting and interactive pop-up activities in a 1.5km section along the way. Whether you’re walking, running, riding, or rolling, there’s something for everyone to enjoy along the trails.
HINT: Use the shared path network to arrive at either starting point
TWO STARTING POINTS
- Australian Botanic Garden Shepparton in Kialla
OR
- Southern end of Tom Collins Drive/Victoria Park Lake Shepparton along the path following the river
There's so many activities to check out!
- River Passport: Upcycle your guide to the trails and collect stamps along the way
- Riverscape Explorers: Learn about the river system and its wildlife
- Chalk talk and Talk: Leave kindness messages along the path
- Pitstop Station: Join a bike repair workshop
- Wildlife Encounters: See local wildlife at the taxidermy display
- Ready & Resilient: Build an emergency kit in an interactive workshop
- Bug Out by the Water: See the small world of waterbugs up close
- Adventure Awaits: Explore the Botanic Gardens and find out how to become a volunteer
- Explore & Uncover: Enjoy self-guided activities at your own pace
Don’t miss out—come and make these school holidays your best yet! See you on the trails!
Please remember to be sun smart and carry a drink bottle.
This event is one of the free and low-cost activities as part of the Greater Shepparton City Council’s Activities in the Park program. Over 150 Activities are delivered all throughout Greater Shepparton to encourage our residents and visitors to get out and active in their community.
To keep up with all our Activities in the Park events, download our free app or like our Facebook page.
To ensure the program can continue to run in a ‘COVID-normal’ world, we need to ensure we adhere to all directions from the Department of Health. Please do not attend the activity if you have any COVID-19 symptoms or should be isolating.