The Sky Temple and the Mallee Sky Garden, in Victoria’s north-west corner is located on the traditional lands of the Nyeri Nyeri people and their neighbours, the Latji Latji, Ngintait, Tati Tati and Wergaia, who occupied this country for more than 40,000 years and shaped the ecology of this region.
YEAR OF THE DRAGON

YEAR OF THE DRAGON
A vibrant community has formed to build the Sky Temple in Mildura. Visitors have come from all over the world to bless the site and take part in ceremonies. A Bodhi tree has been planted. Planning permission has been granted. $110,000 has been raised, bringing us halfway to our building commencement target of $250,000. We aim to commence building in 2025/2026.
FUNDRAISING NEWS

FUNDRAISING NEWS
Fundraising for the Sky Temple began in November 2023. We have already raised $112,000. The building will commence when we have raised $250,000. We are already nearly halfway there. Our final target is $1,000,000.
THANK YOU
We are very grateful for the generosity of our local community and the Buddhist community in Melbourne, particularly the Venerable Thich Phuoc Tan of Chua Quang Minh Buddhist Centre, and the Venerable Thich Thien Tam of the Ấn Quang Pagoda, and their communities, for the magnificent fundraising feasts they organised on our behalf and for their love and kindness to our community.
Photo: Sky Temple Fundraiser November 2023, Australia Buddhist Centre, Ấn Quang Pagoda.
TIMELINE

TIMELINE
Our Temple building journey began in 2019 when Sister Thanh Chan Chan visited the Sky Garden and we offered her some land. Many monks and nuns from all over the world have visited the Temple site since, bringing many blessings and ceremonies. Please join us and watch the Temple grow.
NEW BUDDHIST TEMPLE FOR MILDURA

The Sky Temple is a planned Buddhist Temple and Zen Meditation Centre, nestled in the beautiful Mallee Sky Gardens, near Mildura Victoria. The Sky Temple follows the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh who is known as the ‘father of mindfulness’ and is recognised as the founder of ‘Engaged Buddhism.’ The Sky Temple will bring together the wisdom of Buddhist teaching and Zen practice with art and nature. We aim to provide a peaceful sanctuary for meditation, yoga and community celebrations, as well as a place to connect with nature.

TAKE A WALK IN THE SKY GARDEN
In the Sky Garden a white-faced Heron has taken up residence, there are ducks on the pond and Spring has filled the garden with blooms and the humming of bees. The Sky Garden is a 30 acre sanctuary for rare and endangered Australian plants. Local fauna has come alive amongst the great diversity of plants growing in the Sky Garden. Birds have flocked in to make a home near the three ornamental lakes. Butterflies and bees pollinate the orchard and take advantage of the year-round flowering of diverse species of plants. The Sky Garden is deeply committed to increasing awareness of the ecology and distinctive flora of the area, and to developing a deep understanding of the cultural history of this place.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPRINGVALE TEMPLE IN MELBOURNE
Our next fundraising event in Melbourne will be a dinner on Saturday 19th of October, hosted by the Hoa Nghiêm Temple in Springvale, 442-448 Springvale Road, Springvale South VIC, 3172 .

FUNDRAISING EVENT MILDURA
11.00am, Sunday 17th November 2024 Walking Meditation & Community Lunch at the Temple site 548 Morpung Ave, Irymple. 11.30am, walking meditation. 12.00 lunch and entertainment.
STORY OF COUNTRY

“The Mallee Sky Garden, in Victoria’s north-west corner, lies within the ancient ancestral lands of the Nyeri Nyeri Peoples. The People of the Nyeri Nyeri are thankful and welcome this beautiful garden to take its position within these lands and most importantly to continue its gift of forever giving life”
Mark Grist, GRIST ANTHROPOLOGY