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Events in June 2022
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Smart Homes Save Dollars!
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Smart Homes Save Dollars!
Online EventShire of Mundaring and Switch Your Thinking invite you to attend this FREE webinar.
If you want to live smarter and learn some simple changes that can make a big difference to your hip pocket, this event is for you!
Energy and water smart homes are not only better for the environment, they can save thousands of dollars on bills and increase the resale value of your home.
A smart home is one that adopts a Goldilocks approach in managing energy and water use in a way that is 'not too much and not too little, just the right amount.'
In this webinar, we'll show you how to identify energy and water guzzlers in your home and the low and high tech solutions that really work.
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Sustainability in the suburbs
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Sustainability in the suburbs
Online EventKeeping animals in our urban setting is a means of reducing organic waste to landfill, providing pest and weed control, fertiliser for the garden whilst bringing you and your family closer to nature. In a well- designed urban garden, you can reduce, reuse and recycle with the help of your animal friends – and don’t forget the worm farm.
Food preserving and seed saving adds another dimension to sustainable living. There is nothing more gratifying that learning about heirloom seed and saving your own seed to use for another season. Of course experiencing the joys of preserving your excess produce or making use of low-cost seasonal food deliciously ‘packed away’ to use for another day!
Learn from an accredited Beekeeper on how to have healthy bees living and working in your garden, best location in your garden, what bees like to feed on, environmental considerations both in Australia and worldwide, techniques for managing bees, regulations both State and Local Government and much more.
This workshop will give you the practical skills; easy to follow recipes and ideas to make you and your family safer and more sustainable with toxic free alternatives. Learn how to make a selection of your own products such as toothpaste, deodorant, hand cleaner and Moroccan lemon preserve!
Get Energy Smart At Home–
Get Energy Smart At Home
Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre555 Leach HwyWinthrop,Learn to better understand your electricity and water usage and some simple changes that can make a big difference.
(Presented by Switch Your Thinking)
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Grow Your Own Veggies
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Grow Your Own Veggies
Online EventShire of Mundaring and Switch Your Thinking invite you to attend this FREE webinar.
If you want to eat home grown nutritious food, save money and increase food security for your family, this event is for you!
In this webinar, we'll show you how to set up a veggie patch from scratch - from preparing the soil, choosing which veggies to grow (and when), fertilise wisely, deal with pests and much more. By the end of the session you will have all the info you need to get started!
Our presenter Robyn Brown (from Waste is My Resource) has a wealth of gardening experience from a lifetime of following permaculture principles to set up her 5 acre property to grow organic food for her family. Robyn is passionate about sharing her knowledge with others.
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Wooroloo Garden for the Community OPENING & Great Gardens Workshop
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Wooroloo Garden for the Community OPENING & Great Gardens Workshop
Wooroloo HallGovernment RdWooroloo,This FREE workshop is being held to celebrate the OPENING of the Wooroloo Garden for the Community*.
Presented by The Forever Project topics will include:
-firewise home & garden principles
-safe & effective weed control
-garden recovery after fire
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Making Beautiful Soil
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Making Beautiful Soil
Scarborough Community Hub173 Gildercliffe StScarborough,Register to learn practical and easy ways to compost, worm farm and use a bokashi bucket for all spaces from window sills to big backyards. Create your own nutrient rich soil for your plants to thrive!
We will also explore ways to make good compost and discover how to use meat, fish bones and dead cheeses in a composting system.
Reuse, reduce recycle ♻️
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Gardening Workshop Series - Composting for beginners
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Gardening Workshop Series - Composting for beginners
Wilkinson Homestead Museum34 Homestead RdGosnells,Compost does incredible things for your garden. Learn the art of making beautiful compost and how to use all your household scraps and garden waste.