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Events in March 2022
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The Owl & the Moon
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The Owl & the Moon
WA Bird of Prey Centre92 Dulwich StWhiteman,See live owls and learn about them with WA Birds of Prey Centre’s Yvonne Sitco. Enjoy delicious wine and cheese and learnt to paint an owl with Artist Marnie Giroud from Eco Gecko – Environment & Design.
A truly special experience where patrons can interact with stunning birds including a Barn Owl, Masked Owl, Sooty Owl and Bookbook Owl.
The painting part of the workshop accommodates everybody from beginner to professional painters, so don't be scared.
Come along, it will be a hoot, an 'owlmazing experience by the light of the silvery moon'.Ticket $220
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Black Cockatoo - Coloured Pencil Workshop: Drawing from live black cockatoo
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Black Cockatoo - Coloured Pencil Workshop: Drawing from live black cockatoo
Harvest Lakes Community Centre62 Aurora DveAtwell,Firstly, we will meet Rex. A black cockatoo visiting us from Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre. Coloured-pencil artist, Stacey Maroney will demonstrate how to sketch the bird from life and record the features of the animal quickly as it moves.
Bird photographer, Emmar Geary will then demonstrate how she captures her stunning photographs.
Once we have all found a photo we are happy to work with, Stacey will demonstrate coloured pencil techniques used to create realistic feathers and details of the cockatoo.
Materials are all provided, but feel free to bring your own pencils and photographs if you prefer.
Tea, coffee and snacks provided, please bring lunch if you think you may need it!
Tickets $106
10% of ticket sales will be donated to Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation CentreJourney To My Ideal Green Home - Understanding Energy Efficiency–
Journey To My Ideal Green Home - Understanding Energy Efficiency
The Hub 61631 Starling StHamilton Hill,As part of the educational project "The journey to my ideal green home", Timo will investigate how our National Construction Code addresses energy efficiency. By focusing on the residential sector, he will explain how the Code verifies energy efficiency while comparing the outcomes with Solar Passive and Passive House principles. He will touch on the 5 core principles of Passive House, a proven standard for constructing energy efficient buildings, and line out why the building’s “outer skin” is of major importance.
About the event:
- This event is recommended for people who wish to build new or want to retrofit.
- This event is free but must be booked, as the places are limited
- The educational project "The journey to my ideal green home" is a series of 8 events provided by Timo Bleeker to inform, educate and inspire the community to design, build and retrofit a greener, more energy efficient, more comfortable and healthier home considering Passive House standard.
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Journey to My Ideal Green Home – Part 5 - Quizzing our energy efficiency
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Journey to My Ideal Green Home – Part 5 - Quizzing our energy efficiency
The Hub 61631 Starling StHamilton Hill,While enjoying your breakfast, Timo will look into the energy efficiency around the houses we live in. He will compare widely used construction methods he experienced in his 12 years Perth based work experience with the Passive House principles, a proven standard for constructing energy efficient buildings. He will touch on the 5 core principles of Passive House and line out what to focus on to achieve exceptionally low energy using buildings.
About the event:
- This event is recommended for people who wish to build new or want to retrofit.
- This event must be booked, as the places are limited.
- The educational project "The journey to my ideal green home" is a series of 8 events provided by Timo Bleeker to inform, educate and inspire the community to design, build and retrofit a greener, more energy efficient, more comfortable and healthier home considering Passive House standard.
- This event is supported by the City of Cockburn.Tickets $6
All Electric Home–
All Electric Home
Stirling Community Centre7A Kitchener StNorth Beach,Are you looking to create a zero carbon home? Do you drive an electric vehicle or aspire to? This 'all electric home' event is for you!
The City of Stirling is excited to host this topical information session with four engaging and passionate speakers .
The future is electric. Almost everything we do from this point on in the 21st Century will increasingly be based on batteries. Recyclable batteries. Powered by renewable energy in all our uses, bringing ever falling levels of pollution.
Participants will be empowered to make informed choices about their energy use in these changing times.
Rowan Gallagher, Partnerships and DER Acquisition Manager at Synergy, will talk about the benefits of living in an all electric home.
Craig Donahue, Managing Director at Clean NRG, a local business, will share the latest information on solar rooftop systems and home batteries.
Professor Ray Wills, Managing Director of Future Smart Strategies, will discuss WA's inevitable energy transformation and emission reductions.
Local resident, Dr Steffen Zorn, PhD, will discuss the benefits of investing in electric vehicles.You will have the opportunity to view a range of electric vehicles at the end of the session and speak to their owners about their experience.
This event is timely, given the recent announcement that 5,000 free fast chargers are being installed in capital cities across Australia and the WA government has released a map of 45 new electric vehicle charging sites across the state.
We look forward to seeing you there! Tickets are limited so reserve your place. Tickets $5
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Movie Screening: The Last Horns of Africa
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Movie Screening: The Last Horns of Africa
The Backlot Perth21 Simpson StWest Perth,This incredible award winning documentary follows the journeys of two conservation heroes who put their lives on the line to protect the rhino in their care, while a top-secret operation endeavors to bring down South Africa's rhino poaching crime syndicates.
Doors/Bar open 6.00pm-Film 7.00pm. Introduced by the filmmakers Morgan Pelt and Garth De Bruno Austin with a post film Q and A.
Tickets $18