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Events in February 2021
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Thinking Green: Get Energy Smart at Home (Ballajura)
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Thinking Green: Get Energy Smart at Home (Ballajura)
Ballajura Public LibraryKingfisher Ave & Illawarra CrescentBallajura,Explore tips to help you cut your energy use and save you money. Understand your electricity and water usage better and learn some simple changes that can make a big difference. Find out how to identify what’s using the most energy and water in your home. Participants will also receive a small gift.
Free workshop. Please book in as spaces are limited. For all inquiries contact Ballajura Public Library on (08) 9207 8686.
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Charles Darwin in Australia and WA
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Charles Darwin in Australia and WA
Nedlands Lecture TheatreClifton StNedlands,In the lead up to International Darwin Day, celebrating the birth of Charles Darwin, this month’s speaker
Dr Alan Needham will sharing with us details of Darwin’s time in Australia. Starting with the background of Charles Darwin, Dr Needham will discuss the events that led to his participation in the voyage of HMS Beagle around the world in the 1830s – a voyage which was to prove a catalyst for seminal changes in the worlds of biology, religion and social sciences. The trip was planned to take two years but lasted nearly five, and Australia was the last major port of call. By then, all aboard were jaded, weary and homesick and Darwin’s health was affected by chronic seasickness. Nonetheless, he travelled as extensively as he could in Australia and made many valuable observations here. This good work, however, has been largely and perhaps unfairly overshadowed by his negative comments on the Australian society of the time.Talk presented by the WA Naturalists Club.
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Growing and Designing Native Gardens
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Growing and Designing Native Gardens
Coolbellup Library90 Cordelia AveCoolbellup,Smart water wise garden design using WA native plants enhances the landscape by providing an attractive habitat for our local fauna while aligning with the climate.
Learn to:
Understand Perth soils and why certain native plants grow where they do.
Why native plants are so important to our local landscape for soil biology and climate.
How to create a bush landscape with native ground covers, creepers, shrubs and trees.
Where to find a list of plants common to your area to suit your soil type.
Why correct placement of plants will save you time and money
Where to purchase native plants and the different size choices.
Fiona from Gaia Permaculture will give you lots of tips and demonstrations, feel free to bring along your soil samples for PH testing.
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Keeping chickens- Adult event
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Keeping chickens- Adult event
Success Library11 Wentworth ParadeSuccess,Ever wanted to have fresh eggs from your own chickens?
To find out all about keeping chickens join Shani Graham from sustainable urban farm Ecoburbia for this workshop which just might include a chook or two!
Learn about:
Best breeds
Housing needs
Feeding requirements
Local laws
Common ailments
Hatching chicks naturallyTickets $5
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Basic Beekeeping Workshop
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Basic Beekeeping Workshop
128 Yanchep Beach RdYanchep,At our beekeeping workshop you will learn about the different types of bees, tools and equipment needed, beehive components, pests and disease and legal and licensing requirements for you to enter the beekeeping world.
Our fully qualified and experienced facilitator, Dani Boksjo, will guide you through this journey. She has been active in the beekeeping industry for a number of years and has a wealth of knowledge and skills to share with you.
Workshop Fee is $50.00
Kevin Thiele: Taxonomy and the documentation of Australia’s biodiversity–
Kevin Thiele: Taxonomy and the documentation of Australia’s biodiversity
Armadale Field Study CentreTriton CresArmadale,Taxonomists often get a bad rap, mostly because they keep changing the names of species. But on the flip side, the names given by taxonomists are the foundation on which we all depend to understand our living world – imagine if there were no names for the organisms we share our planet with. Imagine a David Attenborough documentary, or a meeting of the Armadale Branch of the Wildflower Society, if taxonomists hadn’t worked out what species are out there and given them names. Kevin’s talk will be about taxonomy – the science of discovering and naming species – how it works, what it seeks to do, and where it’s going. Did you know there have been two major revolutions in the way we understand taxonomy? Or that we’re still in the middle of the second of these? Did you know that in over 200 years of exploring Australia’s rich and unique biodiversity taxonomists have only managed to discover and name around 30% of our species? Do you have any idea how we can hope to discover the remaining 70% before most of them go extinct? Kevin’s talk will explore all these questions, and more.
Talk of the Wildflower Society Armadale Branch
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Everything Black Cockatoo, with Sam Clarke of Karaakin and Adam Peck of Birdlife Australia
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Everything Black Cockatoo, with Sam Clarke of Karaakin and Adam Peck of Birdlife Australia
Woodlupine Community Centre Hall88 Hale RdForrestfield,There are three species of black cockatoo that are endemic to the South West of Western Australia – the Baudin’s black cockatoo, the Carnaby’s cockatoo, and the Forest Red-tailed black cockatoo. The Baudin’s and Carnaby’s cockatoo each have white tail feathers and a similar “wee-loo” call, while the Forest Red-tailed black cockatoo has distinctive red tail feathers and a “kaarak” call.
All are threatened with extinction due to land clearing, illegal shooting, vehicle strikes, and competition with other species for nesting hollows.
Currently, it is estimated that there are only 10,000 Baudin’s cockatoos, 10,000 to 20,000 Carnaby’s cockatoos, and 10,000 to 15,000 Red-tailed black cockatoos left in the wild. Therefore, it is essential to rescue and save as many black cockatoos as we can.
Talk presented by the Darling Range Branch of the WA Naturalists Club
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Sustainability - Urban Beekeeping @ Wanneroo Library
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Sustainability - Urban Beekeeping @ Wanneroo Library
Wanneroo Library3 Rocca WayWanneroo,Come and find out more about these fascinating creatures and see what it would take to bee-come a beekeeper.
Our free Sustainability Series aims to engage and encourage our community members to learn about and commit to sustainability in our everyday lives.
Urban beekeeping is the practise of keeping bees in a town or city, without access to a large yard or the countryside.
Have you thought about what it would take to keep bees but have never had the chance to find out?
Would you like to taste true urban honey?
Come and find out a bit more about these fascinating creatures and see whether a hive might work at your place.
Living Smart Course - Sustainable Food Gardens–
Living Smart Course - Sustainable Food Gardens
Warrandyte Park Clubroom89 Warrandyte RdCraigie,Join the team from Ecoburbia to learn about sustainable food gardening at home.
PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A FOUR PART COURSE. ONE SESSION IS HELD ON THE LONG WEEKEND (FEB 27th)
Join the team from Ecoburbia to learn about sustainable food gardening at home at our four part course with workshops covering:
-Making and using great compost
-Making and filling a garden bed
-Basic food gardening
-Preserving the harvest.The course includes hands-on learning and a trip to the Duncraig Edible Garden.
Cost is $15 ($5 for Concession) and registrations are essential as places are limited.For further information contact Ecoburbia on 0417 941 991 or ecoburbia@gmail.com
Seed Saving & Plant Propagation Workshop–
Seed Saving & Plant Propagation Workshop
Gosnells Knowledge Centre2232D Albany HwyGosnells,Learn from the Perth Hills & Wheatbelt Seed Saving Network!
At this workshop you will learn about all aspects of seed saving from pollination, drying seed and how to save and swap seed. You will also be taken through a hands on workshop where you will be instructed on how to propagate plants from cuttings (please bring a couple of small simple cuttings from plants in your garden for use in this activity).
Free workshop. Bookings are essential.
For more information please contact The Knowledge Centre Library on 9391 600, or email library_queries@gosnells.wa.gov.au
Thinking Green: Low Cost Gardening (Ballajura)–
Thinking Green: Low Cost Gardening (Ballajura)
Ballajura Public LibraryKingfisher Ave & Illawarra CrescentBallajura,Presented by Fiona Blackham, this workshop shares practical ways to garden on a budget, including seed saving, cuttings, turning green-waste into garden beds, and using recycled materials to build with or grow in. Understand the basic tools to use and where to get them from.
There will also be a demonstration on how to make a great compost tea for your garden, how to plant for your needs so you can avoid waste, and where to go to trade your extra produce. Please bring along a clean glass jar with a lid (up to 500ml), to swap for a jar of compost tea. Also bring along any seeds you want to swap!
Free workshop. Please book in as spaces are limited. For all inquiries contact Ballajura Public Library on (08) 9207 8686.
Green Streets–
Green Streets
Alf Faulkner HallCnr Mary Cres & Ivanhoe StEden Hill,Please come and join Greening Australia and your local council members at Alf Faulkner Hall - corner of Mary Crescent and Ivanhoe Street, Eden Hill. Learn about urban heat islands and how native verge gardens can help to decrease temperatures in your neighborhood, then redesign your own!
Free afternoon tea is provided. To get the most out of this event, please bring a photo or sketch of your own verge garden, or you can use the templates we have available.
Although this is a free event for adults, children are more than welcome to attend.
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Western Australia Election 2021 – Energy Debate
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Western Australia Election 2021 – Energy Debate
Parmelia Hilton Hotel14 Mill StPerth,Join the Australian Institute of Energy as Energy Minister, the Hon. Bill Johnston, Dr David Honey, and the Hon. Tim Clifford go head-to-head on State energy policy issues in the lead up to the March 2021 State Election.
The speakers will outline their party's energy policies and the changes they propose to the energy landscape in Western Australia. Key issues for discussion will include electricity retail contestability, the role renewable energy sources can play in supporting our community, and support for emerging energy sectors like the battery and renewable hydrogen industries and adoption of electric vehicles.
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Thinking Green: Fauna Habitat Creations (Midland)
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Thinking Green: Fauna Habitat Creations (Midland)
Old Midland Courthouse49 Helena StMidland,Would you like to encourage native wildlife into your garden by providing them with safe shelter?
Come along to this free hands-on workshop, chock full of ideas to help wildlife set up house in your backyard. Ecologists Mike and Mandy Bamford will provide you with lots of practical tips for creating fauna shelters in your backyard; lizard lounges, bandicoot bungalows, insect hotels, frog bogs and more. Then you’ll work in a group to construct a creature creation.
Each participant will take home a fauna shelter and a small native seedling to help attract wildlife to their place.
Please book in as spaces are limited. For all inquiries contact Midland Public Library on (08) 9267 9020.
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Birds in Your Garden Talk
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Birds in Your Garden Talk
Shire of Mundaring Civic Room7000 Great Eastern HighwayMundaring,Come and learn all about local native birds and what you can do to attract them to your garden!
Following the success of our previous bird talks, Rachel and Mike Green are back - complete with new bird photos and stories, to help you understand, identify and attract birds to your garden, street or reserve in the Shire of Mundaring.
You will learn :
• How to identify birds - learn their calls, how they nest and features to look for when identifying them. This will include a special segment on how to tell the difference between all those challenging 'LBB's'– little brown birds.
• What birds eat and how to provide food and shelter for them.
• How to attract birds to your garden, and what plants and conditions they need.
• How to use birdbaths, bird perches, bird boxes, bird apps, bird books, binoculars and more. There will be bird books and other equipment on display.You will be shown many excellent photographs and videos of the birds so you can practise identifying them. Photographs specifically taken in the Shire of Mundaring will be included and a list of all the birds seen in one hour at the Civic Centre will be provided to help you start your own bird list. You can bring photographs of birds you want identified.
Be left feeling inspired to care for and get to know the birds in your garden, street or reserve.
Please join us – it’s FREE – you’ll even get morning tea provided. See you there – but you must book in as numbers are limited. Once the numbers are reached we will form a waiting list – so get in early!
Registrations on the day from 8.45am - we start at 9am sharp - please don't be late!
Indoor plant workshop–
Indoor plant workshop
The Art Garage191 Scarborough Beach RdMt Hawthorn,Join green thumb Deidre Watts of De Petite Jardin for this hands-on and informative indoor plant workshop.
If you love the idea of having greenery in your home, but have had a few expensive and failed attempts, then this workshop is for you.
Deidre will take you on a journey of plant discovery, sharing more than 35 years of knowledge and experience plus the tried and tested tips from her mother!
The workshop is designed to provide beginners, and those with limited knowledge, with everything they need to know to start and maintain an indoor or patio garden.
Covering the basics of indoor plant care including water, sunlight, feeding, pests, preparation and soil, as well as learning about common errors and the best varieties to begin your plant journey. Deidre will also share her tips on how to hunt down plants cheaply.In the interactive workshop you’ll learn how to repot and propagate plants. You'll also get to take home a variety of cuttings home with you. Learning how to propagate is a highly useful tool for gardeners to build their plant collection on a budget. With the water propagation method, you can enjoy your plants as they grow.
As part of the session, Deidre welcomes participants to bring in their plants and photos to help troubleshoot any existing plant problems.
Plants, equipment and morning tea provided.
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Hills Food Share
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Hills Food Share
Glen Forrest Community GardenCnr Hardey Rd & Glen Forrest DveGlen Forrest,One social hour of sharing with other local growers & gardeners. Bring along your plants, seeds, seedlings, cuttings, garden mags or yummy kitchen edibles to share.
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Thinking Green: Solar, Batteries and What's New (Caversham)
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Thinking Green: Solar, Batteries and What's New (Caversham)
Caversham Community Centre135 Suffolk StreetCaversham,Join solar energy experts Clean NRG Solar and learn all about the latest solar innovations!
Are you interested in getting solar panels and/or battery storage, or do you already have a solar system and want to know how to get the most of out of it?
Join solar energy experts, Clean NRG Solar, to learn about what to look for when considering a solar PV system, if home batteries are a smart option for you and how changes to the feed-in tariff will affect you.
Participants will receive a small gift or go into the draw to win a door prize.
Free workshop. Please book in as spaces are limited. For all inquiries contact Aimee Kontor, Sustainable Environment Officer, on 9267 9282 or email aimee.kontor@swan.wa.gov.au.
Please note that this is a program for adults and teenagers 14+.