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Events in June 2022
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Celebrating Ecosystems Restoration on World Environment Day
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Celebrating Ecosystems Restoration on World Environment Day
The Base @ FLUX191 St George's TcePerth,This World Environment Day, the United Nations Association of Australia Western Australia (UNAAWA) and the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) are excited to present “Celebrating Ecosystems Restoration on World Environment Day”.
Join us as we delve into the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, with expert speakers showcasing the important environmental restoration and conservation work underway in our state, followed by a panel discussion on the role of industry, regulators, academics, and our indigenous and local communities in addressing the principles that underpin ecosystem restoration.
Keynote Speaker – Anya Lam, Director Native Vegetation Protection, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Guest Speakers:
Dr Stephen Van Leeuwen - BHP Curtin Indigenous Chair, Biodiversity & Environmental Science, Director ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Healing Country, Deputy Leader & Senior Indigenous Facilitator NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub.
Suzanne Brown - Manager Drainage and Liveable Communities, Water Corporation
Dr Blair Parsons - General Manager Science and Design, Greening AustraliaIf you're a sustainability professional or simply passionate about your environment, this is an event not to miss.
Tickets $27-43
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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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Thinking Green: Rethinking organic waste (Midland)
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Thinking Green: Rethinking organic waste (Midland)
Old Midland Courthouse49 Helena StMidland,During this talk and demonstration, Peg Davies from Lessen with Peg will talk about different composting systems and their maintenance, covering common issues such as pest control, inactivity, smelly composts and more. The session includes practical demonstrations of building and maintaining various systems.
Suitable for all ages.
Please book in as spaces are limited. For all inquiries contact Midland Public Library on (08) 9267 9020.
Grow Your Own Veggies–
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
-wicking bed gardeningRethinking Organic Waste–
Rethinking Organic Waste
Kulungah-Myah Community Centre136 Le Souef RdKardinya,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!
Find out easy ways to make good compost, and discover how to use meat, fish bones and cheeses in a composting system.
Learn about the ways you can set up and maintain your own worm farm.
Discover bokashi bins, and how they can become part of your home waste management system.
A 3 hour workshop, including afternoon tea run by community educator and sustainability expert Peg Davies. - -
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 ♻️
Making Beautiful Soil–
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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Cutting Kitchen Waste
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Cutting Kitchen Waste
Online EventShire of Mundaring and Switch Your Thinking invite you to attend this FREE webinar.
If you want to learn how to shop smarter, waste less and save money on food, this event is for you!
In Australia, reducing food waste could save the average family up to $3,800 per year. Research by the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre has identified that nearly 300kgs of food is wasted in Australia per person per year, with household food waste making up 2.5 million tonnes, or about 34% of the overall total amount of food wasted.
Approximately 92% of household food waste still goes directly to landfill, where it anaerobically decomposes, expelling methane – a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Knowing how to reduce food waste is not only more sustainable for the environment, but it will also help you be more efficient with your time in the kitchen too. If we all do our bit, we can have a huge impact on the amount of food wasted and create a more sustainable future. There are many ways to combat food wastage in the home and the key is developing good habits.
Switch your Thinking will discuss strategies to help reduce your food waste through things like meal planning, shopping, using leftovers and composting rather than using a landfill and more!
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Australian Science Communicators Conference
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Australian Science Communicators Conference
Herdsman Lake Discovery CentreCorner of Flynn and Selby StreetsWembley ,Do you communicate science to the community? Stakeholders? Policy makers? The media?
Communicate to Inspire focuses on practical scicom skills-based workshops and the latest research in the discipline.
The theme is Creating Connections, exploring the relationships that we can build via science communication, such as science and art, reconnecting with the natural world and staying connected during difficult times.
Tickets $45 - $80
Circular Economy Helping to Reduce Biodiversity Loss–
Circular Economy Helping to Reduce Biodiversity Loss
Online EventThe EMRC, in collaboration with Circular Economy Western Australia (CEWA), is leading in catalysing Circular Economy topics to create a foundation for circularity within our local economy.
The upcoming webinar will give you the opportunity to understand ‘Circular Economy Helping to Reduce Biodiversity Loss’ and show you how circularity can help us to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, and support conservation efforts to bend the curve towards a nature-positive future.
The webinar will cover:
• Understand how the circular economy can transform the way we make and use products and food to significantly reduce biodiversity loss
• Benefits and value that circularity can bring towards a nature-positive future
• Provide information on the many activities available to rebuild and increase biodiversity in surrounding ecosystems
This webinar will provide you with practical skills and knowledge to make a difference in your business and drive the change. Think forward, act now – get involved and see how you can contribute to the Circular Economy.
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Red Hill Waste Management Facility Tour - City of Kalamunda departure
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Red Hill Waste Management Facility Tour - City of Kalamunda departure
Red Hill Hill Waste Management Facility1094 Toodyay RdRed Hill WA ,Join the EMRC's Waste Educators for a FREE tour of the Red Hill Waste Management Facility - Bus departing from the City of Kalamunda
PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE 5 TOURS TO THE RED HILL WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY THIS YEAR, EACH DEPARTING AT DIFFERENT DATES AND LOCATIONS. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CLOSELY CHECK THE DETAILS ON THIS EVENT TO ENSURE YOU ARE BOOKING YOUR PREFERRED TOUR. FOR OTHER DATES, PLEASE GO TO OUR EVENTBRITE HOMEPAGE.
This tour provides an informative behind-the-scenes look at EMRC's waste diversion programs, the Landfill Gas & Power Station site, the tip face and Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) recovery. After the site tour, participants are invited to visit Red Hill's Environmental Education Centre for a light morning tea and a look at our waste education activities before returning to the City of Kalamunda.
This tour is for residents in the Cities of Bayswater, Kalamunda and Swan, the Town of Bassendean and the Shire of Mundaring. Tours are suitable for both adults and children (aged 6+).
This tour departs from the City of Kalamunda. Full details including the departure location will be provided to you once you are registered.
For more information contact the EMRC's Waste Education team
Tel: (08) 9424 2222
E-mail: WasteEducation@emrc.org.au
Gardening Workshop Series - Composting for beginners–
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.
Gardening Workshop Series - Composting for beginners–
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.
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Repair Lab Melville
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Repair Lab Melville
Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre555 Leach HwyWinthrop,Repair Lab is a free community drop in event to help people fix their belongings and save things from going to landfill. Skilled volunteers will help you with repairs of bicycles, computers, electrical appliances, household items and textiles. If you're unsure, bring it down and we'll see what we can do!
Also at this event:
Buy Nothing Market Day presented by the Brentwood Village Town Team. Bring along your unwanted items to gift, or find a treasure to take home with you!
Neighbourhood Watch Melville promoting public safety and crime prevention products
The Rolling Bean will be providing caffeinated goodness . Please remember to bring your Keep Cup! There will be some reusable mugs on site in case you forget.
House Rules:Only one item is repaired at a time - if you have multiple items, you'll need to join the queue again. This ensures everyone gets to be seen at least once by a Repairer.
Please show your gratitude and respect for our Volunteer Repairer by staying with them for the duration of your repair - have a chat, you might learn a thing or two!
We cannot guarantee a successful repair, however our Volunteer Repairers will do their best to help you free of charge with the time, tools and skills they have available. Advice will be provided if your item is unable to be repaired.
We are unable to accommodate dogs at this event, please leave them at home.