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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
Celebrating Ecosystems Restoration on World Environment Day–
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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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.
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Frog Friendly Gardens
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Frog Friendly Gardens
Bunbury Public Library2 Parkfield StBunbury,Join us at the Bunbury Library as Wink Lindsay from Aquila FoodForest shows you how to support and encourage local frogs in your garden.
Did you know that frogs are fabulous helpers in the garden? Join Wink as she talks you through the many benefits of supporting our local frogs.
Wink Lindsay is a gardener, writer, and designer with a passion for growing food, building self-reliance, promoting local produce and empowering others.Learn how to entice frogs and create suitable habitat zones within your garden. Is it a Banjo, Motorbike or Pobblebonk - Not sure who is calling? No problem, you will also learn how to identify the different varieties of frogs who visit your garden.
Tickets $10
Rethinking 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. - -
Top tips for early birders
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Top tips for early birders
Blue Gum Community Centre33 Moolyeen RdBrentwood,This is the new date for the workshop, which had to be postponed because of Covid.
The team from BirdLife WA is heading south of the river for this workshop, to the Blue Gum Community Centre in Brentwood, and there is room for more to join those who had booked previously and will hopefully be able to come on 12 June.
- Dr Rochelle Steven will present an introduction to birdwatching and where to find birds. Her talk will also include tips on choosing binoculars, bird guides and phone applications for birders.
- Frank O’Connor will share some amazing facts about birds and why they are a constant source of wonder.
- Bird listening is a must for birdwatchers, according to Brendan Kinsella. Let him introduce you to some common bird calls and show you how to expand your bird “vocabulary”.Tickets $25
Black Cockatoo Crisis - Fundraising Picnic–
Black Cockatoo Crisis - Fundraising Picnic
Mahara Park85 Aldersyde RdPiesse Brook,SAVE THE DATE: BLACK COCKATOO CRISIS DOCUMENTARY FUNDRAISING PICNIC - SUNDAY JUNE 12th 1-5pm at our beautiful family property MAHARA PARK 85 Aldersyde Rd Piesse Brook.
There will be food and drinks, kids art workshops, real cockatoos, silent auction, live music and more surprises to be announced soon! Stay tuned!
BLACK COCKATOO CRISIS is a documentary being produced and directed by the award winning filmmaker Jane Hammond (Cry of the Forests - A Western Australian Story, A Crude Injustice).
The event is to raise funds to help complete the film as soon as possible. So far they have raised over $55,000 (35%) of the goal of $170,000! Every little bit helps.
Western Australia's iconic black cockatoos are in crisis. Their numbers have fallen dramatically over the past few decades and all three species in the south west of WA could become extinct in just 20 years unless something is done to protect their habitats. With the loss of the banksia woodlands on the Swan Coastal Plain to housing, Carnaby's Black Cockatoos have come to depend on the once vast exotic pine plantations on Perth's northern fringe.
These pine plantations supply up to half of all the food needed to keep the population of Carnaby's alive but these too are disappearing. Within the next two years the remaining 6000ha of pines are slated for clearing leaving the cockatoos facing possible starvation.
Meanwhile the Baudin's Black Cockatoos are literally being shot out of the sky in an unequal battle for food with apple and pear growers in Perth's hills. And the Red Tail Forest Black Cockatoos are under threat from the loss of nesting hollows and declining habitat.
Black Cockatoo Crisis looks at the plight of our special cockatoos and what we can do to stop these threatened species disappearing for ever. The clock is ticking on our black cockatoos. Will we save them in time?
Black Cockatoo Crisis - Fundraising Picnic–
Black Cockatoo Crisis - Fundraising Picnic
Mahara Park85 Aldersyde RdPiesse Brook,SAVE THE DATE: BLACK COCKATOO CRISIS DOCUMENTARY FUNDRAISING PICNIC - SUNDAY JUNE 12th 1-5pm at our beautiful family property MAHARA PARK 85 Aldersyde Rd Piesse Brook.
There will be food and drinks, kids art workshops, real cockatoos, silent auction, live music and more surprises to be announced soon! Stay tuned!
BLACK COCKATOO CRISIS is a documentary being produced and directed by the award winning filmmaker Jane Hammond (Cry of the Forests - A Western Australian Story, A Crude Injustice).
The event is to raise funds to help complete the film as soon as possible. So far they have raised over $55,000 (35%) of the goal of $170,000! Every little bit helps.
Western Australia's iconic black cockatoos are in crisis. Their numbers have fallen dramatically over the past few decades and all three species in the south west of WA could become extinct in just 20 years unless something is done to protect their habitats. With the loss of the banksia woodlands on the Swan Coastal Plain to housing, Carnaby's Black Cockatoos have come to depend on the once vast exotic pine plantations on Perth's northern fringe.
These pine plantations supply up to half of all the food needed to keep the population of Carnaby's alive but these too are disappearing. Within the next two years the remaining 6000ha of pines are slated for clearing leaving the cockatoos facing possible starvation.
Meanwhile the Baudin's Black Cockatoos are literally being shot out of the sky in an unequal battle for food with apple and pear growers in Perth's hills. And the Red Tail Forest Black Cockatoos are under threat from the loss of nesting hollows and declining habitat.
Black Cockatoo Crisis looks at the plight of our special cockatoos and what we can do to stop these threatened species disappearing for ever. The clock is ticking on our black cockatoos. Will we save them in time?
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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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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.
Threatened Forests Tour - Northern Jarrah–
Threatened Forests Tour - Northern Jarrah
DwellingupDwellingup,Join the WA Forest Alliance (WAFA) for a weekend tour of the Northern Jarrah Forest in Jarrahdale and Dwellingup and learn about the forest’s ecology, immense natural and cultural values and about current threats from mining. You’ll come away equipped with tools and resources to be an active champion for the forests.
OVERVIEW
The Northern Jarrah Forest grows on the Darling Plateau in a belt around 250 kilometres long, from north of Toodyay to south of Collie. This two-day tour 25- 26 June will guide you through sections of the forest around Jarrahdale and Dwellingup which are under particular threat from the proposed expansion of bauxite mining. Find out more here: bit.ly/ProtectNJF
Travelling via bus, the Hotham Valley Railway and on foot, we’ll witness magnificent intact forest, cleared and rehabilitated areas and forests under threat. Along the way you’ll hear from locals who have been campaigning tirelessly against clearing for mining operations from Alcoa, South32 and Rio Tinto. The discussion will be continued over dinner at the Dwelly Pub on Saturday night.
This tour is open to all, whether you’re a long time supporter or have never come to a WAFA event before. Kids are welcome so long as they're able to manage a 6km walk. Please book an individual spot for them for the buses and accommodation. Those who haven’t campaigned with WAFA before are particularly encouraged to come along!
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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.
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Environment Matters - Next steps for nature conservation in WA
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Environment Matters - Next steps for nature conservation in WA
City West Lotteries House2 Delhi StWest Perth,WA is home to unique plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. But every year the number of endangered species grows, and the available habitat for wildlife shrinks. In many places the expanding exploitation of natural resources and shifts in climate pose unprecedented threats to our ecosystems.
Join CCWA for our next Environment Matters event as we give an overview of the current state of conservation in WA and hear from our line-up of guest speakers on the all-important question – where to from here?
We need bold, urgent and decisive action, with new ways of thinking and working together to tackle these environmental challenges and protect our precious wildlife and biodiversity in a rapidly changing environment.
This is a free event and light refreshments will be provided.
Can't attend in person? We can send you a copy of the recording - just send an email to conswa@ccwa.org.au to be added to the distribution list.
We respectfully acknowledge that we will be meeting on unceded Whadjuk Noongar country, and pay our deepest respects to traditional custodians and their Elders past and present. We wish to acknowledge the enduring culture and connection of First Nations people in WA, who have been caring for country since time immemorial.