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Events in December 2020
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DIY recycled reusable bag
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DIY recycled reusable bag
Byford Hall9 Clifton StByford,Join Switch your thinking and local upcycler and waste expert Robyn Brown to make and take your own reusable t-shirt bag.
Learn how to transform an old t-shirt that you love or loathe into a handy shopping bag, without going near a sewing machine! You'll learn the simple skills to make these bags again and again, and take a finished bag home with you.
Please bring a used men's or women's t-shirt (not polo shirt style) or singlet with you to make your bag. If you don't have an old t-shirt hit your local op-shop and look for a design or pattern that you love.
Registrations are essential, get your tickets to the free event here.
Ecoburbia Healthy You Series–
Ecoburbia Healthy You Series
Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre555 Leach HwyWinthrop,This course will look at some of the ways we can keep ourselves healthy - both physically and emotionally and make our planet more sustainable at the same time.
The sessions will largely be led by participants' interest but could include:
living a simpler and more connected life,
why we buy the stuff we do,
exploring the key ways to be happier,
having a sustainable diet and;
ways to make positive changes in our lives.
If we are healthy and happy we are in a better position to make positive changes in the world - come and meet others and discover how!This is a series of 3 workshop sessions, running on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm at Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre.
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Modern Cloth Nappy Workshop
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Modern Cloth Nappy Workshop
City of Vincent Leederville Library99 Loftus StLeederville,The City of Vincent has teamed up with Switch Your Thinking and Kam the Cloth Nappy Guru to provide City of Vincent Residents with a subsidised Cloth Nappy Library Program.
Join us for this free, relaxed, family-friendly workshop, and learn about how to claim the subsidy and how to use modern cloth nappies from birth to toilet training.
Presented by Kam Andrews - engineer, scientist and now “The Nappy Guru” through extensive research and practical experience with her youngest in cloth nappies from birth. Kam will demonstrate different cloth nappies available and explain the benefits of each.This session will also welcome questions, answers and discussion. As well as learning from the pro you'll hear from like-minded people in your community that may have the same questions as you, or maybe great tips!
The workshop is free and open to all, however the subsidy is only available to Vincent residents, and proof of residency will be requested in order to claim the subsidy.
Tickets are essential, please click here to get your free ticket.
Note: You are able to claim the subsidy if you have attended previous workshops through the City, please contact the City to arrange further.
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Pool Blanket Drop Off Day
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Pool Blanket Drop Off Day
Cambridge Administration Building1 Bold Park DriveFloreat,The Town has joined forces with Green Machines Lab to offer a solution to divert unwanted solar pool cover material [LPDE 4 grade] from landfill waste.
Roll or fold your cover, drive in, drop off and we will do the rest.
Please do not cut your cover into smaller pieces, a large roll is preferred or folded if required for transporting.
Remove and dispose of any attachment cords or ropes as well as any eyelets prior to dropping off your cover.
Items that can be dropped off on the day:
Solar pool covers
Solar blankets
Bubble pool covers
Items that will not be accepted on the day:
Pool covers other than LPDE 4 solar pool cover
Spa covers
Thermal covers
Mesh pool covers
Fabric pool covers
Date: Saturday 5 December 2020
Time: 10am - 2pm
Location: Town of Cambridge Administration Centre, 1 Bold Park Drive, Floreat
Cost: FreeThis form is available in an alternate format upon request.
The Town of Cambridge is proudly the first Council in Australia to offer this initiative.Cambridge Repair Lab–
Cambridge Repair Lab
Cambridge Administration Building1 Bold Park DriveFloreat,Repair Lab is a community initiative to help people fix their belongings and save things going to landfill.
Skilled volunteers will help you with repairs of clothing, textiles, bikes, furniture, jewellery, electronics which run on batteries (below mains power), general household items. We'll have computer triage and advice on creating an eco-friendly home. If you're unsure, bring it down and we'll see what we can do!
Repair Lab is a free, family friendly community event for people to bring along their broken items to be fixed, with the help of our skilled volunteers.
Date: Saturday 5 December 2020
Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm
Location: Town of Cambridge Administration Centre, 1 Bold Park Drive, Floreat
Cost: FreeFree Waste Workshop - Beeswax Wraps–
Free Waste Workshop - Beeswax Wraps
Bassendean Memorial Library46 Old Perth RdBassendean,Learn how easy and cost effective it is to make these alternative wraps. Make your own sandwich wrap and a bowl cover to take home.
Registration is required
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Repair Cafe Bassendean
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Repair Cafe Bassendean
O2 Bassendean24 Old Perth RdBassendean,SOMETHING BROKEN? NOT WORKING? IN NEED OF REPAIR?
Bring it along to the Repair Café Bassendean held at O2 Café and have it fixed for FREE
Electrical, IT, Textiles & Sewing, Bikes & General Repairs,
* Electrical repairers are very popular so make sure you arrive at the start of the session.
* Only 1 item repaired per person per session (unless we aren’t busy)
* Some items may take longer than one session to fix. If this happens you will need to take your item home at the end of the session and bring it back next session.
* If your item needs a part you will need to purchase the part and bring the item and the part to the next session.
VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS NEEDED, LOVED AND APPRECIATED
Positions available in the above areas and if you don’t have any repairing skills we always need help at check in/ check out, committee, fundraising, posters, advertising, social media.Low Waste Living: Why and How–
Low Waste Living: Why and How
Mundaring Wellness Centre16 Craig StMundaring,Discover Karla Hooper ~ Earth Girl’s number 1 lifestyle solution that helps return balance and respect to the Earth via everyday choices and actions.
Find out the many benefits of living a low waste lifestyle that can include saving money AND time (our most valuable resource), plus improve your health AND the environments… what’s not to love about that?!
Get inspired and empowered how to create a sustainable lifestyle that not only benefits us, but all future generations.The event includes a detailed presentation and demonstration of how to make your own beeswax wraps activity so you can leave with a skill that helps you make your very first change in the right direction.
Karla Hooper is driven by passion and enthusiasm for living a life that leaves as minimal impact on the Earth as possible. She lives a low waste lifestyle (successfully putting her rubbish and recycling bin out only once per year, if that!) and loves to make things from scratch.
Free event, but please reserve your place via the website
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Ecoburbia Healthy You Series
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Ecoburbia Healthy You Series
Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre555 Leach HwyWinthrop,This course will look at some of the ways we can keep ourselves healthy - both physically and emotionally and make our planet more sustainable at the same time.
The sessions will largely be led by participants' interest but could include:
living a simpler and more connected life,
why we buy the stuff we do,
exploring the key ways to be happier,
having a sustainable diet and;
ways to make positive changes in our lives.
If we are healthy and happy we are in a better position to make positive changes in the world - come and meet others and discover how!This is a series of 3 workshop sessions, running on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm at Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre.
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight MarketsPerth City Farm1 City Farm PlaceEast Perth,The Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets are on this December for four exciting nights!
There will be something for everyone, from finding the perfect gift from one of the local sustainable market stalls, enjoying delicious food from one of the food trucks, participating in one of the workshops and learn a new skill, or sitting back with a drink and listening to live music and carols.
The Festive Twilight Markets are also just off the Claisebrook light trail, so why not start your night here before checking out the Christmas lights?Entry is only a gold coin donation, with all proceeds going back to Perth City Farm.
The Festive Twilight Markets runs for four nights only: December 9, 10, 16 and 17, 4:00-8:00pmWorkshops for a Sustainable Christmas:
We will be having a series of hands-on express workshops where you will learn techniques to make your Christmas more sustainable, from gift making to healthy cooking techniques.
Cost: $9.00 each workshop4:15 - 4:45 pm
Gift making: candle and soaps Participants can create 1 soap and 1 candle using melt and pour technics.5:00 - 5:30 pm
Cooking: Christmas Bliss Balls Participants will create a gift bag of bliss balls which they can give away (or keep for themselves)5:45 - 6:15 pm
Cooking with PCF produce: Making Christmas salads
Participants will prepare a Christmas salad using fresh garden produce.6:30 - 7:00 pm
Gift making: macramé hanging succulent holder
Participants will create a hanging plant holder for a PCF succulent.7:15 - 7:45 pm
Gift making: Christmas collection - Mono printing
Participants will create a set of 3-5 Christmas cards using basic print-making techniques.Interested in having a stall? please send an email to markets@perthcityfarm.org.au
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets
Perth City Farm1 City Farm PlaceEast Perth,The Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets are on this December for four exciting nights!
There will be something for everyone, from finding the perfect gift from one of the local sustainable market stalls, enjoying delicious food from one of the food trucks, participating in one of the workshops and learn a new skill, or sitting back with a drink and listening to live music and carols.
The Festive Twilight Markets are also just off the Claisebrook light trail, so why not start your night here before checking out the Christmas lights?Entry is only a gold coin donation, with all proceeds going back to Perth City Farm.
The Festive Twilight Markets runs for four nights only: December 9, 10, 16 and 17, 4:00-8:00pmWorkshops for a Sustainable Christmas:
We will be having a series of hands-on express workshops where you will learn techniques to make your Christmas more sustainable, from gift making to healthy cooking techniques.
Cost: $9.00 each workshop4:15 - 4:45 pm
Gift making: candle and soaps Participants can create 1 soap and 1 candle using melt and pour technics.5:00 - 5:30 pm
Cooking: Christmas Bliss Balls Participants will create a gift bag of bliss balls which they can give away (or keep for themselves)5:45 - 6:15 pm
Cooking with PCF produce: Making Christmas salads
Participants will prepare a Christmas salad using fresh garden produce.6:30 - 7:00 pm
Gift making: macramé hanging succulent holder
Participants will create a hanging plant holder for a PCF succulent.7:15 - 7:45 pm
Gift making: Christmas collection - Mono printing
Participants will create a set of 3-5 Christmas cards using basic print-making techniques.Interested in having a stall? please send an email to markets@perthcityfarm.org.au
Building Sustainable Homes–
Building Sustainable Homes
Online EventPresenter of ABC TVs Gardening Australia, Josh Byrne will be talking about his new book The Sustainable House Handbook in this online event.
About this Event
Presenter of ABC TVs Gardening Australia, Josh Byrne will be talking about his new book The Sustainable House Handbook in this online event.The Sustainable House Handbook is your comprehensive guide to building an affordable, eco-friendly and energy- plus water-efficient green home for the future. In this book, sustainability expert and Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne takes readers through the process of planning a 10-Star rated high-performance home according to the Australian Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS), and outlines how it is possible to build with conventional materials, in an accessible and cost-effective way.
Josh shows how to create a family home that is comfortable year-round, without the need for air conditioning or additional heating, how to integrate solar power to cover household needs, and how to reduce water usage by integrating rainwater tanks and greywater recycling systems. He also discusses how to cleverly incorporate organic food production in the garden while maintaining a highly attractive space that improves health and wellbeing.
Well known for his role as a presenter on ABC’s Gardening Australia TV program, Josh Byrne is an environmental scientist with a national profile as a consultant, researcher and communicator in urban sustainability.
Josh is also an Adjunct Research Fellow with the School of Design and the Built Environment at Curtin University where his research interests span high-performance housing, water-sensitive design and sustainable urban development. In 2018, he was awarded the Planning Institutes of Australia WA Planning Champion Award for his contribution to planning and urban sustainability.
This event will be hosted through Zoom. Bookings are essential, and a link and instructions will be sent to you prior to the event. Download and install Zoom onto your device.
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Modern Cloth Nappy Workshop
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Modern Cloth Nappy Workshop
Henderson Environmental CentreGroat StNorth Beach,Join City of Stirling and Switch your thinking for this free, relaxed, family-friendly workshop, and learn about modern cloth nappies from birth to toilet training.
Presented by Kam Andrews - engineer, scientist and now “The Nappy Guru” through extensive research and practical experience with her youngest in cloth nappies from birth.
This is a great opportunity to:
Find out what you need to get started,
Touch and feel various styles and brands of cloth nappies
Practice fitting nappies on demo dolls
Learn how to effectively wash nappies and deal with poo
Talk to like-minded parents
Get support and tips if you are already using cloth nappies.
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets
Perth City Farm1 City Farm PlaceEast Perth,The Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets are on this December for four exciting nights!
There will be something for everyone, from finding the perfect gift from one of the local sustainable market stalls, enjoying delicious food from one of the food trucks, participating in one of the workshops and learn a new skill, or sitting back with a drink and listening to live music and carols.
The Festive Twilight Markets are also just off the Claisebrook light trail, so why not start your night here before checking out the Christmas lights?Entry is only a gold coin donation, with all proceeds going back to Perth City Farm.
The Festive Twilight Markets runs for four nights only: December 9, 10, 16 and 17, 4:00-8:00pmWorkshops for a Sustainable Christmas:
We will be having a series of hands-on express workshops where you will learn techniques to make your Christmas more sustainable, from gift making to healthy cooking techniques.
Cost: $9.00 each workshop4:15 - 4:45 pm
Gift making: candle and soaps Participants can create 1 soap and 1 candle using melt and pour technics.5:00 - 5:30 pm
Cooking: Christmas Bliss Balls Participants will create a gift bag of bliss balls which they can give away (or keep for themselves)5:45 - 6:15 pm
Cooking with PCF produce: Making Christmas salads
Participants will prepare a Christmas salad using fresh garden produce.6:30 - 7:00 pm
Gift making: macramé hanging succulent holder
Participants will create a hanging plant holder for a PCF succulent.7:15 - 7:45 pm
Gift making: Christmas collection - Mono printing
Participants will create a set of 3-5 Christmas cards using basic print-making techniques.Interested in having a stall? please send an email to markets@perthcityfarm.org.au
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets
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Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets
Perth City Farm1 City Farm PlaceEast Perth,The Perth City Farm Festive Twilight Markets are on this December for four exciting nights!
There will be something for everyone, from finding the perfect gift from one of the local sustainable market stalls, enjoying delicious food from one of the food trucks, participating in one of the workshops and learn a new skill, or sitting back with a drink and listening to live music and carols.
The Festive Twilight Markets are also just off the Claisebrook light trail, so why not start your night here before checking out the Christmas lights?Entry is only a gold coin donation, with all proceeds going back to Perth City Farm.
The Festive Twilight Markets runs for four nights only: December 9, 10, 16 and 17, 4:00-8:00pmWorkshops for a Sustainable Christmas:
We will be having a series of hands-on express workshops where you will learn techniques to make your Christmas more sustainable, from gift making to healthy cooking techniques.
Cost: $9.00 each workshop4:15 - 4:45 pm
Gift making: candle and soaps Participants can create 1 soap and 1 candle using melt and pour technics.5:00 - 5:30 pm
Cooking: Christmas Bliss Balls Participants will create a gift bag of bliss balls which they can give away (or keep for themselves)5:45 - 6:15 pm
Cooking with PCF produce: Making Christmas salads
Participants will prepare a Christmas salad using fresh garden produce.6:30 - 7:00 pm
Gift making: macramé hanging succulent holder
Participants will create a hanging plant holder for a PCF succulent.7:15 - 7:45 pm
Gift making: Christmas collection - Mono printing
Participants will create a set of 3-5 Christmas cards using basic print-making techniques.Interested in having a stall? please send an email to markets@perthcityfarm.org.au