Events in July 2021

• July 13, 2021 - Garden Guru Workshop
  Garden Guru Workshop

  12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

  Garden Guru Workshop

  Hilton Community Centre

  34 Paget St

  Hilton,

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  Freo Toy Library presents a free Garden Guru workshop for children aged 7-12. Working in groups you will be part of creating a garden structure!

  A REmida classic and one of the most popular workshops, make a scarecrow for our outside garden area.

  The teams will be divided into groups of four with parent helpers.

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• July 17, 2021 - Plastic-Free Afternoon Tea
  Plastic-Free Afternoon Tea

  2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

  Plastic-Free Afternoon Tea

  Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre

  555 Leach Hwy

  Winthrop,

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  Plastic Free July is a reminder to us all to reflect on our role in plastic pollution and consider how we can be part of a solution. Join us for a Plastic Free Afternoon Tea to meet like-minded people, enjoy good food and learn from an inspiring guest speaker! Peg Davies will discuss living lightly and facilitate a DIY workshop making simple products from materials you can find in your kitchen cupboards.

  This event is aimed at adults however children 8+ also welcome. Tickets $8

  Please bring both of the following :
  - At least one small jar wide enough to put your hand in and reach the bottom, and
  - An old mug or cup (chipped or with no handle even better).

  If you have any dietary requirements please email environmental.education@melville.wa.gov.au before the 13th of July.

  To learn more about Plastic Free July, visit https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/

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• July 18, 2021 - Millennium Kids Lab - Wetland Warriors
  Millennium Kids Lab - Wetland Warriors

  10:00 am – 4:00 pm

  Millennium Kids Lab - Wetland Warriors

  Sir James Mitchell Park

  Douglas Ave & Coode St

  South Perth,

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  We look forward to joining our friends at Sir James Mitchell Park, off Douglas Ave, South Perth on Sunday July 18th from 10.00am to 4.00pm for fun times in the park with our families.

  Planting at Lake Tonduit
  Nature journalling and art fun
  Bird survey and other things with wings
  Family picnic
  Stories of tales time past

  What to bring:
  - a picnic lunch and a rug to sit on
  - binoculars - we have some, too!
  - wellington boots for the soggy bits.
  - a raincoat if the weather looks cloudy.

  Please email catrina@millenniumkids.com.au for more information.

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• July 20, 2021 - Plastic Free July Cloth Nappy Workshop
  Plastic Free July Cloth Nappy Workshop

  6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

  Plastic Free July Cloth Nappy Workshop

  Online Event

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  Gone are the days of pins, soaking or bleaching! Modern cloth nappies are shaped, fitted, washable and reusable. Discover modern cloth nappies and tips on how to make using them easy!
  Join Kam Andrews, “The Nappy Guru” for a cloth nappy workshop to learn about using and maintaining cloth nappies. Kam will demonstrate different cloth nappies available and explain the benefits of each.
  This event is for residents living in the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council catchment area only - City of Melville, City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle. The workshops cover modern cloth nappies for babies, toddlers, children and adults – people of all ages are welcome.

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• July 21, 2021 - Permaculture Design Course
  Permaculture Design Course

  9:00 am – 5:00 pm

  Permaculture Design Course

  Candlelight farm , Mundaring

  4110 Phillips Rd

  Mundaring 6073,

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  Permaculture Design Course (PDC) one day a week course (Wednesdays) for 10 weeks. Commencing 21 JULY 2021 and finishing 22 September (9 am-5 pm). The course includes 72 hours of tuition, morning and afternoon tea, our course booklet and all tours.

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• July 28, 2021 - Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps
  Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps

  9:00 am – 10:00 am

  Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps

  Cockburn Seniors Centre

  9 Coleville Crescent

  Spearwood,

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  Learn how to make beautiful, reusable and natural food wraps in this workshop with the City's Waste Education Team.

  Beeswax wraps are a fun, natural, compostable and a safe alternative to plastic cling wrap.
  Each participant will come away with two beeswax wraps and the skills to make plenty more.

  This crafty workshop is suitable for teens and adults.
  BYO 100% cotton fabric (0.5m) to use on the day. Everything else will be provided.

  Tickets $5

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• July 31, 2021 - Cockatoo Kids Club
  Cockatoo Kids Club

  2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

  Cockatoo Kids Club

  The Wetlands Centre

  184 Hope Rd

  Bibra Lake,

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  Western Australia is home to three species of black cockatoos, the Carnaby’s, Baudin’s and Forest Redtailed Black Cockatoo. Not long ago, these magnificent birds filled the skies. Sadly, mainly due to habitat loss, they are now under threat of extinction and desperately need our help.

  These school holidays join Rex the Carnaby's Black Cockatoo and the team from Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre to learn all about our endangered friends. Discover where they live, what they do all day, why they are so important to our natural environment and how you can help protect them.

  This event is open to members and non-members.
  Free for Cockatoo Kids Club members, $15 for non-members

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