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Compost, Worm Farm & Bokashi Workshop
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Compost, Worm Farm & Bokashi Workshop
Earthwise Subiaco315 Bagot StSubiaco,Want to manage your food waste at home and nourish your garden at the same time? Learn how to make the most of those food scraps while trimming your bin!
Join WMRC Waste Educators and compost guru Peg, from Lessen with Peg for this Compost & Worm Farm Workshop. We'll go through different solutions for managing organic waste at home, show you how to set up a low-cost system for yourself, and take a tour of the Earthwise Community Garden.
Attend this workshop to find out how you can receive $50 toward the purchase of a compost bin, worm farm or bokashi bin. This is a limited offer for WMRC Member Councils and Town of Cambridge residents only. Ts & Cs apply.
Bookings are essential for this event! A light morning tea provided following the workshop. Register through Eventbrite. Costs $5 + booking fee. If the ticket cost is a barrier to coming to this event please call on 9384 6711 and we are happy to assist.
For ticket purposes, Member Council residents include: Cottesloe, Claremont, Mosman Park, Peppermint Grove, and Subiaco. Cambridge and other council residents please book a non-member council general admission ticket.
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Repair Café Bassendean
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Repair Café Bassendean
Bassendean Youth ServicesGuildford RdBassendean,Come along and have your items repaired by skilled volunteers. If you can carry it we’ll try to fix it.
* Electrical station closes early so be sure to be there at start of session.
* Café open for tea/coffee, toasties, muffins
* Session starts at 9:30am. Please line up outside if you arrive early.
* you must wait while your item is being repaired, unless advised by your repairer.
* only 1 item per station at a time - you can then line up again.
* Garage Sale table to raise funds.
* Our service is FREE but $$ donations very appreciated.
* We are all volunteers. Please be patient & respectful.
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Reducing Food Waste with Lindsay Miles
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Reducing Food Waste with Lindsay Miles
Harvest Lakes Community Centre62 Aurora DveAtwell,Did you know that almost 40% of the average household bin is food waste? Want to reduce waste in your kitchen? Learn some tried and tested truths from waste guru Lindsay Miles.
This starts with the way we shop and the things we buy, how we store food at home and what we do with food scaps. We will cover the many ways to use less plastic packaging, lower our carbon footprint and reduce food waste while still eating good food!
You will leave with practical tips and plenty of ideas for making simple changes to begin the less waste way of life. You'll have a better understanding of our food system and our part in it.
Tickets $5
Cloth Nappy Workshop - with Kam the cloth nappy Guru!–
Cloth Nappy Workshop - with Kam the cloth nappy Guru!
City of Vincent Leederville Library99 Loftus StLeederville,Did you know a baby will go through between 4,000 and 6,000 nappies before they are toilet trained? Deposable nappies cost around $3,000 for just one child while Modern cloth nappies are significantly cheaper and can be used for multiple children.
If you are an eco-conscious parent or wish to save money, modern cloth nappies might be for you. 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 Switch Your Thinking’s free, relaxed, family-friendly workshop, and learn about modern cloth nappies from birth to toilet training.
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.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
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 to get your personal link to attend ☝️🎟️ ☝️
Doubleview Repair Cafe–
Doubleview Repair CafeDoubleview HouseCnr of Hancock St and Scarborough Beach RdDoubleview,Don't throw them in the bin - bring your broken household items along to the community-run Doubleview Repair Cafe where skilled volunteers will do their best to fix them up and give them a new lease of life. Limit of 2 items per person.
Interested in becoming a volunteer repairer? Please get in touch.
Composting, Bokashi and Your Garden with Amy Warne–
Composting, Bokashi and Your Garden with Amy Warne
Harvest Lakes Community Centre62 Aurora DveAtwell,Do you want to compost like a pro and make your own fertiliser? Join Amy Warne, an avid gardener and compost guru.
Bokashi composting is a process of fermentation that quickly and easily converts food waste into highly productive compost. It is rapidly becoming many gardeners favoured approach to building healthy and productive soils.
You will learn about all the different ways to compost your food waste and other organics, as well as shown a hands-on demonstration.
Tickets $5
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Tour of Richgro Bioenergy Plant
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Tour of Richgro Bioenergy Plant
City of Cockburn Administration Building9 Coleville CrescentSpearwood,Ever wondered how food waste can be used to generate electric? Join us on the Richgro Bioenergy Plant Tour to find out how!
You will learn about the science of an anaerobic digester and how it generates electricity via methane capture from food waste.
This 'mechanical stomach' turns food waste into enough energy to power 30,000 homes! Food waste from some of Cockburn's businesses is being sent here rather than landfill, preventing greenhouse gas emissions and creating green energy.
Meet at the Administration Centre carpark and our bus will take you to Richgro's site in Jandakot.
Registration essential.
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Plastic Free July Beach Clean-up & Morning Tea
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Plastic Free July Beach Clean-up & Morning Tea
North Cottesloe SLSC151 Marine TceCottesloe,Join Keep Australia Beautiful Council, Town of Cottesloe, Western Metropolitan Regional Council, and North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club to help us clean up the beach this Plastic Free July 🌞🌊🙌. Plastic Free July is a global effort where communities are choosing to refuse single-use plastics to create a world without plastic waste 🤚😎☕.
Register to attend through the Keep Australia Beautiful website linked above/below for catering purposes and to be covered by KABC insurance on the day.
We’re calling on the community to help us remove plastic, rubbish, and waste from our beach and sort and register what we find with the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) database 🗑💻.
Plastic Free July founder Rebecca Prince-Ruiz will officially open the event, and the beach clean-up will follow with a plastic-free morning tea and conversations about solutions 👩🍰🌱.
With your support and efforts, we will protect our beautiful coastline, marine life and keep our communities happy and healthy 🌏💚🙌.
9:30am - Official opening of Plastic Free July Beach Clean-up & Morning Tea event by PFJ founder Rebecca Prince-Ruiz
9:45 to 10:30 - Beach Clean-up
10:30 to 11am - Plastic Free July Morning Tea with delicious muffins from Daisies, fresh fruit platter and tasty plunger coffee from Community Coffee Co. Gluten free and vegan catering also provided. Please bring your own water bottle and keep cup.
Register to attend for catering purposes and to be covered by KABC insurance on the day.
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Get to Know FOGO Webinar
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Get to Know FOGO Webinar
Online EventJoin us to learn what happens to the contents of your FOGO bin once it leaves the kerb and where you can source FOGO derived products.
In celebration of National Science Week (14-22 August), Recycle Right is hosting a free Webinar focusing on the 3-bin FOGO system, composting process and circular economy.
Special guest speakers include Tim Youe (CEO, Southern Metropolitan Regional Council), Paul Curtis (Director, Purearth) and Donavon Farrell (Director, GO Organics WA).
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Reducing Food Waste with Lindsay Miles
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Reducing Food Waste with Lindsay Miles
Harvest Lakes Community Centre62 Aurora DveAtwell,Did you know that almost 40% of the average household bin is food waste? Want to reduce waste in your kitchen? Learn some tried and tested truths from waste guru Lindsay Miles.
This starts with the way we shop and the things we buy, how we store food at home and what we do with food scaps. We will cover the many ways to use less plastic packaging, lower our carbon footprint and reduce food waste while still eating good food!
You will leave with practical tips and plenty of ideas for making simple changes to begin the less waste way of life. You'll have a better understanding of our food system and our part in it.
Tickets $5
All Things Recycled Winter Clothing Market 2021–
All Things Recycled Winter Clothing Market 2021
Kalamunda Agricultural Hall48 Canning RdKalamunda,Thanks for your support: We will have 35 sellers with Quality recycled gear. AND it will be another great friendly and successful market.
Preloved, mixed with Vintage, designer and handmade. There is always an amazing range including plus sizes and men’s items in the mix too. Come along and save on some fab Winter warmers.
Our lovely hostess 'Jane of the Wild urban wardrobe' will be doing her 'Peacock parading about thang' on-stage, all pre-loved and dressed-up. Spot her from 11am -12.
BUYERS entry $3 cash at the door (kids free). No tickets needed.
Composting, Bokashi and Your Garden with Amy Warne–
Composting, Bokashi and Your Garden with Amy Warne
Harvest Lakes Community Centre62 Aurora DveAtwell,Do you want to compost like a pro and make your own fertiliser? Join Amy Warne, an avid gardener and compost guru.
Bokashi composting is a process of fermentation that quickly and easily converts food waste into highly productive compost. It is rapidly becoming many gardeners favoured approach to building healthy and productive soils.
You will learn about all the different ways to compost your food waste and other organics, as well as shown a hands-on demonstration.
Tickets $5
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Cloth Nappy Workshop
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Cloth Nappy Workshop
Fremantle PCYC2/34 Paget St, Hilton WA 6163Perth,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.
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City of Wanneroo Waste Education Expo
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City of Wanneroo Waste Education Expo
Wanneroo Library3 Rocca WayWanneroo,The City is excited to officially launch its innovative 'WasteSorted – Talking My Language' learning resource. Designed to support waste sorting behaviours and language development, this unique multilingual learning resource is adaptable to all-age learning.
Come have a chat with our friendly waste education officers about the new Three Bin System and other waste education opportunities available for City of Wanneroo residents. Also find out about the various waste education providers that can support a wide range of learning session on the environment, sustainability and other waste related topics.
Free event. Limited places available, please register your attendance.