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Events in January 2022
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Lets Talk Rubbish!
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Lets Talk Rubbish!
Bill Hicks HallCnr Portwine Ave & Plaistowe BlvdByford,Waste comes at a cost to our community, our environment and ourselves. Learn about the extent and impact of waste in Serpentine Jarrahdale and simple ways to reduce waste at home.
Topics covered in this presentation:
What happens to waste in SJ?
What will be happening in the future?
Recycling Right
Contamination. What is it?
Packaging. How do I avoid that?
How can I reduce waste?
Where do I start? - -
Gardening in Small Spaces @ Clarkson Library
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Gardening in Small Spaces @ Clarkson Library
Clarkson Library27 Ocean Keys BlvdClarkson,Our free Sustainability Series aims to engage and encourage our community members to learn about and commit to sustainability in our everyday lives.
How can we best use the spaces we have, from a window sill to a small courtyard?
It is all possible, we can do a lot with small spaces! Plus we don’t need to spend big money so we use what we’ve got or can find easily. Come and share your ideas and hear some new ones.
In this Lessen with Peg she will show you how to make use of cheap options to use in all spaces and situations.
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Reducing Kitchen Waste-Throw Away Less
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Reducing Kitchen Waste-Throw Away Less
Bill Hicks HallCnr Portwine Ave & Plaistowe BlvdByford,Food Waste is a global challenge that has environmental, economic and social impacts. Each year in Australia we waste around 7.6 million tonnes which is equivalent to 312kg PER PERSON! This waste is estimated to cost the Australia economy $20 billion
In 2017 the Australian government set a target to halve food waste by 2030
Let me show you how you can play a role at home to help meet this target.
Topics covered in this presentation:
Buying Food
Growing Food
Storing Food
Cooking with Scraps
Composting food waste - -
Thinking Green: Less stuff - Sustainable decluttering (Midland)
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Thinking Green: Less stuff - Sustainable decluttering (Midland)
Old Midland Courthouse49 Helena StMidland,Join Lindsay Miles from Treading My Own Path to delve into the realm of “stuff” – why we have too much of it, and the benefits of less.
We’ll dispel the common myths about decluttering, along with the common excuses that hold people back, and discover that decluttering (when done right) can be good for the planet. We’ll explore local options for donating items, the second-hand economy and community reuse initiatives, letting items go responsibly and avoiding landfill. We’ll cover how to make better choices in future to keep our stuff at bay.
Please book in as spaces are limited.
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Square Foot Gardening with Slice Of Eden
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Square Foot Gardening with Slice Of Eden
11 Strelitz ViewBeeliar,Have you ever looked at pinterest or Facebook posts o people growing amazing looking veggies in their backyards and want to do it yourself?
If you have no idea how and want an easy way to get started, Square Foot Gardening will turn you from novice to Green Thumb in no time.
Square Foot Gardening is the perfect way to start growing veggies even if you have zero experience.
Let Slice Of Eden give you the knowledge to get started growing your own.
Tickets $55
Introduction to Wicking Beds with Slice Of Eden–
Introduction to Wicking Beds with Slice Of Eden
11 Strelitz ViewBeeliar,Sick and tired not seeming to be able to water your veggies enough in Perth's hot dry summers no matter how much water you put on them? Sick of them drying out and dying when they should be thriving at that time of year?
Wicking beds can be a great way to help in Perth, especially during the dry hot summers, let us show you how to set up a wicking bed for various different sizes and applications, regardless if you are in a rental with a courtyard or have ample room to play with.
Tickets $55
Introduction to Worm Farms and Composting with Slice Of Eden–
Introduction to Worm Farms and Composting with Slice Of Eden
11 Strelitz ViewBeeliar,Join us for our informative and practical workshop to get you making compost like a pro or running your worm farm to process your own kitchen scraps into rich homemade fertiliser that will have your home grown veggies jumping out of the ground to feed you and your family the tastiest and freshest vegetables you have ever eaten.
Introduction to Seed Saving with Slice Of Eden–
Introduction to Seed Saving with Slice Of Eden
11 Strelitz ViewBeeliar,Come along to our informative Introduction to Seed Saving workshop and let us get you started on your seed saving journey.
Did you know that saving your own seeds can help your veggies become better adapted for your location as well as saving you money and being great fun?
Tickets $55
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Living Smart (4 week workshop series)
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Living Smart (4 week workshop series)
Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre555 Leach HwyWinthrop,Have you wondered how you can make your life more sustainable? Do you want to respond positively to issues like climate change? Do you want to meet people who care about the earth like you do?
Then Living Smart is for you!
This 4 week Living Smart course (plus an additional field trip) will inspire you to make sustainable changes in your own home with your family. The course is designed with the needs of participants in mind and includes topics such as Waste, Water, Power, Transport, Community, Gardening . . . and more.
This course will be facilitated by the team from Ecoburbia - Shani Graham and Tim Darby, the most experienced Living Smart facilitators in Australia.
Each session will run at Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre from 6.00pm to 8.30pm on the following dates. (Please note the time and date for the field trip is to be advised.)
Tuesday, 25 January
Tuesday, 1 February
Tuesday, 8 February
Tuesday, 15 FebruaryTickets $40
Living Smart (4 week workshop series)–
Living Smart (4 week workshop series)
Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre555 Leach HwyWinthrop,Have you wondered how you can make your life more sustainable? Do you want to respond positively to issues like climate change? Do you want to meet people who care about the earth like you do?
Then Living Smart is for you!
This 4 week Living Smart course (plus an additional field trip) will inspire you to make sustainable changes in your own home with your family. The course is designed with the needs of participants in mind and includes topics such as Waste, Water, Power, Transport, Community, Gardening . . . and more.
This course will be facilitated by the team from Ecoburbia - Shani Graham and Tim Darby, the most experienced Living Smart facilitators in Australia.
Each session will run at Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre from 6.00pm to 8.30pm on the following dates. (Please note the time and date for the field trip is to be advised.)
Tuesday, 25 January
Tuesday, 1 February
Tuesday, 8 February
Tuesday, 15 FebruaryTickets $40
Lets Talk Rubbish!–
Lets Talk Rubbish!
Serpentine Jarrahdale Community Resource Centre2 Paterson StMundijong,Waste comes at a cost to our community, our environment and ourselves. Learn about the extent and impact of waste in Serpentine Jarrahdale and simple ways to reduce waste at home.
Topics covered in this presentation:
What happens to waste in SJ?
What will be happening in the future?
Recycling Right
Contamination. What is it?
Packaging. How do I avoid that?
How can I reduce waste?
Where do I start? - -
Composting Workshop
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Composting Workshop
Darius Wells Library & Resource CentreChisham Ave & Robbos WayKwinana,Organic kitchen waste and garden waste are a large percentage of what households throw into the general waste bin.
Come and learn with Peg Davies how these simple and free raw materials can be made into compost to feed the garden and help the environment.
Compost is great for recycling food waste, improving the condition of your soil, increasing water retention and fertilising plants. Good compost is full of nutrients and organic matter.
During this workshop you will learn what ingredients to use in your batch and in what ratios. You will see real compost in action and find out what to do day by day to get your compost really cranking.
After completing the workshop, buy twin compost bins and receive a $60 rebate upon proof of purchase and residence (attendance of workshop is required to be eligible for the rebate)
*The rebate only applies to City of Kwinana residents.