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WA Plastic Ban - Is Your Business Ready?
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WA Plastic Ban - Is Your Business Ready?
The 5 Four Store71 Old Perth RdBassendean,This exhibition will showcase proven initiatives to inspire businesses to transition to cost-effective & eco-friendly takeaway alternatives.
A state-wide phase out of certain single-use plastic or disposable items came into effect in December 2021. In response, the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) in collaboration with 5 member Councils – Town of Bassendean, Cities of Bayswater, Kalamunda and Swan and the Shire of Mundaring - are hosting an exhibition to inspire food service businesses across Perth to transition to cost effective eco-friendly replacements.
Local case studies with innovative yet simple to replicate initiatives have been selected to share their experience and knowledge. In addition, the following service providers will be available to answer all your questions about reusable networks, organics collection and how to implement sustainable food/waste practices:
- Donut Waste
- Go2Cup
- Our Kinds
- Renome
- Responsible Cafes
- WA Plastic FreeDiscount on selected services available to help businesses implement reusables. Available on a first-in-first serve basis - register for more information.
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Biodiversity matters: Western Australia’s people & nature influencing global decisions
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Biodiversity matters: Western Australia’s people & nature influencing global decisions
Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWASaw PromenadeCrawley,2022 Serventy Memorial Lecture with Dr Judith Fisher
Western Australia is known locally and internationally for its high levels of biodiversity, across the 26 bioregions, close to 1/3 of Australia’s lands. Not only does Western Australia have significant biodiversity, but significantly important relationships of Traditional Owners living in and maintaining these landscapes across 40,000+ years. Judy will share with you how the knowledge she has gained, and experiences over 30 years working with communities across many of WA’s natural habitats, are influencing international responses to solutions to prevent biodiversity loss and advance relationships of people with nature. We work to bring change locally and globally to enable the planet and its’ people to respond to changing climates while providing healthy biodiverse landscapes for the future.
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Get the Facts: All about Trees in the City of South Perth
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Get the Facts: All about Trees in the City of South Perth
Manning Community Centre2 Conochie CrsManning,The City of South Perth has a huge range of mature street trees including Jacarandas, Camphor Laurels, Cork Oaks, Lemon Scented Gums and Norfolk Pines. Join tree specialist and streetscape supervisor; John Murray, to find out how the city keeps the trees healthy and safe. John believes "trees are not just for the bush!"
The talk will include information on
- the importance of the urban forest
- endemic trees vs imports from other countries
- cooling
- property value
- oxygen the whole life a tree brings
- what the average person on the street can do to have an impact of greening the environmentJohn will take questions about trees in general but is unable to answer questions in relation to specific trees.
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Hasluck Candidates Forum
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Hasluck Candidates Forum
Online EventWe know that Western Australians want bold action on climate. But with the 2022 Federal Election just around the corner, do you know how the parties and your local candidates stack up on climate action?
Come along and hear direct from candidates in the Hasluck Electorate presenting their party's plans to take action on climate change at our online webinar and Q&A forum on Wednesday 27 April 2022.
This event is proudly hosted by the Conservation Council of WA, Climate Action Now, Perth Hills Climate Change Interest Group (PHCCIG) and Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC).
Climate Action Now (CAN) is a national initiative by a number of climate organisations, including the Climate Action Network Australia (CANA) and the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). Its aim is simple - to show decision makers that more and more people in Australia support more ambitious climate action.
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Reflect: Heritage Trees & IntraMaps
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Reflect: Heritage Trees & IntraMaps
Old MillMelville PlaceSouth Perth,As part of the WA Tree Festival, Anthony Styan will walk us through how to use the online public maps system IntraMaps to find Heritage Trees in the City of South Perth. He will share some fascinating and funny stories about the history of Heritage Trees from Salter Point to South Perth, Kensington to Karawara.
ReLeaf Melville Tree Planting programs information session–
ReLeaf Melville Tree Planting programs information session
AH Bracks Library431 Canning HwyMelville,This information session aims to inform residents about the objectives of the the ReLeaf Melville tree planting programs. The Tree Succession program aims to plan for the replacement of trees that have been identified as going into decline . The Expansion program aims to plant trees in vacant verges and other public land to increase our overall canopy coverage
We are increasing tree planting on public land to help build climate change resilience within our community. Increasing trees on verges and public spaces is the most viable known way that we can reduce urban heating now and into the future