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Streets for People - Feedback Invited
Streets for People creates streets that are safe, practical and inviting for those who live, work, study or play in a local area.
This February, Council is seeking feedback for the second phase of community engagement for two Streets for People Projects.
1. Preston (West) Activity Link
To view the draft concept designs, read the Phase 1 Engagement Summary, ask question or find additional information, please visit the Your Say page. You can also drop into our community engagement pop-up session.
Feedback is open from Friday 31st January to Sunday 16 February 2020, through an online survey at yoursaydarebin.com.au/prestonactivitylink.
2. Croxton West Place-Making
This project brings together two Streets for People routes in a precinct that accommodates high levels of walking and cycling activity by people of all ages and abilities.
You can view the draft concept designs, read the Phase 1 Engagement Summary, and also ask a question on the Your Say page, or drop in to our community engagement pop-up session. Visit the Your Say page for more information.
Feedback is open from Friday 31st January to Sunday 16 February 2020, through an online survey at yoursaydarebin.com.au/croxtonwestplacemaking.
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Community Climate Action Seminar Series and Launch Party
Newlands Parents for Climate Action and Neighbours United for Climate Action invite everyone to the launch of their 2020 Community Climate Action seminar series.
At the launch party, Darebin Mayor Susan Rennie and Cr Jess Dorney from Moreland City Council will together cut a celebratory community cake.
The workshops run from Feb to June on Saturday afternoons. They are tied together by empowering the community and providing hope through action in a time of ecological crisis and climate emergency.
February workshops and details:
• Saturday 8 Feb 2pm – 4pm – Launch Party!
• Saturday 22 Feb 11.45am – 1.30pm – Meet the School Strikers – Students Strike 4 Climate (NB time change allows people to go to the Climate Crisis rally afterwards as part of a contingent, if you wish to join in).
Workshop Location
Newlands Neighbourhood House
20 Murray Road, Coburg North
Children are welcome. Afternoon tea provided. Gold coin donation. The full program and more information is available on the Community Climate Action Series Facebook page.
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Moon Rabbit Bulk Foods Launch Party
Darebin's award-winning low-waste cafe, Moon Rabbit, is launching a Bulk Foods Collective and is celebrating with a zero-waste party, free babyccinos and a day full of activities including kid’s clothing swap and a fundraising raffle for the CFA.
Moon Rabbit’s Bulk Foods Collective will offer affordable, everyday pantry items in bulk – so we can all do our bit to achieve a plastic-free Darebin and create a more sustainable community.
Saturday 22 February
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Moon Rabbit
218 High Street
Preston, VIC 3072
For more information, visit this link.
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Backyard Harvest Festival 14 – 29 March, 2020
The Backyard Harvest Festival celebrates the abundance of fresh and health food that is grown right here in Darebin. And it’s back this March 14 -29, as part of Darebin’s FUSE festival.
The program includes guided backyard tours, open gardens and workshops. Topics include keeping backyard chooks, quails, organic pest management, permaculture, aquaponics, composting and fruit tree maintenance.
Family workshops encourage kids to grow their own veggies. Learn all about bees and biodiversity - you can even make and take home a bee hotel.
Tours and workshops run from one to two hours.
Ticket prices for single events are $12 ($6 concession) or take advantage of our $8 ticket ($4 concession) offer when you buy tickets to three or more events in the one transaction. Children under 16 are free.
For the full Backyard Harvest Festival program and information, and to buy tickets, visit fusedarebin.com.au/
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Become an everyday rider
Is lack of confidence stopping you from being an everyday bike rider?
We’re running a series of low-cost bike skills workshops to help you reach your riding goals this autumn.
We also offer year-round one-on-one bike coaching for those who’d like to improve their basic riding skills or even learn to ride from scratch.
Visit our Eventbrite booking page for further information and to sign up.
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Step Up to Clean Up this Clean Up Australia Day
We’re calling for all hands on deck to dust off a pair of gloves and get amongst the action for Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 1 March. Each year community volunteers are come out in huge numbers to clean up some of our most beloved places including Edwardes Lake, Darebin Creek, Merri Creek, local parks, bushland reserves and community centre surrounds.
There are many ways you can be involved in this exciting day of local action.
• Register your own clean-up site or volunteer at an existing clean-up site in Darebin. See here to create your own event or register as a volunteer at www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au
• Bring your family, friends and fur babies to Council’s clean-up event at Edwardes Lake Park, Reservoir from 10-12.30pm Sunday 1 March 2020. Meet at the BBQ area off Griffith Street, Reservoir. Bring gloves if you have them, other equipment will be provided.
• Join Friends of Darebin Creek and Darebin Creek Sweepers for clean-ups in a variety of places along Darebin Creek. Times mostly 10am – 12 noon but do check each link below for details and to sign up. You can also turn up on the day.
Kingsbury Bowls Club, Kingsbury
Rathcown Road Bridge, Reservoir
Norris Bank Reserve, Bundoora
Samuel Court, Bundoora (Thursday 27th February, 5pm-7pm, organised by local residents)
Greenhills Road, Bundoora
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Darebin Council calls for an end to logging in Melbourne’s catchments
Darebin Council has called upon the State Government for an end to logging in Melbourne’s water catchments and an immediate moratorium on all native forest logging following the catastrophic bushfires.
The motion, passed on Monday 3 February noted that if a catastrophic fire burnt out the remainder of Melbourne’s water supply catchments it could severely compromise water quantity, quality and cost for 5 million Melburnians.
Council is calling for:
a. An immediate end to logging in Melbourne’s water supply catchments with a view to mitigating these risks
b. A moratorium on all other native forest logging, including salvage logging operations in burnt forests, until the biodiversity impacts of this season’s catastrophic fires have been assessed
c. In addition to the already announced $120 million forestry plantation transition package, development of an additional regional public sector jobs transition plan for forestry workers to retrain and be employed in emergency services, paid firefighting roles and other roles within the state government’s land management workforce.
Darebin residents can voice your concerns about continued logging in Melbourne’s water catchments. Write to the Premier Daniel Andrews and your local MP.
An end to logging activities will help protect our water catchments, protect biodiversity and contribute to reducing the impacts of climate change.
For more information email climateemergency@darebin.vic.gov.au
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