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Djilba (First Spring)
Djilba is a transitional time of the year, with a mix of cold, clear days and warmer, rainy days. It is considered by Noongar people as the season of conception, or the growing season. Look out for masses of yellow and cream flowers appearing in the bush. This starts with the yellow flowering plants such as the Acacias, and then white flowers including the wannang or weeping peppermint. Visit the Kaartdijin Noongar website to learn more about Noongar knowledge, culture and history.
Source: Nyoongar Calendar, BOM
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Climate Clever Neighbourhoods Information Sessions
If you’re a resident in Ferndale or Wilson and you’re interested in saving money and living more sustainably, join us for an information session to learn about the Climate Clever Neighbourhoods project and what is involved. The next session will be held 6pm - 7pm, Tuesday 17 August. There will also be a coffee and chat drop-in session from 10.30am - 11.30am, Tuesday 10 August. Light refreshments will be provided at each session. Participants will go in a draw to win cool sustainable prizes!
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National Science Week
National Science Week runs from 14 - 22 August with lots of events running in Perth and online. The theme this year is 'Food for Thought' which explores the science of food and food innovations. Switch your thinking has workshops across Perth with a range of sustainable food science topics.
SCINEMA is a science film festival showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. Host a SCINEMA Community Screening during August in support of National Science Week!
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City's New Digital Waste Guide
The City of Canning has published its new waste guide, encouraging its residents to reduce, reuse and recycle when they can and dispose of their household waste responsibly – to divert as much waste from landfill as possible. The City has reduced the number of printed copies by more than two thirds as part of it's own commitments to sustainability and waste reduction. A digital copy of the guide is available online and residents can pick-up a hard copy at locations throughout the City, including CREEC.
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Biodiversity Awareness for Early Years
September is Biodiversity month and Little Green Steps is running a 'Biodiversity Awareness and Actions' workshop for early years educators on 23 September. Learn new ways to engage children in Canning community environmental projects and citizen science programs. Become ‘rewilders’ in day care, spy birds in early years backyards or care for creepy crawlies in Canning wetlands! Register here
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Canning Staff National Tree Day
On 16 July, City of Canning employees, including the entire executive team, participated in a Corporate National Tree Day at Elkhorn Street wide verge area, East Cannington. The City then called on the community to plant some native seedlings at Mary Mackillop and Russell Parks on 18 July (to mark National Tree Day which was officially on 1 August). Combined, these activities resulted in the planting of 2,200 native seedlings. The planting blitz was part of the City's program to increase urban canopy and biodiversity across public open spaces, streetscapes and residential areas.
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Keep Australia Beautiful Week
Keep Australia Beautiful Week is 16 - 22 August. It's a time to raise awareness about the simple things we can all do in our daily lives to reduce our impact on the environment.
Our beautiful country needs help to protect its biodiversity. Plastic that ends up in nature can take up to 500 years to decompose and can harm animals that ingest it. This year we're putting plastic in the spotlight as we try to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic to prevent it from becoming litter. Learn more
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Upcoming events and workshops
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Looking Thru The Lens Photo Competition
Open until 20 August
Are you 8 - 18 years old and living in the City of Canning? Take a photo in Canning that shows biodiversity and you could win some great prizes. Grab your phone or camera and show us what the natural environment means to you. Read more
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Resource Recovery Centre Tours
10 August and 20 October
Would you like to learn about how you can make a difference to the environment by placing your waste in the correct bin?
Come and see exactly what happens to your waste at the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council’s Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) in Canning Vale. Book here
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Our Park, Our Place: Native Bee Habitat Workshop
22 August
Join native bee ecologist Kit Prendergast ‘the Bee Babette’ to find out more about these curious creatures, what bees might be in your area and how we can help protect our pollinators. The presentation will be followed by a hands-on activity where you'll have the chance to learn how to create your own native bee hotel to take home and keep in your garden.
Register here
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AAEE Biennial Conference
28 - 30 September
Join the Australian Association for Environmental Education for the 21st Biennial Conference and 4th Research Symposium in Mandurah. 'Mandjoogoordap: Changing Tides' is a concept that aims to showcase examples of people coming together to create positive change through environmental education, along with innovative, practical and effective tools for change-making.
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Be a Rewild Pioneer
The ReWild Perth website is now available for you to start your at-home journey to biodiversity as we collectively try to Bring Nature Home. ReWild Perth has been created by Perth NRM to help people make gardening choices that support our natural environment. Try out the service before anyone else and if you spot a mistake, or something doesn't work, let Perth NRM know.
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Offset Your Carbon Footprint
Want to offset your carbon footprint but not sure how? Thanks to Carbon Positive Australia and their new online calculator, you can calculate your household’s carbon footprint and then offset your emissions by donating towards projects that restore degraded land and plant beautiful, biodiverse species!
Check it out
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