May - June 2021
Our Clean and Green E-newsletter is the best way to keep up-to-date on the latest environmental and sustainability news, events and initiatives in our community. Learn how we can make our City cleaner and greener and make sure you share this email with your friends!
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At CBCity we love our rivers! They’re an integral part of our city providing important habitat for plants and animals – and for humans to enjoy too!
Join the Riverside Scavenge event this coming Saturday 1 May at Rosedale Reserve, Croydon Park and help add to our tally of river rubbish removed at community events this year:
- 4,400kg removed from the Cooks and Georges rivers through our Ocean Crusaders partnership
- 150 volunteers pulled out 700kg of rubbish at the Cooks River Paddle Against Plastic
- 86 volunteers collected 267kg of rubbish at the Georges River Paddle Against Plastic
Thanks to everyone involved in these clean ups with a special thank you to our various event partners the Georges Riverkeeper, the River Canoe Club and Seaside Scavenge.
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We’ve all heard the saying “it’s easier to put on clothes to get warm than it is to dress down to cool down”, but despite this we still end up spending significant amounts on energy bills to keep our homes warm in winter.
A combination of rising energy prices and spending more time inside during cold days and nights often means that keeping your home warm can lead to huge electricity bills. That’s why heating your home efficiently is so important. Now is the time to prepare your home for the upcoming winter months.
Top tips to maximise efficient heating in your home are:
- Sealing all the draughty gaps around your home, to stop cold air leaking in and warm air leaking out
- Ensuring windows have coverings such as curtains and pelmets to stop the cold glass radiating into the home
- Having your ceiling insulation checked for gaps and correct thickness
- Arrange a maintenance check for your air-conditioner or heater and clean the filters, to ensure it’s working at its optimal level
- Make sure you are heating to 18-20 degrees for a comfortable temperature that won’t require as much energy. Each degree higher corresponds to about a 10% increase in running cost!
For independent and personalised advice on preparing your home for the winter months, contact the energy advisors at CBCity community energy advice service where you can get a free 20 minute energy consultation.
Delivered through the Australian Energy Foundation, they can identify warming solutions for your home and if requested, can also arrange an obligation free quote for draught proofing, window films, insulation and reverse cycle air-conditioners. Visit aef.com.au or call 1300 23 68 55.
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Community Battery for Mount Lewis
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A community solar battery was unveiled last week in Mount Lewis. This is one of three community batteries installed as part of a trial being run by Ausgrid. The battery will allow residents to store their excess solar power and draw power from the battery as required.
This will provide savings on energy costs (between $50 and $250 a year) and allow more renewable energy into the grid. The battery allows multiple households in the area to share a storage system for the excess energy generated by solar panels.
The location was chosen due to the high percentage of houses in the area with solar. Since 2013 there has been a 71% increase in solar install in the city, with over 11,750 PV installs in the 19-20 financial year.
If you're thinking of getting solar and need help with where to start click here.
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International Compost Awareness Week
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International Compost Awareness Week Australia (ICAW) is Sunday 2 May - Saturday 8 May. You can reduce your waste by up to half by composting or worm farming. It's easy, fun and a great way of making free natural fertiliser for your plants!
In celebration of ICAW join expert horticulturist Toni Salter, also known as The Veggie Lady and gain the knowledge and skills to help you:
1. Begin composting at home confidently
2. Solve any issues with your compost bin
3. Answer all of your composting queries during a Panel Q&A
When: Tue, 4 May 2021, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Click here for registration
You can also join the Sharewaste community. Sharewaste is a platform that connects people who want to recycle their kitchen food scraps within their neighbourhood. If you have a compost bin, worms or chickens you can become a host and receive more food scraps. If you don't have a compost bin yet you can become a donor. You can divert your waste from landfill whilst getting to know the people around you.
For more information visit cb.city/sharewaste
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The City of Canterbury-Bankstown and Cooks River Alliance have been awarded a grant for over to $550,000 through the 2020-2021 Coastal and Estuary Grants Program to complete the remaining planning stages of the Cooks River Catchment Coastal Management Program (CMP). Bringing together over 35 organisations from across the catchment to develop a long-term strategy with actions to improve the health of the river using the CM Act.
Once certified by the Minister in 2024,the Cooks River Catchment CMP will embody a legislatively backed program of works and strategies that ensure the long-term health and overall resilience of the catchment.
Visit https://cooksriver.org.au/cmp or find out more.
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Book your bulky waste clean up online
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Book your FREE Bulky Waste Clean Up online at cb.city/cleanup
Add your reference number or sticker so it is clearly marked, stack household items neatly and put it out the day before to avoid people adding to your pile. Check to see which items are accepted at cb.city/cleanup
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Riverside Scavenge Cooks River
Cooks Riverside Scavenge event is coming up this Saturday 1 May. Get involved with the trash trading action at Rosedale Reserve from 9am-1pm. Your litter will buy you pre-loved clothes, books and more.
Register here
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Composting made easy
Join expert horticulturist Toni Salter, also known as The Veggie Lady and gain the knowledge and skills to help you:
1. Begin composting at home confidently
2. Solve any issues with your compost bin
3. Answer all of your composting queries during a Panel Q&A
Tue, 4 May, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Register here
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Home Rainwater tanks 101 Worksop
All the essential knowledge required to design and manage your own rainwater harvesting system at home
Sat, 8 May, 9:30am - 12:00pm at Ashbury Community Garden.
Register here
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Introduction to solar and batteries
Want to save money and help the environment? Go solar! Join our FREE information session to find out whether solar and batteries are right for your home
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 6.30-8 pm.
Register here
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World Environment Day - 5 June
World environment day celebrates positive environmental action on June 5th every year. Be on the lookout for events happening around the city this world environment day including tree planting, and an environmental afternoon at Bankstown Arts Centre. More information to follow shortly.
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Bower online workshops
Together with The Bower we are hosting a series of online workshops to help you reuse and repair different household items. For more information visit cb.city/bower
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What’s new in CBCity
Keep Connected with our FREE community newsletter. This edition features a new vision for Campsie, new splash park, nature strips with Costa Georgiadis and more!
Read online in seven different languages, cb.city/newsletter
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