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Green Thymes
You can read about local events, projects, workshops, grants and articles that have a sustainability or environmental flavour.
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Aboriginal Night Skies
Common Thread is our FREE monthly sustainability event program.
Travel through the night sky and hear stories from Australian Aboriginal culture.
Paul Curnow (Lecturer at Adelaide Planetarium) will take us on a journey to explore how knowledge of the stars and constellations has been passed on through story telling, dance and artistic impression.
Dr Philip Roetman will i
ntroduce innovative ways you can learn about astronomy and help astronomers unlock the secrets of the Universe.
Only a limited number of tickets are available.
What: Aboriginal Night Skies
When: Tuesday 31 May, 6:45pm for a 7pm start
Where: Living Kaurna Cultural Centre
Cost: FREE
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Transitions Film Festival
Some really great films about food waste, ecologically and economically responsible food production and distribution, climate change, a sustainable world, sustainable transport, and more!!
When: 20 - 29 May
Where: City
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A weedy good 'Walk and Talk'
Weeds grow in abundance, are free and require no effort to grow!
Join us for an insightful and informative walk in the garden with Medicinal Herbalist, Patrizia Bronzi.
Identify and discuss the nutritional and medicinal uses of wild herbs, weeds and flower.
This knowledge is shared in a fun and practical way.
When: Saturday 18 June
Where: Glandore Community Centre
Cost: $4
For bookings call: 8371 1139
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Choose rechargeable batteries
Keep batteries out of the waste stream.
Batteries are made up of heavy metals and other toxic elements, including nickel, cadmium, alkaline, mercury, nickel metal hydride, and lead acid. It is these elements that can threaten our environment if not properly discarded and/or recycled.
The vast majority of batteries in landfill were only used once prior to disposal. Rechargeable batteries can be used hundreds of times before they eventually lose their charge and then they can be recycled. Single-use alkaline batteries are not only a waste of resources, but because they are not considered hazardous, there are no recycling options so they end up in landfill.
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Health Consequences of Climate Change
Last year, Dr Eleanor Evans, spoke at our Common Thread event about the health impacts of climate change. She recently gave a similar presentation at the Doctors for the Environment Australia event and has kindly shared the presentation with us.
Dr Eleanor Evans is a GP and partner of the Blackwood Clinic.
Her talk is framed around the book '
Merchants of Doubt', which explains how a 'small, yet potent' group of scientists 'with extensive political connections, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades'.
Eleanor will shares how she sees similar strategies being used today to undermine the public's understanding of climate change and its health impacts.
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Keep warm and save money
Before the weather really starts to cool down.....think about how you will keep warm this winter.
Up to 60% of your heating could be lost through your ceiling and walls.
Up to 20% of your heating could be lost through your windows. Thick curtains and pelmets are an effective way to insulate windows.
Set your heater's thermostat to 18-21 degrees Celsius or as low as you feel comfortable with. Every degree lower can reduce running costs by around 10%.
See the
Winter Heating Guide more great tips on saving energy and hourly running costs of different heating methods.
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Landcare Australia Grants
The Landcare Australia Special Projects Grants 2016 are intended to support Landcare and farming groups in undertaking projects and activities that protect environmental assets, address priority issues and improve the health of the environment.
Groups are invited to apply for a grant of up to $15,000 to support projects that focus on one or more of the following areas:
> Biodiversity
> Sustainable agriculture
Applications close 20th May.
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Youth Grants - What's your idea?
The Youth Grants Program is a new initiative for the City of Marion and encourages not-for-profit community groups, organisations and young people aged 12-25 to set up and undertake projects or activities that aim to achieve positive outcomes in local communities.
Does your group or organisation want to engage more with young people?
Maybe you have an idea that could receiving funding...for more information visit the
Grants webpage
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More workshops, events and courses!
Visit
The Joinery website for a host of other exciting sustainability events.
Based in the City, The Joinery, is a hive of inspiring community activity
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