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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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Sustainability workshops for 2017!
Common Thread, our FREE monthly sustainability event series has come to the end of a very successful 2016 season. We were inspired, intrigued, informed and motivated to make changes across nine evenings at the Marion Cultural Centre.
Paul Curnow took us on a journey across the Aboriginal Night Skies. We explored ways to apply permaculture ethics and principles with Nadja Osterstock. Just Eat It - a food waste story (movie), shocked us with images of wasted food from the farm, to retail stores and to the back of our fridge.
To find out what other topics we talked about and for an overview of feedback from the 2016 season, visit the
Common Thread webpage.
Now it is time to hear from YOU!
Help us shape the next Common Thread season.
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Living Smart - growing a sustainable lifestyle
In October, twenty-two people set out on a shared journey to live more sustainably.
These community members were part of one of the first Living Smart workshops delivered in South Australia. Over 7 weeks, participants of the Living Smart program:
- learnt about many aspects of sustainability
- connected with like-minded people
- shared ideas, group discussions and goal setting
- fun, practical learning activities
"Living Smart has something for everyone whether you're a gung ho greenie or walking timidly into a new world - it will appeal to you. It's a non-intimidating, engaging, fun and insightful way of increasing your awareness to some very big issues. Yet, instead of walking away with a sense of doom and gloom, you feel uplifted and encouraged to make changes - and with the support of brilliant facilitators and participants." - participant, Glenelg Living Smart course, Oct/Nov 2016. This course was brought to you by Living Smart, the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board, City of Marion and City of Holdfast Bay. To register your interest in participating in the next Living Smart course, or to find out more please email Living Smart.
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12 'wastes' of Christmas
With Christmas near, it is inevitable that many of us buy more and eat more than at any other time of year.
With a little thought, you can reduce, reuse and recycle during the holidays to give the environment the precious gift of less while saving yourself time, money and stress.
Check out the following link for tips to
reduce, reuse and recycle this year.
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Animals in the City of Marion
Did you know there are 12,825 registered dogs in the City of Marion?
Do you need permit if you need to trap and release a possum? (obviously release it in a different place!)
Who could you go to if you came across an injured native bird or animal?
Find out the answers and more interesting facts on the City of Marion's approach is to managing animals.
The Draft Animal Management Plan 2017 - 2022 for City of Marion is open for consultation
until 19 December 2016.
Visit Making Marion to view the plan and provide feedback.
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I'm dreaming of a.....Green Christmas
The Christmas spirit of giving is in the air, so we are giving you some inspiration make your Christmas more sustainable.
Cards
- send an e-card or write a lovely text message
- cut up old Christmas cards and make them into gift tags (if you didn't recycle them last year!)
Wrapping presents
- reuse wrapping paper or gift bags
- wrap them in cloth (see video)
Presents
- visit your local op shop for some great second-hand goodies
- buy an 'experience' rather than an item
- buy an ethical or sustainable gift
Christmas tree
- buy tree in a pot that you can enjoy all year around
- buy a Christmas tree that gives again from Oxfam
- make your own tree from waste or recycled materials
For more great sustainable Christmas ideas visit:
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Kumangka paringa - youth coming together by the river
The Living Kaurna Cultural Centre, located at Warriparinga Wetlands, will host a cultural youth event this December. Open to young people aged 10 - 22, this free event will include:
- woodcarving with Ngarrindjeri elder Uncle Moogy Sumner
- lunch (provided)
- and macroinvertebrate (waterbug) testing with NRM Education.
When: Tuesday 20 December Time: 10am - 3pm Venue: Living Kaurna Cultural Centre, Warriparinga Way (off Sturt Rd), Bedford Park Places are limited so bookings are essential. Please email lkccrecep@marion.sa.gov.au or call 8357 5900.
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Living Kaurna Cultural Centre Workshops
Tuesday 13 December 2016
and
Wednesday 18 January 2017
Cost Per Workshop: $11.25per person
9.30am to 10.30am Aboriginal Art workshop
Suitable for Ages 7+
10.45am to 12.15pm Warriparinga Bushtucker, History and Music Workshop
Suitable for all ages
1pm to 2pm Weaving with the Southern Elders Weaving Group
Suitable for Ages 7+
Have you ever wanted to learn about our local area? Warriparinga specifically? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at weaving? Or wanted to understand the symbols used in Aboriginal Art? Now is your opportunity.
The Living Kaurna Cultural Centre is running some community event days - so you can book in as a small group or as a single person to one of our workshops. We are offering these workshops at a discounted rate for everyone!
Please call 83575900 to make your booking. Bookings essential
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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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