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Green Thymes
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Gardening, Soil Preparation and Urban Farming
Want to learn how to prepare your soil and grow your own tasty organic food packed with nutrients ???
Or perhaps hear about a local urban farm?
You are invited to join us for 'Gardening, Soil Preparation & Urban Farming - with Steven Hoepfner'
Come along and learn how you can get the most out of your garden bed, prep your soil and grow the tastiest veggies!
In this workshop Steven will be sharing his tips on:
- preparing and improving your soil
- fertilising
- planting
- tool advice
- urban farming
Steven Hoepfner is an urban farmer with a passion for fresh, local and sustainable produce who runs Wagtail Urban Farm in Mitchell Park, SA.
Wagtail Urban Farm is a great example of really passionate farmers growing food in a way that respects the planet and provides our community with high quality veggies fully packed with flavour and nutrients.
When: Wednesday 4 October, 6:45pm for a 7pm start
Where:
Marion Cultural Centre
Oaklands Park
Cost
FREE!
Food and drink
Tea and coffee will be available - free of charge
RSVP
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Living Smart Marion - learning to live lightly
Have you wondered how you can make your life more sustainable?
Do you want to respond positively to issues like climate change or meet people who care about the environment and sustainability?
Then Living Smart is for you!
Through hands-on activities, group based learning techniques, and guest speaker appearances, you will delve into ten Living Smart sustainability topics and leave armed with practical ways to live more sustainably.
It also includes a field trip to see first hand how people are already taking action and how you can join in!
There is no need to have a strong sustainability background, courses are open to anyone who is curious.
When: Seven week course that runs weekly on Monday evenings from 6:30pm - 9pm. The course starts on 16 October 2017 and finishes on 27 November 2017.
Where: Cooinda Neighbourhood Centre (behind Marion Council building on Sturt Road, Sturt)
Who: This course is for residents of the City of Holdfast Bay and City of Marion. If you reside in another Council area please contact Charmaine Thredgold to go on the waiting list.'
Cost: $60 for 7 weeks ($30 concession)
This course is brought to you by the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board in partnership with Be Living Smart Inc, and the Cities of Marion and Holdfast Bay who are generously subsidising participant fees.
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Adelaide. Is it one of the world's most liveable cities?
Adelaide is internationally ranked as one of the world's most liveable cities. But what makes a city liveable? And what does this really mean for people who live in greater Adelaide now and in the future?
MC: Ken Long, ESD Consultant at dsquared Consulting; Chair of the Adelaide Sustainable Building Network; and Ambassador of the International Living Future Institute
Panellists:
· Andrew Bishop, Senior Project Manager at Renewal SA
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Natasha Davis, CEO at Trees For Life
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Jack Buckskin, Kaurna language teacher and expert, and Aboriginal Cultural Service Mentor at Tauondi Aboriginal College
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Fraser Keegan, Project Officer, Right Bite Program, Early Years and Child Development, Department for Education and Child Development
· Sharon Zivkovic, Co-founder of Wicked Lab; Adjunct Research Associate
, University of South Australia; Lecturer
, University of Adelaide's Social Entrepreneurship course
T
hursday 5 October 2017
5.30 pm - 7.30 pm
Office for Design and Architecture SA (ODASA)
28 Leigh Street, Adelaide
Cost: $10 includesa complimentary drink and cocktail snacks
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From Garbage to Garden: Home composting program
Get a rebate on a compost bin or worm farm while the offer lasts!
IN ADDITION, a composting workshop will be held at Trott Park Community Garden on Saturday 7th October from 10am - 12:30pm and will include information on using compost bins effectively and successful worm farming. If you would like to attend this workshop, please contact Allison Byrne, Education Officer Waste and Recycling on 8375 6600 or email
[email protected]
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Climate Ready Communities
Is your community 'climate ready'?
The City of Marion is partnering with other Councils and organisations on an initiative to better prepare our community for the risks and emergencies associated with climate change.
The Resilient South Aware and Adapt Project is a new community engagement initiative being developed with the Red Cross to empower people and build resilience and emergency preparedness. The project will be piloted with the four Resilient South councils over the next two years and aims to develop a model that identifies the best ways to engage communities about risk and climate change that can be replicated across other South Australian regions. This project will take an integrated approach that embeds risk communication within a broader conversation about climate change, and in particular, what actions can individuals and communities take for themselves.
A Project Reference Group will be formed comprising representatives from the following organisations to provide oversight of the project:
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Resilient South Councils (City of Mitcham, City of Onkaparinga, City of Marion, City of Holdfast Bay)
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DEWNR - Natural Resources Adelaide & Mt Lofty Ranges
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Australian Red Cross Emergency Services
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Community representation
This project will support the Resilient South Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan and address actions from the Southern Region Local Government Implementation plan 2015-2019.
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Climate Change Contemporary Artists Residency
An exciting opportunity is available for artists to respond creatively to climate change in partnership with the City of Onkaparinga. Each year, at Sauerbier House, the City of Onkaparinga offers eight site-responsive artist in residency (AiR) occupancies to selected contemporary artists working in any medium. As a new endeavour, in 2018-19, two of the successful artists will have the unique opportunity to be embedded within the Sustainability Team. Council has been working for many years to prepare for changes to our climate, and the artists will be supported to collaborate with diverse staff including senior strategic planners, engineers, community relations staff, natural resource managers, and biodiversity specialists.
Staff will help translate the technical data used to plan for climate change such as urban heat mapping, flood mapping, 3D coastal modelling, tree canopy mapping and more. The way the data is currently mapped is surprisingly beautiful in its own right and council staff are excited about sharing it with artists, exchanging ideas, learning from each other, and discovering how the artists will respond. All residencies conclude with a supported exhibition hosted at Sauerbier House.
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Applications are now open for the Urban Activation Project
Do you think you need a place for people to sit? Do you think your verge needs greening? Do you think you can create a destination for people?
If you have ideas to enhance the area around your business, the Urban Activation Project is for you. The Urban Activation Project is worth $250,000.
The project must provide infrastructure that supports the activation of places, improve community amenity and attract markets / events. Examples of projects may include public art, community art, street furniture, lighting, community gardens, greenways, streetscapes, parklets, smart technology / smart city applications, environmental solutions, graffiti and crime prevention support, outdoor dining, bollards, etc.
Applications close at 3:00 PM on 30 November 2017 and must be made to [email protected]
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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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