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Kiamasphere Web Site Launch
I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at the launch of Kiama Council’s new Kiamasphere web site on Thursday. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ll probably know that our...
View ArticleOrganic Fruit Fly Control and Hatching Chicks
We had a fantastic presentation today at the Jamberoo Community Growers meeting, by the people from Organic Crop Protectants. A big part of the talk was on organic fruit fly control, using their...
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Home Journeys: The Documentary
We’re making a documentary! One of the community groups I belong to, Jamberoo FutureCare, recently teamed up with local documentary filmmaker Russell Hawkins to apply for a cultural grant from Kiama...
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Shellharbour Solar Expo A Huge Success
I spent most of Sunday helping to staff the Jamberoo FutureCare table at the Shellharbour Solar Expo, at Shellharbour Workers’ Club (who actually have 22 kW of solar panels installed themselves – see...
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Support The Green Box Regional Food Cooperative!
I need a tiny bit of help from people in the Kiama and Shoalhaven LGAs. It will take less than a minute. Some people I’ve met through various sustainability groups and events are setting up a regional...
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Jamberoo Community Growers Bulb Order Fundraiser
Jamberoo Community Growers, a local gardening club affiliated with the Garden Clubs Of Australia, is selling flower bulbs as a fundraiser. We’re hoping to raise enough money to cover our insurance for...
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Kiama Sustainability Expo 2011
Kiama FutureCare partnered with Kiama Council to put on a fantastic Sustainability Expo at the Kiama Leisure Centre to mark World Environment Day on Sunday. The Council also held an open day in the...
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Illawarra Freecycle
I’ve been meaning to post about FreeCycle for a while. It’s a great way to find a new home for stuff you no longer want, or to find stuff you need that other people might be throwing away. The whole...
View ArticleThe Environment Is What We Eat
Here’s a great talk by a young girl from our primary school, Grace Mahon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzqci6hEteI Grace entered the prestigious LandLearn NSW public speaking competition at the end...
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Illawarra Climate Challenge Launch
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW is launching their successful Climate Challenge programme in the Illawarra region. This free programme will give you access to free workshops, you’ll get to meet...
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Illawarra Climate Challenge Wrap-Up
Last week I attended the awards night for the wrap-up of the Nature Conservation Council of NSW‘s Illawarra Climate Challenge (remember my post when it launched?). Overall, a little over 300 households...
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Mount Terry Public School Permaculture Garden Opening
OK, time for another photo-heavy post! I hope you enjoy this photo-tour of another local school garden. A couple of weeks ago, Mrs Xuerub from Jamberoo Primary and I went along to the official opening...
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National Tree Day 2012 – $100 Giveaway!
Did you know this Friday (27 July) is Planet Ark’s Schools Tree Day, and Sunday (29 July) is National Tree Day? I probably don’t need to tell readers of this blog about the importance of trees in our...
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Record Temperatures And Bushfires Everywhere
Whew, yesterday was pretty warm. In fact, it was so hot across Australia that our Bureau of Meteorology had to add new colours to their standard temperature map! The scale previously only went up to...
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Joel Salatin Workshops In Kiama!
I’m super excited – I’ll be going to Joel Salatin’s “You Can Farm” workshop in Kiama on Sunday (Feb 17). Only three sleeps to go! (photo from Joel’s Polyface Farms web site) I attended Joel’s workshop...
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Two Illawarra Permaculture Courses
A friend of mine from Berry, David Power (of the Permaculture Power blog), is running a couple of 2-day “Introduction to Permaculture Design” courses in September and November. David is very...
View ArticleSustainability Leadership Development Program – Illawarra 2014
It’s been quite a while since my last post – we’ve been very busy with renovations, and I don’t currently have a proper spot to set up my computer. I’ll start posting more regularly in the next few...
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