Saturday 2 March 2019

Sunday Green Links

For your weekend, 10 Links from Perth Green Drinks 🌿

This week...

The Conservations Council is hosting an event this Tuesday at the Balmoral Hotel exploring the impact of climate change on all of us. 

In a few weeks...

Environment house is hosting a bush tucker workshop on March 16th.

Friends of Kings Park are having a native plant sale on the March 17th. 

Take a trip into the Perth hills for a country style market in the bush. The Befordale Bush Market is having is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle market on March 24th.

Learn how to make your own ferments and pickles at this City Farm workshop on April 27th.

Want to reduce your waste at home? There is a 4-week Living Smart Course starting in Melville on May 15th. 

Did you know?


How to compost without a backyard.

Victoria Park has a new waste conscious cafe


Friday 22 February 2019

Saturday Green Links

For your weekend, 10 Links from Perth Green Drinks 🌿

In the next few days...
- This Sunday, 350 Perth is hosting a screening of the new film Accelerate, explaining how ordinary people can take action on climate change. Peter Newman and Aaron Tucky will be speaking after the film.
- UWA is hosting a public lecture on the History and Future of Climate Change in Australia this Monday, 6-7pm. Dr Joelle Gergis will give a talk based on new book Sunburnt Country, where she pieces together how human activities have altered climate patterns that have been with us for millions of years, and reveals what climate change looks like in our own backyard.
- We are super excited to be hosting our first event since 2015 this WednesdayWe have four awesome speakers showcasing Perth founded sustainability initiatives including Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, the founder of Plastic Free July. 

In a few weeks...
City Farm is hosting an event with RiverMint Dining and Tucker Bush Plants, where they introduce guests to popular native Australian herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables, and how to use them in your home cooking.
- Fremantle Living Smarties are hosting a bike maintenance workshop
- The Perth chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby (aka CCL) are hosting An Evening with the IPCC in Perth. Three lead authors from Perth will be making comments on the report and answering questions from the audience. 
- Sustainable Energy Now (SEN) are hosting Dr Rob Phillips to speak about the rollout of renewable energy in the Kimberly

Also...
- Beaconsfield's Ecoburbia is looking for new tenants for their one bedroom fully contained apartment in their four household housing complex complete with goats, chickens and veggie patch.
Why the recycling crisis might be here to stay, and 
How and where to recycle in Perth