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Get involved in your community!Local sustainability groups in the Hume area include:
■ Banksia Gardens Bicycle Hub, Broadmeadows, [email protected] ■ Build a Bee Hotel, find them on ‘Build a Bee Hotel’ ■ Community gardens in the Hume area, hume.vic.gov.au/communitygardens ■ Connections@Craigieburn Community Garden, call Tonia 0467 763 028 ■ Friends of Blind Creek, contact Sheryl 0402 452 394 [email protected] ■ Friends of Emu Bottom Wetlands, email Christina Cheers [email protected] ■ Friends of Holden Flora Reserve, contact Roger 9744 3250 [email protected] ■ Friends of Malcolm Creek & Grasslands, find them on ■ Friends of Upper Moonee Ponds Creek, call Julie 9338 5724 ■ Harvest Sunbury - a produce swap, find them on or call Polly 0412 951 512 ■ Hillcrest Park community fruit orchard & herb garden, call Kris 0438 353 123 ■ Hume Community Gardeners, find them on ‘Hume Community Gardeners’ ■ Hume Enviro Champions, find them on ‘Hume Environmental Champions’ ■ HumeUs, email [email protected] or find them on ■ Little Green Thumbs - kids’ garden club, find them on or call Lina 0409 549 158 ■ Sunbury Landcare, email [email protected] ■ Sunbury Organic Food Co-op, [email protected] ■ The Lemon Tree project, thelemontreeproject.com ■ Trentham Reserve community fruit orchard, call Peter 0433 566 717
HUME CITY COUNCIL LIVE GREEN FREE WORKSHOPS
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July - December 2016
Book at hume.vic.gov.au/livegreenworkshops Practical activities for the Hume community to live green and save money.
Free workshops and other events July - December 2016
All events are FREE Bookings are required at hume.vic.gov.au/livegreenworkshops or call the Live Green Team on 9205 2473.
Every monthHume Home Harvest @ Craigieburn Library12pm - 1pm, third Wednesday of every monthCraigieburn Library 75 - 95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn
Bring along excess seeds, seedlings, cuttings, herbs, vegies or fruit from your garden to swap with other local home gardeners. No bookings required.
Dates: 20 July
17 August
21 September
19 October
16 November
Harvest Sunbury – produce swap and Little Green Thumbs – kids’ garden clubFrom 10am, last Saturday of every monthSunbury Community Garden Corner Rolling Meadows Drive and Highgrove Drive Goonawarra
Meet other locals passionate about growing produce. Got excess in your own patch? Bring it to share. Kids can have fun in their very own vegie patch club. Run by local volunteers Polly, Lina and Ray. No bookings required.
Dates: 30 July
27 August
24 September
29 October
26 November
July Fruit tree pruning 11am - 1pm, Saturday 16 JulyTrentham Drive Reserve 22 Trentham Drive, Gladstone Park (6 A12)
Learn top tips and practice your pruning technique in this hands-on workshop.
Friends of Sacred Kingfisher planting10am - 12.30pm, Sunday 17 JulyMoonee Ponds Creek Broadmeadows Deviation Road, Westmeadows (6 B7)
Fancy up a footpath with indigenous seedlings. Follow it up with a free BBQ lunch.
‘Birds of Hume’ book launch2pm - 4pm, Sunday 17 JulyLiving Legends Homestead, Woodlands Historic Park Oaklands Road, Greenvale (177 K9)
Hume’s new bird field guide will launched with a fine Devonshire afternoon tea and talk about the wide variety of birds that call Hume home. Weather permitting, we will go for a walk to do some bird watching and photography.
Create a habitat corridor10am - 2pm, Friday 22 JulyMerri Creek, Horne Street, Campbellfield (7 J8)
Pretty up a park with plantings that will double as a habitat corridor for local wildlife. Free BBQ lunch.
Grow your own gourmet mushrooms 10.30am - 12.00pm, Saturday 23 July Craigieburn Library 75-95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn
Growing mushrooms at home is fun, may save you money, and they’re good for your health too. It’s easier than you think – we’ll show you how!
Friends of Blind Creek planting10am - 12.30pm, Sunday 24 JulyEnd of Kerrie Court, Sunbury (382 A2)
Create a pretty creek embankment, then munch on a free BBQ lunch.
National Tree Day10am - 3pm, Sunday 31 JulyMalcolm Creek, Featherpark Way, Craigieburn (386 G2)
Plant hundreds of wildflowers around Craigieburn’s iconic River Red Gums. Free vegan lunch.
August Friends of Holden Flora Reserve planting10am - 12.30pm, Saturday 13 AugustJackson’s Hill End of Hammersmith Court, Sunbury (382 G10)
Glam up a garden bed at the top of Jackson’s Hill. Free BBQ lunch.
Friends of Upper Moonee Ponds Creek planting12.30pm - 3pm, Sunday 14 August The Tarnuk Enter via Koala Crescent, Westmeadows (5 J6)
Create a wildflower wonderland at the very popular Tarnuk. Be rewarded with a free delicious Devonshire afternoon tea.
Beginners’ vegie growing 6pm - 7.45pm, Thursday 18 August Sunbury Library 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury
Want to get growing but don’t know where to start? We’ll guide you through setting up a vegie garden and building healthy soil, and introduce you to some herbs and vegies for beginner gardeners.
Free workshops and other events July - December 2016
All events are FREE Bookings are required at hume.vic.gov.au/livegreenworkshops or call the Live Green Team on 9205 2473.
Friends of Emu Bottom Wetlands - Corridors of Green second planting10am - 12.30pm, Sunday 21 AugustHomestead Way, Sunbury (use the walkway to the Reserve) (362 G6)
Restore a section of the wetlands. Free BBQ lunch.
Friends of Malcolm Creek and Grasslands planting 10am - 12.30pm, Sunday 28 AugustElsternwick Way, Craigieburn (near Westerfolds Loop) (387 B6)
Restore native reeds and grasses creek side. Free BBQ lunch.
September Groovy up the grasslands10.30am – 12.30pm, Thursday 22 SeptemberBroadmeadows Grasslands Corner Pearcedale Parade and Coleraine Street, Broadmeadows
Check out Broadmeadows’ namesake grassland including the threatened species within it. Help these threatened species by sprucing up the area with Enviro Champions.
Soils are the secret 11am - 1pm, Saturday 24 SeptemberSunbury Community Garden Corner of Rolling Meadows Drive and Highgrove Drive Goonawarra
Super success in the vegie patch is no secret; it all starts with healthy soil. Come along to this hands-on workshop to share in the secrets.
October Sensational summer vegie patch 10.15am - 12pm, Saturday 8 OctoberTullamarine Library 58 Spring Street, Tullamarine
Ensure a sensational summer vegie patch by getting a head start in spring! Learn top tips and tricks for the season – you’ll be sure to relish the harvest!
Zero waste living6.15pm - 7.45pm, Thursday 13 October, The Age Library 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
Rethink, reduce, reuse, and recycle for a life of healthful and elegant simplicity. Learn how from popular blogger Erin Rhoads, ‘The Rogue Ginger’. Get a taste of what’s possible by making your own toothpaste - BYO jar.
Organic patch and pest control11am - 1pm, Saturday 22 OctoberWestmeadows Indigenous Community Garden Toora Drive (corner Redan Court), Westmeadows
Grow abundant vegies and keep pesky pests at bay without the use of synthetic chemicals. Your garden will be patch perfect!
Bird Week survey9am - 11.30am, Sunday 23 OctoberCentennial Park Drive, Craigieburn (386 G5)
Meet at the wetlands and undertake a short initial survey of waterbirds. We’ll then take a leisurely walk through the grasslands, woodlands and back along the creek, recording all the birds we see.
November Healthy & delicious Herbs11.00am – 1pm, Saturday 19 November Hillcrest Park, Hillcrest Drive (corner Parkhill Court), Westmeadows
Easy to grow, herbs are also delicious and nutritious to eat! Learn how to help herbs flourish. Giveaways to get you started at home.
Zero waste living 6.15pm – 7.45pm, Thursday 24 NovemberSunbury Library 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury
Rethink, reduce, reuse, and recycle for a life of healthful and elegant simplicity. Learn how from popular blogger Erin Rhoads, ‘The Rogue Ginger’. Get a taste of what’s possible by making your own toothpaste - BYO jar.
DecemberCrate creative – upcycling pallets to build your own furniture
10.30am – 12.30pm, Thursday 1 DecemberConnections@Craigieburn 59 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn
Upcycle wooden pallets to make furniture in this guided do-it-yourself workshop.
