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HUME CITY COUNCIL LIVE GREEN FREE WORKSHOPS
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Please contact the Live Green Team on 9205 2473 or [email protected]
Practical activities for the Hume community to live green and save money.
Get involved in your community!Local sustainability groups in the Hume area include:
■ Banksia Gardens Bicycle Hub, Broadmeadows, banksiagardens.org.au ■ Hume Enviro Champions, find them on ‘Hume Environmental Champions’ ■ Build a Bee Hotel, find them on ‘Build a Bee Hotel’ ■ The Lemon Tree project, thelemontreeproject.com ■ Sunbury Organic Food Co-op, sunburyfoodcoop.com ■ Sunbury Gardeners’, find them on ‘Sow, grow and show’ ■ Community gardens in the Hume area, hume.vic.gov.au/communitygardens ■ Hume Community Gardeners, find them on ‘Hume Community Gardeners’ ■ Harvest Sunbury - a produce swap, search their name on or call 0412 951 512 ■ HumeUs, email [email protected] or search their name on ■ Craigieburn Community Food Project, email [email protected]
Hear about future workshops or share your ideasSign up for Live Green News at hume.vic.gov.au/livegreennews or send your idea for a workshop to [email protected]
Hume City Council’s Live Green program offers free workshops and practical ways for residents to help our environment and save money. Visit hume.vic.gov.au/livegreenworkshops for updates.
July-December 2015
Free workshops and other events July-December 2015
All events are FREE Bookings are required at hume.vic.gov.au/livegreenworkshops or call the Live Green Team on 9205 2473.
JulyHealthy fruit treesSaturday 4 July, 11am-12.30pm Craigieburn Library 75-95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn
Learn about fruit tree varieties, how to plant, prune and feed as we plant fruit trees in the children’s garden.
Worm farming for kids (and adults!)Tuesday 7 July, 2-3.30pm Sunbury Library, 44 Macedon Street, SunburyWe’ll teach you to build a worm farm from recycled materials and how to use the type of worm farms that are commonly for sale. You’ll be able to make organic fertiliser for free and kids will get to take home slithery pet worms!
Blind Creek bridge plantingSunday 5 July, 10am-12.30pm Blind Creek pedestrian bridge off Fullwood Drive, Sunbury (Melway 381 H1)
The Friends of Blind Creek are restoring another stretch of the creek near the pedestrian bridge. Free BBQ lunch. Car parking available on Fullwood Drive.
Planting the banks of Blind CreekSunday 12 July, 10am-12.30pm Blind Creek pedestrian bridge off Fullwood Drive, Sunbury (Melway 381 H1)
This planting will extend wildlife habitat along the creek bank opposite the pedestrian bridge. Free BBQ lunch. Car parking available on Fullwood Drive.
Planting with Friends of Holden Flora Reserve Saturday 18 July, 10am-12.30pmJackson’s Hill, end of Hammersmith Court, Sunbury (Melway 382 G10)
Help expand the native garden beds at the top of Jackson’s Hill and enjoy a free BBQ lunch for your efforts.
Celebrate National Tree DaySunday 26 July, 10am-12.30pm Malcolm Creek, Featherpark Way, Craigieburn (Melway 386 G2)
Celebrate Australia’s largest community planting day and the long history of environmental improvements by countless people helping out over the years. Free pizza for lunch.
Featherpark Way plantingFriday 31 July, 10am-2pmMalcolm Creek, Featherpark Way, Craigieburn (Melway 386 G2)
You’ll help create greener open spaces as well as shelter and food sources for local wildlife. Corporate volunteers and community members are welcome to attend this creekside planting Free BBQ lunch. Free BBQ lunch.
AugustHow to keep chickensTuesday 4 August, 4-5.30pm Tullamarine Library, 58 Spring Street, Tullamarine
Chooks make excellent pets and, better still, they eat your food scraps and provide delicious eggs! We’ll teach you about feeding, housing, choosing breeds and how to avoid pests and odours. Adults and kids most welcome.
Pickles, preserves and probioticsWednesday 12 August, 6-8pm Sunbury Library, 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury
Discover the science behind good and bad bacteria in your gut. Learn about probiotics, kefir, kombucha, ginger beer, yoghurt and other live culture food and drinks. You’ll get to taste test fermented foods from around the world.
This is part of a Hume Enviro Champions Meetup.
Fruit tree pruningSaturday 15 August, 10am-12pm The community garden at Homestead Community and Learning Centre, 30 Whiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park
Learn the why, when and how of pruning. We’ll teach you how to prune deciduous fruit trees to maximise yield and reduce pests and disease. Watch pruning demonstrations and then help prune the trees at the garden.
All events are FREE Bookings are required at hume.vic.gov.au/livegreenworkshops or call the Live Green Team on 9205 2473.
Wildflowers for The Tarnuk Sunday 23 August, 12.30-3pm Friends of Upper Moonee Ponds Creek The Tarnuk, end of Wright Street, Westmeadows (Melway 5 G6)
Community planters will help enhance this patch of native grassland in The Tarnuk through planting with wildflowers. You’ll enjoy delicious Devonshire afternoon tea thanks to the Friends of Upper Moonee Ponds Creek.
Serenity Way planting Friday 28 August, 10am-12.30pm Malcolm Creek, opposite 99 Serenity Way, Craigieburn
Oh the serenity that comes from being out in the fresh air and open space, while doing something worthwhile like planting indigenous seedlings. Corporate volunteers and community members are welcome. Free BBQ lunch.
Restoration planting at Malcolm CreekSunday 30 August, 10am-12.30pm Friends of Malcolm Creek and Grasslands Malcolm Creek, Elsternwick Way, Craigieburn (Melway 387 B6)
Malcolm Creek is a joy to plant along with its ancient River Red Gums and bird life. By planting native reeds and grasses you’ll help restore a patch along the creek. Free BBQ lunch.
SeptemberSpring planting dayThursday 3 September, 10am-2pm Malcolm Creek, Serenity Way, Craigieburn (near tennis court)
Spring into spring as we celebrate the days getting warmer and nature starting to flourish. This planting will restore the groundcovers and wildflowers under the ancient River Red Gums. Free pizza for lunch.
Palm oil - problems and possibilitiesWednesday 9 September, 6.15-8.30pm Hume Global Learning Centre 75-95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn
What’s all the fuss about palm oil? Learn about the true cost of unsustainable palm oil and the everyday actions you can take to be part of the solution. All are welcome to this Hume Enviro Champions Meetup.
Good bug, bad bug – controlling pests naturallySaturday 12 September, 12-2pm Craigieburn Community Garden Hamilton Street Reserve, 33 Hamilton Street, Craigieburn (behind the Guides Hall)
How do you attract good bugs into your garden while keeping the bad bugs under control? We’ll discuss managing pests without using harmful chemicals and the benefits of companion planting.
OctoberGreening of Hume Sunday 4 October, 10am-3pm Meet at Jack McKenzie Community Centre, Green Street, Bulla (Melways 177 B7)
On this mystery bus tour, we’ll visit several past planting sites in Bulla, Sunbury, Broadmeadows and Craigieburn, to see how local Friends groups have transformed their favourite reserves. Book early as bus seats are limited. Lunch provided.
The secrets of seed savingWednesday 14 October, 6.15-8.30pm Hume Global Learning Centre 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
Open pollinated? Heirloom? Hybrid? Learn about different seed types and how to select and harvest seeds for next season. Feel free to bring along seeds for swapping too. This is part of a Hume Enviro Champions Meetup.
Free workshops and other events July-December 2015
All events are FREE Bookings are required at hume.vic.gov.au/livegreenworkshops or call the Live Green Team on 9205 2473.
Free workshops and other events July-December 2015
Beginners’ guide to growing vegiesSaturday 17 October, 1-3.30pm Craigieburn library 75-95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn
Want to get growing but don’t know where to start? We’ll guide you through setting up a vegie garden, building healthy soil and introduce you to some herbs and vegies for beginner gardeners.
Bird Week surveySunday 25 October, 9-11.30am Malcolm Creek wetland and grasslands Centennial Park Drive, Craigieburn
Enjoy a leisurely walk with the Friends of Malcolm Creek and Grasslands as you survey birds in wetland, grassland, woodland and creek habitats. Meet at the large wetland and bring binoculars or borrow ours. Morning tea provided.
Growing vegies from seed Thursday 29 October, 6-7.30pm Tullamarine Library, 58 Spring Street, Tullamarine
We’ll show you some tricks to successfully raise seedlings and when to sow seeds directly into the garden. Session includes seed giveaways.
NovemberBeginners’ guide to growing vegiesSaturday 7 November, 1-3.30pm The Age Library, 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
Want to get growing but don’t know where to start? We’ll guide you through setting up a vegie garden, building healthy soil and introduce you to some herbs and vegies for beginner gardeners.
Declutter for a simpler, greener lifeThursday 12 November, 6-8pmSunbury Library, 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury
Learn how to declutter every room in your house, with eco-organiser, Tanya Lewis. Room by room, you’ll learn to reduce, reuse and recycle for a simpler, more environmentally friendly life.
Declutter to reduce food waste and create the kitchen you wantWednesday 18 November, 6-8pm The Age Library, Broadmeadows 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows
How much money do you waste on food you buy and don’t eat? Are the pantry shelves groaning with food, but you struggle to find anything to eat? Learn how to declutter to save time, money and reduce food waste.
DecemberFamily-friendly fauna nightWednesday 2 December, 8.15-10pm Meet at the end of Eucalyptus Court, Mickleham
Discover the local wildlife living at Mt Ridley Conservation Reserve, as we join experienced ecologists to look and listen for frogs, birds, bats and other nocturnal critters.
Hume Enviro Champions will be there celebrating the environmental action that local people have taken this year.
