Archive for September, 2010

FREE Screening of Food Inc.
Tuesday October 5, 2010, 7.15 pm.

You will never look at dinner in the same way again.

An eye-opening expose of the modern food industry, Food, Inc. is both fascinating and terrifying, and essential viewing for any health-conscious citizen.

‘The industry doesn’t want you to know the truth about what you are eating,’’ says Schlosser in the film.
‘‘Because if you did, you might not want to eat it.’’

Food, inc. has been described as The Inconvenient Truth of food.

This polished shockumentary graphically and disturbingly reveals the unintended consequences of the concentration of food production to just a handful of massive companies, with processed genetically modified corn and soy as the basis of the national diet.

THIS is an important film. It’s a warning. Don’t follow the US down the path of food self-regulation.

This free screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q & A, with organic/biodynamic farmers, free-range egg producers and nutritional experts.

Not recommended for anyone under the age of 16.

Tuesday October 5, 2010 7.15 pmWilliamstown Mechanics Institute Cnr Melbourne Rd & Electra St.Williamstown.

Tickets are free but you MUST book.

TO BOOK Go to www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au

Or contact the box office Monday to Friday, 9.30 – 4.30, on 9932 4074

For further information contact Madeleine Ellis 0409 712 003

An initiative of the Newport Organic Collective Inc, with support from the Williamstown Film Society and the Victorian farmers Association.

Food Inc.

16 – 19 September

The Environmental Film Festival Melbourne aims to bring together filmmakers, experts, political leaders and the community to increase awareness on key environmental issues.

More information and timetable

http://www.effm.org.au/

Join us for some school holiday fun
Compost Cake A FREE environmental performance for kids
This comic performance aims to teach children about composting, recycling and reducing consumption andwaste. All welcome, particularly suitable for childrenaged 8 to 12, all children must be supervised by an adult.
Presenters: Katya Konsumption and Mr HydeOur Planet Enterprises

Through song and comedy and unexpected turns Katya Konsumption and her strange next door neighbour Mr Hyde discover the ins and outs of composting and get straight on their recycling know how.
Date: Tuesday 21 September, 10.30-11.30am
Location: Footscray Community Arts Centre,45 Moreland St, Footscray. Melway 42 E5
Bookings Essential – book online at www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/greening
This is part of the City of Maribyrnong’s FREE monthly series of Greening Maribyrnong Conversations.
For further information and to register contact Council’s Environment Officer on 9688 0357 or visit www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/greening – It only takes one minute to register online.
Thanks to the Footscray Community Arts Centre fortheir support of this event

This workshop has been cancelled due to sickness, sorry for the short notice.

Location: Braybrook Community Centre

A workshop on how to propagate your plants, and how to plant seeds.

Cost is $10.00, starts at 10am and finishes at 12.00.

Please email workshops@pow.org.au if you would like to attend.

Kids welcome

Holiday activity for parents and children

Want a taste of the horticulture industry but don’t know where to start? Interested in hands on permaculture?

CERES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
Cnr Stewart & Roberts St East Brunswick VIC 3057

Join arguably the biggest and best training program that CERES has to offer. The Complete Urban Farmer is the ULTIMATE training program combining over topics including an introduction to permaculture, aquaponics, edible weeds, mushrooms, bee keeping, propagating and seed saving, compost, worm farms and soils, community gardens and urban orchards — the list goes on!! This program will give you the skills and knowledge to decide if a career in horticulture is for you.

What to expect: A selection of our subject experts to provide you with hands on experience in each of their areas of expertise.
What to bring: Comfortable walking shoes and lunch
Session Times: 12 sessions on Tuesdays from 10am–4pm
Start Date : Tuesday 21st September 2010
Location: CERES Organic Market Gardens
Cost: $486 Full / $438 CERES Member / $100ACFE Concession

To make a booking contact CERES Reception on 9387 2609.

For further information, contact Luisa Brown on 9389 0124

Free Volunteer Monitor Training

Macedon Ranges Shire Council Offices, Gisborne, September 16
Do you want to know what’s happening in your local waterway? Healthy Waterways Waterwatch regularly conducts free training sessions that prepare ‘citizen scientists’
to monitor the health of our waterways. During training you will learn about the theory of
water quality monitoring and practical techniques for monitoring, including physical and chemical monitoring
and the basics of identifying macro-invertebrates.

It’s fun, free and very easy to do!

Location: Macedon Ranges Shire Council Offices
40 Robertson Street, Gisborne
When: Thursday September 16, 9:30am – 4:00pm
Bookings Essential: contact Sam Harrison – 0438 314 931.
Email sam.harrison@melbournewater.com.au

Link to Waterwatch Website

Residents invited to Sunshine Parks Forum on 11 September 2010

Council will be holding a community forum on Saturday 11 September 2010 to discuss a strategy to transform Sunshine’s parks.

The forum will commence at 10am at the Salvation Army Hall, 42 Devonshire Road, Sunshine. Morning tea and refreshments will be served.

The forum offers community members an opportunity to contribute to the exciting plans for the redevelopment of Buckingham Reserve, Tom O’Brien Park and Kevin Wheelahan Gardens. A children’s playground design workshop will also be run by award winning playground designer Ric McConaghy.

Council is committed to improving the appearance of Sunshine, and creating a place in which residents are proud to live. An important part of realising this vision is the implementation of Council’s Creating Better Parks – Open Space and Playground Policy and Plan that will create a substantially improved open space network, consisting of outstanding parks and playgrounds with quality facilities linked by a network of walking and cycling trails.

Since the adoption of the plan in 2008, Council has invested over $2 million in park, playground, bike path and streetscape improvements in the Sunshine area, including the upgrades to HV McKay Memorial Gardens, Ardeer Community Playground, and the Cannon Street pedestrian bridge.

The recently endorsed Council Plan 2010-2014 outlines Council’s strong commitment to rapidly achieving this vision. Over $1.3 million will be invested in park improvements in the Sunshine area in 2010/2011, with more upgrades planned for the coming years.

6th – 12th September

Highlights include……

Sustainable Talks – Worm Farming at Home
Worm Farming at Home – Wednesday 8th September

An Asset Beneath Our Noses
Free tours of Melbournes Water’s Western Treatment Plant – Thursday 9th September

Meet Vasili
Famous Vasili shows you how to grow your own vegetables – Sunday 12th September

Click here for the full program of events

Is this the best choice?

Read more about Melbournes new water storage due to the pipeline here

Stage 2 Water Restrictions

Little Lorikeets

Spring Fair – Saturday 11th September

10 am – 3 pm

Yarraville Guide Hall
More information on Fair Flyer