Month: June 2009
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Welcome Super Challengers!
I spoke at the launch of the [Sustainable Illawarra Super Challenge](http://www.sustainableillawarra.com.au/The-SuperChallenge.html) Round 2 today at the Dapto Ribbonwood Center. Sorry guys if I rambled too much :-). It was a great session, with beautiful food and lots of local families to meet. I was pleased to see a nice strong Kiama contingent! It was great…
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Frog Pond Workshop – Shellharbour
Free workshop in Shellharbour on how to create frog ponds in your backyard. Give a frog a home! Help install a frog pond, and learn how simple it is to create a space for frogs to shelter, feed and breed in your backyard, at this interactive, practical workshop. Facilitated by local wildlife guru Peter Nolan…
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I’m A Living Book!
Tomorrow morning, Kiama Library will be holding a [Living Books session](http://green-change.com/2009/06/12/kiama-living-library-world-environment-day/) with World Environment Day as the theme, and I’m going to be one of the “books”! You may have heard me on ABC radio this morning promoting the event :-). >This is an exciting new project which provides the opportunity for you to meet…
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Kiama Living Library – World Environment Day
This Living Library session at Kiama Library will have a World Environment Day theme, with 12 living books available for “reading”. Details of the Living Library, how it works, and the living books who will be available on the day are at the [Kiama Library web site](http://kiama.nsw.gov.au/community-services/library/living-library.html). Oh, and I’m going to be one of…
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Kiama FutureCare Is Launched!
What a great night Friday night was, with the official launch of [Kiama FutureCare](http://KiamaFutureCare.org). A little over 60 people attended as the Mayor of Kiama, Sandra McCarthy, spoke about climate change, about what the Council has done and continues to do, and about the role that grass-roots community groups like Jamberoo FutureCare and Kiama FutureCare…
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Kiama FutureCare Launch Friday Night!
If you live in the Kiama area, don’t forget to come to the [launch of Kiama FutureCare](http://green-change.com/2009/05/26/kiama-futurecare-launch-2/) tonight! If you’re interested in being part of the group, we’d love to meet you and get your details. We know that not everyone has the time to commit to joining every group they’re interested in. That’s OK.…
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Hand-Pollinating Pumpkin and Squash
My article on [hand pollinating zucchini flowers](http://green-change.com/2009/05/20/hand-pollinating-zucchini-flowers/) proved very popular, so I figured I’d post another on hand pollinating pumpkin and squash. It’s pretty much the same principle, but I had the photos so I thought it worth posting. As for the zucchinis, if pumpkin and squash flowers don’t get pollinated they’ll just rot and…
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Mobile Phone Recycling – Wollongong Uni
##Here comes Mobile Phone Recycling @ UOW! This Friday 5 June on World Environment Day the Environmental & Sustainability Initiatives Unit will promote the Mobile Phone Recycling Program as part of their Unit’s launch. The University have chosen to partner with the Australian Recycling Program – Jane Goodall Institute to recycle mobile phones. Come along…
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Kev’s Patch
Have you heard about the [organic kitchen garden](http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/03/20/spring-gardening/) that the Obamas have set up on the White House lawn in the US? Wouldn’t it be great if our Prime Minister did something similar? Peter Cundall and Stephanie Alexander think so, and have both called for Mr Rudd to start a vegie patch. So far nothing…