Category: Event Calendar

Come along to this hands-on, practical workshop facilitated by passionate local gardening gurus, and find out all about how you can build and maintain a thriving no-dig veggie patch in your own backyard. Bookings are essential – phone 4232 0419 or email [Pip](mailto:pips@kiama.nsw.gov.au). This is a Sustainable Illawarra activity and is open to residents of…

Learn how to set up a compost bin or worm farm to manage your kitchen waste, produce valuable fertilisers and soil conditioners for your garden and minimise odour from your garbage bins. Participants will receive a free compost bin on completion of the course! Venue: Oak Flats Neighbourhood Centre, Fisher Street, Oak Flats. Bookings are…

Wollongong City Council ratepayers only may purchase up to 50 plants per property at prices as marked until stocks last. Payment by cash, cheque or EFTPOS (no American Express accepted). A rates notice must be produced when payment made. Venue: Wollongong Botanic Gardens Nursery, Northfields Avenue, Keiraville Bookings not required. For more information, call 4225…

The Garden to Kitchen Network meets on the 4th Monday of every month to discuss a range of topics relating to growing and cooking healthy, wholesome food at home. Come along to this months workshop and learn about vegetarian cooking with Adam Guthrie. Venue: North Kiama Neighbour hood Centre, Meehan Drive, Kiama Downs Bookings are…

Join in this hands-on, practical workshop facilitated by passionate local gardening gurus, and learn about organic gardening principles, building and maintaining a veggie patch, saving seeds and propagation. Bookings are essential – phone 4221 6111. This is a Sustainable Illawarra activity and is open to residents of Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama Council areas only.

Do you have garden surplus? Are you concerned about issues of food quality, sustainability, fairness and waste? Join us! We meet on the 4th Saturday of every month to swap home-grown produce (herbicide/ pesticide free). FairTrade coffee and sweets will also be available for purchase. Bookings not required. For more information phone 4244 0345. This…

Come to this free, interactive workshop and learn more about our local native birds and how we can encourage them to visit our gardens. The workshop is run by Holly Parsons of Birds in Backyards and Pete Nolan from Habitat Ponds. Bookings are essential – phone 4221 6111. This is a Sustainable Illawarra activity and…

[Futureworld Eco-Technology Centre](http://www.futureworld.org.au/) is having an open day on Saturday the 24th of October as part of the [350 Global Day of Climate action](http://www.350.org/). On this day over 2000 events will be hosted in over 150 countries to lend community support to the idea that 350ppm CO2 levels is the line in the sand as…

A new gardening club, the Jamberoo Community Growers, is launching this month! The club will have a focus on helping people to grow fruit and vegetables at home, using healthy natural methods and tapping into local knowledge and experience. Talks and/or workshops will be held monthly throughout the year, with guest speakers covering topics such…

Come along and find out about state and federal rebates for solar hot water, and talk to local suppliers of solar hot water and heat pump systems. An information session will be held between 5:30-6:00pm by local action group Jamberoo FutureCare and then there is the opportunity to talk to the suppliers, seek quotes and…