Category: Event Calendar

Illawarra’s Lowland Woodlands are one of our most threatened vegetation types. Join us to learn about these special places from local botanists Richard Scarborough and Ken Turner. This event is organised by the Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority and Landcare Illawrra, as part of the Escarpment to Sea Project, and will involve some walking. RSVP…

Would you like to increase your backyard habitat? How about grow your own food? This short workshop covers the different methods used for propagating plants at home. Participants will be shown how to divide plants, strike cuttings and vegetative material as well as collect and save seed. This workshop is free for residents of Wollongong,…

Find out how to identify local birds and attract them to your own garden in this fun and fascinating workshop led by a local bird expert. Please note is workshop is open to seniors who are residents of the Shellharbour Council area only. Bookings are essential by calling 4221 6111 or emailing biodiversitycorridorinfo@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au.

Roll up your sleeves for a good cause and then dig for your own treasure! Register from 9am-11am. All volunteers who help clean up will be given the chance to enter the ‘clean up treasure hunt’ at Reddall Reserve from 11:30am. The entries drawn get one minute on the beach to dig for more than…

Learn all about local native plants and how best to plant and care for them. Apply what you learn to create a haven for wildlife in your own garden. Please note this workshop is free for residents of the Shallharbour Council area only. Bookings are essential by calling 4221 6111 or emailing biodiversitycorridorinfo@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au.

Come along to this hands on workshop and learn some basic techniques for turning fresh fruit into preserves. This workshop is free for residents of Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama Council areas only. Bookings are essential, please contact Shellharbour CityCouncil – Community Services on 4221 6170 for more information and bookings.

The Shoalhaven Poulty Auction will be held on the 20th of March 2011 Venue: Berry Poultry Pavilion located at the Berry Showground Alexandra Street Berry NSW Date: Sunday 20 March 2011 Time: Poultry Shed will open from 9am to view the birds. The Auction will commence at 10.30am. All buyers must register prior to bidding…

Our first Jamberoo Community Growers meeting for 2011 will be on Sunday 6th February, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, in the Jamberoo Anglican Church hall (next door to Jamberoo Primary School). The speaker at this meeting will be John Burgess from Fresh By Nature, a Gerringong-based business providing aquaponics systems, supplies, fish stock & feed, and…

Come along to the Kiama Community Garden working bee fruit tree planting session! The garden is adjacent to Stage 5 of the Blue Haven Retirement Village – park in the Leisure Centre carpark, and enter the garden from the sporting grounds. All welcome.

Check out the Casuarina forest close to Whartons Creek before a gentle stroll along the beach. This guided walk is part of the Conservation Volunteers Summer Discovery Program. Bookings are essential through the Conservation Volunteers Australia Office on (02) 4228 9246. For information on this walk and a program of other walks, check out the CVA Illawarra…