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Free tour – learn what happens to your recycling on Tuesday 12 November
National Recycling Week is coming up from November 11 – 17. Join us for a tour of a Material Recovery Facility to find out what happens to our recyclables after they leave our kerbside and how important it is to put the right items in your yellow-lidded recycling bin.
Location: Rethink Centre, 307-325 Waterdale Rd, Bellfield VIC 3081
Date: Tuesday 12 November 2019
Time: 6pm - 8pm
This is a free event, but registrations are essential as places are limited. For more information and to register please click here.
Keep up to date with top recycling tips via Darebin’s Facebook page or visit Recycle Right.
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Social Food Project cooking workshop – Saturday 9 November
The Preserve My Harvest Cooking Workshop series led by the Social Food Project aims to build and strengthen local communities, reduce food waste and provide healthy food to those in need.
Join a qualified chef at the Darebin Arts Centre kitchen and spend three hours preserving fresh fruits and vegetables, creating a range of relishes, jams, preserves, pickles and ferments. We will provide the preserving ingredients, recipes, cookware and expertise, you just need to bring along your jars and fresh produce from the garden!
At the end of the workshop, you will have the option to donate a portion of their preserved harvest to the Darebin Emergency Relief Network.
Saturday 9 November
2pm – 5pm
Darebin Arts Centre, Kitchen
Cnr of St Georges Rd and Bell St, Preston
Purchase your tickets now!
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Reservoir Views Primary School is Darebin’s Octopus School for 2019/20
Reservoir Views Primary School has been selected as the Darebin Octopus School for 2019/20. Thank you to all the schools that applied and congratulations to Reservoir Views PS!
The Octopus School program engages students in active travel to and from school by reducing barriers to active travel such as congestion around the school.
In 2017 Reservoir West Primary School was chosen as Darebin’s pilot Octopus School. We are thrilled to announce that the final works are now complete and the program has been a great success. A bike fleet and shed has encouraged more riders, active travel routes have been mapped, and safety improvements for cycling and walking have been implemented.
The school has experienced a steady increase in children riding, walking and scooting to school. And the teachers and parents are continuing to encourage and advocate for safe active travel for all students. Well done indeed Reservoir West PS, and keep up the amazing work!
We look forward to some wonderful stories of active travel from students at Reservoir Views in the near future.
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How do you recycle your food scraps?
Maybe you use a compost bin, or a Bokashi, perhaps it’s ShareWaste in your household or maybe you use Council’s new food and green waste bin?
We’ve had such a great response since we launched the food waste recycling service and we want to know how many food waste champions are out there. If you’re a food waste champion - take the food waste recycling pledge and quiz and be in the draw to win a $50 voucher.
Local resident Fiona is a food waste champion. She’s been using her food and green waste bin since our Kingsbury trial and comments: “It’s been unbelievably easy – I literally put any of the food scraps and any of the leftovers that my children don’t want to eat in the ice cream container, which I keep in the fridge in the summer. My daughters bring it out and put in the green waste bin, and it’s done”.
To find out more about this service and other food waste recycling options, including frequently asked questions, or to see if you’re eligible to apply for a food and green waste recycling bin for your household, visit www.darebin.vic.gov.au/foodwaste
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Connect with your creek and join others in becoming a Waterwatch volunteer.
If you love taking a stroll along your local creek then consider becoming a Waterwatch citizen scientist!
Merri Creek Management Committee and Waterwatch are hosting a free training session for new Waterwatch volunteers on Friday 15 November.
Never collected water quality data before? No worries! No previous experience is needed to become a Waterwatch volunteer. You will be provided with all the necessary monitoring equipment, technical support and advice along the way. You’ll also have the chance to meet existing Waterwatch groups so you can put your new skills to use with fellow volunteers.
Registrations are essential - book your spot today Lunch is provided so please let us know any dietary requirements when registering.
WHEN: Friday 15 November, 10am-3.30pm
WHERE: Darebin Parklands Environment Centre, Alphington (view a map here)
This workshop is proudly supported by the City of Darebin, Moreland City Council and Yarra City Council.
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Litter Action on the Merri Creek – Community Workshop Event
Concerned about the amount of litter in our Creeks? Have you ever wondered where the litter came from and what the most commonly found item is?
Join Merri Creek Management Committee's Waterwatch Coordinator and Friends of Merri Creek’s Rapid Response to Litter team at a Community Litter Action workshop.
The workshop will demonstrate the types and amounts of litter removed from the Merri Creek in the past two years and explain the sources of this litter before exploring the community actions that will reduce litter in the Merri Creek. You’ll also hear about Water Sensitive Urban Design, gross pollutant traps, single-use plastic reduction and lots more. Lunch is provided.
When: Sunday 24 November, 10am-2pm
Where: Gleeson Centre, Darebin Parklands, end of Separation Street, Alphington.
Registration is essential so please book to reserve your place. Please provide your dietary requirements when registering.
This event is funded with the support of the Cities of Darebin, Moreland and the Victorian Government
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The Vic Bag Ban starts today - 1 November 2019
To help combat plastic pollution, the Victorian Government is implementing a state-wide ban on lightweight plastic bags from 1 November 2019.
The ban applies to all retailers, including supermarkets, take-away shops, markets, and many more, meaning it is best to bring your own reusable bag with you when you go shopping.
Victorians are already doing a great job building better bag habits. On average three quarters of Victorians bring their reusable bags with them when shopping for food, and other items, like clothes and shoes. Here are our top tips to making reusable bags an essential in your day:
- Before you leave home remember: bag, wallet, keys and phone
- Keep your bags at the front door, in your desk at work or in the car so they’re nearby
- Keep a foldable bag with you throughout the day in your handbag or backpack
- Take a bag or container at lunchtime when purchasing food from the market or cafes
Find out more info at www.vicbagban.com.au and www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/Campaigns/Better-Bag-Habits
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Inspiration from a local business
Joanne Schoof from A Little Light, a local home-based Reservoir business that produces beautiful hand crafted candles, will inspire you with her journey to becoming a sustainable business.
Joanne has tackled single use plastics, waste, water, energy and greenhouse gas emissions. Joanne was also one of the participants at Darebin's first Community Leaders Climate Emergency dinner held in May 2019.
Watch and share this beautiful video showing Jo and A Little Light's efforts to be a sustainable business and to combat the climate emergency.
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Delivering a greener future for Darebin
Darebin is a great place to live and open space is central to our health and wellbeing. As the city grows, and housing density increases, an increased open space levy will help deliver a future city with more and better green open space.
In September, Council adopted Breathing Space: The Darebin Open Space Strategy. A key action from the strategy is to increase the open space levy. The open space levy applies when land is subdivided to create two or more additional lots.
From 14 November until 16 December 2019, you can review the amendment documents and make submissions on the proposed increase to the open space levy.
For more information, come along to the following drop-in sessions:
Tuesday 26 November, Northcote Town Hall, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Tuesday 3 December, Preston City Hall 5.30pm to 7.30pm
For more information see www.darebin.vic.gov.au/c186dare
If you have any questions about the proposed planning scheme amendment, please contact Amy O’Keeffe on 8470 8698 or email planningservices@darebin.vic.gov.au
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