Tag: Sustainability

Join us in the award-winning permaculture garden each Friday morning and learn skills under expert guidance in a friendly setting.About this EventCome garden with us on Friday mornings from 9:00am to 12:30pm and help us plant- weed- and compost. We break for morning tea together and socialise over lunch- you'll also share in the bounty of any harvest!** COVID UPDATE - Please bring own gloves- morning tea and-or lunch. All hand tools will be disinfected between use and masks will be available. **There are three areas in the award-winning Randwick Sustainability Hub to work in depending on your interests and expertise. You need to chose which garden you want to work in- but may move between gardens from week to week.Permaculture Garden and Food ForestJoining the Permaculture Garden and Food Forest is perfect for those that want expert guidance from landscape architect Steve Batley- and sustainability educator Julian Lee. Over the course of a year- you will learn about regenerative agriculture concepts and there is also the opportunity to learn specialist skills like worm farming- composting- seed saving- propagation and pruning.Community GardenJoining the Community Garden is perfect for those that want to work with a more autonomous gardening group and-or are experienced gardeners looking for a patch of dirt and to garden with others. This group focuses on growing fruit and vegetables.Native Habitat GardenJoining the Native Habitat Garden is perfect for those that want to work with a more autonomous gardening group and-or are experienced gardeners looking for a patch of dirt and to garden with others. This group focuses on maintaining native habitat- especially to protect our smaller critters.Workshop programAfter lunch from 1:30-3:30pm you can join us for our workshop series.We are currently limited to ten live participants- however if you miss out- you can still join us on zoom.Recordings of past topics can be found on Council's Youtube channel under the PermaBee playlist.

The science and economics tells us sustainable energy alternatives make sense. So- what's the missing link in the path to a clean and prosperous future? Hear from leading scientists- a City of Sydney Councillor and the NSW Minister for Energy and Environment.Targets- safeguards and the future: these concepts feel abstract and far away. But the reality is- we have the technology solutions at hand- to drive the direction of where we're heading.We know why we need a sustainable future- and this discussion brings together a spectrum of perspectives- to show how this is achievable.Matt Kean MP- NSW Minister for Energy and Environment- offers perspective into the economic impacts and benefits of investing in alternative energy sources. Professor Anita Ho-Baillie- John Hooke Chair of Nanoscience and a world leader in perovskite solar energy cells- shares insights into solar photovoltaic research and its potential to produce cost-effective ways of energy generation. The research that Professor Ho-Baillie is leading at the University was also awarded 2.5 million federal fundingProfessor Thomas Maschmeyer presents a case study on gelated zinc bromide batteries. An Australian breakthrough- this technology is scalable- affordable and safe.Linda Scott- President of Local Government NSW (LGNSW) and City of Sydney Councillor- will talk about sustainability at a local level and community engagement.Dr Tanya Fiedler from the University of Sydney Business School moderates this discussion. Dr Fiedler played a key role in the development of the University's Sustainability Strategy.Booking available here.

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