Posts Tagged ‘Port Phillip’
Port Phillip Local Artisan Tour
Posted in Events by TransitionTownPortPhillip on November 23rd, 2011
| 3 December , 2011 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
“SECOND-HAND-MADE Port Phillip” Local Artisan Tour St Kilda – Middle Park – Albert Park – South Melbourne
Sat 3 Dec, 11am–4pm
Be inspired, support local artisans & enjoy ethical Christmas shopping whilst exploring the diverse handmade delights of bayside Melbourne handmade toys – crafts – curios – home-wares – vintage threads – reclaimed treasures
Starting from South Melbourne, join us for a leisurely tour on foot and public transport, stopping for tea & treats along the way!
$10 – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL – transitiontownportphillip@gmail.com/ 0439 677 811
Hosted by Transition Port Phillip – inspiring connectedness, creativity & community resilience - & The Sharehood – meet your neighbours, share with them
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The Economics of Happiness: Foodie film screening
Posted in Events by TransitionTownPortPhillip on November 10th, 2011
| 14 November , 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
“Going local” is a powerful strategy to repair our fractured world – our ecosystems, our societies and ourselves… Join us on Monday 14 November, 7.30 for 8pm screening of “The Economics of Happiness”, a film exploring the emerging paradigm of re-localisation, a new way of thinking about economics, growth & prosperity.
Special guest speaker, Nick Ray, founder of the Ethical Consumer Guide.
Tickets $11 online or $12 on the door (subject to availability) includes nibblies made from locally sourced produce & a glass of wine.
SLOWdown Cafe Bar Restaurant, 56 Acland St, St Kilda (opposite McDonalds).
Appetite for Insight foodie films are proudly presented in partnership with SLOWdown eco-friendly restaurant & Transition Town Port Phillip, supported by Port Phillip Urban Fresh Food Network & Veg Out Community Gardens.
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Water-Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Tour – Stonnington & Port Phillip
Posted in Events, Movements by Kate Archdeacon on September 28th, 2011
| 14 October , 2011 | ||
| 8:50 am | to | 1:30 pm |
Source: Clearwater
Clearwater’s latest tour highlights an array of WSUD stormwater treatment measures and harvesting systems across the City of Stonnington & Port Phillip.
Council experts and design consultants will be onsite to provide insights into the development and management of each project, discussing challenges, learnings and outcomes from concept to completion. This tour will visit tree pits, raingardens in both commercial and residential areas, stormwater harvest systems designed for open space irrigation and vehicle washdown sites. You will gain an insight into project goals, costs, engineering, landscaping and maintenance considerations and community engagement. The tour will include visits to 7 sites; morning tea; sit down networking lunch. Suitable for anyone involved in sustainable water planning or asset maintenance / design, including developers, planners, architects, environment and maintenance staff.
8:50AM – 1:30PM, Friday 14th October 2011
Meeting point to be advised upon booking your place.
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The City of Port Phillip Water Plan is a great example of a municipal strategy, that sets long term integrated water management targets and promotes a water sensitive approach to urban water management. The plan sets considerable targets for reduction in council and community mains water consumption, and promotes the substitution of mains supply with alternative water sources where appropriate. Pollution reduction targets are set to be achieved through an increase in water sensitive urban design (WSUD) projects in road, drainage, and streetscape works.
The City of Port Phillip Water Plan recently won the 2011 Stormwater Victoria Excellence Awards in the category of Research, Innovation, Policy and Education.
Read more about the City of Port Phillip Water Plan.
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Gardening Workshops at the Eco Centre
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on September 1st, 2011
| 11 September , 2011 | ||
| 18 September , 2011 | ||
| 25 September , 2011 | ||
| 2 October , 2011 |
With spring now upon us, it’s a great time to learn how to make the most of our garden spaces. For anyone into earthy fun who would like to know how to lock up some carbon and make your house or apartment more like a lush green home – help is at hand. Port Phillip EcoCentre is hosting a series of Sunday Garden Workshops in September/October.
The presenter is local resident Elspeth Ferguson who is a qualified horticulturist and trainer. She has a lush balcony on her 10th floor apartment in St Kilda Road as well as a plot at Dig In Community Garden in Port Melbourne. She has conducted gardening seminars for locals through various community organisations. Elspeth is highly passionate about the environment, sustainable gardening and veggie gardening, said “A garden is a like a good friend! I just love all things green and leafy, and all things local, social, and healthy.”
The sessions are to be run from the EcoCentre in St Kilda Botanical Gardens on the corner Blessington and Herbert Streets. The two hour sessions will be run for 4 weeks each Sunday from 11 September from 11 to 1pm with a lunch to follow – which is included in the cost.
Topics include:
- Sunday 11th September – Sustainable gardening, soils, composting and fertilising
- Sunday 18th September – Selecting, sourcing and growing plants
- Sunday 25th September – Irrigation and water-saving systems
- Sunday 2nd October – Controlling bugs and other pests.
One person booking for individual sessions:$85
One person booking for all 4 sessions: $260 ($65 per session)
Group booking of two or more people: $65 each per session
Group booking of two or more people for all 4 sessions: $55 each per session
To book, please phone the EcoCentre on 9534 0670
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Paul Hawken @ Thriving Neighbourhoods Conference
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on August 26th, 2011
| 25 October , 2011 | ||
| 26 October , 2011 |
Thriving Neighbourhoods is a Conference Series that explores the impact of the built and natural environments on communities’ health, wellbeing and productivity. The 2011 conference focuses on the role of Local Governments in creating liveable, sustainable and healthy communities: how they engage stakeholders including the property, planning, parks and recreation, health, and other government sectors.
The Conference will take these diverse groups out of their silos and work collaboratively to create a living environment where residents are healthy and productive.
Paul Hawken, renowned author whose works have transformed businesses’ thinking about their impact on the environment, will be in Melbourne to address the conference. In The Ecology of Commerce, he argues for “full-cost accounting”: taking account of social, environmental and economic costs to truly gauge the impact of a business decision. His other works include Natural Capitalism and Blessed Unrest.
For the full program and to register: http://thrivingneighbourhoods2011.org
25 – 26 October 2011
St Kilda Town Hall
Melbourne
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A Wildlife Experience in St Kilda
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on July 22nd, 2011
| 30 July , 2011 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
A Wildlife Experience in St Kilda (for parents and kids) on Saturday 30 July
Aimed at kids, together with their parents, this workshop is designed to stimulate interest in native animals and birds. It also provides kids and their parents with a project that they can tackle together at home i.e. constructing a nesting box and then attracting owls, birds, etc. to their home, school or neighbourhood. Gio, a local 14 year old boy, is a keen naturalist and has built and deployed nesting boxes all over St Kilda and even as far afield as Phillip Island (where the hospital there has attracted a barn owl into one of his boxes). Marian is a PhD student specializing in a local bird, the tawny frogmouth.
2.30 pm : Gio, (14), will teach parents and their kids how to make a nesting box to attract birds and animals.
3.30 pm: Marian Weaving will explain how to do wildlife surveys.
4.30 pm: A walk around the St Kilda Botanic Gardens with Gio & Marian to observe wildlife and to illustrate the best way to conduct a wildlife survey.
Date: Saturday 30 July; Cost: $20 per family
Bookings essential – phone 9534 0670.
For more information, contact Bede Doherty (GM at Port Phillip EcoCentre)
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Q&A on the Carbon Tax: Port Phillip Community
Posted in Events, Policies by Kate Archdeacon on June 16th, 2011
| 18 June , 2011 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
WHAT: Port Phillip Community Q&A on The “Carbon Tax”
WHEN: 2-5pm Saturday 18 June 2011
WHO: John Thwaites, Peter Christoff, Sue Pennicuik, Rachel Powning, Frank O’Connor
WHERE: ST KILDA MEMO – 88 Acland St, St Kilda
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Earth Hour 2011 with the Port Phillip Eco-Centre
Posted in Events, Movements by Kate Archdeacon on March 24th, 2011
| 26 March , 2011 | ||
| 8:15 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
People and candlelight in São Paulo, during Earth Hour 2010. Credit: © WWF-Brasil / Juvenal Pereira
On Saturday 26 March between 8.30-9.30pm the Port Phillip community is warmly invited to gather at Point Ormond to mark Earth Hour 2011.
Join us, along with indigenous elder, Aunty Carolyn Briggs, for stories about the land and sea, food by candlelight, and songs from the beautiful voices of The Gathering Choir, founded by members of the award-winning Choir of Hard Knocks. We will look toward the city to see if and how many lights switch off!
Candles and delicious vegetarian food will be provided, along with an open-wall marquee in case of wet-weather.
Please arrive 8.15pm for an 8.30 kick-off and please RSVP for catering purposes to: 9209 6548 or email: enviro@portphillip.vic.gov.au
Saturday, 26 March 2011 – 8:30pm
Point Ormond, Elwood
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Get Energy Smart at the Eco-Centre
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on January 28th, 2011
| 12 February , 2011 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Source: Victorian Climate Action Calendar
Image: Kai Hendry via flickr CC
Get smart with your energy bills to take a load off your hip pocket and the environment. Join us for this fun and informative community workshop to uncover:
- What all those figures on your energy bills actually mean
- Why every household is getting a Smart Meter by 2013 and how you can use it to your advantage
- How to save energy at home through low/no-cost actions
- See solar electricity generation and easy energy saving in action.
Damian Moyse from the Alternative Technology Association and Cate Lawrence from Green Renters will guide you through simple steps to get smart, get green and bust your energy bills. A delicious morning tea will be provided for all workshop attendees, as well as a tour of the Port Phillip EcoCentre.
RSVP: To book your place, contact our Sustainable Programs team on 9209 6548 or email enviro@portphillip.vic.gov.au (Free for Port Phillip residents).
Saturday February 12, 9am – 12pm at the Port Phillip Eco-Centre
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Eco-savvy Kids’ Workshops
Posted in Events by ecoApril on September 15th, 2010
| 20 September , 2010 | to | 1 October , 2010 |
Port Phillip EcoCentre is delighted to host another season of Panorama Family Workshops over the spring school holidays. Each weekday a different hands-on workshop features music, craft, science and play for curious and creative families. From concocting a Do It Yourself Museum to composing some Garden Theatre, these fun skill-building classes will inspire projects and ideas to bring home.
Monday-Friday 20 September- 1 October at the EcoCentre, St Kilda Botanic Gardens. Sessions at 10 am and 12 noon, running 60-75 minutes. All materials provided. $15 per child per class. Attend two classes and get a third free.
The classes are recommended for ages 4-10. Adult accompaniment is required, and younger siblings welcome.
20 Sept – Zany Bookmaking
21 Sept – Nature Sculpture
22 Sept – Windowsill Gardens
23 Sept – Printmaking
24 Sept – Garden Theatre
27 Sept – Green Graffiti
28 Sept – DIY Museum
29 Sept – Plantable Pots
30 Sept – Felt Making
1 Oct – Felt Art
http://www.ecocentre.com/
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