FREE for residents of Randwick - Term 4, 2010

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Bookings essential
Email Council's Sustainability Education Officer at
fiona.campbell@randwick.nsw.gov.au

or book with the City East Community College:
http://www.cityeastcc.com.au/courses/humanities+&+sciences/environment

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Introduction to Permaculture Gardening workshop - 1 session

Whether you are designing a new garden or maintaining an existing one this course gives simple, practical permaculture design tips and explores ways to build healthy soil which leads to healthy plants; using organic pest management strategies and being water wise in the garden. Watch your garden thrive as you learn to mimic nature.

DATE: 1 x Tuesday 26 October 2010
TIME: 9.30am - 12.30pm
WHERE: Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street Randwick (turn off Bundock St into Hendy Ave, then right into Marida St)

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Green up Your Christmas - 1 session

Learn how to be really creative and sustainable in our Christmas gift giving... creativity in giving truly interesting, useful gifts and reducing waste... creativity in giving 'social gifts' and a gift that we have made ourselves ...creativity in the food, decorations and entertaining with family and friends.

DATE: 1 x 10 November 2010
TIME: 9.30am - 12.30pm
WHERE: Barrett House, 6 Barrett Place Randwick (off Gilderthorpe Avenue and adjacent to Beiler Park)

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Create your Native Haven - 3 sessions

Learn how to create gardens that mimic nature's ecological balance by developing a range of habitats for all sorts of creatures from tiny native bees, frogs, fairy wrens and blue tongue lizards.

DATE: 3 x Wednesday 27 October, 3, 10 November 2010
TIME: 9.30am - 12.30pm
WHERE: Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street Randwick (turn off Bundock St into Hendy Ave, then right into Marida St)

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Living Smart course - runs over 6 Saturday afternoons

This innovative and participatory course covers all aspects of successful, modern and sustainable living: energy, water, food, biodiversity, the healthy home, transport, waste and - importantly - our health. We explore how we can take realistic initiatives and set achievable goals to deal locally with global issues such as global warming, peak oil, food security, water deficiency and others (www.livingsmart.org.au).

This project is supported by the NSW Governement's Climate Change Fund.

DATE: 6 x starting Saturday 30 October, 6, 13, 20, 27 November, 4 December 2010
TIME: 1.00pm - 5.00pm
WHERE: Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street Randwick (turn off Bundock St into Hendy Ave, then right into Marida St)

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