| We are now in the Nyungar season of Birak (Dec & Jan) - The First Summer. Season of the Young. This is a time of hot and dry weather, with easterly winds blowing during the day and south-west sea breezes in the afternoon. |
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Top Tips for a Sustainable and Waste-Free Christmas Looking for a more meaningful, less materialistic Christmas? Try these ideas to take the stress out of the holidays: 1. DIY Christmas Decorations! Keep it simple with a rosemary wreath, or add golden gum nuts, and dried fruit! Alternatively try buying second hand decorations from a charity store, and help those in need while reducing your consumption of new materials.
2. Make more sustainable and meaningful gift choices: Suggest loved ones buy experiences instead of stuff, or donate towards a charity of your choice. Instead of swapping gifts with the whole family, why not suggest a Secret Santa this year? Swap out store bought for home-made gifts. Get imaginative and make, bake or create a gift. If you do buy a gift (or the materials to make a gift), avoid excess plastic packaging and buy local. 4. Reduce waste. So much paper is wasted during Christmas to wrap gifts. Why not skip the wrapping all together, or wrap a gift in fabric such as a scarf or towel as an added bonus? Another alternative is to use reusable Christmas bags rather than disposable wrapping paper.
5. Plan for zero food waste. In Australia we are shocking when it comes to food waste, so let’s work together to pick up our act over Christmas! Plan your meals, don’t over-cater and use those delicious leftovers! Grazing tables and buffets can lead to more waste so try avoid these if you can.
Let’s work together to make this Christmas a great one for the planet and for you and your loved ones! |
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Christmas on the Green Bring in the festive season with us at our well-loved event - Christmas on the Green and it's a free event for the whole family.
Sat. 4 Dec, 4.30-8pm
Sustainable Makers Tent
We are bringing back the Makers Tent, but this year there's no need to book; just come on in and take a seat and get crackin' making your sustainable gifts and decorations. Children must attend these workshops with an adult. Coffee Body and Face Scrub Origami Seed Envelopes Furoshiki Upcycled Material Gift Wrapping It's Carbon-neutral
Our Christmas on the Green event is carbon neutral! What does that mean?
The carbon emissions released by Christmas on the Green (from attendee travel, food consumed and onsite generators) the City has offset these through investing in planting mixed native trees and shrubs in Western Australia. |
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School Holiday Fun! These summer holidays why not explore your local environment? The City offers a range of low cost and discounted school holiday activities to help get kids into nature. Know Your Patch & Nearer to Nature In partnership with DBCA discover the Cockburn coast with these interactive and fun coastal activities. Bookings open 10 Dec.
Know Your Patch
Wed. 12 Jan, $5
Beach Safari
9.30-11am - 4-7 years
Eco Heroes
1-2.30pm - 7-12 years
Nearer to Nature - Shipwreck Snorkelling
Session 1 - Wed. 12 Jan
Session 2 - Mon 17 Jan
8-11.30am, 10-16 years,
$35 each. 50% resident subsidy for City of Cockburn residents. 14 places available only. Use promo code SNORKEL1 at checkout.
Get Wild About Wetlands
Explore the magical world of wetlands, with these fun and education school holiday activities run in partnership with The Wetlands Centre. Book in quick as spots won't last!
Nature Storytime Trek
Fri. 27 Jan, 9.30-10.30am
Ages 2-5 years, $5
Frog Night Stalk
Tues. 11 Jan, 5.30-7.30pm
Ages 5-12 years, $5
Sunset Bird Watching
Fri. 14 Jan, 5-7pm
Ages 5-12 years, $5
Booyi Nyungar Art
Wed. 19 Jan, 1-3pm
Ages 5-12 years, $5
WA Wildlife Education & Encounters
These school holidays learn more about our unique native animals with WA Wildlife (formerly Native ARC).
Climate Change & Wildlife!
Wed. 12 Jan, 10am-midday
Ages 12-14 years, $10
Reptile Awareness
Wed. 19 Jan, 10am-midday
Ages 11-14 years, $10 |
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Curtis and Martha's Ocean Adventure Kids Show Curtis and Martha’s Litter Less Ocean Adventure Show teaches children about the impact littering has on our environment, with an emphasis on ocean and beach littering. Registrations essential.
Sat. 8, 9.30-11.30am
Sat. 15, 9.30-11.30am
Sat. 22, 9.30-11.30am
Sat. 29, 9.30-11.30am
Ages 3-9 years, FREE
Coogee Community Hall |
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Secrets to a Sensational Summer! The City of Cockburn is full of exciting places to explore in summer. Why not visit one of these secret (and not so secret) spots these school holidays. Take a dip in the Coogee Maritime Trail - did you know that Cockburn is home to a shipwreck and snorkel trail accessible by stairs? Make sure you don't climb or stand on the shipwreck and reef structures and don't handle the marine life. Explore your local patch - take a hike along the Mount Brown Walk Trail, up Manning Stairs or around Thomson's Lake. Cockburn is home to some amazing places. Go for a walk down to the Wardan Gepa Boodjaralup at Derbal Nara – the sea shore at Cockburn Sound. The Nyungar Tourist Trail is a self guided walk trail running between Port Coogee Marina and Omeo Park that celebrates the Nyungar connection to the region. |
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Worm Farming Workshop Worms are a great way to convert your kitchen waste into fertiliser. They convert the waste into both liquid fertiliser and castings that are great for plants. Learn all about the art of worm farming with a hands-on demonstration.
Sat. 26 Feb, 9.30-11.30am
Price $5.
Bibra Lake Community Centre. |
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Plastic Recycling Facility Tour Ever wonder what happens to your hard plastic when dropped off for recycling?
Join us on a tour of CLAW Environmental's plastic recycling facility to find out! Thurs. 10 Feb, 2.30-4.30pm
Registrations are essential
Meet at the Spearwood Administration carpark, where the community bus will depart at 2:30pm. The bus will return by 4:30pm. |
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Be Water Wise During Summer With the weather heating up household water use usually increases. Be water wise this summer and try these tips to help save water around your home: Apply a layer of mulch. Mulch is like sunscreen for your soil and, can save up to 20% of water in the garden. Plant a water wise garden. Local species have adapted to our dry climate and will thrive with minimal watering. Install a weather smart irrigation system. Water Corporation is offering a rebate on installation of weather smart irrigation systems, find out more here. Be water smart! Pull up your pool cover to reduce evaporation; check for and fix up toilet leaks; turn off the tap to avoid loss through running water, especially whilst doing sink jobs in the kitchen and bathroom and remember, test for leaks in your house; use a shower timer or your favourite 4 minute song to time your showers. The City offers a Waterwise Verge rebate from May to September 2022 to assist you remove lawn and save water along with a native plant subsidy scheme in May, visit our website to find out more. |
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Rehabilitating Roe 8 Updates Rehabilitating Roe 8 is a state funded collaboration between community organisations and government to transform the cleared area for the Roe 8 corridor into a young but thriving range of ecological communities.
This year, a Path Network Plan was developed in close collaboration with the community. This plan will further enable passive recreational use and provide the community spaces for the enjoyment of significant biological diversity and cultural education.
The first stage will see the eastern section of the existing, central sandy track between North Lake Road and Coolbellup Ave turned into a narrow limestone walk path. Have you recently explored the corridor by going for a walk? There is lots to be discovered!
Keep up-to-date on what’s happening in corridor by signing up for the bi-monthly Rehabilitating Roe 8 newsletter! |
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UWA Street Tree Research Survey What do you think of the trees where you live? UWA researchers are running a survey to better understand how urban trees of the Perth metropolitan area influence people’s attachment to where they live. To access the survey, click this link. As a thank you for participating in the survey you will have the option to enter a draw to win one of two $50 native plant vouchers. The project is being conducted by Harrison McGrath, a Master’s student at the University of Western Australia (UWA), under the supervision of Dr Cristina Ramalho, Dr Carmen Lawrence, and Dr Erik Veneklaas. The study, titled “How the Urban Forest Influences Residents’ Place Attachment”, aims to determine which tree qualities improve feelings of attachment and which qualities decrease attachment. This project has UWA Human Research Ethics approval. If you have any questions or comments about the survey or project you may contact Harrison at 21487999@student.uwa.edu.au |
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Waste & Enviro News Garden pride on show in our 'burbs - From street verges overflowing with flowering natives, to edible gardens and those grown entirely from cuttings, Cockburn’s garden-loving community got behind the City of Cockburn’s inaugural spring garden competition. Find out more.
73k tonne annual carbon emissions recognised - A 20-year Renewable Energy Program that has reduced carbon emissions in our community by more than 73,000 tonnes annually, has earned the City of Cockburn recognition for its environmental and sustainability leadership. Find out more.
City wins community engagement award - The City took out the award for its community consultation to prepare its Climate Change Strategy (2020-2030), achieved largely online following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more.
City's state of sustainability on track - The City’s 11th annual State of Sustainability Report has been adopted by Cockburn Council with a new action plan due to be developed in 2022. Find out more. |
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