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FebruarySaturday 23 FebruaryPreserving Fruit10:30am - 12:30pmWestvale Community Centre45 Kings Rd, St AlbansMelway ref: 13 F11Love Leftovers1 – 2pmWestvale Community Centre45 Kings Rd, St AlbansMelway ref: 13 F11DIY Cleaning2 - 3pmWestvale Community Centre45 Kings Rd, St AlbansMelway ref: 13 F11These workshops are part of the BrimbankSustainability Expo, one of the MelbourneSustainable Living Festival Events.Learn how to preserve your own fruit,what to do with dinner leftovers or howto make your own chemical-free cleaningproducts. Join us for one or all events.MarchSunday 3 MarchClean Up Australia DayEvery year hundreds of thousands ofAustralians roll up their sleeves and cleanup their local neighbourhood by collectingand removing rubbish on one of the CleanUp Days. To find your closest Clean Up site,or register a site of your own visitwww.cleanup.org.au or phone theBrimbank City Council EnvironmentDepartment on 9249 4717.Saturday 9 MarchPreserving the Harvest1 - 3:30pmWest Sunshine Community Centre25 Kermeen St, West SunshineMelway ref: 40 C4This hands-on workshop will show you thebasics of preserving, including preparation,jar sterilisation, setting points and bottlingof chutneys and jams. Participants will getto take home their creations.Saturday 16 MarchSave Energy, Save Money10:30am – 1pmKeilor Village LibraryKennedy St, KeilorMelway ref: 14 H6Learn how to read energy bills, find outwhich appliances use lots of energyand how to use your appliances moreefficiently. Bring along your own energybills for practical advice.AprilTuesday 9 AprilWorm Farming with Kids1:30 – 3:30pmSt Albans Library71A Alfrieda St, St AlbansMelway ref: 14 A10This one’s for families! Bring along the kidsand learn how to build a worm farm usingrecycled fruit and veg boxes. Learn thebasics of worm farming and how to lookafter your new tiny pets.Saturday 20 AprilFeeling Fruity10am - 12:30pmWestvale Community Centre45 Kings Rd, St AlbansMelway ref: 13 F11All you need to know about planting,caring for, grafting and controlling pests onfruit trees.MaySaturday 4 MayWorm Farming10am – 12.30pmDeer Park LibraryCnr Neale and Station Rds,Deer ParkMelway ref: 25 F3Learn how to build and maintain a wormfarm, what can and cannot go in and how tocombat problems.Saturday 18 MayCommunity Planting Day10am – 1pmKororoit Creek, end of Dundalk St, SunshineMelway ref: 40 F4Help continue to plant the banks ofKororoit Creek. Indigenous Wattle species,Red Gums and Tree Violets will createa corridor for native animals to movethrough the landscape.Sunday 19 MayRaising Chickens10am - 12:30pmSydenham Community Centre7 Community Hub, SydenhamMelway ref: 13 A1The ultimate backyard recyclers, chooksare sustainable, fun and easy to care for.Learn care and maintenance information tokeep your chickens healthy and happy.JuneSaturday 1 JuneSaving Energy in Winter10am – 12:30pmWatergardens HubStation St, Taylors LakesMelway ref: 13 E1Why are my energy bills so high?Learn about the aspects of an energybill, what contributes to the costs andpractical ways you can keep costs downwhile keeping your home warm in thewinter months.Sunday 2 JuneCommunity Planting Day10am-1pmBuckingham Reserve,Buckingham Crescent, Sunshine WestMelway ref: 40 G4Celebrate World Environment Day byhelping the Friends of Kororoit Creekcontinue their work restoring the beautifulrock escarpment along the Kororoit Creek.Saturday 15 JuneAnnual Rose Pruning Demonstration1 - 3pmLynch Gardens, Hampshire Road, SunshineMelway ref: 26 H10Learn how to correctly prune and care foryour roses. Members of the Victorian RoseSociety will be on site to discuss and showyou how to get your roses producing greatflowers. Don’t forget to bring along yourown gloves and secateurs.