Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit

We are surveying employees on attitudes towards sustainability in the workplace. The anonymous results will help build on the concepts developed in the Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit. Please reach out if you have any questions. Survey link here: https://forms.gle/heNMB8ZF3EJGzTxp6

Our community has spoken, and we've heard your call for climate action. 🌏📣

We're thrilled to announce that last night Council resolved to ban fossil fuel advertising on all venues and facilities owned by the City of Yarra, such as our community rooms and sports grounds.

In line with our community’s values, we're treating fossil fuel advertising just like alcohol, to***co, and gambling ads – they have no place on Council property.

The ban will be phased in sensibly as commercial agreements expire.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3DoVSTa

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SUNDAY, 6 AUGUST, 9AM-2PM.

What’s in the Kit? 💭

- Energy Smart Thermometer 🌡
- Infra-red thermometer ❄
- Energy Monitor 🔌
- Light meter 💡
- Water flow measure cup 💧

Where can I get them from?

Council’s FREE Home Environment Kits are available for hire from all Moonee Valley Libraries
To make a reservation, please visit the library catalogue here https://ow.ly/YUVP50P98XB or ring the library directly

Please note, you need to be a library member to book out a Home Environment Kit

🏢👨‍👩‍👦‍👦📚 Plans are forging ahead for the Baw Baw Culture and Connection Precinct Stage One, Library and Learning Centre. Detailed designs are now complete, and the project will soon be ready for tender.

🌳 Council is targeting Green Star 5 Certification for the project, which will be at least 30% more energy efficient than similar buildings, running on 100% renewable energy and taking advantage of natural lighting, shade, and ventilation.

👷‍♀️ The project will prioritise local, renewable, low-maintenance and fire-resistant materials. Architects, Croxon Ramsay, have identified timber as the most environmentally sustainable building material for the project. Mass-laminated timber products will be used for the beams, columns, floors and frame of the building as an alternative to finite, resource-intensive steel and concrete.

📝 You can join the Baw Baw Culture and Connection Precinct community advocacy campaign by visiting the link below. The site provides quick and easy access to a letter of support that will be emailed directly to all local MPs and relevant ministers.

👉www.advancingbawbaw.com/culture 👈

As we face the urgent challenge of the climate emergency, transparency and accountability have emerged as essential principles in driving effective action.

Empowering change through information — Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit As we face the urgent challenge of the climate emergency, transparency and accountability have emerged as essential principles in driving effective action. To address this global crisis, we must ensure that governments, organizations, and individuals are transparent in their actions and accountable

Green, open space and connection to our natural environment not only helps protect biodiversity but is vital for our physical and mental health.

Give me green: urban forests and open space! — Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit Green, open space and connection to our natural environment not only helps protect biodiversity but is vital for our physical and mental health. Local governments can ensure we not only have access to open space and local produce but have a greater awareness and understanding of the entire system in

Today's is the Grass-Trigger-plant. Enhance the beauty of your space with the addition of this exquisite grassy plant 🌼🌿

Common name: Grass-Trigger-plant

Latin name: Stylidium graminifolium

Description: This beautiful grassy plant looks lovely in pots or rockeries and has pale pink flowers from September to December.

Best suited to: It will grow in local, moist and well drained soils in full sun or partial shade. Once established, it will tolerate both wet and dry conditions.

Care tip: While it can be difficult to establish and may not be long lived, it’s fascinating pollination mechanism is very intriguing to watch - when an insect lands on the flower and touches a ‘trigger’ on the flower base, part of the flower will spring forward depositing pollen onto the insect’s back. As the insects visit various flowers, this pollen is transferred to other plants and pollination is complete.

Glass-Trigger-plant available at the Bayside Community Nursery 🌻

Bayside Community Nursery is located at 315-317 Reserve Road, Cheltenham and is open Thursdays and Saturdays between 10am and 12pm.

Photo credit: Pauline Reynolds 📷

[Image description: Small delicate pink flowers on a green stalk. The text reads Bayside Natives, Common name: Grass-Trigger-plant, Latin name: Stylidium graminifolium.]

Switch on to our Towards Zero Home Energy Kits.

We’re supporting you to cut home energy and water use, and save money with our Towards Zero Home Energy Kits.

Available from your local library from 1 July, the kits can help you:

💡 reduce your energy use

💡 cut your carbon emissions

💡 increase the comfort of your home

💡 save money on your utility bills.

Join a free online session this Wednesday 21 June, 6.30pm – 8pm to find out how to use the kits and get tips for an energy efficient home!

Registration link: https://bit.ly/3PlcSBh

It's essential to recognize the importance of supporting local businesses and the positive impact it can have on the environment

The environmental benefits of shopping locally — Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit In an era of globalization and e-commerce dominance, it's essential to recognize the importance of supporting local businesses and the positive impact it can have on the environment. Shopping locally not only contributes to the vitality of your community but also offers significant environmental ben

The greenhouse gas reduction advantages of Victoria's waste targets!

Unlocking greenhouse gas reduction: Victoria's waste diversion targets — Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit In the quest for a sustainable future, Victoria, Australia has set its sights on ambitious waste diversion targets that promise significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. By aiming to divert 80% of waste from landfills, cutting total waste generation by 15% per capita, and halving the volum

10 reasons why local governments in Australia should take action on the climate emergency.

10 reasons why local governments in Australia should take action on the climate emergency — Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit The climate emergency is one of the biggest challenges facing our world today. Climate change has severe consequences for communities worldwide, including bushfires, floods, heatwaves, and rising sea levels. In Australia, local governments play a crucial role in protecting their citizens from the im

Growing Australian native plants in your garden is not only a great way to add natural beauty to your outdoor space, but also supports the environment and local ecosystems.

Why you should consider growing Australian native plants in your garden — Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit Australia is known for its unique and beautiful plant species found nowhere else on earth. If you live in Australia growing Australian native plants in your garden is not only a great way to add natural beauty to your outdoor space, but also supports the environment and local ecosystems. So why you

Recognizing the critical impact of transportation on emissions reduction and community well-being, local governments have taken up the responsibility to influence road safety, infrastructure design, and sustainable transport options.

Transforming transportation for a sustainable future: Local Government action — Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit Transportation plays a significant role in Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for around a fifth of the total. Recognizing the critical impact of transportation on emissions reduction and community well-being, local governments have taken up the responsibility to influence road safety,

Four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar – our best hope against climate change To supply everyone with enough electricity to live a good life, we’ll need about 200 billion megawatt-hours per year. Assuming solar does the heavy lifting, is it possible?

🍃 Indigenous plant giveaway 🍃
Thanks to a Pitch your Project, Council is offering 100 Hobsons Bay households the chance to transform their front or back gardens into a wildlife oasis.
The free conservation initiative provides 54 free plants to start your habitat garden.
To assist with plant care, garden preparation and landscape design there is an optional workshop.
Habitat gardens create crucial stepping stones for native wildlife to move across our highly urbanised environment 🐦
For more information and to register, visit ➡️ https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Conservation/Habitat-gardens/Native-Plant-Giveaway-Events
If the event is booked out, please join the waiting list.

Taking a moment at the end of 2022 to say thank you to all those campaigning and working for positive change. It's never easy work. You are valued and appreciated. Thank you.

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We're all familiar with teaching our kids how to share 👶🏻 But with households and communities increasingly engaging with sharing services, it's now the adults that are teaching each other how to share as we look to maximise the lifespan of everyday items 🛠

From repair cafes to toy libraries to online sharing platforms and reusable cups at your local cafe – we are all reusing, repairing and sharing more than ever! 🤝

And as we seek to get the most from our resources, things that we throw away after only one use will become a thing of the past 🚯 In fact, by 2030, single-use will be a dirty word 🤫

Find out why → https://sustainability.vic.gov.au/5-trends-single-use

Our free plant giveaway continues! 🌱

We’re partnering with the Cardinia Environment Coalition (CEC) Nursery to give away 2 free native plants to the first 1,000 Cardinia Shire households who take up the offer.

The plants are available at the CEC Nursery at Deep Creek Reserve while stock lasts.

📍 The nursery at Deep Creek Reserve is located at 62 Cameron Way, Pakenham and isopen on Fridays from 9am-12 noon

ℹ️ For more information about the CEC visit www.cecinc.net.au or call our Customer Service team on 1300 787 624.

Join us for Food Swap tomorrow Saturday 26 March Just a quick reminder from Transition Warringal, our food swap is on this Saturday at St John's Riverside Community Garden, just off the Yarra Trail in Heidelberg. Come join us the 4th Saturday of every month rain or shine from 10-11am, bring any extra produce from your garden, flowers, seeds or ev...

🚌 🚴Several busses on routes operating in the Yarra Ranges are being upgraded with bicycle racks. Commuters using a bus with a bike rack can now ride their bike and load it on the bus to bring on their journey.

🚏 Bike racks are being added to select busses on the following routes:

🔹 683 Chirnside Park - Warburton via Lilydale Station & Seville & Yarra Junction

🔹 685 Lilydale - Healesville via Lilydale Station & Coldstream & Yarra Glen

🔹 686 Healesville - Badger Creek

🔹 687 Chum Creek - Healesville

ℹ️ Read the full story and find out more at https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/Latest-news/Bikes-on-the-bus-in-Yarra-Ranges

Come along to our Clean Energy Expo at Edendale Farm on Sunday 3 April 11am-3pm.
Also EV display, live music, kids activities and waste art sculptures.

This event is FREE and registration is essential: www.cleanenergynillumbik.org.au/expo

We have a team of wonderful repairers who are keen to fix your things!

bikes, scooters, clothes mending, electrical items, wooden furniture!

BOOK NOW
(click link below)
https://events.humanitix.com/mernda-repair-cafe-april-2022

Look forward to seeing you at our launch.

📣 Our new Seed Library has arrived!

🚶 Visit any of our libraries to begin borrowing and growing seeds from our new Seed Library. Cultivate food and plants at home, share seeds, and build your gardening knowledge.

🌱Borrow: Borrow up to three packets of seeds per month
🌿Grow: Plant the seeds in your garden
🎋Collect: Harvest seeds from your garden
🌾Return: Return seeds to the libraries to share with others

😄 Visit your local Stonnington library and speak to our friendly staff to begin borrowing. If you aren't yet a member of Stonnington Libraries, join online today.

The Library's Seed Collection currently includes:
🌿Natives - Swan River Daisy, Everlasting Daisy
🌱Herbs - Sweet Basil, Dill, Italian Parsley, Rocket Chives
🥕 Vegetables - Cabbage, Carrot, and Lettuce.

👉🏽 Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3KYy5vo

Paint is not infrastructure.

☀️ Let’s talk solar. Whether you’re already comparing quotes or just starting out, this free and interactive webinar is a trustworthy introduction to solar power. Targeted at homeowners and rentals, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions of experts from and hear honest advice about the products, costs, and benefits of a solar PV system and batteries.

When: Tuesday 22 March, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/3IusYCi

We’ve partnered with to make it easier for the Glen Eira community to install a quality and affordable solar system from an accredited installer.