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HELP KEEP CASEY CLEAN AND GREEN
It’s time to clean up, Australia!
Registrations for Clean Up Australia Day - the country’s largest community-based environmental event - are now open for 2025. Clean Up Australia Day inspires communities to conserve the environment and help keep open spaces litter-free.
Anyone who would like to help remove rubbish from Casey's many waterways, parks and community spaces can choose to join a registered Clean Up event happening across Casey or register your own local site and become a site supervisor.
Registered sites receive clean-up kits from Clean Up Australia to help ensure the health and safety of volunteers and the community. Additionally, we are offering a $50 rebate per site for refreshments on the day and will have Litter Prevention Officers visiting sites across Casey to encourage and assist volunteers.
We are also providing rubbish pick-up services following the event where required.
ALSO - do you know where in Casey our picture (above) was taken? Share your thoughts at the Green Living in Casey Facebook group with the tag #GreenLivingCasey - and hang around for even more tips, activities and ideas.
Last chance to detox
With the incredibly popular Detox Your Home scheme winding up, we'd urge you to take the opportunity to get in while you can!
National Sustainable Living Festival All February
Healthy Lunchbox Week Sunday 9 - Saturday 15 February
Victorian Biodiversity Conference Tuesday 11 February
Produce Swap 10:30 am - 11:30am Saturday 15 February at Endeavour Hills Library
Berwick Show Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 February ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Community Cool Walk, Narre Warren Midday, Sunday 23 February
Community Cool Walk, Cranbourne Midday, Monday 24 February
Schools Clean up Australia Day Friday 28 February
Sea Week Saturday 1 - Sunday 9 March
Clean up Australia Day Sunday 2 March
Community Cool Walks
Want to make a measurable difference in cooling Casey? Sweltering Cities is a national health charity. They work directly with communities to advocate and campaign for cooler homes, suburbs and cities.
With the City of Casey's support, Sweltering Cities is hosting two Community Cool Walks this February. The first will be in Narre Warren on Sunday, 23 and the next day in Cranbourne - Monday 24 February.
These Cool Walks aim to unite the community. We want to map hot and cool spots, share ideas for cooler suburbs, and discuss how to improve mobility on hot days.
You are welcome to come to one, or both of the Cool Walks.
Everyone is welcome to stick around after the walk for a free lunch at a nearby cafe!
Here’s how the Cool Walks will run: We’ll take a slow, relaxed 45-minute walk through the streets, (just under 1.5km) with frequent stops.
Everyone from neighbouring suburbs is welcome to come along, and we'd love to see you there.
Sunday 23 February, Midday-1pm Narre Warren Train Station
Monday 23 February, Midday-1pm Narre Warren Train Station
Produce swap
Come along and swap your excess homegrown produce, plants, seeds and more, while also meeting like-minded growers and garden enthusiasts.
Saturday 15 February, 10:30AM - 11:30AM, Endeavour Hills Library
Nature Heroes
Nature Heroes, a fun, hands-on program perfect for kids curious about nature and eager to be eco-friendly champions! Each session, young enthusiasts and their families dive into exciting interactive activities like planting seeds, learning about local wildlife, and discovering ways to protect the environment.
Every Tuesday During School Term at 4:00PM - 4:45PM, Endeavour Hills Library
Catch a carp
The Sustainability, Waste Education and Dads Matter teams braved the Catch a Carp event for World Wetlands Day on Sunday 2 February.
Despite the scorching weather, we were there to promote responsible fishing alongside FishCare Victoria.
Although the Carp evaded the tasty morsels on offer, everyone was grateful for the shade, breeze and ice cream and gelati van!
The event raised awareness of their impact as a pest species that harms native fish and degrades waterways.
It also highlighted the importance of properly disposing of tangled and discarded fishing line to protect wildlife. Despite the heat, it was a great day to support cleaner, safer waterways for both people and nature.
Want to learn more?
Eat The Invaders - Series 1 Episode 2 Carp
Tony Armstrong explores the European Carp's culinary potential and ecological impact in Australia, challenging perceptions while transforming this invasive fish into a sustainable food source.
Congratulations to the students and staff at Hallam Primary School who've been working with the Kitchen Garden Foundation for more than two decades.
If you're interested in a new round of funding, existing food security networks can apply here ⬇️
Sustainable House Day - It's back!
The Renew crew are looking for houses to include in the Sustainable House Day event on Sunday 4 May 2025.
If you, or someone you know in Casey has a house with sustainable features, let us know at sustainability@casey.vic.gov.au.
Community Callout: Help Us Prepare for Extreme Weather Events! We are looking for community members from across Casey to join a collaborative effort to prepare for extreme weather events like heatwaves, bushfires, storms, and floods. We’re particularly interested in gathering ideas and insights for Hampton Park, Blind Bight, and Warneet. As our climate changes, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, and we want to ensure these communities are ready. |
How to help 2024 was the hottest year on record. So, what can we do? This Planet Ark article has some wonderful suggestions. Find out what you can do about the rising temperatures without becoming overwhelmed. |
Recycle right - Container Deposit Scheme
It's child's play! Just a reminder to please take your carefully-sorted CDS-friendly material to a local site.
If you want to get your 10 cents' worth, see the interactive map below.
Casey flora and fauna spotlight – Fairy Fan-flower (Scaevola aemula)
This pretty little ground cover only grows to 45 cm and makes a great addition to any garden - providing a much-needed food resource for our small native bee species and other pollinating insects.
📷 Luke Wildfire
Frog-friendly habitat resources Keep an eye out – we will be featuring a new resource with you each quarter that has been developed to help you create a wildlife-friendly garden. We are kicking things off by sharing our guide to Create a Frog-Friendly Garden. 📷 John Morgan |
Casey's koalas need your help Do you want to learn more about the Koala Awareness Program and even become one of the hosts of the Koala Corridor Project? Check out these programs run by the Western Port Biosphere obelow. |
What to plant Tomato, pumpkin and other fruiting vines are on the wane, which means it might just be brassica time! Search out some of the more flamboyant types to make your planting beds pop. Look out for kohlrabi, watercress, horseradish, mustard or even purple Brussels sprouts. |
Use it up recipe - Summer gratin Zucchinis - or courgettes if you're fancy - are a most generous crop. So if your friends and neighbours start running when you approach them with yet another bountiful basket of these treasures, it might be time to pair them with some other summery flavours and bake them instead. |
Upcycle Champions
To celebrate Global Recycling Day on Tuesday 18 March, Outlook Australia presents UPCYCLE CHAMPIONS.
Here's your chance to show off your creative ideas to inspire the next generation of upcycle champions ... and share in $1,000 of prizes!
Upload a photo and share some details about your project. Nominate your closest Outlook Australia Recycled Goods Shop or Outlook Reuse Market.
Each site will choose a finalist and one finalist will be named the inaugural Outlook Australia Upcycle Champion!
Entries are NOW OPEN and will close at 5pm on Tuesday 11 March 2025. The competition finalists and winner will be announced on Global Recycling Day - Tuesday 18 March 2025.
Coastcare Victoria Community Grants (Victorian Government) closes 17 February 2025
This Department of Energy, Environment & Climate Action grant funds community-led environmental groups and organisations that deliver projects to support the community in caring for and acting for the marine and coastal environment.
Large Grants Program (Victorian Fisheries Authority) closes 28 February 2025
This grant supports projects that improve recreational fisheries sustainability and habitat, access and facilities or invest in related research or community education, information and training.
Small Grants (James N. Kirby Foundation) closes 28 February 2025
This grant supports projects that improve the future educational and technical development of young Australians, the health and welfare of Australians in need, as well as the Arts and the Environment.
What are your tips, hacks or even questions for using, reusing, upcycling and recycling? Please share them with us via email or through the Green Living in Casey Facebook group.
Finally, if you're not sure what to do with your waste, check out our searchable directory or our updated Recycling and Waste Guide.
