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CLIMATE ACTION IN CASEY
Exciting news! The Climate Action Living Lab is open in Casey.
We're supporting projects that successfully deliver and validate innovative solutions for climate action. Read on in the news section for the rundown on these exciting initiatives.
We've also got some top storage tips for autumn fruit and vegetables; relevant rebates; the skinny on your own garden's fungal-fighting heroes; how to unlock business energy bill savings; holiday ideas and a host of other autumn events.
ALSO - do you know where in Casey our Green Living picture (top) was taken? Share your thoughts at the Green Living in Casey Facebook group with the tag #GreenLivingCasey.
Last month's image (right) was from Cannons Creek, on Mayone Bulluk country. These white mangrove forests (Avicennia marina) are our front-line natural defence against coastal erosion.
Autumn detox - get in quick
With the incredibly popular Detox Your Home scheme winding up, we'd urge you to take the opportunity to get in while you can!
Free Kitchen Caddy Collection Pick up your free Kitchen Caddy to support food waste recycling. One per City of Casey household on advertised dates and times only. Bookings are essential. Bunjil Place Customer Service Centre. Ongoing – new dates added monthly
Evitat Sustainable Renovation Info Session, Bunjil Place Library (upstairs in Rooms 3 & 4) -Wednesday 2 April 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Recycle Right Information Session, online event - Thursday 3 April 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Composting 101 – the basics Selandra Community Garden 154 Selandra Blvd, Clyde North - Saturday 5 April 9.00 am
Declutter and dispose of items properly, Balla Balla Community Centre - Tuesday 22 April 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Recycling “Bin-fluencers” School Holiday Program Autumn Place Community Hub - Thursday 10 April 10.00 AM – 11.30 AM Call Autumn Place for bookings on 9792 7382
Gardens for Wildlife & Bandicoots guided walks
Enjoy a guided walk through the Australian Garden to learn about the southern brown bandicoots that call Cranbourne Gardens home, and how you can transform your own garden into an oasis for wildlife.
Discover which plants and garden features will support your favourite critters, and what key actions will help to foster bandicoot-friendly suburbs. Participants will also receive a complimentary wildlife gardening booklet.
📷 Sharon Start
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
Wednesday 16 April 11AM - 12.30PM
Sunday 18 May 11AM - 12.30PM
Composting 101 – the basics Hampton Park Uniting Church 1 Coral Drive, Hampton Park - Saturday 26 April 9.00 – 11.00 am
Recycle Right Session - in person, Eliston Family and community Centre North, 20 Eliston Avenue, Clyde Tuesday 6 May 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm
Stay in touch with all our events as they come up by watching this space.
Climate Action Living Lab Here are the successful initiatives set to produce environmental, social and economic benefits to a climate-ready city. 🥁
Students to join conservationists to bring the endangered Swamp Everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre) back from the brink. Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne will work with two local primary schools to cultivate these endangered plants 🌻 |
These units will be replacing diesel and petrol generators at outdoor events for a cleaner, greener Casey. |
This venture will monitor the vulnerable Southern Brown Bandicoot population in Casey using wildlife cameras. Local schools and residents will be helping collect this data to keep our bandicoots healthy, happy and safe. |
To help safeguard Casey’s koala population, the project will use acoustic monitoring to record koala vocalisations. Listening for their scary grunts will help us pinpoint where they are, despite their large range. |
Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub Scientists will collaborate with local secondary school students and teachers to co-design climate and energy educational materials. Together, they’ll be able to develop information that’s both local and global, whilst empowering Casey’s youth. |
Reducing chemical wetland weedicides The project will trial a type of ultraviolet light as an alternative to chemical weed control in Casey’s wetlands. UV-C radiation is used to disinfect drinking water overseas, but Federation University researchers hope it can also kill aquatic weeds. |
To learn more about the Climate Action Living Lab trials, visit https://www.casey.vic.gov.au/climate-action-living-lab
Come and see our new cubby
Get a kids-eye view of a sustainable home at Myuna Farm! Watch (above) then come and visit the Eco-Cubby these school holidays.
Draught excluders
As the weather starts to cool down are you noticing draughts? All City of Casey residents are eligible for a $200 rebate to draught-proof their homes.
All you need is proof of residency, an invoice of your items and a photo showing the product installed in your home.
Flora and fauna spotlight - Honey Brown Beetle (Ecnolagria grandis)
These slow-flying brown beetles are covered in a golden fuzz. Feeding on fungal and dead plant material, these little critters are part of your gardens' hard-working clean-up crews.
The 2cm long larva are sometimes found in large numbers. There is no reason to fear them - your garden is safe! Like the adult beetles, they also feed on dead plant material.
📷 Damian Harding |
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Who's there?
Who is visiting your backyard? Sometimes we don’t see the animals that visit our yards, but they leave clues behind including nibbled fruit and scats. Check out this website to see who has been visiting your garden!
Koala scat © Jessica Lovegrove-Walsh |
Wombat cubes © Scott Carver |
Powerful owl pellets © Dr Nick & Lucy Parker Paul |
Tricky topics - Coffee pods or capsules Coffee pods may be a convenient way to enjoy your morning brew, but they can create loads of rubbish. What to do? ☕ Aluminium coffee pods are the easiest to recycle! Simply rinse them out and clean them of all coffee grounds, let them dry, and scrunch them into a larger ball of aluminium (such as foil) before placing them in your kerbside recycling bin. |
Recycling “Bin-fluencers” School Holiday ProgramJoin us at Autumn Place in Doveton to learn the ABCs of what goes into which bin. Then there will be some cool craft activities, including creating your official “Bin-Fluencer” badge. Recommended for children aged 5 – 12. Thursday 10 April 10.00 am – 11.30 am Autumn Place Community Hub, 29 Autumn Place, Doveton Call Autumn Place for bookings on 9792 7382 |
QUICK REMINDER - Autumn is a great time to get involved with your local Community Garden or club!
Storing and sorting It's that time of year - time to sort and store some of your summer's harvest. If uncut, pumpkins can last for months! Apples, too, can feed you until next year, as can other pome fruits like pears, nashi and quinces. Make sure they're undamaged - otherwise, bottle or freeze them. |
Roast apple and pumpkin soup Happily, apples and pumpkins play well together in the kitchen. So you'll always have apple-pumpkin muffins, pancakes, warm salad, marsala - or this sweet and mellow soup - to snack on all winter long. |
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Caring for chooks Chickens are popular backyard companions - like this pair at Myuna Farm. From eggs in the morning to wandering around the backyard, they are entertaining feathered friends. However, avian influenza is at large. Listen to Cathy Ronalds and Agriculture Victoria’s Dr Dianne Phillips on looking after the health and wellbeing of your chooks and maintaining good at-home biosecurity practices. |
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Giving Program (Open Gardens Victoria) closes 11 April 2025
This program supports organisations with new horticultural projects or programs that align with one of the program grant categories – education, wellness, innovation, community or sustainability.
Victorian Landcare Grants (Victorian Government) closes 16 April 2025
This Victorian Landcare grant assists Landcare and environmental volunteering groups and networks for on-ground works, education, and capacity building projects that protect, enhance, and restore our land and natural environment.
Funding Patagonia Australia closes 30 April 2025
This grant funds local groups to protect local habitat including protecting a specific stand of forest, stretch of river or indigenous wild species being the most effective in biodiversity and ecosystem protection.
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Unlock business energy bill savings Skip the confusion and connect with Council’s energy expert to make sure your business is on the best priced energy plan for your needs. You will also be able to pick up some tips to reduce your energy use along the way. We’re offering free electricity smart meter and tariff assessments designed to reduce your energy bills and help you save money. What’s included:
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Our experts will identify opportunities for immediate savings, helping you stay on a competitively priced plan while minimising your environmental footprint. |
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.
