April and May 2008

HarbourKeepers Fish Surveys - a group of volunteer divers undertake fish surveys at a variety of sites in Sydney Harbour. Participation is open to any diver who has completed the HarbourKeepers and CoastKeepers Fish Survey course. Details ph Dave 9299 0000 or Email info@coastkeepers.org.au

April 2008 till February 2009

The Nature Of Manly - Manly Art Gallery Exhibition.

Explores Manly's natural environment in the context of its unique geology, the changes over time to it's natural elements, animals and plants and the built environment. A full program of events is being run through 2008. 

For more info www.manly.nsw.gov.au or www.mec.org.au

Ongoing

Second Hand Saturday is a giant community garage sale supported by Manly Council aimed at promoting community spirit while reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill. Residents can get involved by hosting a garage sale on the Saturday prior to your scheduled general clean up. By selling your unwanted items you not only clear out the things around your house that you no longer need, you are making money and helping the planet. To find out where the garage sales are being held, or for more info see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Second-Hand-Saturday.html or contact Juliana Collins on 9976 1656.

Ongoing

WIRES Rescue and Immediate Care Course - for details of upcoming courses in your area see www.wires.org.au or call 1300 094 737.

Ongoing

Sydney Wildlife Basic Training Course - for more details of upcoming courses in your area see www.sydneywildlife.org.au or call 9413 4300.

Ongoing Every Friday

2 pm-3 pm

Aboriginal heritage tours - join Aboriginal Education Officer, Clarence Slockee, for a journey of discovery. Uncover the Royal Botanic Gardens rich Aboriginal heritage, experience traditional music, dance, artefacts and taste some bush foods. $25 adult, $13 conc. Bookings essential phone 9231 8134 or www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/

May and June

National Parks and Wildlife guided tours, walks, talks, discovery for schools program and many other activities. Go to www.environment.nsw.gov.au/help/events.htm

3-18 May

Fair Trade Fortnight - the Fair-Trade Association is encouraging people to take a break with their friends or workmates with some great tasting Fairtrade tea and coffee. Hold a Fair Trade Coffee Break during Fair Trade Fortnight - register online for a free Fair Trade Coffee Break pack and receive free Fairtrade tea and coffee samples for six people, a Fairtrade DVD, promotional material and a ‘Where to buy Fair Trade’ guide. For more info see www.fairtrade.com.au

12-18 May

National Volunteer Week www.volunteeringaustralia.org

Saturday 17 May

9 am-12 pm

Manly Council Weed Identification Workshop - want to learn more about weeds? This workshop will help you identify the weeds that you regularly find on your bush care site (and in your garden) plus will teach you about the most effective weed control strategies and any confusing ‘look-alike’ natives. Please bring along any weeds that you would like identified. Seaforth Community Centre, Baringa Ave, Seaforth - free entry. For bookings contact Lisa Waugh on 9976 1620.

Saturday 17 May

9 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare

* Seaforth Community Centre, (Baringa Ave Seaforth)

* Wellings Reserve (end of Gourlay Ave, Balgowlah Hts)

* Bareena Park (meet near tennis courts on Curban St, Balgowlah Heights)

For more info call Lisa on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Saturday 17 May

10 am

Australian Plants Society - Warriewood Wetlands Walk. For more info contact Penny Hunstead 9999 1847.

Saturday 17 May

Long Reef Waders - learn more about the migratory waders on Long Reef or participate in studying them - for more information see www.longreefwaders.com.au

Sunday 18 May

8 am-10 am

Ocean World Manly Kids Club - under 9’s Kids Club is a program for children with an interest in the animal world. These lucky kids will spend the morning as Junior Rangers in our marine and reptile sections, feeding lizards, cleaning tanks, checking hermit crabs and maintaining records. Enquiries 8251 7877, www.oceanworld.com.au

Sunday 18 May

9 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare

* Woodland Street Bushcare Group (meet next to

103 Woodland St., Balgowlah)

For more info call Lisa on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Sunday 18 May

9 am-12.30 pm

The Harbour Trust is looking for enthusiastic people to join our bush regeneration team at North Head. Help establish Sydney’s newest environmental sanctuary and save endangered flora and fauna. Details call Catherine 8969 2112 or see www.harbourtrust.gov.au

Sunday 18 May
10.30 am- 1 pm

Free Eco Garden Workshop - Composting: hands on and

theory. Learn more about compost - its role and ingredients. Kimbriki Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre Eco Garden. For more info visit www.kimbriki.com. Bookings essential phone 9486 3512.

Sunday 18 May
1 pm-3 pm

Guided walk of the Narrabeen catchment and introduce an Aboriginal perspective of Narrabeen’s rich Aboriginal Heritage - bookings essential phone 9942 2543.

Sunday 18 May
1 pm-3.30 pm

Narrabeen Lagoon Eco Paddle - led by Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment President Tony Carr, this paddle visits Middle and Deep Creeks, where remediation work will soon get underway. Includes short presentation on the ecology of the area by Fiona van Dort from the Coastal Environment Centre. Kayaks can be hired - $35 members, $40 non members. Bookings essential, email tonycarr@ozemail.com.au

Sunday 18 May

Warringah Bushwalking Club - Geebung to Wybung walk, bookings necessary. Details www.bushwalking.org.au

Monday 19 May

7 pm

Permaculture North Meeting - guest speaker Earth Buildings in Urban & Rural Environments Gavin Scott. Visitors welcome, 259 Pacific Hwy, Lindfield. More information see www.permaculturenorth.org.au

Tuesday 20 May
10 am-12 pm

Australian Plants Society Walks and Talks - Geology of the Area. Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420

Mona Vale Road, St Ives. $4 - for more information call Bob on 9417 5217 or see www.kmc.nsw.gov.au

Tuesday 20 May

10 am-2 pm

Every third Tuesday of the month

Manly Council Streamwatch environmental action network part of the Sydney Water corporation. Volunteers required monthly to assist Parks & Bushland team to test water at specific sites to evaluate aquatic health. Great opportunity to gain practical experience and meet like minded people, no experience necessary, limited numbers. Enquiries 9976 1658.

Wednesday 21 May

9.30 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare - Burnt Bridge Creek, near the duck pond behind Balgowlah Golf Course (approx 100 m north along the bike path from the end of Dudley St, Balgowlah). For more info call Lisa on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Wednesday 21 May
7 pm-8.30 pm

Free Eco Event: Green is the new Black - Sustainable Fashion. Australians spend $1.7 billion every year on clothing they do not wear. Learn more about sustainable alternatives to mass produced clothes. Presenter

Kate Pears has done extensive research into sustainable fashion and set up Australia's first clothing exchange. Held at Warringah Council Chambers - for more info 9942 2542 or see www.warringah.nsw.gov.au

Thursday 22 May

9 am

Professor Tim Flannery: Sustainability – Issues Facing World Cities and World City Universities

Professor Tim Flannery, one of Australia's leading thinkers and writers will speak about sustainability and the issues facing world cities and world city universities. Great Hall, Level 5, UTS Tower Building, Broadway. Booking essential by Wednesday 21 May, Email events@uts.edu.au or phone 9514 1697.

Thursday 22 May

Time TBC

In Deep water - a film about the mysteries of the deep ocean will be presented by film maker George Evatt. The Coastal Environment Centre, Narrabeen. For enquires or bookings contact the CEC on 9970 1675

Thursday

22 May

The International Day for Biodiversity - convention on Biological Diversity for details see www.cbd.int 

Saturday 24 May

9 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare

* Tania Park Bushcare Group (meet in bushland next to Arabanoo Lookout, Scenic Drive Balgowlah Heights)

* Fisher Bay Bushcare Group, Manly Scenic Walkway (meet at Fisher Bay Track, end of <<Sandy Bay Rd>>, Clontarf)

For more info call Lisa on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Saturday 24 May

9 am-1 pm

Mermaid Pool Bush Regeneration - clearing invasive weeds, exotic species and dumped rubbish. Meet outside Manly Hydraulics Lab, King St, Manly Vale. Bring suitable clothing. Supervision provided by Warringah Council’s ‘Friends of The Bush’ program. Enquires Email Malcolm at cowfish5@bigpond.com.au

Saturday 24 May

9.30 am-3 pm

Sydney Metropolitan CMA Community Forum 2008 - about Building Partnerships for the Environment. Join Landcare and hear about the importance of Sydney's Urban Biodiversity from key note speakers. Held at Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush, free entry. For information see www.sydney.cma.nsw.gov.au or call 9895 7428.

Saturday 24 May

2 pm-4 pm

Take a ride down memory lane with tales of Manly’s fascinating past. ‘Manly Memories’ is part of the year-long ‘Nature of Manly’ exhibition at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum. Explore experiences of the natural features and heritage that have been enjoyed by generations of Manly residents. If you have a story to share or memorabilia for display please contact us as the event will be open for audience participation. Manly Memories is presented by the Manly Environment Centre in conjunction with the Manly, Warringah and Pittwater Historical Society.  Held in Manly Art Gallery and Museum. Reserve your seat by calling 9976 2842 or Email mec@manly.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 24 May

3 pm-5.30 pm

Sorry Day 2008 - A creative, cultural afternoon – decorating clapsticks with Nikki McCarthy, indigenous artist, listening, watching and dancing with Lilly Shearer, performer and educator. Plenty of opportunities to participate, learn and have fun. Free sausage sizzle - The Scout Hall, Bilarong Reserve, Wakehurst Parkway, North Narrabeen, NSW. Enquiries Ingrid 9913 8226 or www.asgmwp.net/index.htm

Saturday 24 May

time tbc

Explore Pittwater by Kayak with Tony Carr - commentary on Pittwater estuary landforms and geology, flora and fauna will be provided by a representative from Pittwater Natural Heritage Assoc. Kayaks for hire on the day. For more details contact Tony on 0417 502 056 or see www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au

Sunday 25 May

8 am-10 am

Ocean World Manly Kids Club - under 9’s Kids Club is a program for children with an interest in the animal world. These lucky kids will spend the morning as Junior Rangers in our marine and reptile sections, feeding lizards, cleaning tanks, checking hermit crabs and maintaining records. Enquiries 8251 7877, www.oceanworld.com.au

Sunday 25 May
10 am-3 pm

Warringah Council - World Environment Day Expo - free Eco Event - informative workshops, live native animals, women’s clothing and accessories swap, giveaways, organic food and wine, indigenous dancers and other entertainment. For more information call 9942 2111 or see www.warringah.nsw.gov.au

Sunday 25 May

Warringah Bushwalking Club - Mackerel Beach walk, bookings necessary. Details www.bushwalking.org.au

26-30 May

Sydney Harbour National Park - this national park protects vital stretches of bushland around all entrances to the harbour including habitat for endangered native species such as the long-nose bandicoot and little penguin, right next to Australia`s biggest city! Come and help to restore their habitats by removing invasive weeds. For details see www.conservationvolunteers.com.au

Tuesday 27 May
10 am-12 pm

Australian Plants Society Walks and Talks - Plant Communities. Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives. $4 - for more information Bob on

9417 5217 or see www.kmc.nsw.gov.au

Tuesday 27 May

7 pm-9 pm

UTS URBANISM AND ARCHITECTURE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES - Brett Steele, Architectural Association. The 2008 Urbanism and Architecture Public Lecture series creates meaningful and sustained dialogue about cities and our aspirations for the lives we wish to lead within them. At UTS Broadway, CB06 Peter Johnson, Room 322, contact Robert Jones rkjones@uts.edu.au

27 May to 3 June

RECONCILIATION WEEK. The NSW theme for the week is Sorry – A New Beginning.

Wednesday 28 May

9.30 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare - Burnt Bridge Creek, near the duck pond behind Balgowlah Golf Course (approx 100 m north along the bike path from the end of Dudley St, Balgowlah). For more info call Lisa on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Thursday 29 May

10.30 am-1 pm

Free Workshop - Ecological Living & Eco Gardening

Full tour of Eco Garden, philosophy of organic gardening, difference between organic and non-organic food, intro to ‘Bio-Genics’ – the healing power of plants, how your garden can keep you & your family healthy and tasting of edible flowers. Kimbriki Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre. Bookings essential ph. 9486 3512, www.kimbriki.com

Thursday 29 May
7 pm-9 pm

Community Forum - Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment. Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment and Warringah and Pittwater Councils will host a community meeting to provide an update on the next steps for the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment area. The forum will give the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on the project. Tramshed Community Centre, 1395 Pittwater Road, Narrabeen. For more info call 9942 2580.

Thursday 29 May

Warringah Bushwalking Club - Mystery walk, bookings necessary. Details www.bushwalking.org.au

Thursday 29 May

Sea Level Rise Seminar - Building Adaptive Capacity to cope with sea level rise. Royal Motor Yacht Club Newport For more info contact Pittwater Council 9970 1104 or visit www.pittwatercouncil.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 31 May

Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon bushwalk with Conny Harris, for bookings or more information call Warringah Council on 9942 2580 or www.warringah.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 31 May and

Sunday 1 June

11.30 am-5 pm

Manly Sustainability Fair - Manly Ocean Beach Promenade, North Steyne, next to the Food and Wine Festival. Helping you to make a difference to the way you live with sustainable lifestyle, building, gardening and shopping exhibits, free advice, entertainment, giveaways and lots, lots more. For enquiries contact Naomi Deane, Sustainability Education Officer, Manly Council on 9976 1604 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/sustainabilityfair.html

Sunday 1 June

8 am-10 am

Ocean World Manly Kids Club - under 9’s Kids Club is a program for children with an interest in the animal world. These lucky kids will spend the morning as Junior Rangers in our marine and reptile sections, feeding lizards, cleaning tanks, checking hermit crabs and maintaining records. Enquiries 8251 7877, www.oceanworld.com.au

Sunday 1 June

9 am-12.30 pm

The Harbour Trust is looking for enthusiastic people to join our bush regeneration team at North Head. Help establish Sydney’s newest environmental sanctuary and save endangered flora and fauna. Details call Catherine 8969 2112 or see www.harbourtrust.gov.au

Sunday 1 June

Tour - Headland Park, Mosman - Tunnels, Tracks and Tales. Explore Defence fortifications hidden away for more than 100 years, beautiful bushland and see magnificent harbour views. See the historic submariners Miners' Depot and follow a track through bushland to Georges Heights, occupied by the military since the 1870s. Bookings essential, phone 8969 2100.

Sunday 1 June

Warringah Bushwalking Club - Charity walk, bookings necessary. Details www.bushwalking.org.au

2 June till 6 June

Conservation Connect - join us as we make a major positive contribution to water quality and ecosystem productivity in the Manly Creek catchment. Manly Creek is part of a highly important creek system that flows from Manly Dam down through Manly Lagoon to Queenscliff Beach. Volunteers will work on a program of weeding, site preparation and planting of coastal heath & river bank vegetation. Enquiries 9564 1244 or www.conservationvolunteers.com.au

Tuesday 3 June
10 am-12 pm

Australian Plants Society Walks and Talks - Daisies & Dodonaeas. Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420
Mona Vale Road, St Ives
. $4 - for more information Bob on 9417 5217 or see www.kmc.nsw.gov.au

Wednesday 4 June

9.30 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare - Burnt Bridge Creek, near the duck pond behind Balgowlah Golf Course (approx 100 m north along the bike path from the end of Dudley St, Balgowlah). For more info call Lisa on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Wednesday 4 June

9.30 am

The Wanderers Walking Group Walk Day - Mozzie Flat, Roseville. Invite any older person who would like to join in on an easy, fun and social walk.   Contact Kim on 9999 1870 or see www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au

Thursday 5 June

World Environment Day - United Nations Environment Program - details www.unep.org/wed/2008/english/

Thursday 5 June

7 pm-9 pm

UTS URBANISM AND ARCHITECTURE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES - Christopher Hight, Rice University
The series creates meaningful and sustained dialogue about cities and our aspirations for the lives we wish to lead within them. Looming environmental crisis, population growth, mass urbanisation and security concerns exist along side the possibilities liberated by new developments in information technology, design research and fabrication. At UTS Broadway, CB06 Peter Johnson, Room 322.
Contact Robert Jones rkjones@uts.edu.au

5-6 June

8.30 am-5 pm

Climate Change Sea Level Rise and Wetland Adaptations workshops - Wetland Education & Training (WET) Program. For more info or bookings call 9714 7888, email wetworkshop@sopa.nsw.gov.au or visit www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au

Friday 6 June

Spotlight Walk Narrabeen Lagoon - bookings essential, call 9942 2580 or email petrob@warringah.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 7 June

9 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare

* North Harbour Reserve (end of Burton St, Balgowlah)

* Esplanade Park (via end of Bolingbroke Ave, Fairlight, follow path to the west, 50m towards the Spit Bridge).

For more info call Lisa Waugh on 9976 1620 or see

www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Saturday 7 June

1 pm-4 pm

Eco Choices For Home Renovators Workshop - learn about passive design, material selection and more. Held at The Watershed, Newtown - bookings essential ring

9519 6366 or see www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 7 June

Time tbc

Breakfast with the Birds Walk - bookings essential, call 9942 2580 or email petrob@warringah.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 7 June

Time tbc

Guringai Festival - guided walk at Manly Dam. Come along and hear an Aboriginal perspective of the local area. Bookings essential call 9942 2111 or see www.warringah.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 7 June

Eco friendly workshop at Bunnings, Niangala Cl., Belrose. Bookings 9486 5700 or www.bunnings.com.au (time tbc)

Sunday 8 June

8 am-10 am

Ocean World Manly Kids Club - under 9’s Kids Club is a program for children with an interest in the animal world. These lucky kids will spend the morning as Junior Rangers in our marine and reptile sections, feeding lizards, cleaning tanks, checking hermit crabs and maintaining records. Enquiries 8251 7877, www.oceanworld.com.au

Sunday 8 June

Eco friendly workshop at Bunnings, Niangala Cl., Belrose. Bookings 9486 5700 or www.bunnings.com.au (time tbc)

8 June

World Ocean Day - www.theoceanproject.org/wod/ 

Sunday 8 June

Warringah Bushwalking Club - Rookwood Circuit walk, bookings necessary. Details www.bushwalking.org.au

Monday 9 June

Sustainable Garden Challenge - enter the Keep Australia Beautiful Sustainable Garden Challenge win up to $3,000 in cash. For more information call Emily on 9633 3380. Entries close 9 July.

Tuesday 10 June
10 am-12 pm

Australian Plants Society Walks & Talks - Rainforests. Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road,

St Ives. $4 - for more information Bob on

9417 5217 or see www.kmc.nsw.gov.au

10 and 11 June

Advancing The Design of Rain Gardens Seminar & Workshop - designed for local council officers, consultants, research professionals, engineers, landscape architects, urban designers and sustainability officers. The Seminar/Workshop is presented by Tony Wong, Ana Deletic, Tim Fletcher and others. Waterview Convention Centre, Bicentennial Park. Bookings essential contact Kate Black 9895 6206 or www.wsud.org

Wednesday 11 June

9.30 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare - Burnt Bridge Creek, near the duck pond behind Balgowlah Golf Course (approx 100 m north along the bike path from the end of Dudley St, Balgowlah). For more info call Lisa on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Wednesday 11 June

6.30 pm

The World of the Seahorse - come and find out why scientists and artists are besotted with these magical little creatures. Reef Theatre, Sydney Aquarium, RSVP by 9 June. To book tickets ($12 adult/$7 conc.) call

8251 7875 or email conservation@sacf.org.au

Wednesday 11 June

7.15 pm

Guringai Festival Screening: "Liyarn Ngarn" - “coming together of the spirit”. It epitomises a thirty year long mission of Indigenous leader and Yawura man, Patrick Dodson, to bring about a lasting and true reconciliation and to change peoples’ perception and attitude to Indigenous people. $5, Avalon RSL Club - bookings essential.  Details phone 9970 1111 or email louise_jeffs@pittwater.nsw.gov.au  

Thursday 12 June

9.30 am-3.30 pm

Dieback in our natural ecosystems’ workshop - phytophthora dieback is a plant disease which threatens the biodiversity of Australian natural ecosystems. This workshop will focus on detection of the pathogen. Jenkins Hall, Lane Cove National Park. Bookings essential phone 9231 8138 or see www.sydney.cma.nsw.gov.au

Thursday 12 June
10.30 am-1 pm

Free Workshop - Eco House. Learn how to grow your own sprouts and more about green cleaning, healthy eating and packaging alternatives - what to buy and what to avoid. Kimbriki Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre Office. Bookings essential, call 9486 3512.

Friday 13 June
8 pm

Plant Conservation in NSW - Conservation botanist with the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust Dr Bob Makinson will discuss plant conservation in NSW at the Australian Plants Society North Shore Group meeting. Willow Park Community Centre, Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. For more information visit Australian Plants Society North Shore Group www.blandfordia.org.au.

Saturday 14 June

9 am-12 pm

Manly Council Bushcare

* Witches Glen, Burnt Bridge Creek (meet at Kitchener Street bridge over Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation)

* Bligh Park (meet near the Childcare Centre, Alto Avenue, Seaforth)

* Shelly Beach (meet at driveway, 2 Bower St, Manly)

For more info call Lisa Waugh on 9976 1620 or see www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Bushcare-schedule.html

Saturday 14 June

Guided Walking Tours - Manly Council's Community and Environmental Partnerships Branch offer a free, expert-guided ‘Heart of Manly Heritage Tour’. Significant environmental and heritage features are pointed out along the walking routes by the guide. Tours include a free lunch and native plant giveaway. Information/bookings 9976 1661 or www.manly.nsw.gov.au

Saturday 14 June

10 am-12 or

1 pm-3 pm

Wild About Manly - nature photography workshops and walking tour with local professional photographer,

David Jenkins - “Photography is a wonderful art form that enables us to capture a true representation of something, be it a place, a person or perhaps a feeling. It’s about seeing not looking. Most of us look, but we do not see the true essence and spirit of a place. The digital photography revolution has made this art form much more accessible to millions of people, but it’s important to remember that it’s a lot more than just pressing a button“. $20 starting from Manly Art Gallery and Museum. For more information see www.mec.org.au & www.nomadphoto.com.au or call 9976 2842.

Sunday 15 June

8 am-10 am

Ocean World Manly Kids Club - under 9’s Kids Club is a program for children with an interest in the animal world. These lucky kids will spend the morning as Junior Rangers in our marine and reptile sections, feeding lizards, cleaning tanks, checking hermit crabs and maintaining records. Enquiries 8251 7877, www.oceanworld.com.au

Sunday 15 June

9 am-12.30 pm

The Harbour Trust is looking for enthusiastic people to join our bush regeneration team at North Head. Help establish Sydney’s newest environmental sanctuary and save endangered flora and fauna. Details call Catherine 8969 2112 or see www.harbourtrust.gov.au

Sunday 15 June
10.30 am-1 pm

Learn more about setting up and managing your own worm farm. Kimbriki Recycling and Waste Disposal Centre Eco Garden. For more info visit www.kimbriki.com. Bookings essential call 9486 3512.

Sunday 15 June
1 pm-3.30 pm

Narrabeen Lagoon Eco Paddle - Led by Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment President Tony Carr, this paddle visits Middle and Deep Creeks, where remediation work will soon get underway. Includes short presentation on the ecology of the area by Fiona van Dort from the Coastal Environment Centre. $35 members, $40 non members. Bookings essential, email tonycarr@ozemail.com.au

Sunday 15 June

2 pm

How to install outdoor lighting-including solar workshop at Bunnings, Niangala Cl., Belrose. Bookings 9486 5700 or www.bunnings.com.au

Sunday 15 June

Warringah Bushwalking Club - Mt. Ku-ring-gai to Berowra walk, bookings necessary. Details www.bushwalking.org.au