Upcoming events

National Tree Day – Friday 26 Jul (contact Childcare office for more information 9486 1972)

Sustainable House Day Saturday 07 Sep 10:00am – 2:00pm

Annual General Meeting Friday 18 Oct 5:00pm

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Sunday 01 Dec at Northland

House Christmas Party Tuesday 10 Dec 12:30pm

Childcare Christmas Party Thursday 19 Dec 11:00am

Environment Update: June 2013

Caring for our environment is a continuing theme for us at Holden Street. We have our fingers crossed for a win at the upcoming City of Yarra Sustainability Awards. We are proud to have received previous recognition for the House’s solar panels, draught sealing, water tanks, skylights and worm farms. The recent addition of a Rain Garden and Permaculture Beds puts us in good stead. We were thrilled to be able to show ourselves off to the judges of the Keep Australia Beautiful Awards, and feel confident that our neighbourhoods will shine… Good Luck City of Yarra!

We would love you to join us on the 7th September to celebrate Sustainable House Day. We will be putting together a Planning Committee in the lead-up and would strongly encourage interested neighbours to talk to us about their ideas and skills. If you are able to contribute some time to make this an event to remember, please let us know. It’s not sustainable unless we’re in it together!

Yarra Climate Action Now (YCAN) is a 100% volunteer run, award-winning community group with an action focus, particularly in the area of sustainable transport. We are supporting the ‘Trains NOT Toll Roads’ campaign, as well as the Council Bicycle Strategy. Our other exciting focus is the Yarra Community Solar project assisting people who can’t get solar panels on their own roofs to join the solar revolution. We meet fortnightly at Holden Street, everyone welcome. For more info contact info@ycan.org.au, 0422 952 554 or ycan.org.au

Special events

• Miller Street BBQ  Friday 18 Jan 5pm
• Neighbourhood House Week – Community Lunch  Wednesday 8 May
• Reconciliation Week – Fitzroy Aboriginal Heritage Walk  Wednesday 29 May 1pm
• Literary Tour of North Fitzroy – To Be Confirmed

Environment Update: January 2013

Environmental Features House Tours

Holden Street has undertaken a long term project to improve its environmental performance and comfort for visitors. Tours focusing on the “Environmental Features” of the House will be held on 3rd Monday of the month at 12.15pm. Come and discover what we have done and why. See if there are changes you can make in your own home. Even if you are renting, there are still things you can do.

Dates: 18 Feb, 18 Mar, 15 Apr, 13 May, 17 Jun
Bookings Required

Permablitz

In August we were lucky to be “Blitzed”. More than 40 people braved very wet and unpredictable weather to help make our permaculture garden plan a reality.

Looking for Gardeners

Our new garden beds need people happy to potter, monitor, nurture and even eat the produce.

Keep in mind…

As we gear towards a number of green events, keep the following other dates in your diary:

Tuesday 23 October – AGM
Art Exhibition – date to be advised
Homework program End of Year Party – Wednesday 05 December
Christmas Party – Friday 14 December
Childcare Christmas Party – Thursday 20 December

Go greener with these events…

Saturday 07 July 2012, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: Raingarden installation

Thanks to Melbourne Water and the City of Yarra we will be having a raingarden installed in our front garden. Raingardens help filter storm water and keep our rivers and creeks healthy.  Melbourne Water has set a target of 10000 raingardens across Melbourne. We are looking forward to having one at the House so we can show our neighbours how they work.

Download: Event Flyer

Saturday 18 August 2012: Permablitz

Come along and help get our permaculture design off paper and into the garden.  All assistance welcome.

Saturday 08 September 2012: Sustainable House Day

Come for a tour of our eco demonstration house, learn about grafting fruit trees and stay for our “Suitcase Sale.” A suitcase sale is like a car boot sale but it’s eco friendly and requires less space. Put the things you want to sell in a suitcase and come along.

Dates for your diary… events at Holden Street

Keep an eye on our events calendar on our website or get in touch for further details on these upcoming events in 2012:

• 08 March, 11:00am: International Women’s Day Morning Tea
• 20 March: Autumn Equinox Picnic in Park
• 11 May, 10:00am – 3:00pm: Neighbourhood House Week Event – Wellness Day

Add these to your calendar…

Keep an eye on our events calendar on our website or get in touch for further details on these upcoming events:

• 04 October: Community Lunch and launch of environmental sustainability works
• 15 November: Annual General Meeting ‘Celebrating 25 years of the Association’
• 26 November: Toy Swap
• 13 December, 12:00pm: Christmas Party
• 22 December: Childcare Christmas Party

Sustainable Neighbourhood House Open Day is on tomorrow!

Well, the Sustainable Living Festival Event that we have been alluding to over the last few blog posts is finally here!

Drop into Holden Street Neighbourhood House from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday 26 February to…

• Come and see the environmental modifications we have made to the House and get some ideas for your own home. Tours of the House every half hour.
• Free bike checks from Velo Cycles (bring your bikes!)
• Stalls with great ideas and products
• Children’s activities
• And more great ideas for living sustainably.

Download: Sustainable Neighbourhood House Open Day Flyer (PDF, 747Kb)

For those of you into Social Media, check out these sites:

• Sustainable Living Festival Facebook
• Zero Carbon Crew (SLFestivalAus) Twitter

Sustainable Living Festival – for a safe climate

The 12th annual SLF is now on until 27 February 2011. What is “Mission: Safe Climate” all about? Visit the Festival’s Promotions page to find out and to download the Program Guide.

Don’t forget that our Sustainable Living Festival Event is coming soon – drop in and learn how to start dropping out of the race towards a hotter climate!