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SUMMARY:My Tree Project - Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:My Tree Project – Art Exhibition\n\n\n\nCelebrating the meaning of trees \n\n\n\nFriday July25\, 20252:30 PM – 4:30 PM\n\n\n\nNgutungka Henley378 Seaview Road\, Henley Beach 5022\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring exhibition showcasing artworks by students from Pennington Primary School and Woodville High School and explore their unique perspectives on what trees mean to them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speakers:Natasha Davis (Trees For Life) Laura Wills (feature artist 2025 Nature Festival).
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/my-tree-project-art-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:Environmental Event
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SUMMARY:BirdLife Australia Photography Awards
DESCRIPTION:BirdLife Australia Photography Awards! \n\n\n\nEntries are now open\n\n\n\nDeadline extended until 8 AM AEST 12 August 2025! \n\n\n\nRemember – bird welfare always comes first\, and no winning shot should see birds losing out! All entries must adhere to the BirdLife Photography Code of Ethics. \n\n\n\nFind out more & Enter\n\n\n\n\nKey Dates\n\n\n\n16 May: Competition opens16 June: Early bird entries close12 August: Competition deadline \n\n\n\n\nSponsors and prizes\n\n\n\nWe’re thrilled to announce that Nikon Australia Nikon Australia and Lake Cowal Foundation are returning to sponsor the competition in 2025. \n\n\n\nThanks to their generous support\, each category winner will receive a $1\,000 cash prize – with a whopping $2\,000 up for grabs for the winner of this year’s Portfolio Prize\, courtesy of our Principal Sponsor\, Nikon Australia. \n\n\n\nBirdLife Photography Awards website
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/birdlife-australia-photography-awards/
CATEGORIES:Environmental Event
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SUMMARY:World Water Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (22 March) that highlights the importance of freshwater. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme of each day focuses on topics relevant to clean water\, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)\, which is in line with the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6. The UN World Water Development Report (WWDR) is released each year around World Water Day. \n\n\n\nUN-Water is the convener for World Water Day and selects the theme for each year in consultation with UN organizations that share an interest in that year’s focus. \n\n\n\nhttps://www.worldwaterday.org/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-water-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Environmental Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20250318T183000
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SUMMARY:AAEE Learning Circle - Welcome to Country as relations
DESCRIPTION:Event description\n\n\n\nPlease join us for our AAEE March Learning Circle: Welcome to Country as relations. \n\n\n\nPresented by Whadjuk Nyungar Elder Len Collard\, with Sandra Wooltorton (also from Noongar Country) and special guest\, Yuin woman and environmental educator Sue Price.  \n\n\n\nWhen: Tuesday\, 18 March – 7-8pm AEDT/4-5pm WST. \n\n\n\nWhere: Online via Zoom. \n\n\n\nCost: Free to all. Donations to the AAEE Public Fund will be gratefully accepted and are tax-deductible (donations over $2).  \n\n\n\nYuin woman and environmental educator Sue Price will contribute original songs and poems to enrich the conversation. \n\n\n\nWe will also discuss koordaboodja which in Noongar language\, means love of Country – and what that might mean – which leads to a conversation about how we see Boodjar and moort (people) as relations. The trilogy of boodjar (Country)\, moort (people) and kaartdijin (knowledge) are inseparable in Noongar ways of knowing\, being and doing. Perhaps people who think they can separate the trilogy at the core of Noongar wellbeing\, see strangers in their own backyards? in this conversation\, we hope you will see how everything is very deeply related and intertwined! In Noongar Boodjar\, Noongar place names describe the vitality – the precolonial enterprising lifeblood – of places. The vitality we refer to is often continuing – we simply need to attune to and reinvigorate it.  \n\n\n\nPlease join us! All welcome. This session will be recorded and will be available afterwards to AAEE members only\, via our Learning Circle library on our website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will launch our AAEE 2025 Learning Circle program with this very special Learning Circle. In this conversation with Len Collard and Sandra Wooltorton\, we will discuss Welcome to Country ceremonies\, before talking about Acknowledgement of Country protocols and the Noongar idea of home-place: karlaboodja. In Noongar language\, boodjar means Country\, karl means both fire\, and home – as in\, ‘home is where the hearth is’.  These concepts are tied in with the idea of bidi (trail) and bidiyer (leader – person who intimately knows the trails across their Country.)  \n\n\n\n Register for this free event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiographies:\n\n\n\nLen Collard:  Emeritus Professor Dr Len Collard is a Whadjuk Nyungar elder and respected Traditional Owner of the Perth Metropolitan area and surrounding lands\, rivers\, swamps\, ocean and culture. Dr Collard has a background in literature and communications\, with research interests in Aboriginal Studies\, including Nyungar interpretive histories and Nyungar theoretical and applied practical research models. Dr Collard has conducted research funded by the Australian Research Council\, the National Trust of Western Australia\, and many other research institutions and organisations. Len’s research has allowed the broadening of the understanding of the many unique characteristics of Australia’s Aboriginal people and has contributed enormously to elevating the appreciation of culture and heritage of the Southwest region of Australia. Len’s groundbreaking theoretical work has put Nyungar cultural research on the local\, national and international stages.  In 2023 Professor Collard was admitted to the UWA Emeriti Professors College and awarded an honorary PhD in Education from Edith Cowan University.   https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/len-collard \n\n\n\nSandra Wooltorton:  Sandra is a Professor and Senior Research Fellow with the Nulungu Research Institute at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Broome Campus. She is a trans-disciplinary researcher\, with a background in cultural geography and education\, and a deep interest in applying place-based philosophy to generate solutions to problems of society and environment. She leads numerous research projects and in 2023\, Sandra convened a Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Environmental Education called\, Indigenous Philosophy in Environmental Education: Relearning How to Love\, Feel\, Hear and Live with Place. Sandra is interested in prefigurative cultures\, for co-constructing the world we want to live in; or living the change we want to see. In the Kimberley\, the answers are all around us – in Indigenous cultural ways of being and knowing\, in landscapes and in knowledge holders. https://www.notredame.edu.au/research/institutes-and-initiatives/nulungu/people/sandra-wooltorton \n\n\n\nSue Price: Sue Price is a descendant of the Yuin Aboriginal People through her mother’s line and the descendant of a £10 POM on her father’s side. She is a mother of 4 adult children and heaves a sigh of relief that none live at home anymore. Sue is an Environmental Educator of some 30 years standing and has worked in a variety of sectors including local government\, consultancy\, NSW Environmental Education Centres and was a lecturer for over 10 years at WSU in Education for Sustainability and Aboriginal Perspectives in Education. Sue is also a songwriter and poet who listens to Country for inspiration as well as life experiences. She delivers her songs acapella because she cannot get her fingers and mouth to work at the same time. Here is a wonderful sample: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DowdWh9kv/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/aaee-learning-circle-welcome-to-country-as-relations/
CATEGORIES:Education Event
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SUMMARY:SeaWeek/Clean Up Australia Day Online Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Environmental Learning Opportunities Through Significant Annual Days \n\n\n\nA great way to foster an awareness and enthusiasm for environmental education in your classroom and your whole school community is to highlight the national and international environment days of the year. Two of these are coming up very soon; SeaWeek runs from the 2nd to the 10th of March and Clean Up Australia Day is on the 3rd of March. \n\n\n\nWe are running an online workshop\, exploring the environmental significance of these 2 campaigns and how they can be combined. In partnership with AAEE (Australian Association for Environmental Education)\, KESAB (Keep South Australia Beautiful) and AUSMAP (Australian Microplastics Assessments Project)\, we will be able to guide you to some excellent online primary and high school resources. \n\n\n\nWe are running this workshop a couple of weeks before these important days to give you time to plan and prepare for your school involvement. \n\n\n\n Register for this free event
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/seaweek-clean-up-australia-day-online-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Environmental Event
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SUMMARY:Australia Day
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URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/australia-day/
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SUMMARY:World Soil Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Soil and water\, a source of life\n\n\n\nOur planet’s survival depends on the precious link between soil and water. Over 95 percent of our food originates from these two fundamental resources. Soil water\, vital for nutrient absorption by plants\, binds our ecosystems together. This symbiotic relationship is the foundation of our agricultural systems. \n\n\n\nHowever\, in the face of climate change and human activity\, our soils are being degraded\, putting excessive pressure on our water resources. Erosion disrupts the natural balance\, reducing water infiltration and availability for all forms of life. \n\n\n\nSustainable soil management practices\, such as minimum tillage\, crop rotation\, organic matter addition\, and cover cropping\, improve soil health\, reduce erosion and pollution\, and enhance water infiltration and storage. These practices also preserve soil biodiversity\, improve fertility\, and contribute to carbon sequestration\, playing a crucial role in the fight against climate change. \n\n\n\nWorld Soil Day 2023 (WSD) and its campaign aim to raise awareness of the importance and relationship between soil and water in achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. WSD is a unique global platform that not only celebrates soils but also empowers and engages citizens around the world to improve soil health. \n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nWorld Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. \n\n\n\nAn international day to celebrate soil was recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. Under the leadership of the Kingdom of Thailand and within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership\, FAO has supported the formal establishment of WSD as a global awareness raising platform. The FAO Conference unanimously endorsed World Soil Day in June 2013 and requested its official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013\, the UN General Assembly responded by designating 5 December 2014 as the first official World Soil Day. \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-soil-day-2024/
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SUMMARY:Coastcare Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:Coastcare Week is an annual campaign celebrated during the first week of December that acknowledges the Australians who are actively restoring\, enhancing and protecting the coastline\, waterways\, habitat and biodiversity in their community. \n\n\n\n7 Coastcare tips you can do all year round. \n\n\n\n\nAt the beach\, keep on the walking tracks. This protects the vegetation that provides habitat for local native birds and other animals and prevents erosion.\n\n\n\nWoof woof! Ensure your dogs are kept on a lead in areas where dune vegetation is vulnerable. Landcare and Coastcare groups work on these sites to enhance the habitat for native animals toprotect them.\n\n\n\nTake a bag with you to the beach to collect rubbish on your next walk.\n\n\n\nEvery piece of plastic removed from the marine environment can save an animal’s life and reduce the amount of microplastic created. Pick up rubbish and recycle.\n\n\n\nTake the slow lane\, walk instead of driving on beaches (4WD on beaches can rip up plants\, destroy sea bird nests and eggs\, destroy the sediment profile and more).\n\n\n\nUse reef safe sunblock to protect marine life from harmful chemicals.\n\n\n\nVolunteer with your local group and support their community events or donate to help them buy materials for their activities.\n\n\n\n\nFind out more: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/coastcare/coastcare-week-2024/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/coastcare-week-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241127T190000
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SUMMARY:Eco-Resiliency Circle - November
DESCRIPTION:Details\n\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday 27 NovemberWhere: Port Environment Centre\, 27 North Pde\, Port AdelaideTime: 7:00pm to 9:00pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for the next meeting of our local eco-resiliency circle \n\n\n\nThis month we will be exploring the theme of eco-mapping\, how we relate to place from an ecological perspective. \n\n\n\nThis is an open\, welcoming space\, ALL WELCOME \n\n\n\nOrganiser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPort Environment Centre\, 27 North Parade\, Port Adelaide SA 5015Phone: 0488 229 925Email: hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/eco-resiliency-circle-november/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241126T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241126T235959
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SUMMARY:World Sustainable Transport Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:What is sustainable transport? \n\n\n\nTransport is vital for promoting connectivity\, trade\, economic growth and employment. Yet it is also implicated as a significant source of green-house gas emissions. Resolving these trade-offs is essential to achieving sustainable transport and\, through that\, sustainable development. \n\n\n\nIn its 2016 report\, the Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Group defined sustainable transport as “the provision of services and infrastructure for the mobility of people and goods — advancing economic and social development to benefit today’s and future generations — in a manner that is safe\, affordable\, accessible\, efficient\, and resilient\, while minimizing carbon and other emissions and environmental impacts.” \n\n\n\nSustainable transport is therefore not an end in itself\, but a means to achieve sustainable development. \n\n\n\nSustainable transport\, sustainable development\n\n\n\nSustainable transport — with its objectives of universal access\, enhanced safety\, reduced environmental and climate impact\, improved resilience\, and greater efficiency — is central to sustainable development. \n\n\n\nApart from providing services and infrastructure for the mobility of people and goods\, sustainable transport is a cross-cutting accelerator\, that can fast-track progress towards other crucial goals\, such as eradicating poverty in all its dimensions\, reducing inequality\, empowering women\, and combatting climate change. \n\n\n\nFind out more about sustainable transport and sustainable development in this interagency report. \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://www.un.org/en/observances/sustainable-transport-day
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-sustainable-transport-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241120T160000
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SUMMARY:How to beat the urban heat
DESCRIPTION:How to beat the urban heat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Wed\, 20 Nov \n\n\n\nTime: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ACDT \n\n\n\nWhere: Online event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\nTemperatures are rising due to global warming and Adelaide is looking like it will be in for a long hot summer. Adelaide has already experienced the greatest increase in urban heat wave intensity and duration of any Australian capital city. These temperatures are uncomfortable for many\, but heat waves disproportionately affect the most vulnerable people in our community. \n\n\n\nJoin Sarah White\, Regional Data Officer at Green Adelaide and project manager for the Urban Heat and Tree Canopy Mapping Project\, for an in-depth exploration of urban heat in Adelaide. Sarah will discuss how new data available provides vital evidence guiding us to priority locations for action. This data highlights the critical importance of the Urban Greening Strategy as trees and other vegetation are often referred to as ‘Nature’s air-conditioners’\, reducing the temperatures of their surrounds by up to 10°C. \n\n\n\nThis session will cover: \n\n\n\n\nThe Urban Heat Island effect and its growing impact on Adelaide’s climate.\n\n\n\nHow urban heat is being monitored with cutting-edge tools and methods.\n\n\n\nAn overview of the Urban Heat and Tree Canopy Mapping Project\, which used LiDAR\, thermal imagery\, and multispectral imaging to capture a detailed picture of the region’s green spaces and heat-prone areas.\n\n\n\nWhat the data reveals about Adelaide’s urban environment\, social disadvantage and the response from local and state governments.\n\n\n\nHow to access and use the Urban Heat and Tree Canopy Viewer to help inform local strategies.\n\n\n\n\nSarah’s diverse background\, spanning roles in the Northern Territory Government and coastline surveying\, will provide unique insights into the intersection of technology\, ecology\, and urban sustainability. Attendees will leave with actionable knowledge on how to combat urban heat through tree canopy expansion and smart urban design. \n\n\n\nThis session will be recorded and made available on the Green Adelaide YouTube channel. \n\n\n\nSubscribe to Green Adelaide’s monthly newsletter to hear about each month’s talk as part of our year-long seminar series here. \n\n\n\nFor further information contact natalya.giffney@sa.gov.au  \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite\, Sarah (DEW)\n\n\n\nRegional Data Officer\, DEW \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Event >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/how-to-beat-the-urban-heat/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241116T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241116T133000
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SUMMARY:BioBlitz Workshop for Citizen Science Leaders
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to invite The Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) SA to the upcoming BioBlitz Workshop for Citizen Science Leaders on Saturday\, November 16th\, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm (ACDT) at the Oaklands Education Centre\, Oaklands Park\, South Australia. \n\n\n\nJoin us for this hands-on workshop led by the experts who pioneered the globally successful Great Southern BioBlitz. This session will delve into everything you need to know about running a BioBlitz—from mastering the iNaturalist platform to managing all aspects of a BioBlitz event. Together\, we’ll even try a mock BioBlitz at the stunning Oaklands Wetlands\, so come prepared to explore! \n\n\n\nWhat to expect: \n\n\n\n\nA step-by-step guide to setting up\, running\, and wrapping up a BioBlitz event. \n\n\n\nPractical insights into biodiversity monitoring and citizen science.\n\n\n\nNetworking with fellow environmental enthusiasts and citizen science leaders.\n\n\n\n\nDesigned for all experience levels\, this workshop is perfect for teachers\, council members\, friends of groups\, organisations\, government agencies\, and anyone interested in environmental stewardship. Whether you’re new to citizen science or a seasoned leader\, you’ll gain valuable tools and inspiration to elevate your projects. \n\n\n\nVenue details: \n\n\n\n\nWheelchair accessible\n\n\n\nFree parking\n\n\n\nPublic transport access\n\n\n\n\nCome connect\, learn\, and grow with us as we strengthen the South Australian community of citizen scientists!  \n\n\n\nGet tickets >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/bioblitz-workshop-for-citizen-science-leaders/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241027T093000
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SUMMARY:Embracing Environmental Education For Our Schools And Communities
DESCRIPTION:Embracing Environmental Education for our Schools and Communities \n\n\n\nCome join us at Woodville High School for a day filled with learning and fun! Our event focuses on the importance of environmental education for schools and communities. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in interactive workshops\, listen to inspiring speakers\, and network with like-minded individuals. Let’s work together to make a positive impact on our environment! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn and grow. \n\n\n\nLunch provided. \n\n\n\nSee you there! \n\n\n\nGet tickets >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n09:30 \n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 \n\n\n\nWelcome – Keynote: Sustainability Ed what is it & where is it going? \n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Doherty – Principal\, Arbury Park Outdoor School \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:10 \n\n\n\nChurchill Fellow Tom Linnell – Is EfS Sustainable? \n\n\n\n\n\nTom Linnell – Lecturer: Regional UniSA Education Futures \n\n\n\n\nChurchill Fellow Tom Linnell who asks  Is Education for Sustainability really sustainable?  Tom will unpack his recent Churchill Fellowship\, investigating the intersection of education with the circular economy across Northern Europe\, sustainability education in regional SA and his work in further research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30 \n\n\n\nMy Tree Project \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Fuller \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBronan Economou ATSI Ed Woodville HS \n\n\n\n\nThe award winning My Tree Project is an evolving community collaboration bringing EfS learning and engagement opportunities around biodiversity and climate change impacts to schools.Woodville HS is a 2023/24 project participant. Includes a project overview\, short doco video and visit to the school’s horticultural area. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:10 \n\n\n\nMorning Tea \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 \n\n\n\nWorkshop Session A – choose 1 of 2 \n\n\n\n\n1 Debbie Loke – Primary Science Specialist Teacher. \n\n\n\n2 Steve Fuller & Deidre Knight (AAEE SA) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop 1 – Native Butterfly Garden Units of Work (produced by AAEE SA) Workshop 2 – Propagation Workshop – propagating native plants for school or community projects \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 \n\n\n\nWorkshop Sessions B – choose 1 of 2 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Gramp – Green Adelaide \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebbie Loke \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop 1 – Nature Maps : how and why: Using Nature Maps to identify local native plants for your area. Bring your laptop for this session by Jeremy Gramp –  Green Adelaide Education Officer  \n\n\n\nWorkshop 2 – Road Test biodiversity board game with Isabelle White and Making Butterfly Puddlers (a ‘birdbath’ for butterflies) with Debbie Loke \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30 \n\n\n\nLunch \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:00 \n\n\n\nThe Forktree Project \n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Blumer – High School Teacher \n\n\n\n\nCo-founder of The Forktree Project (with partner Tim Jarvis AM) Liz Blumer explain the experiential learning opportunities at The Forktree Project and its relevance in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss and the need to develop environmental stewardship within our students and ourselves. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:20 \n\n\n\nBrazilian Biodiversity \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnderson Palmeira de Souza – Environmental Educator \n\n\n\n\nBrazilian environmental educator \, Anderson\, will take you on a journey to learn about the animals\, ecosystems and environmental education initiatives to preserve these remarkable systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13:40 \n\n\n\nAAEE and AAEE SA – what’s in it for you? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeidre Knight \n\n\n\n\nHear about your AAEE and SA Chapter’s recent activities & resources created as well as the ongoing resources and supports available for members including the AAEE Journal\, hands on training\, newsletters\, national events\, member’s discounts etc. Get involved – join the committee! Plus Q & A. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:10 \n\n\n\nAAEE SA AGM – all welcome \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00 \n\n\n\nClose \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet tickets >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/embracing-environmental-education-for-our-schools-and-communities/
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240930T163000
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SUMMARY:Making seeded paper that you can grow!
DESCRIPTION:When is it? – Monday\, September 301.30pm to 2.30pm3.30pm to 4.30pm\n\n\n\nWhere is it? – QT Hub – 67 Spring St\, Queenstown SA 5014\n\n\n\nWho do I contact? – Joanne Hendrikx – 8234 7255  – jo@kesab.asn.au\n\n\n\nWhat does it cost? – Tickets $5\n\n\n\n\nLearn how to be your own paper recycling factory\, and get naturally crafty by adding seeds and natural elements to create cards or notes that can be planted! \n\n\n\nKESAB ( Keep SA Beautiful) is providing the paper making equipment and AAEE (Australian Association for Environmental Education) SA chapter is providing local seeds from their Seeds for Change project.  This is a  fun activity for all ages\, but aimed at children aged 7-12 who MUST have an adult remain with them for the activity – it’s OK\, you’ll enjoy it as much as they do! \n\n\n\nYou’ll be putting your hands in pulpy water\, so have sleeves that can be rolled up! \n\n\n\nBook ticket >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent hosted by\n\n\n\nKESAB and AAEE\n\n\n\nKESAB ( Keep SA Beautiful) and AAEE ( Aus Assoc for Environmental Education) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\nQT Hub\n\n\n\n67 Spring StQueenstown\, SA 5014
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/making-seeded-paper-that-you-can-grow/
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20241013T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:Nature Festival - South Australia - 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Nature Festival program has been launched\, running 28 Sept – 13 Oct. \n\n\n\nFor year 5 our theme is ‘Awe\,’ and we invite you to rediscover the small and large moments that captivate—pulling us out of the rush of daily life\, away from our screens and into contact with nature and the world all around.\n\n\n\nWith more than 400 events\, encounters\, and experiences across South Australia we have plenty of options for everyone. \n\n\n\nAltogether\, we hope you find a closer connection to our vibrant community\, a renewed sense of wonder in the beauty of nature\, and leave with your hearts full of awe. \n\n\n\nExplore the map\, filter events\, or browse the schedule.
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/nature-festival-south-australia-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240924T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240924T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:Enhancing urban biodiversity: fostering nature stewardship at home
DESCRIPTION:Location:\n\n\n\nApex Park\, 616 Burbridge Rd\, West Beach SA 5024\, Australia \n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring professional development and networking day on enhancing urban biodiversity on private residential land. \n\n\n\nThis session will delve into big-picture thinking and community and local government case studies\, sharing and celebrating the excellent work already underway. \n\n\n\nParticipants will engage in valuable discussions about new possibilities for nature stewardship on urban residential land. They will also gain practical knowledge through expert presentations and collaborative sessions\, on ways to inspire communities to protect and nurture local ecosystems. \n\n\n\nThis event is a unique opportunity to be part of the conversation and explore strategies for creating biodiverse environments that support urban ecology\, making a lasting impact at the grassroots level. \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend: \n\n\n\nLocal government\, state government\, community educators and community leaders passionate about urban biodiversity and fostering environmental stewardship at home. \n\n\n\nMorning tea and lunch provided.  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact natalya.giffney@sa.gov.au  \n\n\n\nGet tickets >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/enhancing-urban-biodiversity-fostering-nature-stewardship-at-home/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240901T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240930T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
CREATED:20240706T063423Z
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SUMMARY:National Biodiversity Month 2024
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Biodiversity Month\n\n\n\nKey dates and activities: \n\n\n\n\n1 September – National Wattle Day\n\nVisit wattle in your local area and share a photo of it on social media – tag with #GetIntoNature\, #ConnectingWithNature and/or #ConnectingWithCountry or\n\n\n\nMake wattle seed damper\, but buy the wattle seed rather than harvesting it yourself as some wattles can be toxic.\n\n\n\n\n\n7 September – National Threatened Species Day\n\nJoin the annual #Threatened Species Bake Off to raise the profile of your local threatened species\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAny day in Biodiversity Month \n\n\n\n\nFollow the Threatened Species Commissioner on social media to learn more about the actions being taken to protect threatened species\n\n\n\nKeep a nature journal by recording the animals and plants you have seen over the month and illustrate with drawings and photos.\n\n\n\nGo on a Bush Blitz expedition to your backyard or a local park (please check your local COVID-19 restrictions first). Learn more about your neighbours – the local species in the nature areas near you!\n\n\n\nConnect with nature and connect with a community:\n\nshare your observations of nature with the iNaturalistAU community and get help with identification.\n\n\n\ndownload the iNaturalist app and make it easy to name that plant or animal and contribute to citizen science!\n\n\n\nfind out the names of your local plants and animals in the local Indigenous language.\n\n\n\n\n\nShare your experience of connecting with nature on social media by uploading photos\, videos and stories with the hashtags #GetIntoNature\, #ConnectingWithNature and/or #ConnectingWithCountry\n\n\n\nFollow our social media channels – there will be lots of Biodiversity Month content to help immerse yourself in nature! Look for: Department of Agriculture\, Water and the Environment\, Parks Australia and the Office of the Threatened Species Commissioner on Facebook\, Instagram\, Twitter and LinkedIn\n\n\n\nLearn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about how to deeply experience and look after Country.\n\nListen to Dr Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann\, an elder\, member of the Ngangiwumirr language group and Senior Australian of the Year 2021 and learn dadirri ‘deep listening’.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCelebrating Biodiversity Month every month\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWildflowers in the BusseltonAugusta hotspot\, Western Australia.Photo: Arthur Mostead \n\n\n\n\nCreate a natural habitat in your backyardLook at plants that are native to your region\, find out if any are threatened\, and help create a backyard sanctuary for local birds and wildlife and extend this to your nature strip.\n\n\n\nGet your credentials with a Bush Blitz Scout badgeThis virtual nature challenge encourages participants to record the plants and animals in their local area. Scouts\, Cubs and Joeys that complete the challenge will earn the badge for addition to their scout blanket. Information on how scout groups can get involved will be on the Bush Blitz website. The Scout Motto is ‘Be Prepared’ and this Badge will help to you ‘Be Prepared…for biodiversity’!\n\n\n\nTake action on weedsCheck out what’s considered a weed in your part of the country and how you can stop the spread at weeds.org.au\n\n\n\nBe a responsible pet ownerIf you can no longer keep your pet do not release it into the wild. This includes pet fish. Do not flush them down the toilet or put them into local streams. Make sure your cat is de-sexed and either keep it indoors or invest in an outdoor cat run. Domestic cats can have a devastating effect on local wildlife. Keep your dog on a lead when in natural areas.\n\n\n\nReduce\, reuse and recycleLook at ways to avoid and reduce waste and increase what you recycle. For more information on what you can recycle in your local area go to Recycling Near You\n\n\n\nStart your own compost bin or worm farm for food waste if you have spaceOrganic matter like vegetable scraps is great for your garden.\n\n\n\nBe careful about what you put down your drainsThings like oils and chemicals can end up in our waterways and seas and harm animals and plants. Instead of using commercial cleaning chemicals\, try using white vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.\n\n\n\nBe an informed seafood eaterMake choices that support sustainability – learn what species are threatened and only buy seafood that is sustainably caught or farmed.\n\n\n\n\nLearn more here: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/biodiversity-month
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-biodiversity-month-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240831T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240831T123000
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
CREATED:20240827T062956Z
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SUMMARY:Father's Day Native Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Father’s Day \n\n\n\nNative Plant Sale \n\n\n\n\nWhen:Saturday\, 31 August9:00am to 12:30pm
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/fathers-day-native-plant-sale/
LOCATION:St Patrick’s Square\, Melbourne Place\, Alberton\, SA\, 5014\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240810T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
CREATED:20240724T133915Z
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SUMMARY:Herding Caterpillars Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August 2024 \n\n\n\n3 sessions per day; 9:30am\, 12:00pm or 2:30pm \n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\nBicentennial ConservatoryPlane Tree Dr\, Adelaide SA 5000\, Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnter the extraordinary world of the Chequered Copper Butterfly with your family! Through theatre\, storytelling\, virtual reality and hands-on activities\, your family will discover the amazing story of the Chequered Copper Butterfly. \n\n\n\nHiding beneath our noses in the Adelaide Park Lands is a story that you will find hard to believe. \n\n\n\nIt is a story that has taken place for thousands of years\, every year\, in the grasslands of Adelaide and rediscovered in Victoria Park (Pakapakanthi) in 2011. \n\n\n\nThe eggs of a tiny caterpillar are checked by common black ants and when they hatch the baby caterpillars are herded to their favourite host plant to feed. \n\n\n\nThe ants shepherd the caterpillars down into their nest for rest and protection at the end of each day. \n\n\n\nIn return\, the ants feed from the nectary gland at the end of the caterpillar. \n\n\n\nEventually the tubby caterpillar pupates in the ant nest and emerges as the beautiful Chequered Copper Butterfly. \n\n\n\nSounds incredible doesn’t it! This remarkable symbiotic relationship will be brought to life during The Herding Caterpillars Festival. This 90  minute experience includes a rendition of the Herding Caterpillars play\, the VR experience\, storytelling\, artwork creation and much more. This event is brought to you by Butterfly Conservation SA and the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss the chance to bring your family to this engaging and interactive experience held within the lush indoor temperate rainforest of the Bicentennial Conservatory at the Adelaide Botanic Garden! \n\n\n\nGet tickets >> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/herding-caterpillars-festival/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240810T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240818T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
CREATED:20240705T223623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T224246Z
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SUMMARY:National Science Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating science & technology\n\n\n\nNational Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. \n\n\n\nRunning each year in August\, it features more than 1000 events around Australia\, including those delivered by universities\, schools\, research institutions\, libraries\, museums and science centres. \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://www.scienceweek.net.au/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBring Science Week into your school\n\n\n\nCelebrate National Science Week in your school. The 2024 school theme is Species Survival – More Than Just Sustainability. A free teacher resource book will be available in 2024. \n\n\n\nMore about Science Week in your school >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-science-week-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240809T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240809T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
CREATED:20240706T064905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T064906Z
UID:5362-1723161600-1723247999@www.aaeesa.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2024
DESCRIPTION:On 23 December 1994\, the United Nations General Assembly decided\, in its resolution 49/214\, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting\, in 1982\, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. \n\n\n\nThe International Day observance will take place online on Friday\, 9 August 2024. \n\n\n\nThis year’s theme is: Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/indigenous-peoples/events/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2024 \n\n\n\nhttps://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-day
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240805T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240811T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
CREATED:20240705T225223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T230009Z
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SUMMARY:National Landcare Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:2024 LANDCARE WEEK:\n\n\n\nMonday 5 – Sunday 11 August\, 2024\n\n\n\nLandcare is for Everyone (L.I.F.E)\n\n\n\nLandcare Week is an annual celebration of landcare held during the first week of August to acknowledge the Australians who are actively restoring\, enhancing and protecting the natural environment in their community. \n\n\n\nLandcare volunteers and groups work all year to care for the environment in their community\, and Landcare Week is an opportunity for groups to promote their projects and thank their volunteers. \n\n\n\nLandcare Week is an opportunity to create awareness of landcare to inspire people to get involved and volunteer\, or for community organisations to offer financial or in-kind support to their local group. \n\n\n\nDon’t have the word ’landcare’ in your group name? No problem! Landcare is for Everyone. You could be a Coastcare\, bushcare\, dunecare\, rivercare\, ‘Friends of’ or Junior Landcare group. \n\n\n\nAny community-led group working on environmental projects are part of landcare and can get involved in Landcare Week 2024 to promote their great work. \n\n\n\nWith more than 6\,000 groups and over 140\,000+ volunteers\, landcare encompasses not only landcare and other community groups\, also farmers\, landholders\, Traditional Owners and First Nations organisations\, landcare facilitators and coordinators\, youth groups\, researchers\, academics\, and government agencies. \n\n\n\nThis Landcare Week\, we’re showcasing how ‘Landcare is for Everyone’ and celebrating the achievements of all\, from farmers planting wildlife corridors on their properties\, students learning about biodiversity and where their food comes from\, to community groups creating native seedbanks to businesses encouraging their staff to volunteer with landcare groups. \n\n\n\nThere are opportunities for everyone to take action with landcare. Landcare brings everyone together to actively be involved in sustainable land management and conservation activities. \n\n\n\nIf you are a group\, it’s easy to get involved in Landcare Week 2024! Here are 5 tips: \n\n\n\n\nDownload the branded resources to promote Landcare Week 2024 on your website\, newsletters social media channels. Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nAdapt the communications kit with your key messages. We have created content that you can use before and during Landcare Week. Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nComing soon are free resources to promote your group to engage local media.\n\n\n\nPromote your events all year round on one of Australia’s largest event calendars. Register your event on the National Landcare Events Calendar via the Landcarer platform! Simply click HERE. You can learn how to add your events to the platform HERE.\n\n\n\nShare your group’s activity on your social media and tag us #landcareweek2024 #landcare #landcareaustralia\n\n\n\n\nIf you are new to landcare\, here are 5 tips on how you can get involved: \n\n\n\n\nRegister your group on the National Landcare Directory. Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nStart your own group\, register on the National Landcare Directory and access some tips on how to get started HERE\n\n\n\nVolunteer and find a group near you on the National Landcare Directory HERE\n\n\n\nIt’s easy to get involved in landcare at home or work! Simply click HERE\n\n\n\nLearn what Landcarers do with our list of landcare activities\, click HERE\n\n\n\n\nShare your landcare story with us!  \n\n\n\nPromote your landcare story with a national audience using Landcare Australia’s extensive communications channels. We reach over 85\,000 people via social media\, over 50\,000 people via our publications and we have more than 1 million visitors to our websites every year. \n\n\n\nWe are always searching for great stories to inspire people to get involved in landcare\, and to promote case studies with project ideas that can be adopted by others across the country. Do you have a story to share\, or before/after photos? Talk to us via email HERE. \n\n\n\nStay tuned to our social media pages as we share incredible landcare stories from around Australia that showcases all the amazing work that the volunteers are doing. \n\n\n\nYou can also post your stories in the comments on our social pages and share the Landcare Week posts to your own pages or promote your own stories on your social pages. \n\n\n\nDon’t forget to use the hashtags #landcareisforeveryone #LIFE #landcare #landcareweek2024 #LandcareAustralia and tag @landcareaustralia so we can engage with your post. \n\n\n\nThis campaign and the resources have been created by Landcare Australia for the use of landcare and other environmental community groups that include but not limited to Bushcare\, Coastcare\, ‘Friends of’\, Dunecare\, Rivercare\, Scouts and Girl Guide groups. If you are a group working on environmental issues in your community\, we invite you to use the Landcare Week resources to promote your activities. \n\n\n\nFind out more: https://landcareaustralia.org.au/landcareweek/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-landcare-week-2024/
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240728T235959
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SUMMARY:National Tree Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:National Tree Day\n\n\n\nEstablished in 1996\, National Tree Day has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to their community.    Each year\, around 300\,000 people volunteer their time to engage in environmental activities that educate Australians about the world around them. While every day can be Tree Day\, we dedicate celebration of Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day to the last Friday and last Sunday in July.    \n\n\n\nIt’s a day to venture outdoors\, get to know your community and\, most importantly\, have fun! \n\n\n\n\n\nFind out more:  https://treeday.planetark.org/
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-tree-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T235959
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SUMMARY:World Mangrove Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Mangroves are rare\, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea. These extra ordinary ecosystems contribute to the wellbeing\, food security\, and protection of coastal communities worldwide. They support a rich biodiversity and provide a valuable nursery habitat for fish and crustaceans. Mangroves also act as a form of natural coastal defense against storm surges\, tsunamis\, rising sea levels and erosion. Their soils are highly effective carbon sinks\, sequestering vast amounts of carbon.Yet mangroves are disappearing three to five times faster than overall global forest losses\, with serious ecological and socio-economic impacts. Current estimates indicate that mangrove coverage has been divided by two in the past 40 years. \n\n\n\n\n\n“Mangroves  are  in  danger:  it  is  estimated  that  more  than  three  quarters  of  mangroves  in  the  world  are  now  threatened  and  with  them  all  the  fine  balances  that  depend on them.  This is why UNESCO is acting to protect them\, along with other valuable blue carbon ecosystems\, through its geoparks\, world heritage sites and biosphere reserves.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudrey AzoulayUNESCO Director-General \n\n\n\n\n\nWorld Mangrove Day – UNESCO website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/world-mangrove-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240726T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:Schools Tree Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Schools Tree Day is a great way to inspire your students to learn about the local environment while playing an active role in their community. \n\n\n\nSchools Tree Day is celebrated on Friday 26th July 2024\, but you can register your event any time of year that suits your climate. \n\n\n\nTree Day is a great way to inspire students to learn about the local environment while playing an active role in their community. \n\n\n\nActivities range from planting bush tucker gardens\, building habitat for native wildlife\, nature play\, and our annual school competition. \n\n\n\nTree Day website  >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n On the Tree Day website you can download the schools how-to guide to assist you in your planning. The guide offers a wide range of activities\, event ideas and lesson plans that have been developed specifically for Australian schools.
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/schools-tree-day-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240721T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240721T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:Mangrove Cove Clean-Up
DESCRIPTION:Location:\n\n\n\nBower Cottages Community Centre (Garden Cottages Room)200 Bower Rd\, Semaphore Park SA 5019\, Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome out with the Port Environment Centre Waste Advisory Group this Plastic Free July for a Clean Up of the remnant mangroves in the Port River\, right by Bower Road at Mangrove Cove. \n\n\n\nBefore we head out for the clean-up\, Chris Lemar from Adopt a Spot will join us in Bower Cottages for a presentation on the Adopt a Spot Scheme – a community based volunteer run program that focuses on minimising marine debris through regular collections & removal of waste at self-designated areas. \n\n\n\nWe are hoping to expand the scheme along the Port River and down the coast of the LeFevre Peninsula to contribute to the rehabilitation of the estuary and come together as a community to improve local ecological outcomes. \n\n\n\nAdopt a Spot saw nearly 2000 clean ups across South Australia in 2023 and are hoping to beat that this year with more people coming on board and adopting spots. They are leading the fight against marine debris in South Australia and are true champions of system change to combat litter issues at the source. \n\n\n\nCome along and hear from Chris\, his presentation is truly inspiring and adopt your own spot\, it can be as simple as cleaning up litter where you already walk regularly! \n\n\n\nThis session is family friendly and a great way to end out the school holidays! \n\n\n\nMeet at Bower Cottages (Garden Cottages Room)\, 200 Bower Rd\, Semaphore Park at 10am for tea and coffee and to hear from Chris. \n\n\n\nWe will head over to clean up Mangrove Cove from 11am – 12pm \n\n\n\nAll materials for the clean-up will be provided. Please wear weather appropriate clothes. \n\n\n\nWe will postpone the event if heavy rain is forecast but will go ahead in showers. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: The meeting room at Bower Cottages is fully accessible and has accessible toilets on site. We will be walking along footpaths and crossing Bower Rd at the pedestrian crossing to access the clean-up site. The Mangrove Cove site has a level bike path but also sloped\, uneven terrain. There are no facilities at Mangrove Cove\, though we can return across the road to Bower Cottages to access toilets. \n\n\n\nPlease contact the Port Environment Centre if you have any mobility or access concerns or other event enquiries (0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au) \n\n\n\nThe Port Environment Centre is funded by Green Adelaide with additional support from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust. \n\n\n\nAttendee information may be used for follow up evaluation\, in order to assess the longer term impacts of our events. Follow up contact may be made (in the form of a survey) but participation in any evaluation is optional. \n\n\n\nMarni ngadlu tampinthi ngadlu Kaurna yartanga inparrinthiIt is good that we all acknowledge we are living on Kaurna Country. \n\n\n\nGet tickets  >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Port Environment Centre
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/mangrove-cove-clean-up/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240712T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240712T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
DESCRIPTION:International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms\, 12 July\n\n\n\nSand and Dust Storms (SDS) are an increasingly important transboundary issue\, with numerous impacts on the environment\, food security\, agriculture\, health\, transportation\, energy\, human societies and economies\, affecting 151 countries worldwide. \n\n\n\nThe growing need for global and regional cooperation between countries to manage and mitigate the effects of SDS and the transboundary hazards they represent has led to the proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly in 2023 of the 12th July as the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms. \n\n\n\nBy this resolution\, the Assembly also invited all Member States and other relevant stakeholders “to observe that International Day in an appropriate manner and in accordance with national priorities\, through education and activities aimed at raising public awareness of the importance of combating such storms for human health and well-being; the promotion of sustainable land use and management; enhancing food security and resilience to climate change; and sustainable livelihoods.” \n\n\n\nThis represents a significant step to enhance awareness of SDS and mobilize the political will and resources needed to address SDS related issues which present a serious challenge to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and associated targets. \n\n\n\nSDS and agriculture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout 25 percent of global dust emissions are caused by human activities\, with agriculture as probably the most important driver. SDS also have numerous direct negative impacts on agriculture\, resulting in the loss of crops\, trees and livestock or significant decreases in their production. \n\n\n\nAgriculture is a major driver of SDS but is also part of the solution to combat SDS risks and mitigate their impacts\, through the implementation of resilient and sustainable agricultural good practices. SDS should be addressed as part of national multi-hazard disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster risk management strategies linked to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. \n\n\n\nEfforts are growing to support SDS-affected countries in promoting sustainable land and water management\, integrated land-use planning\, agroforestry\, shelterbelts\, afforestation and reforestation programmes\, and the forest and landscape restoration mechanism\, which all contribute to mitigating SDS sources and impacts in agriculture. \n\n\n\nSDS and climate change\n\n\n\nClimate change\, including changes in temperature and precipitation levels\, is modifying SDS hazard levels and increasing associated risks. \n\n\n\nThe hazards posed by SDS\, and climate change particularly affect people who depend directly on natural resource for their livelihoods\, practicing rainfed agriculture\, pastoral farming and dryland forestry. Their vulnerability to the ever-changing climate that characterize drylands seems to increase because of enhanced climate variability and extreme events\, such as flood\, drought\, salinity that are likely to become more frequent\, more widespread and/or more intense with climate change during the twenty-first century. \n\n\n\nThe United Nations Coalition on Combating SDS\n\n\n\nThrough the United Nations Coalition on Combating Sand and Dust Storms\, 20 UN agencies and non-UN organizations join efforts to foster global action against SDS. This coalition\, established in September 2019 and chaired by FAO\, work on the following priority areas: identifying and analyzing SDS source areas; assisting countries in developing policy plans; implementing effective practices for source and impact mitigation; facilitating knowledge sharing and capacity enhancement and; identifying vulnerable locations and populations. \n\n\n\nMore information about the United Nations Coalition on Combating Sand and Dust Storms is available here.
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/international-day-of-combating-sand-and-dust-storms/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240711T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240711T113000
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:Green Cleaning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Make your own cleaning & personal care products with KESAB\n\n\n\nWant to reduce plastics and chemicals in your home while saving money? KESAB will show you how to make common household and body care products using cheap and accessible household ingredients. \n\n\n\nDuring Plastic Free July the Port Environment Centre Waste Advisory Group are proud to present a Green Cleaning Products workshop in partnership with the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. \n\n\n\nThis hands-on workshop includes a presentation with information and ideas about greener ways to clean yourself and your home. Each participant will have the opportunity to make up to 6 different products to take home\, including: all purpose cleaner\, toilet cleaner\, body scrub\, moisturiser\, a dry and a wet shampoo! \n\n\n\nEach participant needs to bring 6 clean jars to take home their cleaning products \n\n\n\nLocation\, venue & access: This workshop will be held at QT Hub (67 Spring Street\, Queenstown)\, a community space and community garden in Queenstown\, 5 minutes from Port Adelaide. QT Hub is wheelchair accessible. \n\n\n\nChildren: Please note that this event is aimed at adults. Children over 7 are able to attend and will need to have booked a ticket. All children must be accompanied by a guardian and be appropriately supervised. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease contact the Port Environment Centre if you have any access concerns or other event enquiries (0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au) \n\n\n\nThe Port Environment Centre is funded by Green Adelaide with additional support from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust. \n\n\n\nAttendee information may be used for follow up evaluation\, in order to assess the longer term impacts of our events. Follow up contact may be made (in the form of a survey) but participation in any evaluation is optional. \n\n\n\nGet tickets  >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Port Environment Centre
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/green-cleaning-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240707T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240714T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:National NAIDOC Week 2024
DESCRIPTION:National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday)\, to celebrate and recognise the history\, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about  First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest\, continuous living cultures on earth.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony \n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC Week’s premiere event is the National NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony which showcases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence. Every year\, a different focus city is chosen to host the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony.  \n\n\n\nPrevious National NAIDOC Week Award Winners come from many different communities within Australia and have different backgrounds\, however they are all part of NAIDOC history and share remarkable achievements. We encourage you to read more about previous NAIDOC Week Award Winners and learn more about their excellence.  \n\n\n\nEach year you can get involved in the National NAIDOC Week Awards by nominating someone you know who has excelled in one or more of the Award categories. Find out more about the nominations process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC Week Poster Competition \n\n\n\nThe National NAIDOC Poster competition has become an iconic feature of National NAIDOC Week and has a rich and significant history beginning in 1967 when the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) first began producing posters. NAIDOC posters have been exhibited by various Australian cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Australia and reflect not only the many significant social changes that have occurred since 1967 but also evolution of art over the last 54 years.  \n\n\n\nEach year the National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 16 years and over to submit their artwork which reflects that year’s National NAIDOC Week Theme.  \n\n\n\nIn recent years\, the National NAIDOC Week Poster competition winning artists have been afforded numerous opportunities to work with organisations such as the Australian Open\, Microsoft\, The Project television show and various state travel authorities that have wrapped public transport vehicles in the winning artwork.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNAIDOC Local Grants \n\n\n\nFor many years the Australian Government has supported National NAIDOC Week celebrations as well as providing funding via NAIDOC Local Grants through the Regional Network to assist communities to hold their own NAIDOC events.  \n\n\n\nWherever you live\, you can take part in NAIDOC Week celebrations. To find out about NAIDOC Week activities in your area\, contact your nearest Regional Office. \n\n\n\nQuick Links\n\n\n\n\nCurrent Theme\n\n\n\nWhat’s On\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\nNews\n\n\n\nPrivacy\n\n\n\nCopyright and Disclaimer\n\n\n\n\nNational NAIDOC week website  >>
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/national-naidoc-week-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240625T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240625T173000
DTSTAMP:20260428T222157
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SUMMARY:Authors in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Authors in Conversation: Teaching sustainability through stories\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline\, Tuesday 25 June 4:30pm to 5:30pm \n\n\n\nStories are more than just words. Telling stories is how humans make sense of the world and pass on knowledge from one generation to the next. They educate\, evoke emotions\, shift attitudes\, values\, and behaviours\, and inspire action for change. \n\n\n\nJoin a panel of celebrated Australian children’s authors to discuss teaching sustainability through the magic of children’s literature. Gain valuable insights from guest panellists and learn how the power of storytelling can inspire curiosity and lead to learning experiences that empower young people to take-action for the future. \n\n\n\nRegistrations essential.Professional Development certificates provided. \n\n\n\nBook via Humanitix >>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by Green Adelaide
URL:https://www.aaeesa.org.au/event/authors-in-conversation/
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