Archive for February 14th, 2007

Media Release: Learn how to make worms useful

Published by Alex Makin on Wednesday 14th of February, 2007

Maroondah City Council is offering residents the opportunity to get up close and personal with an active worm farm, in order to learn how to manage one of these useful composting tools in their own home.

Councillor Alex Makin invites the community to a free worm farming and composting workshop on Saturday 3 March at Arrabri Community House, Bayswater North.

“This interactive workshop will let you touch and smell composting materials, show how an active worm farm works, and for a real hands on challenge you can even sort the worms from the worm castings!”said Cr Makin.

“The workshop will also provide participants with a range of tools and information to successfully set up and maintain their own compost bin or worm farm at home,” said Cr Makin.

The workshop is ideal for residents considering setting up a compost bin or worm farm, as well as for those who are already operating a composting system but would like some advice or ideas on maintaining healthy and effective systems.

“In Maroondah approximately half the waste of average households sent to landfill is organic. By learning how to compost and manage a worm farm, this waste can be removed from landfill and successfully reused in the garden at home,” said Cr Makin.

Home composting helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improves soil quality and provides excellent organic fertiliser for our gardens.

The workshop will be held on Saturday 3 March from 10am to 12pm at Arrabri Community House, Allambanan Drive, Bayswater North (Melways map 65 B1).

To register for this exciting free workshop please call Katie from EnviroCom on 9703 5214.

Heatherdale Community Action Group - first meeting for 2007

Published by Alex Makin on Wednesday 14th of February, 2007

The Heatherdale Community Action Group has resumed meeting for 2007 amid further civic disobedience from Southern Rocycling.

Maroondah City Council is pursuing these matters as well as conducting ongoing monitoring of Heatherdale Road. Southern Rocycling is facing court action on the 8th of March in regard to violations under the Health Act and Planning and Environment Act, furthermore the EPA is proceeding with a hearing currently scheduled for the 14th of March.

I urge the Heatherdale community to contact me should they be concerned about the activities of Southern Rocycling.

Heatherdale Community Action Group meeting

Published by Alex Makin on Saturday 3rd of February, 2007

Wednesday, 14 February 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 9 May 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm

The Heatherdale Community Action Group (HCAG) represents the needs of the Heatherdale community within Maroondah and Whitehorse. Since Heatherdale is divided between the two municipalities (the boundary being Heatherdale Road) an ongoing community presence is necessary to ensure dialogue between the two councils in regard to the needs of the Heatherdale community.

Since my ward borders Whitehorse and the encompasses the Heatherdale community I regularly attend the Heatherdale Community Action Group meetings to ensure that their needs are represented throughout council.

The Heatherdale Community Action Group meets from 7:30pm on the second Wednesday of each month at the Manhattan Hotel, corner Canterbury and Heatherdale Roads, Heatherdale.

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