Low Waste Living Workshops

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Join the war on waste with this series of free workshops designed to help you lead a more sustainable life.

The mix of face-to-face and online events cover everything from home composting and seed saving, to green cleaning, natural skincare, reusable nappies and op shop trails.

All virtual workshops are delivered by Good for The Hood. Membership is free and includes live Q&A sessions with experts, plus access to information and resources. If you can't stream a live event, you can watch a replay.

Bookings are essential. To register for a particular workshop, click on the relevant date.

IN THE GARDEN WHERE DATE START TIME LENGTH
Keeping Backyard Chickens Wickham Sat 17-Feb-24 10.30am 1.5 hrs
Composting Made Simple Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
Home Composting Waratah Sat 23-Sep-23 10.30am 1.5 hrs
Wallsend Sat 11-May-24 10.30am 1.5 hrs
Worm Farming Fundamentals Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
Seed Saving 101 Fletcher Sat 11-Nov-23 2pm 2 hrs
Waratah Sat 25-May-24 9.30am 2 hrs
Native Bees Shortland Sat 11-Nov-23 9am 3 hrs
Shortland Sat 11-Nov-23 1pm 3 hrs
Maryland Sat 09-Mar-24 9.30am 2 hrs
IN THE HOME WHERE DATE START TIME LENGTH
Getting Into Cloth -
Reusable Nappies		 Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
Introduction to Reusable
Sanitary Items		 Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
A Beginner's Guide to
Electric Vehicles		 Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
Myth Busting Electric
Vehicles		 Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
Is Rooftop Solar Worth It? Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
How to Save Money on
Energy		 Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
Make your Own Natural
Skincare		 Virtual Watch Replay - 1 hr
Easy Green Cleaning Virtual Thu 21-Sep-23 6pm 1 hr
GUIDED TOURS WHERE DATE START TIME LENGTH
Summerhill Waste
Management Centre
(Bus Tour)		 Wallsend Mon 13-Nov-23 10.30am 1.25 hrs
Sat 23-Mar-24 10.30am 1.25 hrs
Wallsend Op-Shop Trail
(Walking Tour)		 Wallsend Sat 02-Dec-23 9.30am 2 hrs
Sat 01-Jun-24 9.30am 2 hrs


All workshops are being delivered as part of City of Newcastle's Low Waste Living Program, in association with community partners The Canopy, Catholic Care Social Services, Smokva Community Garden, Wallsend Town Business Association and Hunter Multicultural Communities.