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Green Adelaide

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8463 3733

Address: 81-95 Waymouth Street Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.greenadelaide.sa.gov.au

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24.01.2022 http:// Facebook live has ended for this event // Tonight we are chatting and imagining a cooler, greener and wilder Adelaide live from Adelaide Zoo between 6pm and 7:30pm. You can participate online by visiting slido.com and entering the code 'GAFORUM' to join our event polls and submit questions for our panelists.

23.01.2022 Have you got the hottest house on your street or is it a cool place to be? Visitors to Green Adelaide’s booth at Science Alive had the chance to learn about urban heat mapping and the way cities ‘trap’ heat. Interactive activities allowed people to predict which surfaces and building materials absorb and store the most heat, and then use laser thermometers to test their accuracy. Missed out? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered with this online urban heat mapping tool, which might get you thinking about building materials, gardens and urban planning: https://bit.ly/3mtUqVz.

22.01.2022 With hot weather here for the next couple of days, you can help wildlife in the heat by putting water around your yard. Here are some key things to remember: Use shallow bowls to prevent animals drowning OR put rocks/sticks in the dish so that can get out. Metal bowls get hot. Use something that won’t burn your visitors’ paws or feet. ... Put water in the shade, away from people and pets. Hang water at various heights to cater for feathered friends and other tree-dwelling critters. Thank you to The Conversation for these tips. Read more: https://bit.ly/2J2PZ5U. Be sure to look after yourself too by drinking lots of water and keeping cool. Learn how to prepare for a heatwave: https://bit.ly/2JepaLs. Australian Red Cross - South Australia Australian Red Cross ABC Adelaide

22.01.2022 Watch this family of Hooded Plovers on Seacliff Beach yesterday morning captured by one of our trained BirdLife Australia volunteers. These little ones are very close to taking flight. Did you know it takes five weeks for a Hooded Plover chick to reach the juvenile stage, at which they can fly? Being tiny and flightless proves quite a challenge when you need to feed at the water's edge! Heading to the beach? Here’s how you can help, leash your dog, keep an eye out for Hooded ...Plover signs, walk along the wet sand, move away quietly when you spot the hoodies and don’t forget to spread the word! The Hooded Plover program on the Adelaide and Fleurieu coastlines is jointly funded through Green Adelaide and the National Landcare Program. The project is jointly coordinated by Green Adelaide and BirdLife Australia, with local support from City of Holdfast Bay, City of Onkaparinga, District Council of Yankalilla, City of Victor Harbor, Alexandrina Council, City of Marion, and City Of Charles Sturt. A big thank you to the volunteers, staff and community who are helping this threatened bird species. Video taken by volunteer Marilyn Wilson. #NLP

19.01.2022 If you didn’t already know, Green Adelaide water planner Martin Stokes is quite the photographer! Check out some of his pics from the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board region.

19.01.2022 Thanks Messenger West for helping us spread the word about Coastal Ambassadors! It's a great program for anyone wanting to be involved in the conservation of Adelaide's coastal environment.

19.01.2022 Flapping for joy maybe?! Here are some of the dedicated Hooded Plover volunteers at our end-of-season event celebrating 14 chicks successfully fledging across metro and Fleurieu beaches! Hooded Plovers are Australia’s most-threatened beach-nesting bird so they need all the help they can get. ... Although the breeding season (around August to March) has finished, the birds and their young are flocking at different sites across the region. Want to help too? Keep an eye out for signs, leash your dog, only walk below the high tide mark, move away quietly when you spot hoodies on the beach and tell everyone you know to do the same! The Hooded Plover program on the Adelaide and Fleurieu coastlines is jointly funded through #GreenAdelaide and the National Landcare Program. The project is jointly coordinated by Green Adelaide and BirdLife Australia, with local support from City of Onkaparinga, District Council of Yankalilla, City of Victor Harbor, Alexandrina Council, City of Marion, City of Holdfast Bay and City Of Charles Sturt. Tony Flaherty #NLP #beachnestingbirds

19.01.2022 Wondering what the fences on the beach are all about? Or have you seen a sign about birds nesting on the sand nearby and are now keen to know more? Head to this event to discover the incredible and challenging lives of our beach-nesting birds, specifically Hooded Plovers and Red-capped Plovers. You’ll hear from BirdLife Australia staff and have the chance to go on a beach walk to see if you can spot the birds firsthand! Registrations essential. Maximum 25 people due to COVID...-19 restrictions. This event and venue will comply with the current SA Health requirements of 1 person/4 m2. If you feel unwell please do not attend. This project is supported by Green Adelaide, through funding from the Landscape levy, the National Landcare Program, BirdLife Australia and City Of Charles Sturt.

18.01.2022 Want to reduce your impact on the planet? Try borrowing instead of buying! Find out about the Adelaide Sustainability Centre’s Library of Things trial kicking off this week. More info here: https://bit.ly/3fJLryZ. And in the video below. ... #GreenAdelaide is proud to fund the sustainability centre.

18.01.2022 It’s day 11 of our sustainability advent calendar! What do you do if you receive something impractical that you don’t need or want? Don’t send it to landfill; consider re-gifting it, donating it or selling it online! Your unwanted gift may make somebody else smile. ... More ideas in the article below. #sustainability #adventcalendar #urbansustainability #sustainableChristmas

17.01.2022 Sustainability advent calendar day ten! Picking that perfect gift can be a stressful experience. What about gifting something practical? Carbon Neutral Charitable Fund suggests energy-saving light bulbs or a low-flow shower head. You’ll be saving your giftee money in the long-run too. ... Experiences, memberships or donation to a charity are other ideas to consider. More ideas here: https://bit.ly/37r5sUE. #sustainability #adventcalendar #urbansustainability #sustainableChristmas Anton Fomkin, flikr: https://bit.ly/2OtU2YS.

17.01.2022 Do you have a project idea that will improve our coast, local parks, neighbourhood streets, or raise awareness about the benefits of being in nature? Then apply now for a Green Adelaide Grassroots Grant between $2K and $150K: https://bit.ly/3cYFQC3. Applications close 9 June. City of Adelaide City of Burnside Campbelltown City Council (SA) City Of Charles Sturt City of Holdfast Bay City of Marion City of Mitcham City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters City of Onkaparinga City of Playford City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of Prospect City of Salisbury, SA, Australia City of Tea Tree Gully City of Unley Town of Walkerville City of West Torrens

15.01.2022 ON TONIGHT! Our ‘Cooler, greener, wilder’ community forum kicks off at 6 pm and we’ll be live streaming it right here on Facebook! Discover our vision for Adelaide + tell us what you think. ... No need to grab a ticket to attend virtually. Just jump onto our page at that time. We look forward to seeing you there!

15.01.2022 For day one of our sustainability advent calendar, we’re suggesting you save yourself some cash and gift time instead. Consider making vouchers offering your services. It could be doing household chores, cooking meals, mowing the lawn or lending your gardening skills. If you’re not sure what they’d like, you could even ask them or make it blank so they can fill in with what they need most. #sustainability #adventcalendar #urbansustainability ... Artistlike, Pixabay

13.01.2022 'There’s still time! Take part in the Wild Pollinator Count before it ends tomorrow. All you need is 10 minutes. Link in the post below.

10.01.2022 Kildare College’s Environmental Group has recently been tackling single-use plastic food waste, such as cling wrap, by making and selling beeswax wraps! Students and teachers in the group spent a few lessons coming up with the perfect recipe (a combination of locally-sourced beeswax and Jojoba oil) and packaged them in 100% recyclable materials, along with a Nude Food (food without packaging) recipe card. The wraps sold out in 20 minutes at the school’s fete, Brigidine Da...y, and the group has since taken orders for a new batch! Read more in this edition of our Nature Education Weekly Digest: https://bit.ly/3f9WHlV. Green Adelaide is proud to support this school. Kildare College

09.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to the feathered, fluffy and scaly We’re talking about the animal mums! Here are two of our local native bird species with their chicks ... Got a great photo of a native animal mum to share with us? Pop it in the comments below Craig Greer and Betty Nottle

08.01.2022 Did you miss National Recycling Week this year? Never fear, Planet Ark has resources to help you reduce, reuse and recycle even for food. Among the suggestions are freezing fruit for smoothies, meal planning, cooking with what you have and composting! Discover more ideas on the website below.... THEN let us know how you’re tackling food waste at home in the comments below. #GoBeyondTheBin #reducereuserecycle

08.01.2022 Looking for a way to celebrate NAIDOC Week? Why not head to this exhibition at the South Australian Museum? This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is: Always Was, Always Will Be. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/38pntFy. #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC #NAIDOC2020

07.01.2022 This NAIDOC Week we acknowledge that our nation’s story started long before European contact. Karrawirra Parri is a living piece of the story belonging to Kaurna miyurna past, present and future. Learn more about NAIDOC Week and the 2020 theme, ‘Always Was, Always Will Be.’ here: https://bit.ly/38uwY6K. National NAIDOC ... #NAIDOC2020

06.01.2022 Are you on our mailing list?! We’ve just sent out the very FIRST Green Adelaide newsletter! Stories include: Busting 4 myths about Adelaide’s grey-headed flying-foxes All you need to know about weeding out weeds in Adelaide... Everything you need to know about creating a wilder Adelaide. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3rK924X. And sign up here: https://bit.ly/31KOv5L. Yellow-tailed black cockatoo. Clive Furler

06.01.2022 We have our first Hooded Plover fledgling for the season at Basham’s Beach! It takes FIVE weeks for a Hooded Plover chick to reach the juvenile stage, at which they can fly. Getting to this milestone is a challenge, involving predators, such as foxes, and disturbances, like unleashed dogs. Imagine being a tiny bird that can’t fly and needing to feed at the water’s edge on a busy spring or summer’s day! A big thank you to the volunteers, staff and community who are helping ...this threatened bird species. The Hooded Plover program on the Adelaide and Fleurieu coastlines is jointly funded through Green Adelaide and the National Landcare Program. The project is jointly coordinated by Green Adelaide and BirdLife Australia, with local support from City of Holdfast Bay, City of Onkaparinga, District Council of Yankalilla, City of Victor Harbor, Alexandrina Council, City of Marion, and City Of Charles Sturt. Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board #NLP Sue and David Thorn

05.01.2022 Did you know that the Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird in the sky? This bird of prey has been recorded nose-diving at an incredible 320km/h and flying (horizontal) at 110km/h. The Peregrine Falcon, which is widespread in Australia and the world, can be sometimes found nesting on buildings in the Adelaide CBD. ... Breeding season is from August until December, then it takes a month for the eggs to hatch and 35 days for the chicks to fledge. Want to see what a Peregrine Falcon chick testing its wings looks like? Check out this BirdLife Australia video of some chicks in Melbourne: https://bit.ly/3kHRUcQ. Find out more in this edition of the Nature Education Weekly Digest: https://bit.ly/3f9WHlV. Rob Wallace

04.01.2022 Congratulations to City of Victor Harbor whose staff recently trained to gain insights into the challenges faced by Hooded Plovers which nest on local beaches. Don’t forget to do your bit next time you visit the beach by leashing your dog, keeping an eye out for Hooded Plover signs, walking along the wet sand, moving away quietly when you spot the hoodies. Spread the word! The Hooded Plover program on the Adelaide and Fleurieu coastlines is jointly funded through Green Adelai...de and the National Landcare Program. The project is jointly coordinated by Green Adelaide and BirdLife Australia, with local support from City of Victor Harbor, City of Holdfast Bay, City of Onkaparinga, District Council of Yankalilla, Alexandrina Councill, City of Marion, and City Of Charles Sturt. Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board #NLP

03.01.2022 If you’re dreaming of a sustainable Christmas Here’s day 12 of our sustainability advent calendar to help make it a reality! Do you tend to eat too much on Christmas day? It happens to the best of us. ... Get into nature to burn it off! It doesn’t have to be a run or hike, you could do some gardening instead (local native plants of course). You could even hit the streets or the beach to pick up rubbish! For other sustainable Christmas-related ideas visit: https://bit.ly/37r5sUE. Photojo #sustainability #adventcalendar #urbansustainability #sustainableChristmas

03.01.2022 Birding in the ‘burbs with Green Adelaide. There’s a good chance you don’t need anyone to point out an Australian magpie (Cracticus tibicen) to you. Some months of the year, you might be doing your best to try to spot them before they spot you. Of course, it’s worth noting that these birds are just protecting their chicks. According to BirdLife Australia, one reason you might be familiar with this bird is because its ‘pleasant carolling song’. Need a reminder? You can liste...n to it here: https://bit.ly/3nI4FpM. Learn more about the Australian magpie here: https://bit.ly/3kGA7CM. And pick up some tips on living with swooping birds here: https://bit.ly/3qRLdc5. And discover other birds in the #GreenAdelaide region: http://tiny.cc/common-urban-birds. #birdsintheburbs #adelaidebirds #adelaide Martin Stokes

02.01.2022 Have you seen a fox den at the beach or around the coastal dunes? If you have, please report it to your local council. Foxes are one of the biggest threats to Hooded Plovers. Knowing where they live can help with fox control and hopefully, keeping our hoodies safe. Find out more about foxes: https://bit.ly/3leFZDG. ... If you’re heading to the beach this weekend, remember that you can also help Hooded Plovers by leashing your dog, keeping an eye out for Hooded Plover signs, walking along the wet sand and moving away quietly when you spot the hoodies. Spread the word! The Hooded Plover program on the Adelaide and Fleurieu coastlines is jointly funded through Green Adelaide and the National Landcare Program. The project is jointly coordinated by Green Adelaide and BirdLife Australia, with local support from City of Onkaparinga, District Council of Yankalilla, City of Victor Harbor, Alexandrina Council, City of Marion, City of Holdfast Bay and City Of Charles Sturt. South Coast Environment Centre Normanville Natural Resource Centre Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board #NLP

02.01.2022 There’s still time to apply! Would you like to learn about our unique coastal environment? Become a Coastal Ambassador! Applications are NOW OPEN to participate in this free Green Adelaide program, kicking off on Saturday 23 January. ... Participate in six sessions with activities such as snorkelling and kayaking, expert talks, and opportunities to connect with local conservation initiatives. Apply now: https://bit.ly/36NAmH1. Applications close Monday 7 December, 9am. The Coastal Ambassadors program is run by Green Adelaide through funding from the Landscape levy. Please note that we are regularly reassessing events, in line with advice from the relevant health authorities. #CoastalAmbassadors Photojo

01.01.2022 Do you live in the City of Holdfast Bay, City of Marion, City of Mitcham or City of Onkaparinga? Are you just getting started with indoor plants? Head to this workshop to learn how to choose and care for indoor plants, to ensure they thrive. Plus, discover why natural fibres are better for the people and planet, and how to connect with nature inside your home. ... You’ll even get a free plant to take home! More info Brought to you by the City of Holdfast Bay and #GreenAdelaide.

01.01.2022 We’re dreaming of a sustainable Christmas Are you? Pick up some tips in our advent calendar with a twist! Throughout December (until Christmas eve) we’ll be posting one Christmas-related sustainability tip every day. We’ve got suggestions for food, decorations and gifts. ... In the meantime, if you haven’t already bought an advent calendar for this year, consider making one instead. You could even use recycled materials! Alternatively, avoid the ones that are mostly made of plastic and opt for something wooden instead. Tina Matzinger, Pixabay. #sustainability #adventcalendar #urbansustainability

01.01.2022 You’ll feel their bite before you see them but these biting midges, also known as ‘no-see-ums’ in America, are worth looking out for. Our Green Adelaide Chair, Chris Daniels spoke with ABC Radio Adelaide’s Sonya Feldhoff about SA’s recent burst of the hungry flies. Follow the link below to listen. ABC Adelaide City of Port Adelaide Enfield, City Of Charles Sturt, City of West Torrens, City of Holdfast Bay, City of Marion, City of Onkaparinga.