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Current Programs and Events
The City of Perth undertakes and supports numerous programs and events annually to assist our commercial and residential communities to improve their environmental performance.
Current Programs & Events include:
Earth Hour On March 31, 2012 at 8:30pm, the City of Perth joined hundreds of millions of people across the globe in switching off the lights of our premises for one hour – Earth Hour, the world’s largest public environmental action.
Sustainable September is the month to celebrate our achievements in the journey towards sustainability. The City of Perth is delighted to be sharing some of these achievements with you through its calendar of activities.
Cityswitch Green Office is a national program which assists tenants of commercial buildings to improve their energy efficiency.
Earth Carers are volunteers who help groups and individuals learn ways to protect the environment through reducing, reusing and recycling waste.
Earth Hour
On Saturday 31 March, the City of Perth joined over 6,500 cities across the world in switching off the lights for Earth Hour, the world's largest public environmental action.
A range of Earth Hour events took place across the city, with an impressive number of Perth businesses and residents switching off.
The City of Perth would like to thank all residents and businesses who took part in this important “lights out” event, calling for action to reduce our impact on the planet.
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Sustainable September Community Calendar
Sustainable September is the month to celebrate our achievements in the journey towards sustainability. The City of Perth is delighted to be sharing some of these achievements with you through its calendar of activities.
Throughout the month of September there are numerous activities hosted by various community groups, organisations and your own colleagues. Come along to a presentation or two, take a tour, watch a film, do a workshop and check out the weblinks to see what’s happening in the world of Sustainability.
The Sustainable September calendar will be up and running soon. Send in your community sustainability event information to Alexandra.Scott@cityofperth.wa.gov.au for inclusion on the calendar.
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Earth Carers
Want to know more about waste mimisation and recycling why not become an Earth Carer?
Earth Carers is a community-based education programme focused on practical ways to manage waste and spread the message.
Earth Carers are volunteers who help groups and individuals learn ways to protect the environment through reducing, reusing and recycling waste. The programme includes how we deal with waste in Perth and specifically how each local government manages waste; there are tours of a landfill site and recycling centre; and demonstrations of reusing organics including worm farming, composting and small space composting. Also covered on the course is how to communicate the responsible waste message to others.
After completing the course volunteers will move into the second component, Education Outreach, to spread the knowledge, skills and values of reducing waste into the community. The major benefits of the programme come from the outreach activities undertaken by volunteers, establishing it as a social change mechanism. Some of the outreach activities carried out by Earth Carers have included: displays at local community events and shopping centres; displays at big events such as Garden Week and the Royal Show; demonstrations of composting and worm farms; and plastic bag-free events.
For more information on becoming an Earth Carer contact Mindarie Regional Council (see link at right).
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