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Waikato Environment Centre

pleased to announce our May workshop

MAKE Household Cleaning Workshop, Thursday May 21st, 7pm, at the Waikato Environment Centre.

For only $15/person you can learn how to MAKE your own more natural Household Cleaning products in a one hour demonstration, and you will get the recipes to take home.

The MAKE products are inexpensive, quick and very easy to make. These more natural products are better for your home, family, budget and the environment too. MAKE products contain NO Parabens, No Sodium Lauryl Sulfates (SLS), NO Triclsoan, NO undesirable preservatives or additives!!! Which is all great news for us and the environment!!! MAKE - Making A Kinder Environment through the use of more natural products.

Please ring Jan 839 4452 to secure a place

RIVERLEA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY WORK DAY

There have been just enough RSVPs for tomorrow for it to go ahead.

So, for those who may be able to pop down, please meet at the Balfour Cresc end of the boardwalk at 1 pm. Bring the sturdiest gloves you can, plus loppers if you have some. Sorry I haven't been able to source gloves to lend out.

The main job will be to drag/carry chopped-off branches along the boardwalk to put in the back of a ute parked at the grassy area at the end of the boardwalk. It's not far down the boardwalk, and the branches are quite small, so there will be a role for people who can't carry heavy things. Also we will be putting roundup gel on the cut stumps.

The main risky thing is the thorny branches. It will mean being careful how you hold them to avoid thorns.

It will be great to have this job done - we have been planning it for what feels like years! In fact it is years!

Many thanks

Andrea

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE MAUNGA

Book online via the website: www.sanctuarymountain.co.nz/tours.

Mum goes Free

This Mother's Day treat your mum to a guided tour and lunch at Out in the Styx. Minimum group size of four for $150 (includes one guided tour and lunch for four). $50 for each additional person.

Guided Tours on offer: 11am Forest Manu 2pm Tuatara Wetlands

Organic Farm NZ Waikato and OOOOBY have organised a workshop 'Growing Without Glyphosate - Better Food, More Life'. It’s on 1-4pm Saturday 16 May 2015 at Waikato Waldorf School, 85 Barrington Drive, Rototuna, Hamilton.

Info brochure attached. Pre-registration is essential – register here http://eepurl.com/bhl5Xz

The presenters are:

Dr Frank Rowson /Donald Nordeng /Tim Newton/Tony Banks

Growing Without Glyphosate Workshop.pdf

SHARING A PETITION TO REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE

Are you interested in helping reduce plastic?

The link to a petition is here calling to ban plastic bags in New Zelaland

https://www.toko.org.nz/petitions/ban-plastic-bags-in-nz

Plastic Free July preparation will be underway in June! Watch This Space!

WAIKATO BOTANICAL SOCIETY AGM TIME

It’s AGM time again for the Waikato Botanical Society. The AGM is on the Wednesday 6th of May at the University in room S.1.03 (upstairs from last year).Starting at 6:00 PM. Wine, juice, cheese and nibbles will be provided.

Paul Cashmore will be giving a talk on his recent trip to the Chatham

Islands

To find S block, park in or near Gate 8 on Hillcrest Road, walk straight in Gate 8 past the end of the driveway until you reach the end of S block.

We are calling for nominations for President, Secretary, Treasurer and

Committee. I will take nominations and apologies by email.

m.clearwater@waikato.ac.nz

COMMUNITY LAW WAIKATO ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN ALL NEW 10 WEEK COURSE.

see details attached

Community Law.pdf

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