Doing business sustainably: Pete at the Oasis Café in Nelson Place, Williamstown believes that his business should operate at as little cost to the environment and with as much benefit to humanity as possible.

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Worm farming: 40 per cent of the waste that ends up in landfill in Hobsons Bay is food waste. Worm farming is a great way to reduce your environmental impact and at the same time produce some great soil for your garden and pot plants.

Sending organic waste to the tip creates about five and a half times more greenhouse gas than composting or worm forming. So why not start your own worm farm? Find out where you can buy a worm farm or how to make one yourself.

Going Carbon Neutral: Solving climate change has become one of the greatest challenges of our time. It’s going to require unprecidented cooperation and leadership. The Council has risen to the challenge and is playing its part in protecting our planet for future generations.

In November 2007, the Council made the commitment to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions to zero net by 2020 and to help the Hobsons Bay community to reduce its emissions to zero net by 2030.

Find out how we are going to cut our carbon emissions.

What's the forecast for Hobsons Bay? Weather forecaster Rob Gell presents a talk on climate change on World Environment Day. Find out how what it really means to be carbon neutral.

Join us on Thursday, 5th June at 7.00pm-8.30pm at Williamstown Sailing Club, The Strand, Williamstown. To book please call the Environment Resource Centre on tel: 9932 1330 or email: library@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

Community tree planting day: Join the Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek for a tree planting event on Sunday, 27th July as part of National Tree Day on the Kororoit Creek Creek near Barnes Road bridge.

Visit www.folkc.com.au or contact Geoff Mitchelmore on tel: 0411 274 718.

Contact the Environment team for more information or to suggest stories for future editions.

Tel: 9932 1000
Email: rjoske@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Web: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/environmentandwaste