Environmental talks at centre

Talks on a variety of topics will be held at the Woy Woy Environment Centre over coming months.

Topics will include kayaking, water saving, native plants of the Peninsula and community and environment.

Other events at the centre will include a visit to a sustainable home and a Local Exchange Trading System trading day.

An introduction to local kayaking will be given on March 3 by Ocean Planet owner Mr Wayne Langmaid.

Suggestions to residents about how to cut water use will be given on March 17 by Mr Dave McCarthy of Living Clean.

Local native flower photographer Mark Snell and horticulturalist Mark Snodgrass of Organic Matters will speak about native plants of the Peninsula on April 21.

The talk is for anyone interested in local native flora, and those keen to help preserve local biodiversity by planting threatened local species in their garden.

Community involvement in environmental projects will be the theme of a talk given on May 5 by Ian Sutton of Equilibrium Ecological Services and Phil Blight of the indigenous Earth Light Project.

Peter Meloy will lead a field trip of his energy-efficient sustainable home in Bensville on May 19.

The event is free but bookings are essential and can be made by contacting Zainem Ibrahim on 4342 6589.

A Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) trading day will be held on June 2.

LETS is a community based trading system that enables members to trade without using money.

Trades can include anything from massage to gardening to home-grown vegetables.

Non-members are welcome.

More information on LETS is available from Korina Ivatt on 4344 6185.

All talks start at 10.30am, are free and last one hour.

The Woy Woy Environment Centre is located in the Old St Luke's Church, 267 Blackwall Rd, on the corner of Billabong St.

Press release, 25 Jan 2007 Mark Mann, Woy Woy Environment Centre