Grow your own
Learn how to grow your own bush tucker at this ‘Hume Enviro Champions’ meet-up. Plants will be given away, free, from 6-9pm on Wednesday, September 10, at the Hume Global Learning Centre, 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows.
■ 9205 2473
Be fire-ready
Get your fire escape plan ready before summer at this interactive session. Talk to experts, meet neighbours and draw up your own home plan, from 7.30-9pm on September 10 at the Third Place Cafe, 286 Epping Road, Wollert, or from 10-11.30am on September 13 at Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre,
2 Snugburgh Way, Epping North.
■ 9217 2553
Spring is in the air
Welcome spring with a lantern parade from 3.30-7.30pm on Sunday, September 14, at the Whittlesea showgrounds, Yea Road.
■ Stefanie Robinson, 9217 2172
World War I remembered
Don’t miss your last chance to catch the Maygar Barracks Exhibition, showing the Broadmeadows Camp on Camp Road where troops gathered in World War 1. The expo, at the Hume Global Learning Centre, Broadmeadows, ends September 15.
■ 9205 2200
Happy snaps
Join Craigieburn’s camera club and snap photos of Woodlands Park to be displayed on site from September 20-October 5.
■ craigieburncameraclub@gmail.com
Business advice
Understand how to maintain profitability and improve cash flow at this seminar run by Small Business Victoria. It’s from 9-11am, Wednesday, September 17, at the Whittlesea council offices, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang. Tickets $20.
■ 9217 2278
Slash your bills
Hear a state government energy expert talk about energy-saving tools. Bring your electricity bills to this session, from 6.30pm on Thursday, September 18, at The Age Library, 1093 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows.
Share the bounty
Share and swap some of the goodies in your backyard with keen gardeners at Harvest Sunbury – from 10am on the last Saturday of each month at alternating locations. Next session is September 27 at the Sunbury community garden, corner of Rolling Meadows Drive and Melbourne-Lancefield Road, Sunbury.
■ Polly, 0412 951 512
