On Saturday the 27th! Food Forest Working bee. 10am at Oram Park on Taipari. Bring tools if you have them. It would be great to see some local Raglan Westies! Tell your neighbours.

Thinking about joining the Timebank? Come along to a potluck this Friday to meet members, chat about how you can share skills and time, and eat!

Timebank Potluck

Friday July 26th

6pm- 8pm

Contact WEC for location....

(07)825 0480 or text 0211634644

Curtain Bank Working Bee and Morning Tea

Friday July 26th

Town Hall, Supper Room (next to WEC)

10am - 12noon

Bring something to share for morning tea. We'll be measuring curtains and sorting stuff out for the Curtain Bank. If you have a tape measure, bring it along!

5 houses have had a whole set of curtains and tracks measured, sewed and installed! 5 more houses have received curtains where they only needed one or two. We're measuring 5 more homes today.

People are coming in the door every week. It's dissapointing to see the state of the rental homes in Raglan. Cold, damp, no curtains or useless curtains, no insulation... We've got a big job to do here. Come help us out!

See you next Friday!

Kia ora,

Whaingaroa Incorporated Society will hold their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 11th July, WEC Town Hall, 5pm

Mark it in your diary

All welcome.

Plastic addict?  Ain't no shame in it, meet others trying to kick the habit. Come along to our plastic support group.  Warm up by the fire at the pub and hear more about the Plastic Free July challenge.  Share ideas for going plastic free and get advice on your plastic dilemas. 

Lots of plastic free giveaways and spot prizes to be won!

FRIDAY 28TH JUNE, HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL 5:30PM

Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson, have just published their new book DOLPHINS DOWN UNDER - UNDERSTANDING THE NEW ZEALAND DOLPHIN
And we have copies on their way to the environment centre!

"This book introduces the Hector's dolphin to readers of all ages. Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson began their study in 1984. In the 1990s they sold their house to buy a catamaran to carry out a dolphin survey.

The authors have intensively studied the dolphin’s distribution, behaviour, biology, reproduction and communication, using photography as their principal research tool. They were determined to make the latest information about these creatures accessible to a general public

They pull no punches on conservation questions. Early on in their research they realised that dolphin numbers are not sustainable under current fishing practices. Says Liz, “The last section of the book provides suggestions for effective dolphin protection measures and encourages readers to get actively involved. This part of the book will be controversial in some circles but very popular in other circles."

Find out more here:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago044553.html

Or come in and check out a copy, I had a sneak peek at Peggy's copy - the photos are brilliant!

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Yup... we're already thinking about spring here!

What workshops would you like to see this Sustainable September? What workshops could you hold? Perhaps you have a skill to share with our community? Or maybe you can tell us about our local birds and bees? Or perhaps your nana can show us how to make our own bread, cheese or preserves?

In past years, we've enjoyed learning about...

• Earth building

• Beekeeping

• Native fish

• Composting

• Seed raising and saving

• Timebanking

• ...and more!

Check out previous years' calendars and stay tuned for this year's events.