Essential Oils Workshop

April 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

We have a timebank member who has offered to teach others the power of essential oils!

Join us for a workshop on how to harness the incredible benefits of essential oils.

Gain valuable knowledge on the therapeutic properties of essential oils
Learn practical tips for incorporating oils into your daily routine
Explore natural alternatives for skincare, relaxation, and overall wellness
Discover the art of blending oils for personalized benefits
Connect with like-minded individuals in a supportive environment

For full details get in touch with Fiona, contact details below:

Selwyn Timebank

03 423 0456

View Organizer Website

selwyntimebank@gmail.com

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Selwyn Responsible Business Network Workshop

April 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Free

Is your business looking at how to be more socially and environmentally responsible? Join the Selwyn Responsible Business Network to discuss your business sustainability goals and challenges.

Date: Wednesday, April 17th
Time: 5:00 pm

Location: Te Ara Atea, Rolleston

Event Agenda:

5:00 pm: Refreshments
5:15 pm: Presentation and Workshop/Discussion
6:15 pm (approx): Conclusion

Please register at the link below to secure your spot.

We look forward to seeing you there as we work towards a more sustainable future for Selwyn.

Responsible Business Network

03 423 0445

View Organizer Website

rbacoordinator@gmail.com

Te Ara Ātea

56 Tennyson Street
Rolleston, 7614 New Zealand + Google Map

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Fungi in your Garden

April 13 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Free

Some fungi will help your plants to get nutrients and protect them from diseases, while others will make your plants sick. You will find out about promoting the good fungi, and keeping the bad ones in check. You will also learn about the life-cycles of fungi so you know what to look out for to grow healthy plants.

Our presenter, Wendy Kentjens is a Tutor in Plant Pathology at Lincoln University. As well as teaching, Wendy is researching plant diseases and beneficial organisms that can be used for disease control.

Contact Lincoln Community Gardens

021 074 3905

ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz

Lincoln Library

22 Gerald Street,
Lincoln, + Google Map

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Selwyn Timebank April Coffee Morning

April 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Free

This month we’re meeting in Prebbleton for coffee.

Please let me know if you would like to join us:

Selwyn Timebank

03 423 0456

View Organizer Website

selwyntimebank@gmail.com

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Lincoln’s Mahoe Native Reserve April Working Bee

April 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Free

Come along and help us restore and maintain the Mahoe Native Reserve in Lincoln.

Working bees are the first Sunday of every month from 2.00 pm.

Entry to the Reserve is on Boundary Road, Lincoln (opposite the High School).

Contact Mahoe Reserve

03 4230445

mahoereserve@gmail.com

Mahoe Reserve (opposite the high school main entrance)

34 Boundary Road
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

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Bonsai Refresher Workshop

April 6 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

$20

Bonsai Refresher Workshop is presented by Tony Bywater, Christchurch Bonsai Society.

If you have already done a beginner’s workshop, or have some bonsai of your own at home, here is a chance to get further input into the styling and care of your trees. The workshop focuses on further development/refinement and care of existing bonsai, so bring one or more of your trees along for advice and assistance.

There is a registration fee of $20.

Registration is essential. To register you must get directly in touch with Ruth the Lincoln Community Gardens Coordinator using the contact details below.

Contact Lincoln Community Gardens

021 074 3905

ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz

Lincoln Baptist Church

109 Carnavernon Drive
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

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Plastic – Kim Hill Hot Topic

March 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

$5 KOHA. Cash on the door

Join Kim Hill and panellists in a stimulating discussion on Plastic. As per tradition, the well-known Radio personality Kim Hill will lead a panel of experts who will discuss this year’s topic “PLASTIC – how do we live with it”. Once the panel have deliberated their varying views, the audience will be invited to question panel members.

Issues relating to the problems associated with our overuse of plastic have been prevalent for many years and its disastrous impacts on ocean life are well catalogued. The panelists will discuss all issues relating to how essential plastic might be, our ability to reduce consumption, and our means of recycling the plastic we use.

The evening is always a well-attended stimulating and enjoyable occasion; all are welcome.

Panellists:

Rob Wilson

Operations Manager, Eco Central

Rob is the Operations Manager for EcoCentral Limited, a Christchurch City Council owned business operating the three Refuse Transfer Stations and Resource Recovery Centres, Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), and EcoShop resale Shop. EcoCentral’s MRF is the second largest semi-automated sorting plant in NZ and processing kerbside recycling for Christchurch City Council, Waimakariri District Council, Selwyn District Council and a number of other smaller councils in the Canterbury region.

Over the last 15+ years, Rob has been involved in Residential Kerbside Collection contracts, Commercial Waste, Earthquake Construction and Demolition processing and most recently Transfer Station and Recycling plant operation. Rob and EcoCentral have contributed to the Transforming Recycling and recent standardising kerbside discussions providing unbiased processing perspectives to the challenges presented by current packing approaches. EcoCentral focusses their attention on finding ways to make dealing with unwanted products easy and promote avenues to avoid and reduce waste, reuse and recover unwanted products and contribute to a more circular approach in NZ.

Rob brings an operator’s perspective to the world of waste, seeking practical solutions to minimise and avoid waste in the first place and then promoting easily recoverable and recyclable material for the remaining items so that they can be reprocessed back into other products.

Rob Wilson is currently a member of the WasteMINZ Product Stewardship Steering Committee, Reuse Working Group and the Recycling and Resource Recovery Steering Committee.

Rachel Barker

CEO, Plastics New Zealand

With a strong technical background in product development, plastics processing and polymers, Rachel Barker has a passion for helping her Members and the wider NZ resource recovery system transition successfully to a circular plastics economy. Rachel’s broad experience with local and international plastics regulations, and various groups across plastics, resource recovery, and manufacturing provides an excellent base for sharing insights with stakeholders.

Prof. Ian Shaw

Professor, Canterbury University

Ian Shaw is Professor of Toxicology at the University of Canterbury. He is an international expert on the impact of environmental contaminants on human health, particularly in a food safety context and particularly relating to plastics. He has had over 40 years’ experience in academia, industry and government, in the UK, New Zealand and Indonesia, which includes chairing the UK Pesticide Residues Committee and working as the National Food Safety Programme Manager at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR).

He has been a member of several NZ government advisory committees including health impacts of climate change, fortification of food with folate and setting statutory limits for drug driving offences. Ian has written about 150 papers – his latest explores microplastics as a cause of early onset colorectal cancer. He has written or edited 5 books (with a 6^th due out in January 2024) – he recently co-edited Plastic Legacies which explores the social science and environmental impacts of plastics. Ian is a passionate communicator of science: he won the NZ Association of Scientists’ Science Communicator’s Award in 2009, but his greatest joy is being awarded Science Lecturer of the Year by the University of Canterbury Students’ Association in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. He was awarded a DSc by the University of Bath for his work in toxicology, food safety and science communication in 2019.

Prof. Gavin Lear

Professor, Auckland University

Gavin is a Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland. His group explores how microbial communities adapt to human influences such as pollution events and agricultural management. A particular focus of Gavin’s research is to better understand how changes to microbial communities impact environmental health and production potential. Gavin is a key member of the Aotearoa Impacts and Mitigation of Microplastics team, undertaking the first comprehensive research to quantify the impacts of plastics on the New Zealand environment.

Event Details:

Booking is not required. Doors open 6.30 pm, Event starts 7.30 pm in Stewart Building, Lincoln University.

Refreshments and nibbles are provided with alcoholic beverages available from a cash bar.

Contact Lincoln Envirotown Trust

+64 3 423 0445

projectmanagerlet@gmail.com

Lincoln University

Ellesmere Junction Road/Springs Road
Lincoln, 7647 New Zealand + Google Map

Sponsors:
We extend our sincere appreciation to all our sponsors Rata Foundation, Selwyn District Council, COGS, Lottery Community, Lincoln University, Plant & Food Research, Environment Canterbury, AgResearch, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Resycl Ltd, Without Waste, ESR.

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March Selwyn Trap Library

March 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Free

Come and see us for trapping advice and free trap hire.

The trap library will lend you the right type of predator control device to remove problematic pests like rats, hedgehogs, possums and stoats. We can also advise you on bait and the best location for your trap.

The aim is to remove these predators so the birds and plants can flourish.

The Selwyn Trap Library is usually open on the last Saturday of every month at the Lincoln Farmers & Craft Market.

Registration is not required, just come along.

Contact Selwyn Trap Library

03 423 0445

selwyntraplibrary@gmail.com

Lincoln Farmers & Craft Market (located behind Lincoln Library)

22 Gerald Street
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

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Basic Bonsai Techniques

March 23 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

$20

SOLD OUT

Basic Bonsai Techniques is an introductory workshop for beginners presented by Tony Bywater, Christchurch Bonsai Society.

Have you ever thought of developing your own Bonsai tree? Come to this workshop to learn how to do it. Watch an ordinary nursery tree turn into a Bonsai, then have a go yourself. Learn what to look for in nursery trees, how to select which branches to keep and which ones to cut off, how to pot it up, and how to look after it. All good fun, and you get your own Bonsai to take home! Bonsai is an art form probably started by the Chinese over 2000 years ago, using trees grown in containers or on rocks to represent the beauty and majesty of nature.

The registration fee of $20 covers the cost of the tree, potting mix, grow bags, wire, and morning tea. There is a maximum of 10 places for this popular workshop, so register by contacting Ruth Wood as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Registration is essential. To register you must get directly in touch with Ruth the Lincoln Community Gardens Coordinator, see below for contact details.

Contact Lincoln Community Gardens

021 074 3905

ruth.wood@xtra.co.nz

Lincoln Baptist Church

109 Carnavernon Drive
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

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Envirotown Social

March 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Free

Lincoln Envirotown invite you to a casual evening of delicious bites at The Laboratory Lincoln Mezzanine!

It’s a great opportunity to connect with the passionate individuals behind our various projects and share ideas for future initiatives. It’s also a chance for us to express thanks to our dedicated volunteers and supporters with a spread of pizza and nibbles. Whether you’ve supported one of our events or you’re simply curious about Lincoln Envirotown Trust, everyone is warmly welcome to join us.

See you there!

Contact Lincoln Envirotown Trust

+64 3 423 0445

projectmanagerlet@gmail.com

The Laboratory

17 West Belt
Lincoln, 7608 New Zealand + Google Map

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