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Living Green

What is the Living Green Series?

The Living Green Series is a community program, run over April, May and June, designed to help Kwinana residents take simple, practical steps towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Through workshops, hands-on activities, and community events, we’re making it easier for everyone to reduce waste, grow their own food, and care for our natural environment.

Upcoming Events

There’s a range of exciting events happening across Kwinana as part of the Living Green Series, with more to be announced soon!

Living Green Event Series

🦜 Great Cocky Count
📅 Sunday 6 April
Help monitor and protect our black cockatoos by taking part in this important citizen science project.

School Holiday Events

🌙 Night Stalk
📅 Saturday 12 April
📍 Henley Reserve, Gilmore Ave, Leda
Join us for a guided spotlight tour and discover Kwinana’s nocturnal wildlife in action.

🐦 Guided Birdwalk with BirdLife Australia
📅 Thursday 17 April, 9am-11am
📍 Sloan’s Reserve
Learn about Kwinana’s birdlife on this expert-led walk through one of our beautiful natural spaces.

WA Tree Festival

📖 Nature Journalling Workshop
📅 Saturday 3 May, 10am-12pm
📍 Henley Reserve, Lamberth Cir & Lyndhurst Cr, Wellard
Get creative and connect with nature through guided journaling and sketching activities.

Community Planting Days

Roll up your sleeves and help plant native trees and shrubs in our local reserves!

🌱 Henley Reserve
📅 Sunday 25 May, 9am-12pm
📍 Gilmore Ave, Leda

🌱 Homestead Ridge Reserve
📅 Sunday 8 June, 9am-12pm
📍 Silversmith Street, Wellard

🌱 Lizard Park
📅 Sunday 15 June, 9am-12pm
📍 Litchfield Circle, Wandi

🌱 Thomas Oval Bushland
📅 Sunday 22 June, 9am-12pm
📍 Rowson Place, Medina

🌱 Lake Magenup
📅 Sunday 29 June, 9am-12pm
📍 288 De Haer Road, Wandi

🌱Native Seedling Subsidy
Details will be released shortly 
Kwinana Species List 

Why Get Involved?

  • Make a real difference in your local environment
  • Learn easy, sustainable habits for everyday life
  • Meet like-minded community members who care about the planet
  • Help create a greener, healthier Kwinana for future generations

More events and programs coming soon!

New events will be announced throughout the program, so check back regularly for updates. Keep an eye out for our Seedling Subsidy

Together, we can make Kwinana a greener, more sustainable place to live. Join us and be part of the change and live a little greener! 🌿💚

 Register for Living Green Events  

 

Native Verge Garden Delight

Meet Behrooz, a resident who transformed his front lawn into a thriving native garden! Five years ago, Behrooz, decided to replace his traditional lawn with native plants. Each year, he participated in the Living Green Seedling Subsidy to bolster his garden. His beautiful garden now extends the habitat for native marsupials and small reptiles like Kwenda and Bobtails, creating a vital corridor for our local wildlife.

The City encourages all residents to develop "habitat corridors" to support our vulnerable fauna. Remember to check the Street Verge Policy to ensure that while growing your beautiful garden, you maintain clear sightlines for traffic. Behrooz has struck the perfect balance, providing a haven for wildlife while keeping larger shrubs pruned to maintain driver visibility.

Watch our latest video to learn more about Behrooz's inspiring native garden and how you can contribute to preserving local habitats!

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LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE

Do you live in the City of Kwinana and love where you live? Are you interested in beautifying your street, increasing the level of biodiversity for our native flora and fauna, and creating a safer, more connected community?

‘Love Where You Live’ invites you to improve your front gardens and verges to vibrant gardens featuring native plants. By participating you'll be eligible for a subsidy of up to $200. To be eligible for the subsidy you'll need to:

  1. Sign up to 'Love My Kwinana' (if you don't already have an account);
  2. Register for and attend one of the garden planning workshops (External link) where you'll learn how to successfully transform your garden; 
  3. Submit your design for approval;
  4. Improve your front verge or garden; and
  5. Apply for the subsidy

Bookings to the workshops are essential. Please bring a minimum of 2 photos of your front garden to the session (printed or on mobile).

PROUD OF MY PLACE 

Show us your beautiful front garden or verge!
Nominate your pride and joy for the ‘Proud of My Place’ award - celebrating the best in sustainable gardening. 
You could be one of our 14 winners of a $100 gift card! Submit your photo and let the community love what you’ve accomplished. 
Don’t forget to rally your family and friends to vote at the Love My Kwinana website.

The more categories your front verge garden meets, the better! Ideally, the City of Kwinana encourages residents to have Water Wise and Native gardens as they offer significant environmental benefits. However, the rest of the categories are also fantastic and will be rewarded. Each category showcases a unique aspect of sustainable gardening, and by incorporating multiple elements, you'll maximize the benefits for your community and environment. There will be a prize for the best garden in each category, so get creative and make your verge a standout in multiple areas.

  • Closing Saturday 31 May 2025

Events

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Game for Good
6 May 2025 - 27 May 2025

Game for Good

Free weekly board game workshop for kids, with a sustainability focus. Plan! Research! Produce! Play!

Kwinana Living Smart - online
5 May 2025

Kwinana Living Smart - online

Living Smart is a 7-week course consisting of seven 2.5 hour online sessions (plus an additional face to face field trip) that will inspire you to make sustainable changes in your own home with your family.

Waste Time
2 May 2025 - 6 June 2025

Waste Time

Have questions about the new Three Bin Garden Organics (GO) system? Come to a relaxed drop-in session where our friendly waste team can answer your questions.

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City of Kwinana kaditj kalyakoorl moondang-ak kaaradj midi boodjar-ak nyininy, yakka wer waabiny, Noongar moort. Ngala kaditj baalap kalyakoorl nidja boodjar wer kep kaaradjiny, baalap moorditj nidja yaakiny-ak wer moorditj moort wer kaditj Birdiya wer yeyi.

The City of Kwinana acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play, the Nyoongar people. We recognise their connection to the land and local waterways, their resilience and commitment to community and pay our respect to Elders past and present.

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