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SpringFest Sustainable Fair
Oct
17

SpringFest Sustainable Fair

Embrace the spirit of Spring and community this season! Tuggeranong Uniting invites you to our SpringFest25 Spring Fair. This vibrant event is the perfect way to enjoy Spring and get a head start on your Christmas gift shopping with unique ideas!

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Queer crafting
Oct
18

Queer crafting

Alternate Sundays, LGBTQIA+ folk can come together and make stuff. Come for all or part of the session. Bring your own project (and snacks) or try something new. Location: Meridian Pride Hub in Turner.

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Impact Hour - Friends of the Dryandra
Oct
20

Impact Hour - Friends of the Dryandra

Friends of Dryandra Woodland

Dryandra Street Woodland is a once forgotten 17 hectare patch of urban park less than 3km from the city centre. Prior to 2020 it was criss-crossed by erosive, illegal 4WD tracks, full of dumped rubbish and suffering large scale invasion by environmental weeds.

Flash forward 6 years and after nearly 3,000 volunteer work hours by the Friends of Dryandra Woodland and the woodland is now a biodiversity gem which protects over 1,400 taxa. Native grasses, shrubs and a eucalyptus canopy have replaced house-block sized masses of blackberries and woody weeds. 179 native plant species have been recorded of which a remarkable 24 species are orchids.

The successful rehabilitation of Dryandra Woodland is testament to the positive outcomes that can be achieved when a government partners with, and supports, community volunteers.

Our Speakers this month are Friends of the Dryandra Woodland - Dr Jamie Pittock, Con Boekel and Bruce Baker

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Canberra Festival of Translocal Urbanism
Oct
23

Canberra Festival of Translocal Urbanism

Please join us to explore the national theme of this year’s Festival – Translocality through being part of a conversation on: 

Planning in the Nation’s Capital and Region and how might it be shaped by River Rights – it this a Fantasy or Reality! 

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CoCanberra monthly meetups:
Oct
25

CoCanberra monthly meetups:

Whether you want to find out more, make connections, talk theory, find the others, or get stuck into actually building the environmental and social solutions we so desperately need, the monthly NENA / CoCanberra meetups are for you!

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Toolbox repair cafe
Oct
31

Toolbox repair cafe

  • 8 Hawdon Place Dickson, ACT, 2602 Australia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A repair cafe is a community event where volunteers repair items for people, while sharing skills. Tools are supplied by repairers and we have very limited supplies. If your repair needs parts, please bring them with you. Repairers can help with diagnosis and to determine which parts are required.

We’ll post the repairer list on the Friday before the event. Any last minute changes will be posted on Facebook.

No bookings required. Bring along your broken and not working items for our volunteer repairers. Please note our ‘House Rules’.

Next door to Cafe Stepping Stone.

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Visit us @ Festival of Kind Living
Nov
1

Visit us @ Festival of Kind Living

The festival aims to showcase how we can live more sustainably and how making kind choices regarding food, fun, and fibre can create a lighter footprint on our planet. SEE Change will be there to talk all things sustainability in Canberra.

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Queer crafting
Nov
1

Queer crafting

Alternate Sundays, LGBTQIA+ folk can come together and make stuff. Come for all or part of the session. Bring your own project (and snacks) or try something new. Location: Meridian Pride Hub in Turner.

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Pub Trivia 2026
Nov
6

Pub Trivia 2026

TRIVIA! RAFFLE! LUCKY DOOR PRIZE!

Grab your mates, bring the whole family and come along to play some trivia at the pub and win some epic prizes!

  • Put your knowledge to the test

  • Dinner and drinks available for purchase at The Rose Cottage with $2 from every meal going to SEE Change

  • Chance to win local goods, artworks, and gift vouchers

  • Registration is essential

You can book a single seat and find a team on the night or get a group together and book a table of 6 (which saves you $). All teams will have a maximum of 6 people.

To book simply follow this link - SEE Change Pub Trivia Night

This event is a fundraiser for SEE Change, a registered charity focused on sustainability in the ACT. All funds raised will go towards SEE Change, helping us run events, projects and programs to empower Canberrans to work towards a sustainable city.

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Clothing the Loop - Evening Spectacular
Nov
6

Clothing the Loop - Evening Spectacular

Step into a glamorous evening of sustainable runway fashion, contemporary dance, live music, and immersive design.

Discover visionary collections from leading local and national designers, explore captivating installations and creative stalls, hear from inspiring change makers, and dance the night away.

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Kambah Community Garden Open Day
Nov
7

Kambah Community Garden Open Day

Kambah Garden open day is back

Here’s a chance to stock up on your seedlings for Canberra’s summer growing season.

Kambah Community Garden – one of 13 community gardens managed by the Canberra

This year is also special as the open day will mark the 25th anniversary of the garden’s opening on the corner of O’Halloran Circuit and Springbett Street (next to the Kambah Woolshed).

The open day will be selling vegetable, herb and flower seedlings organically propagated by the gardeners themselves. As well, there will be presentations by enthusiastic food grower and Urban Farm manager at Café Stepping Stone Fiona Buining, and horticulturist and garden writer Jackie Warburton,

Fiona is the author of the COGS growing guides and will talk about the Plant Health Pyramid, which explains how well-nourished plants build natural immunity and resistance against pests and diseases.

With over 20 years’ experience in the horticultural industry, Jackie will share how you can propagate plants for free.

There will also be market stalls, a sausage sizzle, a coffee, tea and cake stall, a kids’ corner and a raffle.

Part of the proceeds from the day will be donated to the food rescue organisation OzHarvest.

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Clothing the Loop - Full Day Gathering
Nov
7

Clothing the Loop - Full Day Gathering

Clothing the Loop brings together artists, designers, advocates and community in a celebration of circular design. 

On the 6th & 7th of Nov experience spectacular inspiring performances, fashion parades, thought-provoking conversations, interactive workshops, installations, clothes swap, and architecture tours that harness the power of sustainable thinking. Be inspired by the future of fashion and design.

Tickets from $16.50 + BF Book now! https://collections.humanitix.com/clothing-the-loop-2026 


Produced by @australiandanceparty @Kellidonovan 
Supported by @actgovernment @canberra institute of Technology @Craft + design canberra

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Bees at Home: Hives, Habitat & Forage
Nov
7

Bees at Home: Hives, Habitat & Forage

Bees at Home: Hives, Habitat & Forage

An introduction to responsible beekeeping, native bees and creating a pollinator-friendly garden

Celebrate Australian Pollinator Week!

Join Jon Darvill, backyard beekeeper with Canberra Region Beekeepers, and Dr Charles Blumer from ACT for Bees + Other Pollinators for an introduction to the fascinating world of home beekeeping and caring for pollinators.

Jon will introduce you to the joys and challenges of keeping honeybees at home, including what you need to know to become a responsible backyard beekeeper and help your bees thrive.

Charlie will explore the importance of providing bees with a diverse and nutritious range of flowering plants throughout the seasons. He’ll also introduce some of Canberra’s amazing native bees and share simple ways we can provide food, habitat and nesting places for these essential pollinators in our gardens, schools and communities.

Whether you’re thinking about keeping a hive, already have bees, or simply want to make your garden more pollinator-friendly, come along and discover how you can help create a healthier environment for bees and other pollinators.

Celebrate Australian Pollinator Week by creating a home where pollinators can thrive!

Tickets: bees at home: HIVES, HABITAT & FORAGE — Canberra Environment Centre

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Bike Basics
Nov
14

Bike Basics

Come along to this free event ran by The Recyclery in collaboration with SEE Change.

This 2 hour course will cover tube and tire changes, as well as how to do a general safety check of your bike. It will be hosted by a trained mechanic from The Recyclery team.

Bike Basics is held in collaboration with SEE Change and will take place at DiversityHUB Kambah.

Booking can be made Here

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Queer crafting
Nov
15

Queer crafting

Alternate Sundays, LGBTQIA+ folk can come together and make stuff. Come for all or part of the session. Bring your own project (and snacks) or try something new. Location: Meridian Pride Hub in Turner.

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Impact Hour - Respect Country
Nov
17

Impact Hour - Respect Country

Respect Country with Bradley Mapiva Brown

Join us for our next Impact Hour with Ngunnawal Traditional Owner, cultural consultant and artist Bradley Mapiva Brown.

Bradley will share reflections on Yindjumarra Dhawura, a Ngunnawal principle meaning “Respect Country” and what it means to begin with Country in the way we design places, make decisions and build relationships.

Together, we’ll explore Country-centred design, cultural governance, and how organisations and communities can move beyond consultation towards genuine, lasting partnerships with Traditional Custodians.

Impact Hour is a monthly conversation series presented by Canberra Environment Centre, Conservation Council ACT Region, Landcare ACT and SEE-Change Canberra. Come along to learn, connect and be part of the conversation.

Bio: Bradley Mapiva Brown is a Ngunnawal Traditional Owner, cultural consultant and artist working across Country-centred design, cultural governance, heritage and community engagement. As Managing Director of Bagariin Ngunnawal Cultural Consulting, Bradley works to ensure Ngunnawal knowledge, cultural values and connection to Country meaningfully inform the way places and projects are shaped. Central to Bradley’s practice is Yindjumarra Dhawura, a Ngunnawal principle meaning “Respect Country.” It guides his approach to working with Country and building genuine relationships between Traditional Custodians, government, industry and the wider community.

Bradley has contributed to the National Gallery of Australia’s Sculpture Garden revitalisation and currently serves as Deputy Chair of the ACT Heritage Council. His work explores the connection between cultural heritage, Country, the built environment and our shared responsibility to care for a place. At this Impact Hour, Bradley will share his experiences and reflections on Yindjumarra Dhawura, what it means to begin with Country, and how respectful partnerships with Traditional Custodians can move beyond consultation towards meaningful and lasting collaboration.

Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/impact-hour-yindjumarra-dhawura-respect-country

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Toolbox repair cafe
Nov
28

Toolbox repair cafe

  • 8 Hawdon Place Dickson, ACT, 2602 Australia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A repair cafe is a community event where volunteers repair items for people, while sharing skills. Tools are supplied by repairers and we have very limited supplies. If your repair needs parts, please bring them with you. Repairers can help with diagnosis and to determine which parts are required.

We’ll post the repairer list on the Friday before the event. Any last minute changes will be posted on Facebook.

No bookings required. Bring along your broken and not working items for our volunteer repairers. Please note our ‘House Rules’.

Next door to Cafe Stepping Stone.

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CoCanberra monthly meetups:
Nov
29

CoCanberra monthly meetups:

Whether you want to find out more, make connections, talk theory, find the others, or get stuck into actually building the environmental and social solutions we so desperately need, the monthly NENA / CoCanberra meetups are for you!

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Queer crafting
Nov
29

Queer crafting

Alternate Sundays, LGBTQIA+ folk can come together and make stuff. Come for all or part of the session. Bring your own project (and snacks) or try something new. Location: Meridian Pride Hub in Turner.

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Visit us @ For Purpose Market
Dec
5

Visit us @ For Purpose Market

Held on the first Saturday of each month, the markets bring together Canberra’s for-purpose, social enterprise and creative businesses. SEE Change will be there to talk all things sustainability in Canberra.

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Queer crafting
Dec
13

Queer crafting

Alternate Sundays, LGBTQIA+ folk can come together and make stuff. Come for all or part of the session. Bring your own project (and snacks) or try something new. Location: Meridian Pride Hub in Turner.

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CoCanberra monthly meetups:
Jan
31

CoCanberra monthly meetups:

Whether you want to find out more, make connections, talk theory, find the others, or get stuck into actually building the environmental and social solutions we so desperately need, the monthly NENA / CoCanberra meetups are for you!

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Queer crafting
Oct
4

Queer crafting

Alternate Sundays, LGBTQIA+ folk can come together and make stuff. Come for all or part of the session. Bring your own project (and snacks) or try something new. Location: Meridian Pride Hub in Turner.

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CoCanberra monthly meetups:
Sept
27

CoCanberra monthly meetups:

Whether you want to find out more, make connections, talk theory, find the others, or get stuck into actually building the environmental and social solutions we so desperately need, the monthly NENA / CoCanberra meetups are for you!

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Toolbox repair cafe
Sept
26

Toolbox repair cafe

  • 8 Hawdon Place Dickson, ACT, 2602 Australia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A repair cafe is a community event where volunteers repair items for people, while sharing skills. Tools are supplied by repairers and we have very limited supplies. If your repair needs parts, please bring them with you. Repairers can help with diagnosis and to determine which parts are required.

We’ll post the repairer list on the Friday before the event. Any last minute changes will be posted on Facebook.

No bookings required. Bring along your broken and not working items for our volunteer repairers. Please note our ‘House Rules’.

Next door to Cafe Stepping Stone.

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Kambah Sustainable Fair
Sept
20

Kambah Sustainable Fair

The Kambah Sustainability Fair is family friendly event with food and drink refreshments, a variety of live music and some special activities in support of sustainability ways of living.

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Bike Basics
Sept
19

Bike Basics

Come along to this free event ran by The Recyclery in collaboration with SEE Change.

This 2 hour course will cover tube and tire changes, as well as how to do a general safety check of your bike. It will be hosted by a trained mechanic from The Recyclery team.

Bike Basics is held in collaboration with SEE Change and will take place at DiversityHUB Kambah.

Booking can be made Here

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The future of Antarctica - Spotlight Conversation
Sept
10

The future of Antarctica - Spotlight Conversation

How are rising global temperatures affecting Antarctica and, in turn, the rest of the planet? The choices we make now for Antarctica and for ourselves will affect the continent and its unique environment.

Join this thought-provoking conversation about the future of the frozen continent on a warming planet at the NMA on Sept 10.

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Co-Canberra Monthly meet up
Aug
30

Co-Canberra Monthly meet up

Whether you want to find out more, make connections, talk theory, find the others, or get stuck into actually building the environmental and social solutions we so desperately need, the monthly NENA / CoCanberra meetups are for you!

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Toolbox repair cafe
Aug
29

Toolbox repair cafe

  • 8 Hawdon Place Dickson, ACT, 2602 Australia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A repair cafe is a community event where volunteers repair items for people, while sharing skills. Tools are supplied by repairers and we have very limited supplies. If your repair needs parts, please bring them with you. Repairers can help with diagnosis and to determine which parts are required.

We’ll post the repairer list on the Friday before the event. Any last minute changes will be posted on Facebook.

No bookings required. Bring along your broken and not working items for our volunteer repairers. Please note our ‘House Rules’.

Next door to Cafe Stepping Stone.

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Impact Hour - Julie Boulton
Aug
18

Impact Hour - Julie Boulton

Clothing is one of the clearest examples of how the system of production and consumption needs to change. 

The dominant linear system of production and consumption of clothing has led to huge environmental and social impacts. How can we change this? Could fashion become instead the world's most compelling example of systems transformation? 

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Fix Fest
Aug
16

Fix Fest

SEE Change is bringing the repairers of Canberra together for a festival of fixing and making. Bring your broken things for our repairers to fix and spend some time getting in touch with your creative side.

No registration necessary. Always free. You can review our House Rules here.

Available repairers
Sharon - jewellery
Kim - small electrical, knife sharpening, IT (Linux, MacOS, Windows, Android, iPhone)
Sue - textile repairs
Alex - 3D printing (small repairs/parts), knife/scissor/chisel sharpening
Bobby - small electrical
Shaun - software and hardware
Min - general repairs
Helen - garden advice
Graham - small electrical
Grahame - household appliances, bicycles
John - electronics
Ian - small electrical
Rachel - textiles, small furniture
Ian (from 12:30) - small electrical
Ken (from 12:30) - toys, tinkering
John (from 12:30) - electronics

This listing will be updated as more repairers are confirmed.

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ACT Disaster Mental Health & Wellbeing Multiagency Community of Practice
July
28

ACT Disaster Mental Health & Wellbeing Multiagency Community of Practice

ACT Disaster Mental Health & Wellbeing Multiagency Community of Practice - Urban Heat & Community Resilience

About the Session:

This session will explore urban heat as an emerging challenge for the ACT, focusing on how data, partnerships, and coordinated action can strengthen community resilience.

The session will begin with a 20-minute overview of Urban Heat Island Effect in the ACT, presented by the ACT Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience team. This will provide insights into local heat patterns, exposure, and vulnerability to inform planning and response.

This will be followed by a 30–40-minute presentation from Emma Bacon, CEO of Sweltering Cities, sharing practical insights from multiagency collaboration in Western Sydney and/or Melbourne. The presentation will highlight how cross-sector partnerships, community engagement, and targeted place-based interventions are being used to respond to extreme heat.

Together, these presentations will support discussion on how urban heat insights can be translated into coordinated, community-led responses in the ACT context.

Emerging evidence also highlights the relevance of this work for mental health and wellbeing. Climate-related stressors, including extreme heat, are increasingly associated with heightened psychological distress, impacts on emotional wellbeing, and disproportionate risks for vulnerable populations. In addition, the broader awareness of climate change is contributing to anxiety about the future, particularly among young people.

Target Audience:

This session is relevant to members of the ACT Disaster Mental Health and Wellbeing Community of Practice, including representatives from government, non-government and community organisations involved in emergency management, health, social recovery, infrastructure, planning, and community services. It is particularly suited to those interested in the intersection between environmental risks and community wellbeing, and in strengthening cross-sector coordination, partnerships, and community-led approaches to emerging challenges such as urban heat.

About the Speakers:

ACT Adaptation and Resilience Urban Infrastructure Project

The ACT Adaptation and Resilience Urban Infrastructure project is a whole-of-government initiative focused on understanding and responding to climate-related risks, including urban heat. The project brings together data, modelling, and cross-sector collaboration to identify areas of vulnerability and inform planning, infrastructure investment, and resilience strategies across the Territory.

The Urban Heat Modelling component provides detailed insights into how heat is experienced across different parts of the ACT, supporting evidence-based decision-making and coordinated responses to protect communities and infrastructure.

Emma Bacon is the Chief Executive Officer of Sweltering Cities, a national organisation working to address the impacts of extreme heat in Australian communities. Emma leads advocacy, research and cross-sector collaboration to improve urban heat resilience, with a strong focus on equity, housing, and community wellbeing. Through partnerships with government, community organisations and researchers, Sweltering Cities has supported practical, place-based responses to extreme heat across Australia, including in Western Sydney and Melbourne.

Email: meganb.taylor@act.gov.au to get a link to this event

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Greening your finances
July
28

Greening your finances

A Canberra Environment Centre event

Join this free lunchtime webinar to learn about ethical banking, responsible investing, sustainable super, and how your everyday financial choices can support climate action. Registration essential.

45-minute webinar + live Q&A with expert speakers Brett Morgan (Market Forces) and Dave Rae (UNLESS Financial)

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Toolbox repair cafe
July
25

Toolbox repair cafe

A repair cafe is a community event where volunteers repair items for people, while sharing skills. Tools are supplied by repairers and we have very limited supplies. If your repair needs parts, please bring them with you. Repairers can help with diagnosis and to determine which parts are required.

We’ll post the repairer list on the Friday before the event. Any last minute changes will be posted on Facebook.

No bookings required. Bring along your broken and not working items for our volunteer repairers. Please note our ‘House Rules’.

Next door to Cafe Stepping Stone.

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Meet an Electric Vehicle Owner
July
25

Meet an Electric Vehicle Owner

Let’s have a chat!

Meet an Electric Vehicle owner to learn more about EVs.Come and talk to someone who's already made the switch to an electric car.

Ask anything — range anxiety, charging at home, road trips, running costs. Meet with owners across a range of EVs. 

 Pull up a chair, grab a coffee, and get the real story straight from the owners.

On Saturday 25th July 10am to noon at Hawker shops carpark

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