Whaingaroa Environment Centre (WEC) has a series of exciting events coming up in September as part of Sustainable September the month with a focus on the environment.
A vast series of Workshops and other Events is part of Sustainable September in Raglan.
For a full schedule, see table below or click on image at the left- also available in the August 25th Raglan Chronicle or stop by WEC in the Raglan Town Hall to sign-up.
Reel Earth Film Festival
As part of Sustainable September, WEC will be running the Reel Earth Film Festival. All films are at Old School Arts Centre, Stewart Street. Entry is just $5!
Full Programme for Sustainable September
| Date | Day | Time | Subject | Facilitator | venue | cost |
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Friday | 7.00- 9.30 | Reel Earth Film Festival – Deep Green | Old School | $5 adults Kids free | |
| 3 | Saturday | 10am-4pm | Renewable Energy Workshop | Simon | Solscape | $5 |
| 3 | Saturday | All Day | Karioi Stoat trap working bee | A Rocha | ||
| 4 | Sunday | 10am-4pm | Worm Farming and Composting | Lindsay Turner | Solscape | Free |
| 4 | Sunday | 2pm-3.30pm | Ruapuke Beach Planting Day | Amatvidya | Ruapuke | Free |
| 5 | Monday | 10am – 11.30am | Cloth Nappy Workshop | Kimberley Parlane | WEC | Koha |
| 6 | Tuesday | |||||
| 7 | Wednesday | 1pm-3pm | Seed Saving | Jon | WEC | Koha |
| 7 | Wednesday | Weaving – Gifts | Em | Solscape | $5 | |
| 8 | Thursday | Weaving – Gifts | Em | Solscape | $5 | |
| 9 | Friday | 7pm – 9:30pm | Reel Earth Film Festival | Old School | $5 adults Kids free | |
| 10 | Saturday | 10am-4pm | Earth Building | Paul Peterson | Solscape | $5 |
| 11 | Sunday | 10am-4pm | Create a food Forest the Solscape way | Solscape | $5 | |
| 12 | Monday | |||||
| 13 | Tuesday | |||||
| 14 | Wednesday | 7pm=9pm | Fermentation Workshop | Bexie | Raglan Community House | Gold Coin |
| 15 | Thursday | 10am-12 | Community Tour of Xtreme Waste | Jacqui | Xtreme | Free |
| 16 | Friday | |||||
| 17 | Saturday | 10am – 3pm | Top Bar Bee Keeping | Marcia Meehan | Location TBA | $50 for one $80 couple |
| 18 | Sunday | 10am-4pm | Fruit Tree Pruning and Care | Peter Cave | Oram Park | $5 |
| 19 | Monday | |||||
| 20 | Tuesday | 10am-2pm | Permaculture Farm Open day | Rick & Liz | 4095 Main H’way | Free |
| 21 | Wednesday | Weaving – Rananga | Em | Solscape | $5 | |
| 22 | Thursday | Weaving – Rananga | Em | Solscape | $5 | |
| 23 | Friday | 5-7pm | Solscape green Drinks: Practical Sustainability & Education Launch | Phil McCabe | Solscape | Free |
| 24 | Saturday | 10am-4pm | High Productivity Gardening | Nelson Lebo | Solscape | $60 |
| 25 | Sunday | 10am-4pm | Eco Thrifty Renovation | Nelson Lebo | Solscape | $60 |
| 25 | Sunday | |||||
| 26 | Monday | 7-9pm | Genuine Wealth System | WEC | Free | |
| 27 | Tuesday | 6:30pm | Reel Earth Film festival | Old School | $5 adults Kids free | |
| 28 | Wednesday | 6.30-7.30pm | Seed Saving | Jon | WEC | Koha |
| 29 | Thursday | Community Tour of Solscape | Phil McCabe | Solscape | Free |
For more information, contact the Whaingaroa Environment Centre on 07 825 0480, PO Box 227, Raglan 3265, Email wenvc@kol.co.nz