Category: Awareness

#hedgehogweek

Hedgehog Awareness Week

Hedgehog Awareness Week is May 3rd-9th 2020. Did you know that hedgehogs have been around for tens of millions of years? From Shakespeare’s Furze-pigs to Mrs Tiggy-Winkle or Sonic, hedgehogs have been beloved in...

Fairtrade empowers women - the Fairtrade Foundation

How Fairtrade empowers women

One benefit of Fairtrade that some people may not know about is how Fairtrade empowers women. This Fairtrade Fortnight, we take a look at how Fairtrade favourites like Divine Chocolate, Cafedirect, Equal Exchange and...

World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day

On World Oceans Day people around our blue planet celebrate and honour the ocean, which connects us all. World Oceans Day has been coordinated and promoted internationally by The Ocean Project since 2002. This...

Protecting Hedgehogs this Winter

Winter is setting in and it’s time to talk about the hedgehogs! With bonfire night coming round this weekend it’s especially important to think about the little spiky animals, and here are some tips...

Don't Step on a Bee Day 2017

Don’t Step on a Bee Day!

Yep, that’s a real thing! ‘Don’t Step on a Bee Day‘ aims to raise awareness of our native bees and how much we depend on them. We actually have hundreds of types of bees...

Plastic Free July tips

Plastic Free July

July begins on Saturday, which means it’s almost time to challenge yourself to stop using plastic! The Plastic Free July campaign began in 2011, born from an idea of the Western Metropolitan Regional Council...