{"id":1297,"date":"2021-06-08T04:15:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T04:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/?page_id=1297"},"modified":"2022-08-27T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T10:32:20","slug":"australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1297\" class=\"elementor elementor-1297\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-719235f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"719235f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d10974e\" data-id=\"d10974e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aead86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2aead86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-10.24.07-am-300x103.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-10.24.07-am-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-10.24.07-am-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-10.24.07-am-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-10.24.07-am-600x206.png 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-01-at-10.24.07-am.png 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721ae06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721ae06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">As part of our Global Twinning Program, we help Australian kids to achieve local environmental goals, by providing information and resources for sustainabile living. We suggest simple, easy ways in which we can all live more sustainably and help contribute to the conservation of native fauna and flora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">Did you know nearly half of solid waste produced globally is organic or biodegradable? Or that energy is the biggest contributor to climate change, accounting for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We can ALL make small but meaningful contributions to protect and enhance the world we live in.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">Visit <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/projects\/\">Our Projects<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\"> for school activity options, or scroll through this page for some quick tips and links that we can ALL do at home.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-466039f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"466039f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7c5b7f\" data-id=\"a7c5b7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77c8778 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77c8778\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-457695a\" data-id=\"457695a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b45ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5b45ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Sustainable Living<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50399e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50399e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Reducing Waste and Recycling<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd9dbf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd9dbf9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e613bf\" data-id=\"4e613bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8194476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8194476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/recycle1-768x490.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/recycle1-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/recycle1-600x383.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/recycle1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/recycle1-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/recycle1.jpg 1447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefd425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fefd425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RedCycle-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RedCycle-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RedCycle-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RedCycle-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RedCycle-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RedCycle.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d4b8c\" data-id=\"22d4b8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf7ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cf7ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.containersforchange.com.au\/\">Containers for Change <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b4bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b4bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Receive a 10c refund for returning eligible containers to your nearest drop-off point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cbc56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00cbc56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redcycle.net.au\/\">Redcycle <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd27572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd27572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Keep plastic bags and other soft plastics out of landfill by dropping them into a Redcycle bin, found at any Coles or Woolworths store.\u00a0 Redcycle recycle these materials to create concrete, pathways, fence posts and park benches!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9266177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9266177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclingnearyou.com.au\/batteries\">Battery Recycling and Disposal <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a2527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09a2527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Enter your postcode and return used batteries to your nearest recycle point, found at most Officeworks, Aldi and Battery World stores.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec5088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ec5088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclingnearyou.com.au\/\">Recycling Initiatives in Your Area  <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1daf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d1daf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Enter your postcode to find out what recycling programs and services are offered in your local area.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62216e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62216e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terracycle.com\/en-AU\/brigades\">Terracycle: Free Recycling Programs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cdd71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48cdd71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Terracycle offers opportunities for recycling items like oral care products, cosmetics and cleaning products\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">by working with brands like Colgate, Gilette, Garnier and many more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26a43aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26a43aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cffb8b\" data-id=\"5cffb8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e6097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94e6097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Creating a Wildlife-friendly Environment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-859cbc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"859cbc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-358308c\" data-id=\"358308c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85e04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d85e04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bee-hotel-ge0a81-alamy-mark-phillips-768x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bee-hotel-ge0a81-alamy-mark-phillips-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bee-hotel-ge0a81-alamy-mark-phillips-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bee-hotel-ge0a81-alamy-mark-phillips-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bee-hotel-ge0a81-alamy-mark-phillips-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bee-hotel-ge0a81-alamy-mark-phillips.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f89bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f89bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3c3536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-to-make-diy-bee-bath-with-kids-FEATURE-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-to-make-diy-bee-bath-with-kids-FEATURE-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-to-make-diy-bee-bath-with-kids-FEATURE-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-to-make-diy-bee-bath-with-kids-FEATURE-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-to-make-diy-bee-bath-with-kids-FEATURE-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-to-make-diy-bee-bath-with-kids-FEATURE-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-to-make-diy-bee-bath-with-kids-FEATURE-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a76478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a76478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4a371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b4a371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36E4DA6B-3B0F-4E63-B69B-C4458A3CA28C_1_105_c-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36E4DA6B-3B0F-4E63-B69B-C4458A3CA28C_1_105_c-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36E4DA6B-3B0F-4E63-B69B-C4458A3CA28C_1_105_c-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36E4DA6B-3B0F-4E63-B69B-C4458A3CA28C_1_105_c-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36E4DA6B-3B0F-4E63-B69B-C4458A3CA28C_1_105_c-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/36E4DA6B-3B0F-4E63-B69B-C4458A3CA28C_1_105_c.jpeg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d559bc7\" data-id=\"d559bc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b4a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b4a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backyardbuddies.org.au\/create-habitats\/home-diy-projects\/\">Backyard Buddies DIY Habitat Projects<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d48dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d48dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Found out how to provide habitat for native species, including butterflies, bees, bats and frogs.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58781cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58781cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsinbackyards.net\/Bird-Baths\">Water for Wildlife<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3187586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3187586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">During dry weather and periods of extreme heat, it&#8217;s important that we care for our native wildlife.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Leave bowls of fresh, clean water out in shady locations. Shallow dishes are better for smaller animals. If you use a large container make sure to provide a rock or stick so that small animals can climb out. Place the container in an area where animals are protected from predators when drinking e.g. near a shrub or bush and keep your pets away from this area so that animals can drink undisturbed. Check out the link for more information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b05e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b05e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anpsa.org.au\/plant-guides\/australian-native-plant-nurseries\/\">Planting local native flora  <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e4474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09e4474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Why is planting locally native species best?<\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They attract native birds, butterflies and frogs to your garden.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They often require less water.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They provide a food source and habitat for local wildlife.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Native plants are adapted to the local conditions.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Native gardens are unique and attractive and complement the local landscape character.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Gardens filled with local native plants provide much needed additional resources for wildlife.<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They can help you avoid having environmental weeds escape from your garden into waterways and natural areas.<\/li><\/ul><div><p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #008000;\"><a style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/anpsa.org.au\/nursery.html#queen\">The Australian Native Plant Society<\/a><\/span><\/em>\u00a0provides a list of native plant nurseries in your State or Territory.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2c615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c2c615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclingnearyou.com.au\/\">Free Native Plants Scheme<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14da9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c14da9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Many local and regional councils around Australia offer free native plants. Check to see whether you&#8217;re eligible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5441e3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b5441e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbane.qld.gov.au\/clean-and-green\/green-home-and-community\/sustainable-gardening\/free-native-plants-program\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-leaf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Brisbane City Council<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mackay.qld.gov.au\/residents\/environment\/mackay_natural_environment_centre\/free_native_plant_program\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-leaf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mackay Regional Council<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipswich.qld.gov.au\/about_council\/initiatives\/free-plant-program\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-leaf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ipswich City Council<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/treesforlife.org.au\/tree-scheme\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-leaf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tree Scheme (South Australia)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpie.nsw.gov.au\/premiers-priorities\/greening-our-city\/free-tree-give-away\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-leaf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NSW Free Tree Giveaway<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df34c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df34c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102625f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"102625f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclingnearyou.com.au\/\">Help native wildlife <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd36c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd36c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, use the &#8216;search&#8217; tool at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fauna.org.au\/\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Australian Fauna Care<\/span><\/em><\/a> to contact your local wildlife rescue group or become a registered and qualified wildlife rescuer or volunteer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9356396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9356396\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceb3862\" data-id=\"ceb3862\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde99d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dde99d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Composting<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fe707a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fe707a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac2c7de\" data-id=\"ac2c7de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89ff8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e89ff8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/composting-768x644.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/composting-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/composting-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/composting-1024x858.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/composting-1536x1288.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/composting-2048x1717.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/composting-600x503.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cac9cd\" data-id=\"2cac9cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ce687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9ce687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compostrevolution.com.au\/\">Compost Revolution Australia<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dce0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dce0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Claim a heavily subsidized compost bin from your local council.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1b539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c1b539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostcommunity.com.au\/\">Compost Community Victoria <\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f2820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f2820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Access discounted compost products and free advice, info and educational tools to get composting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc8d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfc8d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharewaste.com\/\">Sharewaste<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a461cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a461cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sign up to either donate or accept food scraps from people in your local area! Perfect for neighbours with established composts, worm farms or backyard chooks.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b03da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87b03da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbane.qld.gov.au\/clean-and-green\/green-home-and-community\/sustainable-gardening\/compost-and-food-waste-recycling\/compost\/community-composting-hubs\">Brisbane Community Composting Hubs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d46ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6d46ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Brisbane City Council has partnered with community gardens around Brisbane to encourage residents to drop off their organic waste and compost.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f9474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5f9474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbane.qld.gov.au\/clean-and-green\/green-home-and-community\/sustainable-gardening\/compost-and-food-waste-recycling\/compost\">Brisbane City Council's guide to Composting<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242cb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"242cb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Information on how and what to compost and the kinds of compost systems you can set up at home.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5945078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5945078\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da2f6f1\" data-id=\"da2f6f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799f6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"799f6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Sustainable Gardening<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63239f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63239f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c82d973\" data-id=\"c82d973\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82dc913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82dc913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design2-768x644.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design2-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design2-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design2-1024x858.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design2-1536x1288.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design2-2048x1717.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design2-600x503.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8434ab9\" data-id=\"8434ab9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d028c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61d028c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgaonline.org.au\/\">Sustainable Gardening Australia<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f37e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f37e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The SGA site is a great place to begin your gardening journey, with webinars, community workshops and information on planting locally native species.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4ad61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c4ad61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/gardening\/plant-finder\/\">Gardening Australia's Plant Finder<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5accf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e5accf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Search Gardening Australia&#8217;s online database for information on specific plants and their growing conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cad68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92cad68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communitygarden.org.au\/\">Community Gardens Australia<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbde9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fbde9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Not only does this site let you search for community gardens in your local area, but their blog section contains a ton of resources on how to go about starting your own urban garden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0037abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0037abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovethegarden.com\/au-en\/article\/what-plant-when-garden-calendar\">Australian Planting Calendar<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9adce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9adce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Love The Garden is an Australia based website with tonnes of information and gardening resources, including their free downloadable planting calendar and nature journal for the kids, as well as a compost and mulch calculator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2c4777 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2c4777\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab9161b\" data-id=\"ab9161b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7df611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7df611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Reducing Energy Consumption<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6ac365 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6ac365\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b6cf1a\" data-id=\"8b6cf1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58c05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b58c05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design-768x644.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themaarifafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design-300x251.jpg 300w, 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