Day 6 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Swap to Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

Day 6 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Swap to Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products
Day 6 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge!

Day 6 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge! Today's Eco-tip is on our Cleaning Products! We use detergents and chemicals in our laundries, sinks, and bathrooms every day that are transferred into our waterways via the sewerage system. Due to the use of our detergents and chemicals, this wastewater can contain a lot of phosphorus and nitrogen which increases the likelihood of unwanted algae and aquatic weeds in our local rivers and creeks. To avoid this from happening and help our local waterways, let's use earth-friendly chemicals when washing dishes or washing your laundry!

Posted by Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN on Monday, 13 April 2020

Today’s Eco-tip is on our Cleaning Products! We use detergents and chemicals in our laundries, sinks, and bathrooms every day that are transferred into our waterways via the sewerage system. Due to the use of our detergents and chemicals, this wastewater can contain a lot of phosphorus and nitrogen which increases the likelihood of unwanted algae and aquatic weeds in our local rivers and creeks.

To avoid this from happening and help our local waterways, let’s use earth-friendly chemicals when washing dishes or washing your laundry!

Day 5 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Plant Natives in your Garden

Day 5 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Plant Natives in your Garden

Today’s eco-tip to help your local environment is planting Native Plant species in your garden! 

Day 5 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge!

Day 5 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge! Today's eco-tip to help your local environment is planting Native Plant species in your garden! 🌿Planting Native Plants in your garden provides food and shelter for native birds, butterflies and lizards as well as help provide a corridor to connect native animal and plant populations. Additionally, Australia has long, dry summers and we suffer from water restrictions and an unpredictable climate. Australian native plants are more drought tolerant then exotic plant species so they will save you money on watering them as often. They are easy to grow and once having an established native garden are low maintenance. PLUS native plants are our heritage, so by planting natives, we are helping to preserve them.

Posted by Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN on Sunday, 12 April 2020

Planting Native Plants in your garden provides food and shelter for native birds, butterflies and lizards as well as help provide a corridor to connect native animal and plant populations.

Additionally, Australia has long, dry summers and we suffer from water restrictions and an unpredictable climate. Australian native plants are more drought tolerant then exotic plant species so they will save you money on watering them as often. They are easy to grow and once having an established native garden are low maintenance.

PLUS native plants are our heritage, so by planting natives, we are helping to preserve them.

Day 4 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Say No to Single-Use Plastic

Day 4 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Say No to Single-Use Plastic
Day 4 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge!

Day 4 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge! 🌱 🐸 💐 Today we are focusing on the purchase of Reusable items rather then single-use plastics. Plastic not only doesn’t look great in our environment whether that’s by the beach or in a creek, but they also pose threats to native wildlife such as the Platypus.

Posted by Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN on Saturday, 11 April 2020

Today we are focusing on the purchase of Reusable items rather then single-use plastics. Plastic not only doesn’t look great in our environment whether that’s by the beach or in a creek, but they also pose threats to native wildlife such as the Platypus.

Day 3 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Clean your Gutters of Leaf Litter

Day 3 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Clean your Gutters of Leaf Litter
Day 3 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge

Day 3 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Clean your gutters of Leaf Litter!So its Day 3 and we are cleaning out our gutters of leaf litter! This helps our local environment and nearby waterways such as the Cattai Creek by reducing the number of nutrients such as Phosphorus and Nitrogen that end up overwhelming our waterways. Instead of chucking out the leaf litter, I put it in my compost bin, using its nutrients for my garden rather than contributing to algae blooms and aquatic weeds to our waterways.

Posted by Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN on Friday, 10 April 2020

So its Day 3 and we are cleaning out our gutters of leaf litter! This helps our local environment and nearby waterways such as the Cattai Creek by reducing the number of nutrients such as Phosphorus and Nitrogen that end up overwhelming our waterways.

Instead of chucking out the leaf litter, I put it in my compost bin, using its nutrients for my garden rather than contributing to algae blooms and aquatic weeds to our waterways.

April 2020: CHEN goes virtual and a guest presentation from the Mulloon Institute

April 2020: CHEN goes virtual and a guest presentation from the Mulloon Institute

Rehydrating landscapes, a presentation from The Mulloon Institute

At our digital April meeting we were very fortunate to have Carolyn Hall, the CEO of The Mulloon Institute, join us on our Zoom meeting to talk about what The Mulloon Institute does. She shared with us some amazing success stories of landscapes that have been rehydrated and regenerated, restoring them to functional ecosystems that once again provide services we rely on for successful, sustainable agriculture and healthy ecosystems.


CHEN goes virtual

April was our first virtual meeting and we’re proud to say it was a hit! Until Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, CHEN will continue to run digital meetings. To join us for our May 7 meeting, Contact us for the digital meeting details.

It is important in these trying times that we support one another and stay positive so tune in to the meeting whether you want to hear about some positive work , learn about our projects and talk to a few like minded people who love nature and are dedicated to protecting the environment. 

Day 2 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Compost Your Food Waste

Day 2 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Compost Your Food Waste
Day 2 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge

Day 2 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge: Composting!Composting is a great way to reduce food waste ending up in landfill, as up to half the waste thrown out by the average Australian household is organic matter. A compost system or worm farm will take grass clippings and leaf matter from around the yard and prevent them from entering the creek. Using it to put on your garden is great as the nutrients will be used to grow veggies rather than growing algae and aquatic weeds in the creek.

Posted by Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN on Thursday, 9 April 2020

Composting is a great way to reduce food waste ending up in landfill, as up to half the waste thrown out by the average Australian household is organic matter.

A compost system or worm farm will take grass clippings and leaf matter from around the yard and prevent them from entering the creek. Using it to put on your garden is great as the nutrients will be used to grow veggies rather than growing algae and aquatic weeds in the creek.

14 Day Cattai Challenge!!

14 Day Cattai Challenge!!
14 DAY CATTAI CHALLENGE

Hey Everyone! Since Earth Day is coming up, CHEN has decided to contribute to this special event by creating the 14 DAY CATTAI CHALLENGE! The Cattai challenge is going to extend for 14 days and end on the 22nd of April, which is Earth Day. For this challenge you will need to post photo's or video's on the CHEN page of you taking part in as many environmentally friendly tasks that can help your local environment from home.I am going to be taking part in it as well and you are welcome to use these ideas for your submission. The person that submits the most eco-tasks will receive an ECO BUNDLE of goodies, such as a reusable cutlery set, bamboo toothbrush, a reusable trendy bag, a stainless steel straw and much more! The race is on to better our environment, let’s do it!

Posted by Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN on Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Hey Everyone!

Since Earth Day is coming up, CHEN has decided to contribute to this special event by creating the 14 DAY CATTAI CHALLENGE!

Keep reading!

Day 1 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Clean Your Car on Grass

Day 1 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge – Clean Your Car on Grass

Today’s Eco-tip is to Clean Your Car on Grass rather then on Paved Surfaces

Washing your car on paved surfaces allows your cleaning detergents to flow into your gutters only to be taken to our local water-ways such as the Cattai creek, contaminating them.

However, when you wash your car on the grass, the water along with the detergents, are soaked into the ground reducing the amount of chemicals and detergents reaching our nearby waterways.

Day 1 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge: Wash your car on the grass to avoid detergents ending up in local waterways

Day 1 of the 14 Day Cattai Challenge!Washing your car on paved surfaces allows your cleaning detergents to flow into your gutters only to be taken to our local water-ways such as the Cattai creek, contaminating them. However, when you wash your car on the grass, the water along with the detergents, are soaked into the ground reducing the amount of chemicals and detergents reaching our nearby waterways.

Posted by Cattai Hills Environment Network CHEN on Wednesday, 8 April 2020