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Workshops and Education

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Learn how to build resilience to natural disasters at home and work and do the right thing for the Sustainability of our beautiful bushland shire.

Receive handy tips from our experts on how you can maximise your work and home budget to save you money in the long term.

Are you wanting to renovate your home? Maybe your garden landscaping needs an update? Curious about Solar or what you can and can’t recycle? Perhaps you just want to know how to reduce those energy and water bills at home and at work..

If this is you, come along to one of council’s free workshops. We are looking forward to working with you on Sustainable Hornsby 2040.

All events hosted by the Waste Management Branch are held at accessible council venues.

Free to Hornsby Shire Residents.

Upcoming workshops and events

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Living With Less Plastic
Celebrate Plastic Free July and learn how to make some simple swaps to reduce waste in your life, especially those pesky single-use plastics.
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Compost and Worm Farming
Join Kerrie from Synergy Permaculture and learn all about Composting and Worm Farming.
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Comfortable Homes in Winter and Summer Webinar
Is your home suffering hypothermia in winter and heat stroke in summer?
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Bicycle Repair Workshop
Rather than throw out your bike, come learn some basic maintenance techniques!
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Stitch and Fix: Clothes Mending Workshop
Learn how to mend and repair your preloved clothes by hand, prolonging the life of your favourite pieces and while learning valuable sewing techniques.
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Repair Café - Electronics/Furniture
Our regular Repair Cafés an wonderful opportunity to bring new life to any broken electrical or furniture items you may have.
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Chipping for Mulch – Galston – Aug 2025
Bring along your garden prunings and branches to our free chipping service.
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Clothing Swap
Exchange your preloved clothes and accessories with our second-hand community.
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Balcony and Small Spaces Gardening Workshop
Think you need a yard for gardening? Think again! Learn how to grow and create a lush garden, even in a small space.
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Chipping for Mulch – Westleigh – Sep 2025
Bring along your garden prunings and branches to our free chipping service.
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Second-Hand Hornsby Market
We’re excited to host our Second-Hand Hornsby (SHH) Market at Coronation StEat, Hornsby!
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Chipping for Mulch – Mt Kuring-gai – Oct 2025
Bring along your garden prunings and branches to our free chipping service.
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Chipping for Mulch – Galston – Nov 2025
Bring along your garden prunings and branches to our free chipping service.
aerial view of stalls
Second-Hand Hornsby Market
We’re excited to host our Second-Hand Hornsby (SHH) Market at Coronation StEat, Hornsby!
woodchips
Chipping for Mulch – Westleigh – Dec 2025
Bring along your garden prunings and branches to our free chipping service.