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International Compost Awareness Week is a week of activities, events to improve sustainability awareness and to promote compost use: 3rd - 9th May 2026

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"Year 4 students at Broulee are transforming a barren patch of their playground to increase shade and biodiversity."
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"Charred coffee grounds could make concrete up to 30 percent stronger, scientists in Australia have found."
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Leaves decompose, plastic lasts forever
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"Ashes and chunks of charcoal are packed with minerals. Plus its natural alkalinity and mildly abrasive texture make wood ash a workhorse around the home and garden."
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"Plug-in solar could help reduce congestion in the system at peak times — when it’s hot out and everyone’s running their AC, there’s also plenty of sun to strike the panels."
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"In the 1990s, the Mary River Catchment was considered one of Australia's most degraded catchments. Decades of work by the community has helped the environment, reef and endangered species."
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FREE Educational FOGO workshops run by @penrithcouncil that can help local businesses transition to FOGO and prepare for changes by reducing waste, improving efficiency and lowering operating costs.
https://t.co/O1nSfBaAjf

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"How different organic materials can serve different purposes. Some materials can protect the soil surface, others can improve moisture retention, and others can gradually contribute nutrients and organic matter as they break down."
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Queen Victoria Market waste has been transformed into garden gold. Worm castings and juice from on-site worm farms nourish their own planter boxes, derived from market waste. A fantastic closed loop nutrient cycle, right in the middle of Melbourne.
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"Why laboriously turn compost or loosen your soil with spades when worms will happily do it for you by their very nature?"
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"Your garden becomes part of a larger cooling network that grows with every new planter."
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"Fears are growing over the safety of drinking water in southern Riverina communities after repeated detections of potentially harmful “forever chemicals” in the Murray River"
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"How to work with weeds in your unique context, creating naturally healthy gardens that you love to be in without horrible weeding."
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"From garden waste to household scraps, and even materials found on a countryside stroll or a trip to the beach, there’s no shortage of possibilities for enriching your compost heap."
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A quick reminder of what food goes into your compost, what food doesn't and the hot topics for every worm farmer.
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"Whatever organic matter you produce in your garden, there are a couple of ways you can apply it to maximise the benefits to your soil."
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"Elevated levels of PFAS have been detected in bores that provide Wagga Wagga's drinking water."
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Up to 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions come from food that is ultimately squandered. These are things we can do to ensure that our food ends up in our bellies and not in the bin. Here are seven tips.
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How to start a lazy compost pile 🌱
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"In extreme drought the trees provide shelter and shade for both the animals and the below grass to help it keep growing."
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