Power Down Picnic + Glow Ride for Earth Hour

City of Stirling - Sustainability Team

Due to the last minute cancellation of Glow Ride Goes Green, scheduled to run as part of the City of Stirling's Summerset Festival, the Sustainability team is pleased to have rescheduled the bike ride to run in partnership with Eco Faeries Power Down Picnic for <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://earthhour.org.au/home/?gclid=CPrltZek8coCFYSVvAod_NQMCQ" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Earth Hour</A>.
Power Down Picnic for Earth Hour
Switch off for the Places We Love in 2106. But what do we do without televisions and computers? We get together and have some good old fashioned fun!
We invite you to pack a low waste picnic and enjoy the park at sunset. There will be traditional games and activities for all ages.
Bring a recycled jar to make a lantern. Eco Faeries will have LED candles and decorations for you to use. You can take your lantern home ready to use for the official <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://earthhour.org.au/home/?gclid=CPrltZek8coCFYSVvAod_NQMCQ" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Earth Hour </A>from 8-9pm.
Eco Faeries and Jessie the storytelling minstrel will be telling stories by candlelight at sunset. Eco Faeries will be doing a walking story session from 5:30pm. Jessie the windwanderer will start at 6:30pm.
There is no need to register if you are coming to enjoy the Power Down Picnic - we look forward to seeing you on the night! To visit the Facebook event page follow this <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="https://www.facebook.com/events/1202176926467121/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</A>.
If you are participating in the Glow Ride Goes Green event at 7:30pm then please read on and be sure to register.
+ Glow Ride Goes Green
To complement the Power Down Picnic, the Glow Ride ride will start after the story telling has finished at 7:30pm. Come glow with us eco-style by finding recycled and reusable glowing bike decorations for your bike. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative eco-decorated bikes.
Come along from 4pm to decorate your bike, see the bike doctor for safety checks and enjoy all of the Power Down Picnic activities on offer. Carine Open Space is an easy to ride venue that glows wonderfully.
Before you register for Glow Ride Goes Green you must read the <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/community/Action-for-sustainability/Action%20for%20sustainability%20documents/Glow%20Ride%20Terms%20and%20conditions.pdf" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Terms and Conditions </A>(follow this <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/community/Action-for-sustainability/Action%20for%20sustainability%20documents/Glow%20Ride%20Terms%20and%20conditions.pdf" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</A>) and <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/community/Action-for-sustainability/Action%20for%20sustainability%20documents/Glow%20Ride%20Road%20Rules%20Map%20and%20Safety%20Tips.pdf" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Road Rules, Route Information and Safety Tips </A>(follow this <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/community/Action-for-sustainability/Action%20for%20sustainability%20documents/Glow%20Ride%20Road%20Rules%20Map%20and%20Safety%20Tips.pdf" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</A>). You will be asked to confirm whether you are willing to participate in accordance with each of these documents.
Glow Ride Goes Green is a low waste event. As such, decorations using single use items, such as glow sticks, as discouraged. Glow sticks look great but they are made of plastic, which is not biodegradable or recyclable and will sit in landfill for many thousands of years before they break down. The chemicals in them are pretty nasty too so we encourage you to stop using them.
Instead, we invite you to get creative and find re-usable, and even recycled, decorations for your bike. If you are keen to use something similar then look into electroluminescent (EL) wire - this is a battery powered glow in the dark wire. A simple option is solar charged or battery operated fairy lights - you might have some Christmas decorations that would work perfectly.
Things to bring
A picnic if you plan to arrive early and enjoy the Power Down Picnic and other family friendly activities, starting from 4pm.
Shiny, sparkling, glowing (e.g. fairy lights) eco-decorations for your bike, a water bottle, helmet, bike lights to see the track and something to keep the mosquitoes at bay.
How to get there
There is plenty of car parking at Carine, on Okeley Road and off Beach Road for anyway who needs to drive. However, if you live locally, why not ride there? Carine Open Space is located very close to both the Mitchell Freeway and Reid Highway so there are lots of safe bike paths. To view maps of bike routes visit the Department of Transport's website by following this <A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/activetransport/24024.asp" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">link</A>.
Warwick train station is also just a few hundred metres away along Beach Rd. As such, public transport is also a great option for travelling to this event. For more information about public transport options visit Transperth's website by following this<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> link</A>.
This low waste FREE event is proudly brought to you by The Eco Faeries, Transition Town Stirling and the City of Stirling

Carine Open Space

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