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Dear {usertag:name}
This e-newsletter is going to members of the Food & Gardening Environment and Facilities Subgroups.
Welcome new member Susan Scott from Keperra.
Food & Gardening news: The Hills District Community Garden Group who we work closely with had its AGM recently. President Jonathan is meeting with Cr Andrew Wines to discuss our proposal for a community garden locally. Cr Brian Battersby is supportive and is looking for somewhere for us to have a garden too.
The children’s garden at All Saints Anglican Church is progressing well.
Grovely TAFE – the main location for horticulture training in the north of Brisbane and a place where great organic gardening courses are held – is under direct threat of being closed down mid-2013 (also Ithaca TAFE). We are very concerned about this. It is a major Food Security issue.
Have you had a look at brisbanelocalfood.ning.com ? It is a great website with heaps of gardening workshops. I’m going to one on Sat 3rd November 3pm on composting and worm tower construction at Deception Bay if anyone wants to come and share a vehicle. It is free. Give me a ring if you want to come (3851 1016).
The current Organic Gardening course at Grovely TAFE under the tutelage of Adrian Holbeck of BOGI is going excellently. Lots of plants getting propagated and soil tested and built and great fun being had.
Margaret Burman the Manager at the Ferny Grove Shopping Village is a local wonder. She’s applied for some funds for small workshops for youth during school holidays at the shopping centre. There will be one on setting up a Permaculture garden box and one on setting up a worm farm. If you have teenagers who’d like to participate get in early.
You should probably also be aware of the Food Relief Network that Deb Blakely coordinates in this region. There are regular meetings with representatives from quite a range of local groups who contribute food in one way or another.
Environment: Northern Rivers Catchment Group and Kedron Brook Catchment Group both active. We do what we can to support them and encourage any of our members who are interested in the environment to join them and get involved. They have great seminars coordinate local bushcare and do wildlife surveys which are well worth being part of.
Anyone interested in coming along to climate change seminar at Griffith Uni Thursday 29 November 6-8pm at the EcoCentre Nathan Campus we will be happy to car-share. These seminars are excellent and the people who attend are great to talk to over supper (5:30pm). Tje next seminar is on climate change adaptation for human settlements in South East Queensland. RSVP to Lisa Malcolm at l.malcolm@griffith.edu.au if you want to come and if you want to car-share ring us on 3851 1016.
Facilities: The potential loss of the excellent Grovely TAFE facility is probably the most significant local news.
The Ferny Grove Shopping Village is a good news story – Margarent has been getting music performances happening. She got a big mural painted by Ferny Grove High School Students. She’s offered us the use of one of the vacant shops to run seminars and workshops in (I’m thinking about doing wellness groups).
Cheers for now and welcome Susan.
Anne Tennock
Subgroup Organiser
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