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Johnstone River Community Garden

Phone: +61 403 523 244

Address: Innisfail State College Flying Fish Point Rd 4860

Website: http://www.johnstonerivercommunitygardens.org/

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23.01.2022 Remember... Right tree in the right place..!

21.01.2022 Celebrating National Youth Week. Sunday, April 11 from 9am... Free activities include the final Bamboo Connect RADF Bamboo Construction Workshop, Wet Tropics Seedsavers Exchange, coconut fibre weaving with Okka Wikka, IY&FC Children's activities and nature play, an edible plant sale, Children's safety & Youth services info plus forage, fibre & garden tours. ... Refreshments and Garden Harvest Lunch available. Supported by the Department of Child Safety, Youth & Women and Innisfail Youth & Family Care. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Qld Gov and Cassowary Coast Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Qld. This event will follow Qld Gov Covid Safe guidelines. Potential attendees WILL NOT be admitted if they have returned from overseas within the last two weeks, have flu like symptoms or have had or been in contact with anyone who has contracted the virus.

18.01.2022 Todays picnic at the Johnstone River Community Garden featured Jane giving a talk on Seed Saving...so interesting, thankyou...and so much interest. Good to know where I can get my seeds, local tried and tested, in the future!

16.01.2022 Harmony Day was celebrated at Johnstone River Community Gardens on monday with students from Innisfail and Cairns TAFE enjoying entertainment and lunch :)

15.01.2022 Thanks to Everyone. Whether you donated a prize or cash to our cent sale/raffle. Held an event at your business, dressed in pink, decorated your store with pink..., purchased a ticket or put small change in one of our donation tins. Every cent raised will help us to continue to provide our care packs and hold our morning tea to assist local ladies to purchase specialised bras and prosthesis. Our final donation total was $7280.70 The funds donated- Commonwealth Bank Innisfail $5510.50 Terrain $50 + $93 raffle for bank Sapore $300 + $200 BCNA Bite Me $72.75 Creative Events $200 Donation Tins $311.95 GAD $130 + $100 BCNA Cheryl Dunkerton $305.50 CCRC $200 Rivers Insurance $214 Johnstone River Community Gardens $100 Empire Cafe for Pink Ribbon $1214 We have delivered our 1st 100 bags to our local breast cancer nurses. We have received some beautiful messages to thank IBCSG and our community. Dear ladies of Innisfail I would like to thank you so much for the packet of goodies I was given on my first day of chemotherapy. It brightened up my otherwise gloomy day which was full of apprehension. The light scarf/shawl was especially lovely so I can’t thank you enough for your efforts. I hope you all have a joyful Christmas and wish you all the best in 2021. Hi there, I am a mother in Yungaburra who has just had a double mastectomy and am undergoing 6 months chemo. I just wanted to say thankyou so much for the support pack your group put together. It arrived via my Breastcare nurse during my first chemo dose and I was so amazed to receive it and see what was in there. They are such well thought out gifts and treats, you are amazing. I just wanted you to know it brought a smile to my dial and gave my 6 year old son plenty of fun making up a "useful" shop so he could give me things as I needed them. We had a lot of fun. Keep up the amazing work and it really does make a difference. Thankyou. Sarah Thank you for your ongoing support. We would like to wish everyone a Merry Xmas and a safe and healthy 2021. IBCSG Members

15.01.2022 A few small steps can have a remarkable impact #NoosaForestRetreat

13.01.2022 Our seed bank is big enough to reimagine how to place it as a foundation of regional sovereignty food heritage. Along with our world heritage cauldrons of reef and forest we experience a privileged community. #kingfisherstory #okkawikka #livingwster

10.01.2022 9 raised garden bed mistakes to avoid...

07.01.2022 If we stop buying crap, they'll stop making crap! Overconsumption is pushing our planet to its limits, and reducing the amount of stuff we buy is one seriously ...effective trick! Before replacing something that's broken, can you upcycle it into something new? Remember, recycling is the LAST step when it comes to protecting the environment. Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and in that order! #wildaware #savethisplanet #saveouroceans See more

07.01.2022 Upcycling [uhp-sklng]: The act of making something even more awesome than it once was. Presenting our 2011 song, 'No Such Thing As Waste' - remixed, reveget...ated and re-shot into a new, bangin' music vid with the same simple message: PRODUCE NO WASTE. We decided to resurrect the ol' fave for our new album 'Garbage Guts' (out now through 8 Pound Gorilla Records) and employed the masterful electro-juicy-beet-pumping skills of Spoonbill to bring it into the 20's. We hope you dig the tune and keep the perma-cultural recycling vibes alive :) Many thanks to the marvellous Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan for their kerbside/backyard shenanigans (and for playing a mean string and horn section!), Jasper Jones for filming his crazy brother in front of Dad's mudbrick shed and Oz J Thomas, Wee Earthlings, Djanbung Gardens & everyone else who helped make the original clip a million years ago! Have a listen to the new album at: https://8PGR.lnk.to/GarbageGutsFA #permaculture #upcycling #zerowaste #ukulele Costa Georgiadis dirtgirlworld Milkwood zerowaste earthday.org 1 Million Women WAM Good Life UN Environment Navdanya ABC Kids Kids Place Live Kinderling Kids Radio

05.01.2022 WASTE WEDNESDAY Rethink your food waste this Christmas. Here are some helpful tips to help reduce the amount of waste you send to landfill. ... 1. Think before you shop. Know how many people you are feeding and have a list of exactly what you need before purchasing food. 2. Use your leftovers. Give your guests a doggie bag of leftover food in reusable containers. Or save it for yourself! 3. Compost it! Separate your food scraps for the compost bin and worm farm. If you don't have one yet, now is a great time because Council is offering a $20 rebate to residents who purchase a compost bin or worm farm system. Click the link to apply for your rebate and help us reduce waste in our backyard. https://bit.ly/3ozWagD

05.01.2022 We're honoured to be the first stop on today's Northern Food Trail, a part of the Feast of the Senses weekend . If you miss the bus pop by our stall on Sunday for updates on the Gardens activities...

04.01.2022 Do not enter banana farms. In fact, don’t enter any farm without permission. Panama TR4 could be in the dirt on your shoes, or the tyres on your car. Show yo...ur support by sharing this message. Discover more at www.PanamaTR4protect.com.au #PanamaTR4protect A special thanks to banana growers Shayne and Blaise Cini from @EdariBananas, @Gavin Eilers from @www.tropicanabanana.com.au, @Steve Wells from Nourish Banana Co, @Matt Abbott from Rabbit Organics and @Dean Sinton from Sinton’s Bananas.

03.01.2022 A wonderful excursion and opportunity to promote recycling and waste reduction in our region....

02.01.2022 December General Meeting Reminder... The December JRCG Inc Meeting will be held at 5pm this afternoon at the Gardens. A presentation to both the Innisfail Breast Cancer Support Group and Cancer Council (Innisfail branch) will be held prior to the meeting. While all interested parties are welcome, please advise if unable to attend so that apologies can be recorded.