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Address: 18 South Maria Creek Close 4855 Maria Creeks, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 Inspiring young women these young girls stop plastic bags in Bali.https://youtu.be/NRltIlK9GC0

24.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=920972261386477&id=276157035868006

22.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com//a.1479269365698/1664440247181046/

22.01.2022 Hi lovely people of mission beach. I just recieved a message from a friend that they recieve a message from someone asking who admin is. So let me introduce myself. My name is Dee Dean i have lived in mission beach on & off for over 10 years, yes like all of us we always come back to this amazing place. I couldnt think of a better place to raise my little girl Isobel. Some may know me some may not. Im a little bit of introverted & dont socialize much these day. I love m...ission beach due to what we have still, untouched, we are only a few places thats where the rainforest meets the reef, where we are lucky enough to have cassowarys & many other wildlife & eco system. I have always tried to be mindful of our environment & since having Isobel i feel we need to protect what we have so they can grow up with such beauty & naturally environment. I am doing this for our town & our environment as a community & this is a community project, this is a group effort & without any ego or politics, just to make mission beach plastic free. So those who dont know me. Hi & look forward to your support as we need all helpers great & small. I want to say a massive thank you to Vivienne Ganya from Same Same but Different. Viv thank you for your support & being the first shop in mission beach to be bag free. See more

22.01.2022 Hi everyone We have some exciting news! We The Rainforest School, Mission Beach have taken over the Mission Beach Boomerang Bags project. We would like to thank Dee for starting this beautiful project a few years ago. Sonia took over after Dee and has now kindly passed on the fabrics to us. ... We would like to start hosting sewing bees at our school. We will have coffee, tea, a space to create and big smiles. We can’t do this without you, so please let us know if you would like to be involved. We’re looking for sewers (BYO machine), cutters, screen printers and ironers. Once we have a group of volunteers, we will be able to schedule the sewing bees. We are looking forward to hear from you Please email [email protected] or PM this page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More information - www.boomerangbags.org Boomerang Bags is a global not-for-profit grassroots movement and there are now over 800 communities worldwide who participate in the project. Boomerang Bags is about making bags, diverting waste, starting conversations, connecting with each other, fostering sustainable behaviour, and having fun! Volunteers collect and upcycle unwanted material, diverting thousands of kilograms of waste from landfill, and create a platform where communities can connect, socialise, learn new skills and contribute positively to the local community. The bags are then made available to local communities at markets, events and festivals, libraries, schools and businesses to provide sustainable alternatives to plastic, creating conversations about the importance of re-use, caring for our planet and each other and fostering sustainable behaviour. Photo: boomerangbags.org

21.01.2022 Here are the 2020 dates for our Boomerang Bags Sewing Bees What do we do? We get together to make funky bags from donated fabric. These bags are the perfect feel-good shopping accessory, being made by up-cycled materials. They also are the perfect custom made Mission Beach gift. Some of them have already made their way to many corners of the globe! We meet at The Rainforest School, Mission Beach in a comfortable air-conditioned space, have coffee/tea and fabric, just brin...g your sewing gear. Can't sew? Not a problem! We also need people that can iron, cut or screen print labels. Everyone is welcome at this monthly community event and we are looking forward to seeing you!

20.01.2022 We have received the new screen printing frame, yay! We have a nice group of interested people, so we are all good to go. Our first sewing bee will be on a weekend at The Rainforest School. We will set a date very soon and let you know. If you are interested in joining this initiative, please pm/comment or send an email to [email protected]

19.01.2022 Another 4 new bags!! Slowly but steadily we are growing! We will host a monthly sewing bee every 4th Saturday of the month and we welcome everyone who can help ironing, sewing, cutting and screen printing. It's a fun social get together with a huge satisfaction when a bag is finished!... Help spread the word Boomerang Bags is an initiative where communities turn donated fabric into funky bags. Reduce, reuse, recycle There are currently 800 locations all over the world where people get together and create bags. Mission Beach Boomerang Bags is hosted by The Rainforest School, Mission Beach

19.01.2022 Yay!! Our very first bags! They look awesome and we can't wait to see them out in our community! Thank you so much to all who came to our sewing bee this morning. That was a lot of fun Get in touch if you would like to be involved (sewing,cutting, ironing, screen printing, making coffee/tea).... The more, the merrier

19.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/take3forthesea/videos/1295428857162539/

18.01.2022 Hoping to get this happening in Mission Beach in the coming months.

17.01.2022 Come and join us at our first sewing bee!

16.01.2022 Here is something cheerful. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=783836448433088&id=510433652440037

15.01.2022 Hi all, their has been a few people i was coming to see this week & im sorry i cant get to you yet. My little one has had a tummy bug, so im out of action. On a happy side, i hope everyone is sharing the love today. Happy valentine's day

15.01.2022 A big thank you to one of our volunteers for making 5 bags thanks Vivienne mum

15.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=664571557074537&id=352751268256569

11.01.2022 Thamk you to those who came yesterday to our info day. I understand we all have busy lives & with this project you can do it at your own pace. If you are wanting to make the bags at home, im only happy to send you the info to do so. We really need to get this started if we all want plastic free in Mission Beach, so please message me with details. We will be running a sewing workshop very soon , so those can come along

11.01.2022 What a great turn up today. A big thank you ladies for all your hard effort, we got alot done . Here are some photos

10.01.2022 On top of taking our own bags shopping and saying no thank you to plastic bags. Here are 5 more ways to reduce plastic use....

09.01.2022 Hi all sorry for no contact for a while, mumma & toddler was a bit ill for a week. I had run out of material to make the bags, so today i went to tully op shopping for material, i had a little luck but not much. As this us a non profit group, as we have just started out we have very little resources & ive had to buy things out of my pocket, as i want to get this community project running. So i ask of all of you, if you have old curtins, clothes, material, large tshirts, jeans from a size 16 up or large L & XL mens jeans, sheets & pillow cases, anything that we can make bags from, please donote. Please pm to pick up or viv from same same but different is a drop of point for me to pick up. Please spread the word. Also im after doolies to make special bags to sell & raise funds. Thanks everyone who has helped so far.

06.01.2022 Hi everyone, im just starting this off & hope to get as many helpers as possible to get this off the ground.With the support of the founders of boomerang bags i want to get this started in our community. I will be posting an information day/night date yet to be decided with the information to start & help build this with our community. Any donates of recyleable materials would be great.

06.01.2022 Come & see us at the monster market we are under the roof near the food. Ive been making some lovely new bags to sell as keepsakes, only limited & one with turtles.

06.01.2022 This is first template of our logo, just waiting for them to add turtle & cassowary. We will be the first with our own unique rainforest to reef logo.

06.01.2022 Hi all, hope you are all enjoying this amazing weather. Ok a big thanks to Vivienne from Same same but different, viv you where the first to support me when getting this ofv the ground, Emily from Ebb & Flow. More photos to come.

05.01.2022 All Boomerang Bags have now been sold Don't despair though, we will have more available soon after our next sewing bee! We sell the bags for $5 each and proceeds go to running costs of the project, like screen printing paint

05.01.2022 We had our first sewing bee today! Or should I say... cutting and screen printing bee? We made our first pockets, so now we are all set to sew the bags next time Thank you so much for volunteering your time and skills ... Please get in touch if you would like to be involved too.... the more the merrier!

04.01.2022 UPDATE: Bag A, B, C, D, H, I and K sold p/p We had an awesome Sewing Bee today! Look at those bags We would like to see them out and about in our community, so get in quick if you would like to have one of these lovelies.... Only $5, made with love... We think it's a bargain Next Sewing Bee will be 28th of March.

04.01.2022 Hi, thank you for all your likes & those who have messaged me with support, that is what i love about our community here in Missione Beach, over the weekend i will have more time to let people know how you can help & take part a little more in detail. What i do need is volunteers to help with cutting patterns, material, sewing, ironing, screen printing our logo & donations of material, sewing thread . I will be setting up a funding page for those who do not have the time & want to support us you can donate money to help us with supplies to keep us going. PLEASE SHARE THIS PAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS & LETS GET THIS STARTED. A workshop date will be coming very soon so we can all help each other. Thanks

02.01.2022 Last weekend we screen printed pockets with the new logo and they are all ironed now, ready to go! Let's get together for our next sewing bee! We've created a group for interested people, so it's a bit easier to communicate dates and ideas. Please join this group if you're keen to help us make Mission Beach Boomerang Bags!