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July 2021

NAIDOC Picnic

4 July 2021 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Free

Join us on Sunday 4th July for the Opening Ceremony of NAIDOC Week on the Cassowary Coast. The theme is Heal Country and calls for all of us to continue to seek greater protections for our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration and destruction. 

Activities include: traditional weaving practice, children's activities, indigenous dye, fibre & food garden tour. More details to be advised.

Refreshments and Garden Harvest Lunch available.

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.

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August 2021

National Tree Day Picnic

1 August 2021 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Join us on Sunday 1st August for our celebration of National Tree Day. National Tree Day is a call to action for all Australians to put their hands in the earth and give back to their community. It's a day to venture outdoors, get to know your community and most importantly have fun. Free activities include native seedling propagation, previous tree day plantings tour, weaving, children's activities. More details to follow.

Refreshments and Garden Harvest Lunch available.

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.

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September 2021

Childrens Spring Picnic

5 September 2021 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Free

CANCELLED

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October 2021

Pink Picnic

3 October 2021 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Free

Celebrate Spring with our special Pink Picnic to raise awareness of Breast Cancer and support the Innisfail Breast Cancer Support Group. Activities include nature fibre weaving, live music, childrens activities and garden forage tours. Refreshments and lunch are available. 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…

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November 2021

Zero Waste Weekend Picnic

6 November 2021 @ 9:00 am - 7 November 2021 @ 1:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Free

Join us for a weekend of celebrating the beautiful place we live while learning how to improve our environment with recycling and reusing; activities and education. On Saturday we walk along the river collecting rubbish which we will sort and count on sunday morning to provide data for Planet Ark. Activities also include childrens activities, nature fibre weaving, live music and garden forage tour.

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December 2021

Picnic of Inspiration

5 December 2021 @ 9:00 am - 1:30 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Free

Join us at the Johnstone River Community Gardens for another Inspiring Picnic with information stalls for people with disabilities, childrens' craft, garden tour and a BBQ lunch for $5 at midday.

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February 2022

Arbor Picnic

13 February 2022 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Join us for the first Community Garden Picnic for 2022 on Sunday 13th February! (was postponed from the 6th)

We will celebrate Tu B'Shevat - The Birthday of Trees with tree plantings, 'Conversations with an Arborist', stalls by Landcare, Terrain and the new Community Garden at Bingil Bay. Along with our usual garden tour, lunch and childrens activities the picnic will be going ahead rain or shine on Sunday 13th February, so bring your raincoat and gumboots if it is still raining and enjoy a chat with a bunch of likeminded gardening people 🙂

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March 2022

Clean Up Australia Weekend

5 March 2022 @ 8:30 am - 6 March 2022 @ 1:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Saturday the 5th we will walk the riverbank collecting litter...

Sunday the 6th we will celebrate with our picnic...

Join us for a weekend of removing litter from our riverbank before it washes into our waterways and on Sunday we will have educational stalls and conversations on upcycling, reusing and recycling, etc. along with our BBQ lunch, childrens' activities and garden tour.

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April 2022

Youth Week Picnic

3 April 2022 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Join us for our Youth Week Picnic on Sunday 3rd April as we celebrate Australian Youth with stalls and activities.

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June 2022

ECO Picnic

5 June 2022 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm AEST
Johnstone River Community Gardens, 45 Flying Fish Point Road
Innisfail, Queensland 4860 Australia
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Join us on Sunday 5th June to celebrate World Environment Day, ECO Week and the JRCG 12th Opening Anniversary.

Free activities include...Garden sponsors displays; composting, fibre-weaving workshops; plant, seed and craft stalls; Children's Activities and Nature Play; plus foraging & Garden Tours.

Refreshments and Garden Harvest Lunch available.

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