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One last session! Sunday 28 May @ 3 pm in the park. Please join us for this amazing experience with Dreamtime Connections’ Aaron Chatfield on Country at Gawari Mada to learn about Indigenous plants in the Micro-Forest and Food Forest. Aaron will teach us about native plant use, traditional tools and Indigenous culture. You willContinue reading “Indigenous Plants at Gawari Mada – 28 May 3 pm”

This June long weekend, talented Ngunawal artists Jazz and Kristal from Wilay Designs will be painting the bus stop at the front of Gawari Mada on Beaurepaire Cres. Jazz and Kristal have designed a beautiful mural depicting the story of this area – the plants and animals, the mountains and streams, the Ngunawal people andContinue reading “Ngunawal Bus Stop Mural Community Event”

Join us to celebrate one year since the micro-forest planting weekend in May 2022! On Saturday 27 May at 2 pm, we will be harvesting some food from the food forest, planting in the micro-forest and enjoying a birthday cake for afternoon tea. Bring your gardening gloves and hand shovel, wear full shoes and dressContinue reading “One year anniversary!”

I am grateful for the opportunity today to meet with Aaron Chatfield from Dreamtime Connections – to tour Gawari Mada and map out the upcoming community sessions. Aaron will teach us about Indigenous plant use. The sessions will also include sample bush tucker, boomerang lessons, ochre painting, planting and perhaps even some fresh damper! AaronContinue reading “Upcoming Indigenous Plant Use Sessions with Aaron Chatfield”

Our March community session on Indigenous plants at Gawari Mada with Aaron Chatfield booked out pretty quickly. Don’t worry if you missed out, we have two more sessions coming up soon. Complimentary tickets for the community have been made possible by the ACT Government Adopt A Park program. Sunday 23 April at 2 pmhttps://events.humanitix.com/gawari-mada-holt-indigenous-plant-use-april-session SaturdayContinue reading “Indigenous plants at Gawari Mada”

Please join us for this amazing experience with Dreamtime Connections’ Aaron Chatfield on Country at Gawari Mada to learn about Indigenous plants in the Micro-Forest and Food Forest on 25 March 2023 at 10 am. Aaron will teach us about native plant use, traditional tools and Indigenous culture. You will also have a chance toContinue reading “Indigenous Plant Session 25 March”

You’re invite to join us for a community working bee to help weed the micro-forest and food forest. Saturday 4 March 2-4 pm in the park. Bring along your hats, gloves, water bottles and a weeding fork (if you have one). Please wear full shoes to protect your feet. Looking forward to seeing you there!Continue reading “March Working Bee”

A big thank you to everyone who helped out at our two working bees this weekend! On Saturday we made good progress in removing the Floriade dragonfly from the Holt Shops. On Sunday at the Micro-Forest we planted the remaining plants (left over from the May planting day), weeded, mulched some areas and fixed upContinue reading “Thank you!”

We have two working bees coming up – a great way to meet people, get out and about in nature, do some gentle exercise and help care for our beautiful parklands and green space. Looking forward to seeing you there! 1. Saturday 19 November 2 pm at Holt Shops. You’re invited to join us toContinue reading “Working Bees 19 and 20 November”

Due to the weather forecast and muddy conditions on the park, our picnic today will be rescheduled. Revised details tbc.