| Saturday 11 April
10.30am – 12.30pm |
Weaving & Cordage workshop with Rebecca Ashcroft
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/autumn-weaving-and-cordage-workshop |
| Saturday 9 May
10.30am – 12.30pm |
Jam making & preserves with CWA – Judy Betteridge
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/cwa-jams-and-preserves |
| Saturday 13 June
10.30am – 12noon |
ECO ART with Rachel Bunney – Forest Folk & Fairies |
| Wednesday 24 June | World Fairy Day – stay tuned for a fairy event |
| Monday 29 June
11am |
Morning tea – 21 years since Council approved Kariong Community Earthcare Garden |
| Saturday 11 July | School Holidays – no events currently planned. |
| Saturday 25 July
5-8pm |
KEG TRIVIA NIGHT – theme this year Ferals!
Our major annual fundraiser. |
| Saturday 8 August
10.30am – 12noon |
ECO ART with Rachel Bunney – Chickens |
| Saturday 12 September 10.30am – 12.30pm | Green Living – Energy/ Solar/ Battery workshop
Launch Kariong Kilowatt Counter |
| Saturday 10 October
10.30am – 12.30pm |
Green Living – Zero Waste workshop and I.B.I.S. training
I.B.I.S. = Intelligent Bin Inspection Service I.B.I.S. will volunteer at WOYTOPIA to help manage and minimise waste to landfill on Sunday 11/10/26. |
| Sunday 11 October | WOYTOPIA festival at Woy Woy South Public School
Find out more: https://woytopia.org/ |
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April 2026
Weaving & Cordage workshop – returning after a sold out workshop in March.
Rebecca Ashcroft has been interested in and practicing weaving from natural materials for many years and has learned different cultural styles.
She will share a style of cordage making and dilly bag/basket weaving that is used in many cultures around the world.
This workshop follows the sold out workshop Rebecca ran on 14 March. We hope people who missed out last time will be able to make it and previous participants are welcome to return. There is talk of starting a weaving group..
Materials we will use include:
- banana plant fibres
- bullrush fibres
While younger children are welcome and could definitely learn the cordage making, the attention and capacity for basket weaving is more for 12 + years.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL:
https://events.humanitix.com/autumn-weaving-and-cordage-workshop
2026 March
WEAVING AND CORDAGE WORKSHOP
Saturday 14 March 2026 – 10.30am – 12.30pm
Bookings through Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/wonderful-weaving-with-rebecca-ashcroft
Rebecca Ashcroft has been interested in and practicing weaving from natural materials for many years and has learned different cultural styles.
She will share a style of cordage making and dilly bag/basket weaving that is used in many cultures around the world.
Materials we will use include: banana plant fibres and bullrush fibres.
While younger children are welcome and could definitely learn the cordage making, the attention and capacity for basket weaving is more for 12 + years.
For more information please call Lisa 0429 431 889 on Mondays or between 4pm and 8pm on other days.
September 2025
Biodiversity Blitz – Saturday 13 September 2025
10am – 12 noon
Take part in a Biodiversity Audit of Kariong Eco Garden and Nature Play area in bushland behind the garden.
What insects can we find? What can we find living in the ponds? How many different birds can we observe in 20 minutes (10.30am – 10.50am)
BYO binoculars, magnifying glasses and your Bird and Plant ID books if you have them.
Find out about the Great Aussie Bird Count and the Seek by iNaturalist app. Bring a smart device if you have one.
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/biodiversity-blitz
JUNE 2025 – You are invited to morning tea
Celebrating 20yrs of Kariong Eco Garden
Kariong Eco Garden (then called Kariong Community Earthcare Garden) was approved by Gosford Council at their meeting on 28 June 2005. It was a project of the Central Coast Community Environment Network (CCCEN – now CEN). Grants were sought and sponsors were found for every fence post. The garden beds, fruit trees, first shelters, sculptures and the mosaic snake path were created over the next two years and Kariong Eco Garden officially opened on 28 July 2007 as part of a FOOTPRINT FESTIVAL on the site.
To mark the 20 year milestone you are invited to help celebrate at a morning tea and eco-art exhibition on Monday 30 June 2025, 10.30am – 12noon.
Please book in for catering purposes.
Let us know if you would like to bring some food to share on the day.
$20 supporter membership is optional and helps us continue our work for the next 20 years. Other donations always welcome!
Credit for beautiful recent photo of our garden: https://coastmagazine.com.au/p…
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/morning-tea-to-celebrate-20-years-of-kariong-eco-garden
April 2025
a bilby for easter – drawing & more workshop
Saturday 12 April 2025, 10.30am – 12.30pm at Kariong Eco Garden
Bilbies are a very endangered species and we believe the more we know, the more we care and then maybe more will be done to preserve our wilderness for all our native creatures. We look forward to meeting and exploring the life and love of bilbies with you.
This workshop is for ALL AGES – Adults, young people and children.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
We will be talking about bilbies, their habitat and what they like to eat.
What to bring:
- hat
- water
- fruit or other snack
- hard copy images of bilbies if you can find some eg in books,
- any toy bilbies you have
- and drawing materials if you would like.
- Rachel will also provide drawing materials and bilby images.
We will be meeting at 10.30am at the Eco Garden for a welcome and a brief nature walk.
Then, in the hall, we will learn about bilbies, and their habitat before you make your own picture.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: https://events.humanitix.com/a-bilby-for-easter
KIDS CAN SAVE LIVES workshop
Saturday 26 April, 10.30am – 12.30pm at Kariong Eco Garden.
Kids Can Save Lives is a simple yet practical course, designed and delivered to reinforce and instill confidence, by Central Coast First Aid.
Learn life saving skills whilst having fun!
Join us for a practical fun-filled session, hands on practice and role plays!
This course is aimed for primary school-aged children. $30/child (5-12 years) or $50 for 2 children. A parent/guardian must remain on site (no charge for adult).
The program is specifically designed to help children learn age-appropriate first aid knowledge to help them know how to respond to an emergency.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: https://events.humanitix.com/kids-can-save-lives2
Areas covered include:
- Recognising an unconscious person
- CPR
- Calling an Ambulance
- DRSABCD
- provide basic care to a casualty
- recovery position
- bandages, abrasions, snake bite
- bites & stings
- allergic reactions eg to insects, plants
Participants receive Certificate of Attendance.
This course could help save the life of a loved one, friend or neighbour and is generously subsidised by Kariong Eco Garden.
February 2025
We love frogs!
Find out about our next ECO-ART workshop FINDING FROGS on Saturday 8 February 10.30am – 12.30pm with the wonderful local artist Rachel Bunney.
All ages (children must be accompanied by an adult).
For all the details and to book in check out https://events.humanitix.com/finding-frogs
Artwork by Rachel Bunney
January 2025
We have some wonderful workshops planned this year with local artist Rachel Bunney.
The first one is CICADAS – THE SOUND OF SUMMER on Monday 13 January 2025, 10.30am – 12.30pm.
A ‘Drawing and More’ Workshop with Rachel Bunney for All ages, ADULTS and CHILDREN (children must be accompanied by an adult).
Bookings essential: https://events.humanitix.com/cicadas-the-sound-of-summer
December 2023-January 2024
Mini ECO Shop in ECO-ARTS BARN, 2 DANDALOO ST, KARIONG
Wednesday 20 December & Thursday 21 December, 12.30pm – 4.15pm
Looking for some Christmas gifts that are locally made?
Spiral Compost Tool – Stainless Steel
$49 at Kimbriki – our Price $45 (just 3 left!)
The Rolls Royce of Compost mixing tools! Hand made in Sydney.
Aeration/mixing is the KEY to successful composting.
Boomerang Bags $5- $10 – lots to choose from, all unique – great way to wrap a gift!
EARTHCARE games $60-$74 ($5 from every game sold goes to Kariong Eco Garden)
https://www.earthcaregame.org/ Mindfully made on the Central Coast. Ages 6-106.
Summer Solstice/ End of Year Christmas Gathering in the Eco Garden
Thursday 21 December 6pm.
Bring a plate of food to share.
WHAT’S ON JANUARY 2024
Monday 8 January 2024 10.00am to 1 pm
Volunteers return to:
Planting, watering, weeding & having cuppas!
Come and join us 🙂
And for the children this school holiday…
Monday 15 January 2024 10.30am to Noon
Make Recycled Paper
Any age and for the whole family
Children must be accompanied by a grown up
Gold coin donation
Monday 22 January 2024 10.30am to Noon
Screen Print your OWN T-shirt with our logo
Any age and for the whole family
Children must be accompanied by a grown up
Gold coin donation
Monday 29 January 2024 10.00am to 1 pm
Volunteers – all ages – we have kids tools too:
Planting, watering, weeding & having cuppas!
Come and join us 🙂
AUGUST 2023
FOR THE LOVE OF BIRDS workshop with Kaye Pointer
Saturday 12 August 2023 – 10.30 – 11.30am
Find out more and book your tickets:
https://events.humanitix.com/for-the-love-of-birds-2023
FUNDRAISING TRIVIA NIGHT
Saturday 19 August 2023, 6-8pm in Kariong Hall, Dandaloo St, Kariong
Find out more and buy your tickets:
https://events.humanitix.com/2023-trivia-night-supporting-kariong-eco-garden