NEWS

Winter 2026

Celebrate International Fairy Day at Kariong Eco Garden – Wednesday 24 June, 3-5pm. Booking link below:
Celebrate 21 years of Kariong Eco Garden on Monday 29 June, join us for morning tea from 10.30am:
Stay tuned for booking details for upcoming events:
Saturday 15 August 2026

10.30am – 12noon

 ECO ART with Rachel Bunney – Chickens

 
Saturday 12 September 2026

10.30am – 1.30pm

 Green Living – Energy/ Solar/ Battery workshop

Launch Kariong Kilowatt Counter

 
Saturday 10 October 2026

10.30am – 12.30pm

 Green Living – Waste Day

Training for IBIS (I.B.I.S = Intelligent Bin Inspection Service)
Update on Central Coast Council FOGO and Tip Shop plans

 
Don’t forget WOYTOPIA ON SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER  2026, 9am – 4pm at Woy Woy South PS.  IBIS volunteers needed to help sort and minimise waste on the day!
You can also now become an official Friend of KEG by donating $50 – see the Friend of KEG ticket option in the above events.
Would you like to be involved in planning any future KEG events?
email kariongecogarden@gmail.com if you would like to help with Green Living workshops or help out at any event.

KEG EVENTS – APRIL to OCTOBER 2026 – save the dates!

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
Do you like making sure the right things go in the right bins? Then this is the volunteer job for you!

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/

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.
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.

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

AUGUST 2024

Saturday 31 August – 2024 Trivia night supporting Kariong Eco Garden
5-8pm in Kariong Hall. Book a table of 4-6 people $50 or book individual tickets $10 each: https://events.humanitix.com/2024-trivia-night-supporting-kariong-eco-garden
Saturday 14 September 2024 – ECO DEMO DAY in Kariong ARTS BARN and ECO GARDEN. Solar oven cooking, vege seedlings for sale, music and food. Kariong residents register your solar power to be included in the Kariong Kilowatt Counter. 10am – 4pm. To coincide with Local Government Elections  – Kariong Hall is a Polling Booth. Come and visit after voting.
Saturday and Sunday 21 & 22 September PLANT LOVERS FAIR, Kariong Mountains High School. Visit the Permaculture Central Coast stall and say hello.
Saturday 12 October BIRDS IN OUR BACKYARDS – Citizen Science workshop 10.30am -12noon in the Eco Garden. Bookings link on website in September.
Sunday 13 October WOYTOPIA FESTIVAL, Woy Woy South Public School
9am – 4pm Find out more: https://woytopia.org/ Don’t miss it!
Saturday 9 November FAMILY FIRST AID in the Garden 10.30am – 12.30pm in the Eco Garden. Bookings link on website in October. Family First Aid course with Karben Training Solutions with a Certificate of Attendance.
For more information and to volunteer at any of our events call Lisa 0429 431 889