OUR SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP:
The Attraction of Birds
Saturday 10 September 2022
1 – 3pm
(following working bee 10am – 12.30pm)
Cost: $10 non-members. $5 active members or supporter members, or young people
Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/for-the-love-of-birds
Local birders Kaye and Margaret Pointer will share their love of birds and gardening in a family friendly workshop.
Learn about:
- local birds
- how you can make your garden and suburb a great place for birds and wildlife
- the benefits of recording and sharing bird observations
- their habitats and how you can assist
- how to provide safe nesting environments and materials for local birds.
The workshop will include a short gentle walk to see what birds are in the bush behind and around the Eco Garden.
Please wear enclosed shoes and bring a hat and water bottle.
There will be a bird inspired craft activity.
More about Kaye and Margaret:
The love of birds is in the blood. Both Kaye’s and Margaret’s interests started before they walked. They are two of the founding members of Central Coast Branch of Birding NSW (27 years) and are involved in guiding bird outings, and education on the Central Coast. They have participated in many surveys monitoring, or searching for birds including rare and endangered species. They have teamed up with other local birders over more than 20 years in the annual Twitchathon, to fundraise for bird conservation projects. Kaye and Margaret will knock back other activities to go birding in the garden, or across the Central Coast!
The workshop follows the monthly garden working bee from 10am – 12.30pm. Feel free to come early and lend a hand or just enjoy a picnic lunch in the garden.
For more information please call Lisa 0429 431 889.
WORKING BEE at the garden: Saturday 10 September 2022, 10am – 12.30pm
We will be preparing the bush circle for Kariong Public School Year 6 students’ visit and weeding the labyrinth path. BYO hat, water, picnic lunch and stay for the bird workshop if you can. You are welcome to bring something to share for morning tea – it is always a highlight of the working bees.
OTHER LOCAL ECO EVENTS
Community Environment Network: Love Trees Love COSS event /weekend.
Community Day Saturday 17 September 10am – 3pm at Ourimbah campus of university of Newcastle. KEG is having a stall. Volunteers needed; https://cen.org.au/events/cen-event-list/733-love-trees-love-coss
COSS Crawl Sunday 18 September https://cen.org.au/events/cen-event-list/732-coss-crawl-love-trees-love-coss
Narara Eco Village Experience weekend 30 September – 2 October (3 October optional), https://nararaecovillage.com/narara-ecovillage-experience-weekend-october-2022/
WOYTOPIA – Sustainable Living Festival – Sunday 30 October 2022, 9am-4pm at Woy Woy South PS. https://woytopia.org/ KEG is having a stall – volunteers needed
Sustainable Future Festival, 10-13 November at Mingara – stay tuned for details.
For more information and to volunteer at one of our stalls, call Lisa 0429 431 889