The Northern Beaches Council’s 2024 Australia Day Awards served as a tribute to the remarkable contributions of local residents, community groups, and events. These individuals and groups have devoted their time, skills, and energy to serve the community, embodying the true spirit of the Northern Beaches. In this year’s awards ceremony, 13 inspiring individuals, along […]
SOLD OUT The day has been developed in line with the Early Years Learning Frameworks with particular focus on the new sustainability principle incorporated into the frameworks. Whether you have been engaged with sustainability at your centre for some time or are just beginning to engage in response to the revised frameworks, there will be […]
Be part of the (waste) solution! Would you like to learn more about community initiatives to deal with organic waste like waste sharing? Perhaps you can’t have your own compost but can spare a little time to help at a community garden compost drop off or school community compost collection point. Schools and Community Gardens […]
Have you ever wanted to grow your own food but feel you can’t as you don’t have the garden space to do it? Then this practical and informative workshop is just for you. Small Space Edible Gardening can be fun, productive, benefit your mental health, physical health and reduce reliance on packaging. If you have […]
Northern Beaches Council are encouraging residents to bring their rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry expanded polystyrene (EPS) used for packaging of appliances and electronics to The Hub, Kimbriki for recycling on our collection day for free. Domestic quantities only (equivalent to volume of your green vegetation bin, 240L) The polystyrene must not […]
Saturday 10th February 2024 Getting your plants the water they need to establish and live a long life in your garden or pots does not have to be as challenging as relying on the rain or watering by hand. Reducing stress and increasing the chances of your plants thriving, while giving you more time for […]
Bikes can change a life! It’s been a big year for Bikes 4 Life in Sydney, having shipped a container load of bikes to Siem Reap in Cambodia and thanks to our community partners, many other bikes were sent to poor and disadvantaged communities around the world including: Overseas – Guinea, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, and […]
Did you know that overwatering your plants can create as many problems as underwatering them? So how do you work out how much water the plant needs and when? What will participants learn and what skills will be gained? The principles of wicking bed garden design. How to set up a commercially bought wicking bed […]
Find beauty in objects that have been discarded and learn how to rework and reweave them into intricate and beautiful pieces. Using natural and found reuse resources, you’ll discover how to weave within an abstract form. It’s a meditative afternoon of crafting that allows you to explore your artistic side and create something truly unique. […]
In what has been an interesting and, at times, challenging 12 months, The Peninsula Toy Repair Group has entered another chapter in its long history of toy repair for distribution to children in Australia and overseas. The group has now joined The HUB at Kimbriki Resource Centre, an exciting partnership of like-minded groups interested in […]