We have been happily transforming one of our project’s verges in Bilambil Street. In this post, I am excited to give you a brief overview of our progress on this verge. At the start, the verge was only a street tree and a pile of soil (pictured below). Before commencing, the resident had some initial …
On Saturday 4 March 2023 we had our first verge garden working bee at Bilambil Street, Banyo. Even though we achieved quite a bit in such little time, we use the slow gardening technique which allows lots of time to get to know the space, and each other. We had some great conversations and it …
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ACF Community Brisbane Northside is providing support and resources for meetings for this project as part of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Save Our Big Backyard campaign. Please follow the links below to RSVP on their event page. Meeting: Why street trees, why native plants, choosing plants WHEN: March 12, 2023 : 3pm – 5pm WHERE: Banyo Library – Meeting Room 2 …
On 12 February 2023, we held our third community meeting at the Banyo Library meeting room. It was incredibly exciting to see new faces of the community joining our sessions. With our core group of residents really leading the way with their local knowledge and wisdom. Some residents have been living in Banyo since they were …
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We are holding two events in February for you to find out more about the project and how to get involved. ACF Community Brisbane Northside is providing support and resources for meetings for this project as part of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Save Our Big Backyard campaign. Please follow the links below to RSVP on their event …
We are holding two public events in January for you to find out more about the project and how to get involved. ACF Community Brisbane Northside is providing support and resources for meetings for this project as part of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Save Our Big Backyard campaign. Please follow the links and RSVP on their event …
On December 11 2022, at the Banyo Library meeting room, we brought together people from the different groups working together on this project: Kira from Regen Brisbane/Meeanjin, Marcus and Richard from ACF Community Brisbane Northside, Gayle and David from The Shady Lanes Project. along with several members of the Banyo community. We started the meeting …
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ACF Community Brisbane Northside is hosting a planning meeting for participants in this project at Banyo Library on Sunday 11th December at 3pm. This will include representatives from: ACF Community Brisbane Northside Regen Brisbane/Meeanjin Shady Lanes Project Nudgee, Banyo and Surrounds Plant, Seed, Edibles, and Food Exchange RSVP essential – please sign up here Agenda …
The Suburb Banyo is in Brisbane’s northern bayside suburbs (27° 22′ 44″ S / 153° 04′ 54″ E). The streets are typical of older suburbs of Brisbane and illustrates the complex and inter-related challenges we face in making Brisbane a sustainable and regenerative city. This site has many features that make it an ideal location for exploring …
In October 2022, The inGrained Foundation announced The Banyo Verge Garden Project as a recipient in their first set of grants for Brisbane. The grant will be used to fund the initial conversion of the verges, creating local employment via the Nundah Community Enterprises Cooperative (ncec.com.au) The inGrained Foundation is a national not-for-profit that supports …