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March Events

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 …

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Meeting overview – Verge Gardens and active transport – How they work together

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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February Events

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 …

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Banyo Verge Garden Project – Finding a Shared Purpose

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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Location

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 …

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Grant Announcement

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 …

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