Tableland Community Link, Outcomes & Mission Australia have obtained a funding grant via Blueprint for the Bush Strengthening Rural Communities - Our Place Our Future funding initiative.
The overall aim is to develop an organic community garden in Atherton whereby people withdisabilities, youth at risk, long term unemployed people and the general community can volunteer and work together to establish and maintain a sustainable fruit and vegetable
garden.

At this preliminary stage this project needs community support, so if you have an interest in community gardens in general or this project in particular, please contact Lousie, the project coordinator and let her know.

Louise Cross
Atherton Community Garden Project
c/o Tableland Community Link
11 Grove St, Atherton. 4883
athertoncommunitygarden@gmail. com

Ph 4962223 or 0400708682

"Sustainability on Food Feed, Fiber, Water, Energy: Science, Technologies, and Global Strategies"  will be held on July 2-6 2008 in Sapporo, Japan.

SGP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT (SGP-ICSAE), which is closely related with the ICSA2008, will be held parallel.

Location: Conference Hall of Hokkaido University; Sapporo, Japan
Hokkaido University is located in Hokkaido, the Northernmost island of Japan.

Landcare Australia is contacting all 4,000 landcare and other groups to ask you to get involved in Planet Ark’s National Tree Day on Sunday July 27.

National Tree Day is now Australia’s biggest community tree planting day. Over the past thirteen years, 1.8 million volunteers have helped Landcare and Planet Ark to plant almost 12 million native trees at over 20,000 sites Australia-wide.

For more information and to register online visit: www.treeday.planetark.org or call 1300 88 5000.

The Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) in partnership with Ecosmarte Australasia is presenting NZ based urban sustainability expert and author, Calude Lewenz, in a regional tour of presentations. Anyone interested in urban sustainability, community building and creating livable neighbourhoods will be interested in Claude Lewenz. Claude published his book "How to build a Village" on these subjects in 2007, and which immediate met international acclaim. In early July he will tour the region, visiting Innisfail, Malanda, Cairns and Townsville.

Entry is FREE but places are limited, so please reserve your place.
Claude will be appearing on the following dates and venues
Cairns 6.30pm Serbian Centre 73 Greenslopes St Edge Hill, 3rd July
Malanda 6.30pm Malanda Hotel, 8th July
Innisfail 6.30pm Innisfail RSL, 7th July
Townsville 6 pm, Victory Hotel, 10th July

 To reserve a place, please contact Penny at Ecosmarte Australasia on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 4085 5100  or check the CAFNEC website on www.cafnec.org.au

The next People Energy Transfer (P.E.T.) Day, coordinated by Permaculture Cainrs, will be on Saturday 5th July in Earville and include  a Compost Pile, Banana Circle, Garden bed rehabilitation. The group will be helping local resident Vanilda to get a section of her garden bed, on the northern side of her property, under control and in a more manageable state. This is a chance to learn more about Permaculture design, retrofitting existing structures and practical things like sheet mulching, compost making, banana circles and Zone IV establishment. There will be plenty to do and loads of fun to be had so don’t miss the opportunity to help Vanilda out and learn something for yourself at the same time.

When: Saturday 5th July, 2008 @ 3pm
Where: 61 De Jarlais St, Earlville

 This year's world environment day will feature three eventson Thursday 5th June.

1. Cairns Regional Council will be hosting a day of stalls and entertainment at City Place.

City Place, Cairns, 11am- 2pm.

2. Cycle event -World Environment Day 

7.15 am- 9am: Westcourt Plaza, on Mulgrave Road - City Place 

3. Short Films and Japanese animation PRINCESS MONONOKE.

Tramways - Spence & Bunda Sts, Behind the Cape York Hotel, 6pm.

Entry by gold coin donation

When:         Saturday 14th June, 2008 @ 3pm
Where:     10 Phillips Street, Machans Beach

 If you require further information or need directions on how to get there, please feel free to contact Kym on 0407 243 298 or Georgie on 0437 267 323. Join our forum & keep up to date at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/permaculture-cairns/