The Australian Tropical Forests Institute (ATFI) is running weekly public seminars, at in room E2.113 of their new building situated at James Cook University . The following seminars for the month of May are…

1 May- Petina Pert: A catchment-based approach to mapping ecosystem services: a case study from the Wet Tropics, Australia
15 May- Adam Fakes: XML: Xciting Markup Language
29 May: Roger Leakey: Vegetative Propagation of Trees

For more information contact Isla Grundy on 4059 5008, or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

South Johnstone May 9-10
 
This workshop hosted by the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries in association with Growcom and the Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry is for owners/managers of small to medium sized food and beverage businesses who are interested in business growth in domestic markets. It will also appeal to owner/managers of tourism enterprises who have a strong interest in promoting regional food and wine tourism.  

Participants have the option to attend either the two-day program or individual days. 
 
Cost:             $50.00 per day (incl GST) 
Venue:           DPI&F South Johnstone Research Station  
Enquiries:        07 3239 3254 

Sunday 18 May 2008, Cairns TAFE Campus
Find out how you can make a difference in your own home at the TAFE and ABC Far North Green Living Expo. 

• Interactive workshops
• Information and education stalls
• Environmentally-friendly products and services
• Tips and tools for reducing your carbon footprint

"Weed Management 2008 - Hot Topics in the Tropics"
18 - 22 May 2008 Cairns Convention Centre, Queensland  
Proudly Hosted by The Weed Society of Queensland Inc

Visit http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/main/major_even_meet.html  for more information 

The following grants available through the Foundation of Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) for communities of less than 10,000.  

The Small Grants for Rural Communities program has two rounds, closing 28th March and 30^th September.  FNQ is a specific target area for this grant but unfortunately no applications have been received.  I am sure there are organisations out there who could well do with up to $5,000 in funding for activities or equipment. 

Interested organisations should download the following file FRR Application Form 307.50 Kb. They can also contact FRRR on the Freecall number provided in the attached documents or they can contact Margaret Quinton of FNQACC f they wish to discuss further: ph: 0740517836 Mob: 0429 623 475.