LOCCAL

Successful School Gardening [Brisbane]
2026-03-21 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
This workshop introduces the practicalities of establishing and maintaining a school garden using permaculture practices and principles. It also covers ways in which the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priority area of Sustainability can be addressed and be applied to Learning Areas including Science, English, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Arts. It is for teachers and school community members who are wanting to establish new gardens, or who already have gardens that you are wanting to rejuvenate. These strategies can be applied for any budget that the school has for a garden.

Northey Street City Farm Windsor QLD, Australia

We will cover:

An introduction to permaculture practice and design

Designing your school garden

The resources you need and how to get them

Understanding and improving your soil, including composting and worm farming

Growing for the subtropics – appropriate plants for the SEQ climate

Linking garden activities to the curriculum

Making it work for your school community – Involving your students; how to get different members of the community involved; how to manage your gardens over school holidays, and more!

Participants will receive access to a resources pack and a certificate for 6 hours of professional development.

Primary school teachers are the main audience for this workshop. School leaders, members of P&Cs and groundstaff are all welcome to attend.

The content relates particularly to sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1 and 4.2 of the Australian professional standards for teachers.

About the presenters:

Jenny Kato is a passionate advocate for regenerative agriculture, a permaculture practitioner and designer, and an avid gardener. Jenny teaches on the Permaculture Design Certificate Courseat Northey Street City Farm where she also runs a range of workshops. Jenny has her own design business, Living Patterns Permaculture, and has worked with many schools designing school gardens.

Emma Brindal is the founder of WiseEarth Education and has been teaching and facilitating experiential learning and environmental education programs for over a decade. She also works at Northey Street City Farm, where she has developed and run a range of permaculture and sustainability activities and programs for children and adults. Emma holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science and a Master of Education (Social Ecology).

Registration for the workshop:

Cost: $160 full | $110 student/unwaged (GST included)

We offer a group discount of 20% for schools / organisations with 3 or more people attending. Use the code ‘group_discount’ when booking or contact us to be invoiced.

Includes morning tea. BYO lunch.

E: Gavin at adultedn@nscf.org.au

PH: 3857 8775

If your school or organisation is paying for your attendance, we can invoice you – email info@nscf.org.au to arrange this.

Bokashi – Setting Up a Bucket and a Garden Bed [Drysdale]
2026-03-20 14:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre17-21 High Street, Drysdale VIC 3222

Waste & Sustainability in Early Childhood Centres [Ingleside]
2026-03-20 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Kimbriki Eco House & Garden Education CentreKimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, 1 Kimbriki Road (off Mona Vale Road), Ingleside NSW 2101

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [Huonville]
2026-03-19 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Hobart)
Part of the ReThink Waste at the Library collection

Huonville LibraryHuonville, TAS

Thursday, Mar 19 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm AEDT

Overview

Learn how to make the most of your meal with a creative, hands-on workshop at the library.

Reduce your use by using food better!

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [Hobart]
2026-03-19 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Hobart)
Hobart LibraryHobart, TAS

Thursday, Mar 19 from 12 pm to 1 pm AEDT

Overview

Learn how to make the most of your meal with a creative, hands-on workshop at the library.

Reduce your use by using food better!

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [Rosny]
2026-03-19 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
The average Australian throws out $3,800 worth of food every year, much of which is still perfectly edible. Learn how to reduce food waste, make the most of your meals, and turn food scraps into powerful nutrients for your garden. We’ll also create a collaborative zero-waste recipe book and explore composting options suited to different living situations.

Brewing Bioferts Workshop with David Hardwick [Newmerella VIC]
2026-03-19 10:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Productive Ecology Composting Workshops - Boyanup Primary School Community Garden
2026-03-19 05:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Building climate-resilient soils - can biowastes help? [Campbell Town TAS]
2026-03-18 10:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Forbes Riverside Community Garden - Composting & Worm Farming Workshop
2026-03-14 10:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Why Soil Stops Responding and What to Do Next [Mullumbimby]
2026-03-14 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Kimbriki Beginners Composting & Worms Workshop [Dee Why]
2026-03-14 10:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Fisher Road School. 115 Fisher Road, Dee Why 2099

Reduce Food Waste Workshop [Raymond Terrace]
2026-03-14 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Raymond Terrace Senior Citizens & Community Hall Raymond Terrace, NSW

Saturday, Mar 14 from 10 am to 11:30 am AEDT

Reduce food waste at home: simple steps that work. This practical workshop helps you to reduce food waste in just four simple steps!

Port Stephens Council has organised this practical workshop, hosted by Mardi Lee from ReNewy Living, in order to help our residents save money and resources by targeting household food waste.

Mardi will teach you how to reduce food waste in four simple steps… Reduce Food Waste Workshop with ReNewy Living Tickets, Sat, Mar 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Masterclass in Soil [Bowral NSW]
2026-03-14 09:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Green Connect Farm Picnic & Tour - Warrawong, NSW
2026-03-14 09:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Our Farm Picnic & Tour Days offer a fun and educational outdoor experience for families and people of all ages, with more opportunities to enjoy time on the farm than ever before.

Located in Warrawong NSW, just south of Wollongong, Green Connect is an award-winning social enterprise with a mission to employ and support former refugees and young people with complex barriers to employment. We can’t wait to welcome you to our farm!

Green Connect Farm Warrawong NSW, Australia

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [Launceston]
2026-03-13 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Hobart)

Forbes - Backyard Composting & Worm Farming Workshop
2026-03-13 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Productive Ecology Composting Workshops - Dalyellup Community Garden
2026-03-12 17:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen, George Town
2026-03-12 12:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Hobart)

Composting at Home ULLADULLA
2026-03-12 09:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Composting and Worm: Black Gold [Online]
2026-03-11 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Unwind in the evening and discover how to turn everyday kitchen and garden scraps into something truly valuable. Instead of tossing organic waste into the bin, learn how to transform it into rich, nutrient dense ‘black gold’ that nourishes your garden and helps you live more sustainably. This relaxed evening webinar is the perfect way to end your day while picking up a new skill.

Presented by Sustainable Gardening Australia, the session explores what compost is and how it forms, the simple recipe for great compost and easy solutions to common composting challenges. We’ll also dive into worm farming and bokashi fermentation – excellent options for anyone who wants to recycle food scraps but doesn’t have space for a traditional compost bin.

Sustainability Workshop (Online) - Teacher PD
2026-03-11 15:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Brisbane)

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen, Scottsdale
2026-03-11 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Orange Bunnings - FREE Backyard Composting and Worm Farming Workshop
2026-03-11 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Carbon in Farming: What it really means for Great Southern Farmers [Frankland River WA]
2026-03-11 09:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Perth)

Carbon in Farming: What it really means for Great Southern Farmers [Ongerup WA]
2026-03-10 09:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Perth)

Sophie Thomson - Compost | Garden Gold: Ballarat Begonia Festival 2026
2026-03-08 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Home Composting Workshop [Kiama]
2026-03-07 13:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Learn the basics of successful composting in your own home.

No yard? No worries!

There is a composting method to suit every situation.

We’ll take you through how to use a:

compost bin

worm farm

Bokashi One composting system.

Each attending household will get to take one (1) of these items home.

To attend, you must be a resident of the Kiama Municipality and pay a waste services fee through your annual rates.

Please:

wear enclosed footwear and appropriate clothing for cold weather.

bring a small dish to share with your fellow composting enthusiasts

2026 Ballarat Begonia Festival - Formidable Vegetable Workshop
2026-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Guided tour of Christie Walk Ecocity development [Adelaide]
2026-03-07 10:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Visit this unique urban community of 27 dwellings in the centre of Adelaide, which includes apartments, standalone strawbale houses, and townhouses.

Sustainable design features include:

passive solar design

photovoltaic cells with battery storage

solar hot water – flat plate and evacuated tubes

composting

underground stormwater storage

community spaces – meeting room, laundry, bike shelter, produce garden, roof garden

Christie Walk was purpose-built as a model ecocity development. It’s designed to showcase how biodiversity, low emissions and community-living can be fashioned into a vibrant and verdant inner-city development.

https://www.urbanecology.org.au
