Food Share in the Garden
Author: Lori Myles
Dr Hugh Finn zooming in Wed 20 May
Join a Network watch party .. at home
Click on the image to watch trailer
***DEAR TRANSITIONERS*** this beautifully crafted movie, which was to be simultaneously released globally on THUR 26 MAR has been gazumped by that other rather momentous collective wake-up experience. Watch the trailer, and if you feel moved, rent or buy a digital copy and join the international watch party. Get a group together, in physically distanced space OR in virtual connected space. Just PLEASE join & watch. The Transition Network was a global supporter. Louis Schwartzberg (the Director) poured nearly a decade of his life and art to bring this message about a glorious, real, natural network. A connective tissue that binds us all together in a web of mystery and HOPE. Lets all watch it together.
Mundaring declares Climate Change Emergency
Press release
Mundaring Shire Council has voted to declare a climate emergency.
The vote at the December 10 Council meeting followed strong discussion among councillors, deputations from concerned residents and strong public support.
Mundaring in Transition, a group with more than 300 members, instigated this vote through a proposal put to, and supported unanimously by, the Shire’s Environmental Advisory Committee.
The Mundaring in Transition (MiT) Climate Change Interest Group would like to thank Mundaring Shire’s councillors for their sincere engagement with the issue of climate change and for their honest exchanges with each other in the Council and their recognition of the strong community support that led to this declaration.
For more see Climate Change Interest Group
Pruning Working Party
| Sat 31 Aug, 9.30 – 2.30 pm Phillips Rd, Mundaring |
| ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER Two of our local members – a wonderful plantswoman & her husband – have gifted our Boomerang Bag makers with some very appreciated items. They also previously donated fruit trees which were successfully relocated to the Community Garden in Glen Forrest. We’d like to return the favour, offering potential working party attendees some pruning guidance, tool sharpening skills and a free lunch with other locals to boot. The couple have a very diverse, well loved orchard, collected and grafted over many years. Peter Coppin set up the impressive infrastructure for the espaliered section so there’s a lot to learn from in this garden. Sadly though, because of health issues, it has become a bit much to handle alone for the owners. We’d like to Lend a Hand with the pruning and need a bunch of volunteers willing to spend a few hours helping out. If you’re comfortable with pruning, you can hang out with other grower types OR polish up your skills with our volunteer Pruning Pro. Greg Hedley from the new Chidlow Community Garden has lots of horticultural & tree management experience. We persuaded him to guide newbies in: Tool Sharpening – quick basics 30mins before we start pruning Pruning Basics for Newbies – hopefully with a lot of learning-by-doing (so bring your secateurs) SOUP LUNCH & REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED (vegie & non-veg) |
| Register for Pruning Working Party Here |
3rd Sunday of the month again
2040 – Ace cinemas Midland
Everyone’s been blown away by this really positive film. An Aussie dad’s visual letter about climate solutions for his young daughter.
If you’re feeling like you need a little post-election inspiration … get your ticket now!!! BONUS Q&A panel after film – so PLEASE SHARE on your networks to help us get it screened. Click on ad to see trailer & buy tickets.
putting the “fun” into fundraising
What have we let ourselves in for!! We’re going to need a bit of help with this one … taken on a large order to raise funds. We’ll be screen printing, cutting & prepping all our donated, recycled fabric for a marathon amount of bagmaking. HUGE, HUGE thanks to the folks at the beautiful Hilltop Grove Estate for kindly hosting us.
Next workshops:
Wed 12 June, 11.30am onwards
Tues 18 June, 10am – 2pm
Seeding Community Spirit
It’s almost a year since the concept of a local Seed Library was introduced at the original Blue Sky Festival. Inspired by the one Swan Shire launched early in 2018, a small bunch of MiT people (who hang out at Cafe Mojo’s Wednesday mornings) decided to give the idea a go in the Hills (great coffee makes you bold).
Our fabulous local Librarian Helen (and wonderful staff) got right behind the idea, so we could publicly launch at the festival. All we had then were the printed donation bags and a whole lot of faith that our community would get behind such a worthwhile project. And you haven’t let us down. People in the Mundaring Shire rock!! In fact, we are apparently one of the few libraries that have done this ENTIRELY with seeds donated from the community.
We’re doing an audit at the moment to report back some interesting loan data, but so far we know that over 128 varieties of seeds were offered and 1000s of packets were delivered for the opening. A modest, but very proud beginning wouldn’t you say! Happily, the donations are still arriving at the Albert Facey Library, so our goal of a sustainable collection is looking promising. To extend our donation base into the future, the Seed Library group are also really interested in liaising with local schools …. where our future growers are.
We invite you all to get involved too. There are currently a small, but growing, bunch of volunteers who are helping to process donated seed. Thankyou so much Ralph & Lynne, Gina, Cheryl & Laurence, Julie, Liz, Jenny, Sarah and Lori. And very grateful also to Mundaring Sharing for allowing us to use the backroom for the latest seed saving morning. A real community effort.
