Open Day Archives
Topics at previous open days were: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
| Date | Topic |
2008 |
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| 15 March | How to make your garden a bird paradise More |
| 19 April | Food as medicine More |
| 17 May | "No dig" gardens |
| 21 June | Local native plants in dry areas |
| 19 July | Planting native plants in dry areas |
| 16 August | Permaculture - what is it? |
| 20 September | Our local frogs More |
| 18 October | Drought proofing the garden |
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15 November |
Energy efficient house design and grey water system |
2009 |
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| 21 March |
How to encourage backyard birds |
| 18 April | Composting, worm farms and bokashi with Jan Roberts and Carmel Wallis More |
| 16 May | No dig gardens presented by Carmel Wallis Women's health presented by Jenny Jordan More |
| 20 June | |
| 18 July | Australian and local native plants |
| 15 August | Local wildflowers More |
| 19 September | More |
| 17 October | Simple energy saving ideas More |
| 21 November | |
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2010 |
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| 20 March | Growing wattles from seed More |
| 17 April | Planting natives in autumn More |
| 15 May | On going tree maintenance with Francois Retief More |
| 19 June | Bringing biodiversity into your garden More |
| 17 July | Basic garden design More |
| 21 August | Home Vegetable Garden Growing Tomatoes |
| 18 September | Grandparent & Grandkids day, presentation by Sacred Heart students. More |
| 16 October | Healthy eating and the kitchen garden |
2011 |
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16 April |
Guided tour around the local native plants on site |
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21 May |
1. Guided tour around the emu bushes |
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18 June |
Save money on heating and cooling with home renovations - Sean Harvey more |
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16 July |
The Wonder of the 14 Billion Year Evolutionary Story of Our Universe - Carmel Wallis see flyer |
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20 August |
Managing water in the home and garden - Riverina Water see flyer |
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17 September |
Microbeasts in the garden -backyard fungi and wetland creatures |
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15 October |
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2012 |
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| 21 April | Setting up a small raised vegetable garden. see flyer |