Connect with nature, sharpen your observation skills, and explore the fascinating world of pollinators in this four-week workshop series at Lake Mac Tiny Forest, Teralba. Guided by artist and illustrator Anna Scobie, each 2-hour session combines nature journaling, sketching, and watercolour practice, with a focus on local butterflies, native bees, and their plant companions. Across
Your garden doesn’t have to stop at the fence. This session looks beyond the backyard to explore how verge and nature strip gardens can support biodiversity, cool streets, improve soil health and build stronger communities. This practical workshop will guide you through the key steps to planning, preparing, and planting a verge garden, including: Design
This event is fully booked. If you can go at short notice and would like to join the waitlist, please email katie@thegroundswell.org.au Ready to explore more of our world? Join us for an inspiring weekend of walking in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney. You'll be part of a small group of walkers
Join us for a hands-on Seed Library Workshop and Packing Session at the Landcare and Sustainable Living Centre as part of the Seeds of Resilience monthly program. This session features a tour and talk by the staff of the Landcare Nursery, who will focus on tips and tricks for growing natives from seed. Alongside the workshop, participants will help pack and label
Planting a verge garden is easier than you think and this demo will show you how. During this session, you'll learn how to: Deal with grass on your verge Prepare the soil for planting Design a verge garden that meets council guidelines Select appropriate plants and care for them You'll also discover the
Discover beautiful bushland hidden in suburbia on this section of the Great North Walk. Please join us for a relaxed walk from Warners Bay to Kahibah. Expect to see incredible trees, spy some native critters and make new friends on the trail. When: Sunday 12 April from 9am Walk: Warners Bay to Kahibah Distance: 8kms
Join The Groundswell Collective for a hands-on Seed Library Workshop and Packing Session at Edgeworth Memorial Neighbourhood Centre as part of the Seeds of Resilience monthly program. All About Herbs is a practical, beginner-friendly session focused on growing healthy, productive herbs at home, with a special spotlight on Thai basil and simple mini wicking systems that
Explore local history and remnant rainforest on a relaxed walk around the eclectic Ash Island at Hexham. Expect to see World War 2 historic sites, birdlife along the Hunter River and the Ash trees that give the island its name. When: Sunday 3 May from 8:30am Walk: visiting sites on Ash Island Distance: 7kms with
Tiny Forest Birthday Celebration – Eraring Join us to celebrate a special milestone: the first birthday of The Little Farm Tiny Forest at Eraring - the biggest tiny forest we’ve ever planted! One year on, this forest is already growing into something special and we’d love you to be part of its next chapter. To
Join The Groundswell Collective for a hands-on Seed Library Workshop and Packing Session at Toronto Community Hub as part of the Seeds of Resilience monthly program. This session features guest presenter Kelly Lees, a Qualified Bee Educator, who will focus on how to encourage and support native bees in home veggie patches and gardens. Native
Join The Groundswell Collective for a hands-on Seed Library Workshop and Packing Session at Trees In Newcastle as part of the Seeds of Resilience monthly program. This session features a tour and talk by the staff of the TIN Nursery, who will focus on how they collect and grow seeds of local native plants. Alongside the workshop, participants will help pack and label seeds
Join The Groundswell Collective for a guided bus tour through a series of thriving Tiny Forests across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. This full-day journey visits community, private and school planting sites including Kotara School, Lake Mac, Teralba Public School, Edgeworth Public School and Cardiff Heights, sharing the stories, science, and people behind these fast-growing native
