IndigiScape’s Environment and Community Fair
Celebrate World Environment Day with environmental workshops, speakers and performers, while enjoying open-air eco-friendly markets in the beautiful native botanic garden surrounds at IndigiScapes!
Spend the day wandering through the Botanic Garden market lane to explore the range of unique exhibitors, sustainable products and fresh artisan produce available from IndigiScapes creative market community and learn more about how to make a difference to the natural world.
IndigiScapes Native Community Nursery will be open from 9.00am for all your native plant needs and advice.
Meet ‘Totally Wild’s Ranger Stacey who will welcome you under the shade of the trees as you settle in for the official Opening Ceremony. Relax afterwards listening to beautiful live and local music and the excitement of the shows on the outdoor stage.
Catch all of the action with special guests including;
- Minjerribah’s Georgia Corowa, joined by The Suga Cane Mamas who will entertain you with their amazing vocals
- Folk/Rock band ‘Diddly Squat’
- Art4Earthling’s Charlie and the gang. Join in on this wild adventure as the world discovers that Bin Chickens might actually be the country’s unsung superheroes
- D’Aguilar Native Wildlife Show
- Crowd favourite ‘Hello Africa’ who will lift the tempo and get you moving in the afternoon with their interactive drumbeats and dance
Free Family activities
Grab a coffee or a bite to eat at the IndigiCafé or try the fantastic fare from the food vans, while children are engaged in free eco-friendly craft, nature activities and outdoor play;
- Get up close with local native wildlife
- Use a mini Cold press to extract honey from a hive
- Native bee hotel workshop
- Dig and discover live worms
- Help create an ephemeral ‘Archway to Nature’ and hanging globe in our gardens, where you will find space to reconnect and weave
- Try family yoga and enjoy mindful time together contributing to a ‘giving tree’ for the earth
- Experience Henna Tattoo Art
- Make a native banksia seed bee
Engage with and learn about the work of Environmental and Community organisations, Council teams, including;Environment Education, Bushcare, Wildlife and Environmental Partnerships;
- Council’s Waste, Pest, Disaster and Fire Management teams
- Council’s Libraries ‘First Five Forever’ crew will return with their children’s literacy team where imaginative minds can engage in stories and games
Eco Markets
IndigiScapes’ very successful Eco Markets will be included at the fair. Be inspired by the range of local stalls with eco-friendly products, native plants and artisan produce available within our creative market community.
Explore or participate in the Suitcase Rummage and Rack Sale and make sure you visit Boomerang Bag’s Repair Tent where you will learn how to mend clothes.
A great selection of local food will be available from the IndigiCafe, fresh produce stalls, food and coffee vans, as well as a sausage sizzle fundraiser to keep the hunger pangs at bay throughout the day.
IndigiScape’s Environment and Community Fair
When: 1 June, 9am – 2pm
Where: IndigiScapes, 17 Runnymede Road Capalaba
Cost: Free entry
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