Creating a web of green

Overview

B4C started building relationships in the Gregory in 2006 in collaboration with Southern Gulf Catchments. In 2007, B4C became a founding member of Gregory River Landcare Group and starting to work with schools to establish Healthy Food Gardens and facilitate cultural exchanges with students in Brisbane. The first Healthy FOod Gardens were established in 2008 at Gregory Downs, Burketown and Doomadgee, and since then members of BUlimba Creek Catchment have visited the region yearly to refurbish the gardens and run workshops with the students. There have been successes, failures and lessons learned.

ActivitiesSupporting establishment of the Gregory River Landscare Group, 2007Establishing Healthy Food Gardens at Burketown SS, Doomadgee SS and Gregory Educational Facility, 2008Refurbishment of all school gardens, 2009Catchment workshops with students at Gregory Educational Facility, 2010Refurbishment of Burketown State School and Gregory Educational Facility gardens, 2011Participating in establishment of the Community Oval in the Gregory, 2011

The Dream River - Rivers of pictures and flows of words - Rivières d'images et fleuves de mots
The Catchment Committees and local schools of the Bulimba Creek Catchment in Brisbane, Southern Gulf Catchments in far north Queensland, and the Loire River in France have worked together on the "Dream River" project.

Children of primary school attending the participating schools have explored their local river, wetland or creek. They investigated its ecological and cultural aspects and expressed these through a work of art.

All these colourful artworks are now showcased in the "Dream River Calendar 2009" published by B4C.

View the calendar here.

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