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Sharyn and Mengting weaving mats at the Weaving Workshop held in November.

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In this issue:

• From the Editor................................2 • 2022 End of Year celebrations..................................3-5 • Little Sprouts................................6-7 • Volunteer activities...................8-11 • Volunteer revegetation site..12-13 • The Green Space.....................14-15 • ARC Disability partners with

Nursery.............................................16 • Clontarf Academy helps out at

Moody Creek reveg site.............16 • Gapforce international students return................................................17 • Carnivorous plants..................18-19 • Beautifying the Cairns city heart .....................................................20-21 • Bird migration.........................22-23 • Feathered Friends.......................23 • Catching up with Friends..........24 • Sculpture Botanica Cairns........25 • Friends provide environmental education tours............................26 • Friends annual Night Garden

Walk.................................................27 • Sugarworld Botanic Gardens spring news...................................28 • Saving Jack Barnes Mangrove

Boardwalk......................................29 • The world beneath our feet: Part 10 - Ants.....................................30-31 • Friends Bird Tours.........................31

Editor - Team Leader, Louisa Grandy Proof readers - Michelle Walkden Volunteers Jennifer H. Muir, Sandy Long Contributors: Tom Collis, Janice Pichon, Jennifer H. Muir, John Peter, Val Schier, Barry Muir, Dr David Rentz AM, Fran Lindsay, Denis Walls and Barry Muir.

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Welcome Green Space Our Place continues to deliver a variety of programs with a focus on building community connections through nature activities, such as gardening, revegetation, track maintenance and growing your own food. The program also raises awareness of our gardens and natural areas through tours and children’s programs (see Pages 6-15 showcasing the various activites provided). Once again we celebrated our volunteers, at Jess Mitchell Park, at our End of Year Celebrations, awarding 15 certificates - 13 for 5 years of service and 3 for 10 years of service (pages 3-5). The Little Sprouts kindy kids program has been a success with a proposal to resume in the second term of the school year (pages 6-7). We continue to develop partnerships with various organisations including with ARC Disability. This has been a mutual benefit to both the Stratford Nursery and the Tuesday group. Gapforce international students have returned this year with 22 participants supporting the program over a two week period. The team congratulate our volunteer Mel and family on their baby Luna born in June - pictured at the top of the Yellow Arrow. Have a lovely festive season, and we’ll see you all in the new year. Louisa