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IN BRIEF Still time to apply for local grants
The popular Autumn Plant Sale will be held at the Propagation Shed at Noosa Botanic Gardens in Lake MacDonald on March 26.
Plants one day, music the next
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IT’S going to be a big weekend at the end of March for the Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens. The avid gardeners, with a love of the rare and interesting when it comes to plant life, have reported a bumper crop of propagated goodness will be on offer at their Autumn Plant Sale on Saturday, March 26 from 7am to midday. As regulars know, there is always a great choice of indoor and outdoor species on offer, all lovingly tended in readiness by the Friends volunteers. Not only that – you will be able to enjoy a fine takeaway Cooroy coffee from Rob and Beth’s Bus Stop Espresso van when you get there, to start your morning on the right foot. And if you were not at the Noosa Botanic Gardens on the first Sunday of March, you missed out on a morning of world-class music, another chance to enjoy a fine Bus Stop coffee, and to enjoy one of the few relatively dry days of the last few months. But the good news is it's all happening again on Sunday, April 3 at the Gardens. From 9am, Rob and Beth will
NOOSA Council has a wide range of grants available for individuals, businesses, not-for-profit community and environmental organisations to access. Applications are open now for the categories of Community, Environment and Climate Change as well as the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF, with paperwork due in by by April 6. Council’s Grants Team offers a range of help for applicants, including tips on grant writing and eligibility. Visit noosa.qld.gov.au/ community/grants/councilgrants or call Council to discuss your project and possible eligibility for a grant of some description on (07) 5329 6437. For the categories of Community, Environment and Climate Change or for RADF grants, please call (07) 5329 6558.
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Jay Bishoff and friends will perform Sunday in the Gardens on April 3.
again have set up their coffee van near the poincianas outside the Shade Garden, while from 10am singer/songwriting maestro Jay Bishoff will arrive with some musical friends to lay down a musically eclectic show for you. Bring a chair or blanket and settle in for some lovely tunes. The organisers have suggested it is best not to leave your arrival too late as the live music session is getting more
popular every time. After the morning fun is over, stick around and visit the Shade Garden, or bring a picnic and commandeer one of the many tables dotted through the gardens and round the lake. You can bring your dog, but strictly, only on a leash. Visit noosabotanicgardens friends.com Noosa Botanic Gardens are at Lake Macdonald Drive, about 4km from Cooroy.
Major-General Jake Ellwood has been appointed as Queensland’s new Recovery Coordinator, and will be in charge of overseeing one of the largest-scale recovery operations that the State has ever seen. The recent floods have hit 22 local government areas and eight cities in Queensland, creating considerable work for recovery and rebuilding. The recovery project is expected to take years to complete with extensive damage sustained to infrastructure, homes and businesses.
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