Events

Events

Barry Gibson

We have some amazing events coming up, with more being added in the near future including our Introduction to Permaculture 1-day course.

Permies at the Pub

Every 4th Thursday of the month from 6 pm. Most people have a meal, but that's not essential, you can just drop in for a drink and a chat. It's a great way to check us out without committing to anything 😉  As we need to book a table, please let us know via the Facebook reminder for the event, or email to info@ballaratpermacultureguild.org if you'd like to attend.

News

New pickup location for BPG Library

Karen Goodwin
Picture of library shelf in circle

Hi Permies!

Don’t forget, as a member of the Ballarat Permaculture Guild, you are able to access the hundreds of library books BPG holds.

The library has a new collection point in Ballarat East

Check out the catalogue today:  https://www.librarycat.org/lib/BPG 

Once you select a book, we will get an email about your reserve. We will let you know when it is ready to collect, via a confirmation email with the pick up address.

Your loan will be automatically set for 90 days. You will get a reminder email when the item is due for return.

Happy reading!

Permablitz

Haddon Community Garden Blitz

Barry Gibson

Did you see us in the local rag in Haddon?

We had a great blitz out at Haddon in May, this is one of 2 community Blitzes held during the month. We had a great group of participants including from the Haddon community, HCLC staff and children from the Haddon Primary School, as well as a couple of BPG facilitators.

We managed to do a number of jobs including installing and filling 8 Wicking beds, as well as a multispecies windbreak.

To read the article in full go to:

The Woady Yaloak Herald – Winter 2025 - The Haddon CLC

Events

Wicking Bed Setup Workshop

Barry Gibson

We had an amazing first Build it with Barry workshop where participants learnt about the basics of wicking beds and help Barry set some wicking beds up in his glasshouse.

These were IBC wicking beds, and we added metal cladding to make them beautiful and protect the plastic from breaking down in the sun. Each Wicking bed includes a worm compost tube in the centre to allow in bed composting.

The beds will serve a number of purposes including:

  • Obtain a yield - Produce fruit and vegetables earlier and later in the season
  • Act as a heat sink - with their water reservoir the beds should help to even out the temperature extremes in the glass house
  • Recycle waste and nutrients – with the worm bins in the centre of each bed it is expected that these beds will be able to recycle their nutrients in place, small weeds and trimmings will be able to placed directly into the bins
Events, PDC, Permaculture courses

Ballarat Permaculture Guild Permaculture Design Course 2024

Barry Gibson

We are thrilled to announce dates and information for next years Ballarat Permaculture Course. If you’re interested in knowing more, we are offering two information sessions on September 10th (2pm – 3:30pm) & October 7th (10:30am – 12pm) at 42A Dyte Pde, Ballarat East (Uniting).

Full course details can be found at: Permaculture Design Course – Ballarat Permaculture Guild