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FREE 'Wicking Bed' Workshop

Come and join us at a ‘hands on’ workshop where you can learn about ‘wicking beds’ and participate in making a real one for community gardens. 

Run by an ethical permaculture and garden support professional, you will learn valuable information about how these garden beds work and how to make one yourself.

What is a ‘Wicking Bed’ and how does it work?

A wicking bed is a raised garden bed that contains a water reservoir underneath the growing area. This is made up of round rocks and perforated pipe and is separated from the soil by a layer of landscaping fabric.

Water is automatically wicked upwards towards the top of the soil to irrigate the plants, encouraging deeper root growth and reducing the maintenance and watering of the garden.

When:             Saturday 11 May 2019

Time:               9.30am – 11.30am

Where:            Ebdale Hub Community Centre,

                           20 Ebdale Street, Frankston

What:        This is a HANDS ON workshop where we will be building wicking beds outdoors. Please wear appropriate clothing, bring along your gardening gloves and any personal safety equipment you require as well as a ‘can do’ attitude to getting it done!   

Light refreshments will be provided.

Bookings:     Eventbrite (click on Evenbrite for direct link)

The Eco Team is proud to announce they have organised a screening of the soon to be released film ‘2040’ at Hoyts Cinemas in Frankston.

2040 is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to the future. Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board of how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations.

Tickets are available at $16 each. The screening will be held from 6.30pm to just after 8.30pm on Tuesday 28 May. Seating is limited.

To book go to: https://www.trybooking.com/BCKEW

For the film’s trailer go to: https://madmanfilms.com.au/2040film/

The Eco Team would greatly appreciate the pleasure of your company. Any funds raised on the night will be donated to an environmental charity chosen by the audience, from a selection presented by the Eco Team, on the night.