Bhutanese Community Farm a Thriving Success

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ISSUE 9, 2016
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Success through difference
When was the last time you went Op shopping? Whilst it’s not for everyone, Op shopping is great for your wallet and even better for the environment. Every week in Albury/Wodonga in excess of 10 tonne of clothing, home wears and furniture are saved from landfill and finding new homes across the border and region. There are many reasons organisations like Lifeline take donations. For some it is to have clothing on hand for people in immediate need of support. For most others it is to support a range of charitable activities including hospitals, crisis accommodation, and animal welfare. The Lifelines shop in Wilson Street, Albury raise funds to run our Telephone Crisis Support Service. Every dollar raised helps save lives. Lifeline takes 2,600 calls per d ay. By supporting us, you too can help one of them. And don’t forget us when you are moving. We would love your preloved clothing toys and bric a brac. See you in an Op Shop soon. When was the last
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Bhutanese Community
Farm a Thriving Success
In the back blocks of Gateway Island, an open cow paddock has been
astonishingly transformed into a thriving organic community farm, thanks
to the persistence of the Bhutanese community and the generous support of
local businesses and local people.
Between 2010 and 2015, over 1,500 Bhutanese
refugees settled in the Albury Wodonga region.
Searching for avenues to thrive in their new home,
representatives of this community approached
Parklands Albury Wodonga for an area of land
on which to create a community farm. Parklands
drew on a network of supportive businesses and
community groups to help them make that vision a
reality.
The initial focus of the farm was on supporting this
newly arrived community. Tilak Chhetri and Rohit
Khulal were employed as Market Garden Rangers
for the Community Farm in August 2015, supported
by a partnership between the Bhutanese community
in Albury, the Besen Family Foundation, Eworks
Employment Solutions and Parklands.
The abundant first
harvest from the
Community Farm
was sold at the
Albury Rotary Market,
donated to refugee
families and cooked
up by the “Our Plate
To Yours” program
for Albury Wodonga
Regional Foodshare
distribution.
Throughout spring and summer, Tilak and Rohit
worked with volunteers and community mentors to
set up the infrastructure, construct garden beds,
make compost, sow seed, plant seedlings, water
the growing gardens, harvest and finally market the
produce.
The success of
the Bhutanese
Community Farm
inspired the current ‘Open Ideas’ talk series
exploring ideas for inclusive social enterprise based
in organic food production. The series of talks at
the Albury LibraryMuseum is an initiative of the
Bhutanese Association at Albury, Albury Wodonga
Cultural Exchange and Parklands.
Project business partners generously donated funds,
tools, equipment, materials and technical expertise.
Local community groups were introduced to the
Bhutanese community while assisting, advising
and celebrating organic vegetable gardening on a
commercial scale.
The series is all about bringing people who are
passionate about the food and fibre economy
together to share their skills, experiences and
challenges and come up with new ways of doing
things that are also for social good. It will culminate
in a ‘Think Tank’ on 28th September. All are welcome.
Quote: If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to
speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around. - Jim Rohn
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Whilst it’s not for everyone,
Op shopping is great for your
wallet and even better for the
environment. Every week in Albury/
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clothing, home wears and furniture
are saved from landfill and finding
new homes across the border and
region.
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Following on from the 4 part series of inspiring talks
on localising the food system, social enterprise, agroecology and cooperatives, this session is all about
bringing together our collective skills, expertise and
aspirations and applying our learnings into collaborative
Action Plans.
When: Wednesday 28th September, 6-8pm
Where: Albury Library Museum
RSVP: [email protected] or 0429 117 949
Further Information: [email protected]
The Idea of North
The Rotary Club of Albury North, The Murray
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pleased to present the internationally famous a cappella
group The Idea Of North at a Concert and Workshop on
Friday 16 September at The Scots School Albury Alistair
Todd Chapel Hall.
The 150-voice choir will perform with TION during the
second half of their concert.
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Wewak Special School Music Ability Program
run by the Murray Conservatorium.
50 Scholarships to attend the Concert and Workshop are
available for primary, secondary and
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Concert and Workshop Concession $36.50
Concert Only $31.50
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Jenny O’Hara Murray Conservatorium,
[email protected], 02 6041 4249
Kerryn Arnold The Scots School Albury,
[email protected], 02 6022 0000
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Art – Water Colour - 12.30pm - 2.30pm
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