Council offers festival, garden grants

The Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) received two Noosa Shire Council grants to conduct a Noosa Garden for Wildlife program and a three-day Noosa Wallum Festival.
“Council has given NICA $3000 to scope out Garden for Wildlife and take action to implement it in Noosa and a similar amount to help run the Noosa Wallum Festival event,” NICA chair Tony Haslam said.
“Garden for Wildlife is a program for suburban gardeners, supporting landowners who wish to create wonderful gardens for our local wildlife.”
Through newsletters, information folders and specialist workshops the program will encourage gardeners to welcome, identify, enjoy and protect local wildlife.
The Noosa Wallum Festival will be held over the weekend of 25-27 August at the Bicentennial Hall Annexe at Sunshine Beach.
“The Noosa Wallum Festival will provide an insight into different aspects of living in and with Noosa’s Wallum vegetation and raise awareness about its importance in our natural environment and how it has direct impact on our community and economy,” he said.
It will include displays, demonstrations, walks and a range of speakers including landscape architect Lawrie Smith who will discuss ‘Design with Nature’.