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February 25, 2020 by Rachel Patterson

First Aid for Wildlife

At a recent Wednesday Talk at the Farm, Belinda Kau shared some tips on first aid for wildlife from her experience as a wildlife carer. These free talks for staff and volunteers are held from 1pm every Wednesday except the third Wednesdays of each month. They cover a range of practical and/or thought-provoking topics, and we’ll be sharing notes from some of them here.

   

First Aid for Wildlife

Inclement weather can cause stress to our wildlife, especially after a storm or heatwave, so take the time to look around for our wildlife friends who might need a helping hand, wherever you are.

During hot weather put out shallow dish of water in a shady spot up off the ground away from pet dogs or cats. Deep pots, ponds or pools need a branch or rope in them so that animals can climb out and avoid drowning. Bees and other insects need a shallow saucer with stones in it so they can get to the water.

If the bird or animal is uninjured, it may just be heat stressed or exhausted. Or maybe a bird has inadvertently flown into a window and is stunned. A calming rest can be all they need to recover. Wrap the animal lightly in pillowcase and place it in a box lined with a towel and with a dish of water. Place the box in quiet dark place for 12 – 24hrs.  Possums can be given sliced apple and carrot if they’re kept longer than 12hrs. You can occasionally lightly spray the animal with water if it is heat stressed.

Always release a recovered animal in same place it was found. Release birds during the day and possums at night.

If you find an injured bat or flying fox do not touch it, a very few can pass on a virus if you’re bitten or scratched. Call Bat Conservation and Rescue Qld on 0488 228 134 if you find an injured bat or flying fox.

Take an animal to the vet if it is injured or dehydrated.

Dehydration

Dehydration symptoms: pale gums, sunken cloudy eyes, cold extremities, tented skin. Gently pinch the skin, if it takes a long time to return to flat the animal will need to be put on a drip to rehydrate.  Kidney damage from dehydration can cause death within 24 hours so get the animal to a vet as soon as possible. As First Aid, you can offer water in a dripper or syringe but do not pour water down the throat – if it goes into the lungs by mistake it can cause drowning.

Injuries

Surface wounds can be treated with betadine but bleeding from deep wounds, mouth or nose must be treated by a vet. Broken bones or wings also need vet treatment.

If the bird or animal has been caught by a cat it must go to the vet for a vitamin K shot. The poison on a cat’s claws and teeth will slowly kill an animal or bird.

A baby possum or bird fallen from a tree can be returned to its mother if it’s uninjured. Look for an adult possum, or a leaf nest in the case of a ring tail possum, or a bird nest in the tree you find the baby under. Place the baby possum in a crook in the tree as close as possible to the mother. Put the baby bird back in the nest if possible.

If no mother is about, or the baby possum is injured, place it in a sock or beanie and carry it under your shirt to keep it warm. You can offer it water from a dropper but don’t give it milk or fruit as marsupials need a special milk mix. Put a baby possum in box lined with a towel to keep it warm dark and quiet. Take it to a vet who will pass it on to a wildlife carer. Or call one of these wildlife rescue organisations:

  • RSPCA – 1300264652
  • Australia Zoo (Sunshine Coast) – 1300369652
  • Wildlife Rescue (Moreton Bay Region) – 0478901801
  • Wildcare (Gold Coast) – 55272444.

Always check roadkill for babies: in the pouch or on the body of kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koalas and flying foxes and follow directions for baby possums above.

If you want to become a wildlife carer visit the Australian Fauna Care website www.fauna.org.au to find  an organisation near you.

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: info, Organic Gardening, Useful Information, wildlife

May 5, 2018 by Ronni Martin

Winter Solstice Festival 2018

Sat 23 June 2018. 11am to 10pm at Northey Street City Farm

Hi folks, Kate here.  I’m the new co-ordinator for this year’s festival and as a long time patron of the festival I’m pretty excited about what we are creating this year!  Last year the festival saw 2000 people in attendance so this year we’re chatting with Brisbane City Council about expanding beyond this number for a bigger and better festival!  More talks, more workshops, more entertainment, more food and more fun! So here is the latest news and some exciting announcements!

I’m super excited to announce that OKA will be dancing us into the evening with their didge and chilled beats after the bonfire.  We also have troubadour and very talented songwriter Murray Kyle singing us up to the bonfire and Winter Solstice ceremony where we celebrate the longest night of the year and the return of the light.  We will have some great acts singing us through the afternoon so bring your picnic blanket or camping chairs so you can kick back and enjoy the music on the green!

This year we are planning to showcase a Zero Waste event!  This is exciting and also a little challenging because we won’t be using any single use plastic disposable. So heads up – you’ll need to bring your own cup / plate / bowl / cutlery (perhaps your fave from your camping kit?) and if you forget, or you’re travelling light, there will be crockery available to hire for a gold coin contribution and we will likely also have some awesome sustainable products available for purchase if you want to buy your kit for the next festival!

It’s pretty exciting to think our footprint could be so minimised for a festival that attracts 2000 people each winter and potentially more this year! We are working with Renew Fest in Mullumbimby who has successfully run zero waste events in the past.  I reckon this might be the first large festival of its kind in Brisbane.  We’re so pleased to co-create it with you!

We have also partnered up with Byron Spirit Festival which runs from the 20th -22nd April 2018. It means that if you’re thinking about heading down you can use the code ‘NSCF18’ when you purchase your ticket you’ll get 10% off!  5% of your ticket cost will also go to their partner charity ‘A Sound Life’ providing yoga, singing, meditation to underprivileged people.

Program

As well as a fabulous entertainment line up, our education program this year will see talks and workshops happening in three different tents throughout the afternoon in theme with the three ethics of Permaculture, which are: Earth Care; People Care and Fair Share. We are planning to bring you first-class educators and presenters in their fields of expertise to share their knowledge with you.

As a yogini & musician I’m looking to introduce a new space for our People Care venue, for some extra wellbeing workshops and there will be something for everyone.

Our kids program is always really popular, so we are gathering together a mix of old favourites and newcomers to inspire, educate and entertain your children.  We will also build on the success of last years teens program with activities specifically targeted to their unique interests and learning styles. We always aim to provide something for everyone in the family, so you can all come along and enjoy the Winter Solstice together.

We’d love you to join the tribe on Facebook, so we can keep you up-to-date with our full program as we release it in the lead up to the Winter Solstice Festival….. jump on over here and give us the big thumbs up!

Purchase festival tickets here.

 Want to get involved?

Would you like to be part of the crew that make the festival happen?  The festival just wouldn’t happen without the involvement of many volunteers so we’d love you to join us in the lead up and/or set up of the festival, or on the day!

A commitment of just 3 hours of your time will earn you free entry to the event and a meal in exchange, making this great event accessible to everyone. Lets chat about what you can contribute. The possibilities are endless and include helping with marketing, putting up fencing and marquees prior to the event, stage management, security, signage, child care (blue card required), or parking attendant on the day. We need a wide range of people and skills, so get in touch and we’ll find a job perfect for you! We look forward to hearing from you and to co-creating this wonderful event for our community with you.

This year we are looking at road closures to include the other half of the farm in the festival area and it looks like the costs for traffic controllers could be significant.  So we’d love to hear from any Traffic Controllers who are willing to volunteer or offer us a good ‘not for profit’ organisation discount.

I’m also looking for a personal assistant or apprentice, so if you’d like to learn how to run events I’ll show you the ropes in exchange for a few hours a week of your time.  I’d love to hear from you!

You can fill in the form below and tell me a little about yourself, what experience, skills and passions you have and what role/s you feel you could be involved with (you can also let me know what you don’t have experience in but would like to help out with!)

Solstice Volunteer Application Form

Tickets

As is our tradition at Northey Street City Farm this is a grass roots community event so we are keeping ticket prices low.  This year we are offering early-bird (closing 30 April 2018)and pre-sale discounts, and tix for adults start as low as $20, and gate tix are $30.  Great discounts for families and kids are available too!  You can rest easy knowing that money raised will go towards covering the costs of the event and continue to fund the farm and all the great work it does for our Brisbane community.

Purchase tickets here.

See you on June 23rd!  (How many sleeps is that!?)

With great excitement and anticipation! Kate, Georgia & the festival team!  😉

 

Filed Under: Events, Workshops Tagged With: Education, Events, festival, Winter Solstice

February 15, 2017 by Ronni Martin

Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Course

Saturday 25 March and Sunday 26 March, 2017
With Morag Gamble

Introduction to Permaculture is a wonderful weekend immersion in permaculture. Explore the basics of permaculture principles, design and action. Gather great ideas for designing your permaculture oasis. Learn simple and useful skills that will really help you to create an abundant permaculture garden at home, in your street, at school or in your community.  Come and get your hands in the earth and learn by doing.

The topics covered in the Introduction to Permaculture weekend are:

  • What is Permaculture
  • Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles
  • Permaculture for Urban and Suburban areas
  • Garden planning with Permaculture Zones and Sectors
  • Designing your permaculture system
  • Permaculture in the home
  • Building the soil fertility naturally
  • Creating a no-dig garden
  • Establishing a low-maintenance permaculture garden
  • How to create abundance in your edible garden
  • Propagating herbs, perennials and subtropical plants
  • Introduction to seed saving
  • Creating an urban food forest
  • Permaculture in the community

Cost: $200 / $170 (Healthcare Card holder) + Booking Fee.

Filed Under: Permaculture Education, Workshops Tagged With: permaculture course

November 13, 2016 by NSCF

Workshop Vouchers

Searching for a sustainable, green and thoughtful gift this festive season? Why not buy a friend or loved one a Sustainable Living Workshop Voucher? Available for either $60 /$45 concession (one half-day workshop) or $100/ $80 concession (one full-day workshop), vouchers allow the recipient to choose any workshop from our Sustainable Living Workshops program.

To purchase a HALF day workshop voucher for $60 click on the payment option below:


To purchase a FULL  day workshop voucher for $100, please click on the payment option below:


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