Springfield Rise Summer 2021/2 Community Newsletter

The Spring Mountain Community Garden is ready to grow in 2022! An extensive consultation process, including First Nations perspectives from Winagnga-Li Biy’anga Consultancy, has delivered a plan for the garden which will be adjacent to Spring Mountain State School’s oval. The design is inspired by the shape of a serpent with rock pathways connecting garden beds, yarning circles and a pond. Cassie Boulter from Spring Mountain State School P&C is looking forward to seeing Springfield Rise locals bring the garden to life. “We’ll hold our first working bee in the first half of 2022 and everyone is invited to lend a hand,” Cassie said. “All ages are welcome including experienced green thumbs and gardening first-timers. “If you are interested in getting involved please join the Spring Mountain Community Garden Facebook group where you will find all our latest news and dates of upcoming working bees. “Once the garden is established it will be available to the teachers as a space to be incorporated into the students’ learning, with an access gate from within the school as well as an external one for the community to use.” www.facebook.com/groups/1646250395765988 Join the Springfield Scouts It will be all go for Springfield's first Scouts group in the New Year! Eight Springfield residents have already joined the training process to become local leaders of the Springfield Scout Group, which officially launches in February 2022. Would you like to help? Alex Mair from Scouts Qld hopes more adult leaders will put their hands up to get involved. “The Scouts is one of Australia’s most well- established volunteering organisations, so this is a wonderful way to contribute to your local community,” Alex said. “We’re really keen to hear from people who can use their skills and experience to support local children on their journey as Scouts in Springfield. “It takes all sorts of skills to form a Scout Group and there are so many ways you can contribute, like volunteering as the chairman, treasurer or secretary on our Group Support Committee. “Parents who have children in the Scouts are also welcome to offer occasional help by assisting us on a fortnightly or monthly basis.” If you want to learn more about becoming an adult leader, or enrol your children for the Springfield Scout Group in 2022, visit the group’s Facebook page or email Group Leader Brendan Kross at gl@springfield.scoutsqld.com.au www.facebook.com/SpringfieldScouts Images: Springfield Scouts Residents are invited to join upcoming working bees to create the new community garden Scouting fun is coming to Springfield in 2022 Community garden update