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The PERMA Model wellbeing + Permaculture= #Permakids

Positive psychology aims to help us think like an ecosystem supporting people to grow into their strengths leading to fulfillment, and a sense of purpose in community. Similarly, permaculture is a regenerative approach to our communities based on three ethical principles of earth care; people care and fair share. Millen Farm is blending these two approaches to offer #permakids workshops to help grow abundant thinking, practical strategies and a sense of awe and wonder in our environment. Combined with a commitment to the three R’s of reduce, recycle, and reuse through volunteering, growing, harvesting, and sharing, Millen Farm promotes “Learn, Grow, Feast.”

The PERMA model of wellbeing is based on positive psychology and stands for Positive Emotion, Engagement, Positive Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. This approach allows us to flourish and complements the teaching of permaculture principles in our workshops for children, and to grow what we know. The Permakids workshops are based on academic research and practical application of PERMA plus permaculture to offer creative, fun and information rich activities currently for children aged 5-11. A recent example was the “Permaculture Pirate” morning in September complete with a treasure hunt and time in the education garden learning about sustainable ways to garden at home.

The next exciting project is building a community sensory garden. Millen Farm is seeking donations of time for design, planning and building, as well as useful objects and materials such as windchimes, sculptures, plants etc. We will start with a community planning morning in October during children’s week. Donations are being gratefully received now at the Millen Farm Community Exchange under the marquee at Millen Farm just down from the wishing tree.

Prior Learning, an inclusive education consultancy based in the Samford Valley, is designing, and delivering Permakids workshops at Millen Farm and would like to receive feedback on any topics of interest related to PERMA and permaculture. Watch the Millen Farm Facebook events page and the Samford Valley Community Noticeboard Facebook page for event listings and tickets. CHILDREN’S WEEK

Millen Farm has received a grant from Children’s Right Qld to start building a community sensory garden, celebrating with and event “Wombats and Wellness” on October 22, which is the start of Children’s Week in Qld and is also International Wombat Day! Positive psychology and permaculture combine in #permakids to use creativity and nature activities to support mental health, wellbeing with learning to care for the earth, ourselves and each other.

Come along and learn about wombats, wellness, and co-design our new sensory garden with craft activities and stories to share! The author of Diary of a Wombat,

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Goals for Goals in Partnerships

Those people who put together the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) knew that developing strong community partnerships and strong regional and international partnerships are the lifeblood of actually getting things done. Goal 17 aims to “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development”. In United Nations speak this means to “Improve the domestic resource mobilisation by providing international support to developing countries, including financial resources from different sources, implementing targeted capacity-building and promoting environmentally sound technologies.” Amongst many other things.

In Samford speak it’s great to see we are tackling getting sustainability things done through partnerships with projects like Land for Wildlife, Sustainable Samford, Bushcare, Landcare, sustainable farming, Millen Farm, backyard gardening, the Eco Corridor, Sustainable Business Network, Edible Gardens, Shop Local campaign and dozens of other important activities that help us meet this Sustainable Development Goal.

Meanwhile there’s plenty more to do and the Green Street website www.greenstreet. net.au highlights Badges to be won, focussing on the way we as individuals and groups can work together to achieve what the world sees as vital to our future as a community and as a planet.

If you or an organisation you belong to would like to initiate sustainability projects, please email info@greenstreet.net.au or call 0407 190 162 or write about it in the next Village Pump.

Howard Nielsen

Samford Farmers Hall Association 2022 PRESIDENTS REPORT

As 2022 draws to a close, the Farmers Hall Committee can breathe a collective sigh of relief that the COVID19 restrictions are now behind us, and members of the community can once again attend and participate in events without having to wear a face mask and be limited by capacity restrictions.

Despite the easing of COVID restrictions earlier this year, the Farmers Hall income during 2021/2022 Financial year is well down compared to previous years prior to COVID. The Hall Committee has had to carefully manage the Hall’s finances to ensure that sufficient funds are available for insurance, regular cleaning, maintenance and landscaping activities.

Despite the COVID limitations, a number of community and commercial organisations still chose to use the Hall for private functions, tuition/coaching and other pursuits. Sadly, one of the Hall’s long-term patrons, the Samford Tennis Club ceased

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operations at the Village Courts in early September as part of their relocation to the new courts at Parklands. We wish the Tennis Club all the very best for the future and thank their members for their long patronage.

During the year, the Committee had a number of meetings with Moreton Bay Regional Council to remain informed of plans specific to the Main Street revitalisation and the Village Tennis Courts relocation projects, given their prospective impact on the Farmers Hall and surrounds. Happily, as a result of these discussions, the Hall’s carpark will remain in place for patrons, particularly the disability carparks. The location of our carpark is important given many Hall users have equipment and items to run their activities and having easy and direct access into the Hall is essential.

The Committee was successful in obtaining a Community Grant from Community Bank Samford (Bendigo Bank) and funding from the Samford and Districts Progress and Protection Association (SDPPA). The Bendigo Bank grant will enable the development of a Samford Farmers Hall website, a significant step forward for the Hall and for prospective patrons given this will hopefully simplify administration and hiring processes. The SDPPA funding was used to upgrade the Hall’s sound and PA system, a much needed improvement that provides options for Hall users.

The Committee also funded the creation and installation of Honour Boards to recognise the past efforts of Committee members in maintaining the Farmers Hall for the Samford Community. The Hall is a community owned asset and we thank everyone in the Village and in the surrounding Districts for your continued support.

My thanks to the Hall Committee of Volker Jahnke (Secretary), Rob Hutchinson (Treasurer), Jim Grevell, Don Cousins and Annie Johnson, Jo and David Roberts. The Committee have worked tirelessly to ensure the Hall maintains its well-earned reputation as the historical centrepiece of Main Street and Samford Village and surrounding districts more broadly. Thanks also to the Hall’s bookings officer, Joan Cullen who continues to provide excellent service to the Hall Committee and the Samford community. Joan can be contacted on 0438 824 044 for information on the Hall or for booking enquiries.

This year’s AGM will be held in the Hall’s downstairs area at 6.30pm on 16 October 2022.

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