August Newsletter - announcements, events and more! -

"If you're old enough you may remember having to wipe the squished remains of moths, grasshoppers and.

You folks BLOW US AWAY: we have met our donation matched cap of $5000 with 3 hours to spare!! 🙀🎉 .Thank you everyone!! We are are speechless. You can still donate to our appeal up until midnight June 30 but matched.

Matched donations update 8am Thursday: We are just under half way to our target with less than 12 hours to go!.Donate to CAFNEC by 7pm tonight and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar! $50 = $100, $150 = $300,.

What a lovely day! On Sunday we had a packed out #mangrovewatch training day in Cairns. The morning was spent at @cafnec offices learning the theory and then in the afternoon we set out on multiple boats to learn.

Join the CAFNEC Volunteer Team tomorrow evening at their fortnighly meeting/crafternoon. When: 4.30pm to 6.30pm (meeting agenda starts at 5.30pm).Where: Here at CAFNEC, 27-29 Greenslopes St

Just days before calling the election, the Federal Government has made.

Have you seen our new corflutes hanging around?. Our Climate Election doorknockers have been having one-on-one conversations with our local residents about climate change, our Reef and Adani, and now they have these.

The Federal Election has not yet been announced! . This means we have more time to:.a) speak to local residents about climate change and Adani.b) make climate THE election issue.c) fight for a safer climate future. ARE.

One of our favourite times of the year at CAFNEC is when our office is filled with new energy and liveliness, thanks to the brilliant interns that we welcome into our space. The next few months we are fortunate to have.

This week, Lou Gordon and Adele Sweeting – two core volunteers of our Boomerang Bags Cairns Chapter – are spreading Boomerang Bags to Myanmar to help underprivileged youth! This was made possible thanks to a chance.

Our Easter sewing bee is tomorrow! Help us give a new life to donated fabric, and reduce our reliance on plastic one thread at a time! .All ages and sewing experience levels welcome! Don't miss out on the free nibbles.

Our door knocking leaders along with their awesome team members had their very first Climate Election door knock on Saturday! . Six teams headed out to have one-on-one conversations with local residents about the issue.

Tomorrow: Beauty and the Reef National Film Tour at Salt House 🎥🐠."A tragedy of the modern era created over millennia Devastated in mere decades - Now is the time to turn the tide. This film takes us on a journey of the.

What an inspirational night it was at our Cairns Climate Election Launch on Monday! . There were over 80 community members who came along and signed up to dedicate their time to having powerful one-on-one.

REMINDER! .Our monthly Green Drinks is happening one week from today on the 28th of March from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at CAFNEC 27-29 Green Slopes St, North Cairns. Green Drinks is a fun social event for like-minded people.

At our last sewing bee, our Dutch intern Geke touched a sewing machine for the first time, and volunteer Ulrich had a go at overlocking. Whether you're a sewing expert or novice, we hope to see you at our next sewing on.

We have just 7 spots left to our Cairns Waste and Recycling Tour! . Register at: Facebook event: Not available for the tour but have questions you'd.

Go Claire! Great opinion piece in Cairns Post today about the Cairns School Strike 4 Climate which is this Friday 9am at Cairns Esplanade Lagoon. Adults welcome too! See you there ✊

Our Boomerang Sewing Bee starts in 2.5 hours! Come by to Comino's House - whether you can sew or not - and help us give a new life to our donated fabrics.