End of Year Celebration + Guest Speaker + Workshop + Share Table

Sunday 7 December 2025

2.00 pm - 5.30 pm

Focus on Frogs

Family Friendly

Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate 2025, learn about frogs, and make a frog hotel to take home.

at The Hub, Civic Church

258 Spring Street, Toowoomba, Q 4350

This event is organised by Permaculture Toowoomba Inc.

Bookings are Essential

Please book so we have your contact details and know how many will be attending.

What We'll Do

Presentation by Ryan Carleton, Queensland Frog Society.
Build your own frog hotel to take home (one per family). Please bring a tub, bucket or pot that will hold water for the base of your frog hotel. We'll supply the pipe and others resources.
Children's Activity Table. This is a family-friendly event so there will be an activity table of Christmas crafts to keep children busy. Children are always welcome and encouraged to join us.
Shared Meal. Please join us after the workshop for a shared meal of baked potatoes with various self-serve toppings (including Gluten Free and Vegan options). Tea, coffee and water will be provided, but please BYO cold drinks.
Mega Christmas Share Table.

Cost

Financial Members of Permaculture Toowoomba Inc. - Free
Non-Members - $20 per person
Children attending with an Adult - Free (but please book so we know the total numbers)

What to Bring

A tub, bucket or pot that will hold water for the base of your frog hotel. (Pipe and other resources will be supplied.)
BYO cold drinks for the shared meal. (Baked potatoes and toppings will be provided.)
Donations of surplus produce for the Share Table. We plan to have a Mega Christmas Share Table packed with produce and gifts for the festive season.

Mega Christmas Share Table

Mega Christmas Share Table

Do you have surplus? Please bring a few extra special things if you can to celebrate 2024 and the festive season. Think about special produce and gifts.

We encourage you to bring your surplus produce, plants, seeds, books, craft supplies, and resources to share with others at our events.

Some ideas of what you could bring include – fruit, vegetables, herbs, eggs, honey, milk, jams, pickles, preserves, jars, ferments, starters, SCOBYs, seeds, plants, seedlings, cuttings, tubers, pots, tools, gardening magazines, permaculture books, recipes, patterns, manure, coffee grounds, compost additives, worms, mealworms, wool, fabric, craft supplies, soap, natural cleaning products, plastic alternatives, produce bags – the list is extensive.

Please bring whatever you can and then take home whatever you need within our culture of generosity and free sharing.

Membership 2026

Membership Fees Are Now Due

Annual Membership of Permaculture Toowoomba Inc. is due by 31 December each year. It's only $50 per person or $40 for a second or subsequent adult living in the same home. Financial Members can attend events and workshops during the year at no cost. You can pay your membership for 2026 at checkout when you book to attend this event.Membership forms will be available at the event for anyone wishing to join, or available here for download at http://www.permaculturetoowoomba.com.au/membership/

Access

The venue has access for wheelchairs, wheeled walkers and strollers as needed.

Parking

Off-street parking is available in the carpark on site.