Malak Community Garden

Art in the GardenArt in the Garden.

Much has been happening in our little patch of dirt, including some beautiful art under the direction of community artist, Janie Andrews.

The rains have rained, but the gardeners have kept gardening. We’ve built the soil up, added manure and mulch and there’s a new irrigation system ready for next Dry season.

A toad fence was also built but we found that without a trap, we were just creating a barrier and the toads continued tohang out at the fences. The structure of the garden also meant we could onlythe defend a small area. And then there was the problem of who was going toclear the traps out each morning. As Community Gardener, Liam Golding said, "At the end of the day, we don’t really have the personel. The problem of cane toads is bigger than our garden, and really, toad fence or no toad fence, we’ve pretty much lost the battle. When toads first came to Darwin, everyone was really motivated, but that’s gone. The drive has gone out of the community for catching them. We’ve lost the battle of the toad."  

On a more joyous note, Art has come to the garden. Community artist, Janie Andrews worked with a group of people from My Sisters' Kitchen to create gorgeous flower beds from recycled fridges. Flowers will be planted in them next week. We were blessed to have the very kind support of Bunnings in the form of paints and brushes.Thank you Bunnings! 

 

December 10, 2010

 

The edible garden“It’s an edible landscape, but the buildings aren’t gingerbread.” Liam Golding, Community Gardener.

 

Revitalising www.malak.org.au

Submitted by bong.ramilo on Fri, 30/07/2010 - 02:23.

After a long lull, this web site will be revitalized by the Malak Network, a network of organizations working with young people in Malak and surrounding areas of the Northern Suburbs of Darwin. Malak Network used this web site's Forums last year but that initiative was hampered by a server crash in March. Its taken a while but the Malak Network has decided to use the site again for communication and discussion. Welcome back, Malak Network!

Youth Dance Party: December 20

Submitted by bong.ramilo on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 21:12.

Under 18s Dance Party at Chambers Crescent Theatre, Malak Shopping Centre. $2 entry. Free Pizza. Soft drinks for sale.

Community Dinner: December 20

Submitted by bong.ramilo on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 21:11.

Darwin Community Arts is organising a Community Dinner in the park at the bottom of Fawcett Court (see attachment).

Soft drinks and entertainment free. Bring a dish to share.

If you want to know more, register your attendance or help to organise the party, please ring nic on 8945 7347 or email: projects@darwincommunityarts.org.au

DCA Activities in November and December 2008

Submitted by bong.ramilo on Wed, 05/11/2008 - 12:02.

In November Darwin Community Arts (DCA) commence theatre, music, and movement workshops at Sanderson Middle School. The workshops will explore student interests and concerns.

Also in November, DCA will resume the "Our Malak/Connect" digital media workshops at the Malak Telecentro. DCA will be running podcasting workshops with the Multicultural Youth of the Northern Territory. DCA hopes to run video workshops with Melaleuca Refugee Centre and Danila Dilba by December.

After a good Cycle-Logical Festival and Under 18s Dance Party on 1st November, DCA is preparing for the next monthly community gathering for December. The Dance Party is scheduled for 20th December. DCA will hold a street party this month in a cul-de-sac in Malak (to be announced later) rather than having activities in Malak Shopping Centre Car Park (as was the case for the first two events: CulturFest and Cycle-Logical).

There are a few more things in the pipeline for the last months of 2008; watch this space for news.

Wet Season Preparation for Community Garden

Submitted by bong.ramilo on Wed, 15/10/2008 - 22:35.

Come on down to the Malak Community Garden to help with our Wet Season preparations!

Sunday 26th October
4 – 6.30pm
behind Malak Shopping Centre


Join the free activities:
* transplanting lemongrass
* potting some rocket to take home
* planting kangkong seedlings
* sharing gardening advice for the Wet
* laying duckboards & putting in some edging
* harvesting basil to take home

Bring gardening clothes, hat and positive thoughts.  Tools and cold drinks provided.

Info: ao@darwincommunityarts.org.au

Cycle-Logical Festival

Submitted by bong.ramilo on Wed, 15/10/2008 - 22:34.

Plans for the November Malak Community Gathering are under way. The
theme for this event is “Safe Cycling”. On Saturday, November 1st, we
will host a Bike Safety session for al ages. If you don’t have a bike
we will supply one from the pool of donated bikes we are receiving.
After the Bike Safety session, cyclist will cycle around Malak,
accompanied by drummers and other performers. The parade will return to
the car park for more entertainment and refreshments.

We are looking for volunteers to assist with this event. In
particular, we need the support of ‘bike mechanics’ to do safety checks
on the bikes. We are also still looking for bike donations. If you can
assist please contact Nic on 8945 7347 or email: projects@darwincommunityarts.org.au

Malak Telecentro Open on Saturday, 4 October 2008

Submitted by bong.ramilo on Wed, 24/09/2008 - 16:21.

The Malak Telecentro will be open on Saturday, 4 October 2008, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

CulturFest 2008

Submitted by nic.borgese on Wed, 24/09/2008 - 15:42.

The Malak Shopping Centre car park and Chambers Theatre came to life Saturday 20th September for the 2008 CulturFest. The afternoon started at a frantic pace with an energetic displaly of Irish dancing performed by the Keltika Irish Dancers. The dancing programme also featured Acholi, Burmese and Cambodian dancers.

Demitrious Magriplis provided a recital of Greek and English poetry and Reggae Dave entertained the crowd with his fine blend of folk/reggae tunes. Local celebrity Ali Mills delivered a humorous and heartfelt welcome from the Larrakia people, and a trio of Karen youth took to the stage to perform an impromptu traditional song.

Neighbourhood watch kept the young ones entertained with their go-karts, while the taste buds were satisfied by Burmese and Congolese culinary delights.

The outdoor cinema featured a locally produced documentary and the 2008 Refugee Film Festival.

CBL(community based learning)

Submitted by joshua.fletcher... on Tue, 19/08/2008 - 12:38.

My friend and I are doing this course in school called CBL. Witch is were we are at school for six weeks learning about the workplace and for four weeks we go out to the workplace. My friend and i have chosen to come to the darwin community arts centre with our supervisor Bong. We have only been here for a day and we think it is a great place to be. My friend and I are looking forward to staying here for the next for weeks.

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