Have you registered for any of the free demonstrations or workshops in the Cooke Park Pavilion at Homegrown Parkes this Saturday?

Our Emergency Plan Workshop provides a platform for the emergency services to speak about emergency preparedness and making a plan for your home or business.

This workshop commences at 9am on 16 March, with a focus on being prepared for natural disasters that come in many forms.

We hope that people will come away from this workshop with strategies for preparing homes, animals and of course, themselves.

Book your spot at the Emergency Planning Workshop here.

The Parkes SES and Parkes RFS will also have their trucks on display, so make sure you catch up with their volunteers.

The Parkes Shire Concert Band will also be kicking off an hour of entertainment at 9am, followed by the talented Georgia Sideris who will be providing entertainment throughout the day.

From 10.30am, we look forward to welcoming the Parkes M & D who will be providing further musical entertainment with performances from their upcoming musical ‘Annie’ on the Pavilion Stage. Find out more about the Parkes M & D musicals here.

We will be welcoming back Bill Tink from Netwaste to provide a demonstration on waste and recycling in the Cooke Park Pavilion at 11am. Book in for the Netwaste demonstration here.

Phil and Nadia Donato will be teaching us how to make pasta from scratch at 12.30pm in the Pavilion. Learn how simple it is to make your own pasta at home. Book in for Phil and Nadia’s workshop here.

Landscape designer, Sally Bourne will be providing a workshop at 2pm. Book in for Sally’s workshop here.

Landcare NSW’s People Led Prevention project empowers communities across regional NSW in developing disaster resilience and preparedness skills. The Disaster Risk Reduction Fund is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments.

The People Led Prevention project focuses on behaviour change for natural hazard risk reduction. We are so thrilled to be able to consolidate our emergency service providers into one space to provide information to the community, planning options and increase disaster resilience and community connectivity.

Bookings are essential for this workshop and are limited. Please find the link via our website, social media or make contact with me on 0418 611 053 or cwllandcare@gmail.com

We have 40 stallholders registered for Homegrown Parkes. We are pleased to welcome back many stallholders and also a few new faces expanding the variety of contributions from across the region and locally.

Face painting, jumping castle and animal nursery are also features of the day!

For further information on this article, please go to www.centralwestlachlanlandcare.org, twitter, facebook or Instagram @cwllandcare