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What's On at RGQ

Whether we're out and about or in our Workshop space at 7 Burke St, find out what's upcoming at RGQ!

Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
23/11/2024 10:00 to 23/11/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Adult Workshop

Step into the holiday spirit with Handcrafted Christmas, a creative workshop focused on making festive décor with a sustainable twist. Perfect for adults eager to craft beautiful, eco-conscious Christmas centerpieces and decorations, this workshop offers a hands-on experience using reclaimed, upcycled and natural materials. Whether you're an experienced crafter or a beginner, you'll discover how to transform everyday items into stunning holiday treasures while reducing waste. Guided by our Workshop Facilitators, you’ll learn simple techniques to create decorations that reflect your personal style... whether that is a Bush Blossom Centrepiece, a Nativity scene or something else entirely!

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
17/12/2024 10:30 to 17/12/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

‘Tis the season to get crafty and create unique handmade Christmas decorations! Kids can craft colorful, eye-catching ornaments like filled baubles, mini angels and elves, decorative chains, stockings, stars, and more. Using unconventional, creative reuse materials, these small decorations can make perfect gifts for others! Older participants will have the chance to dive into more advanced techniques and creative ideas. Join us for a fun-filled holiday workshop where every decoration is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece!

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
18/12/2024 10:30 to 18/12/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Kick off the holiday season with a workshop for creative kids ready to make Christmas their own! Design a bold 3D Santa to brighten up your room, a sparkling centerpiece to wow your holiday table, or even a sleigh bursting with presents to tuck under the tree. Feeling adventurous? Try crafting a model of Scrooge or the Grinch. With endless possibilities, you’ll add a playful, personalized twist to your Christmas decorations this year!

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
07/01/2025 10:30 to 07/01/2025 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Turn everyday treasures into extraordinary beings in this magical eco-art workshop! Whether crafting a fierce dragon from fabric scraps, a mischievous gremlin from old keyboards, or a friendly alien from forgotten finds - young artists will bring fantastic creatures to life using rescued materials. Through creative reuse and artistic exploration, our young inventors will: 🧙‍♂️Transform everyday materials into magical beings 🦄 Learn how different materials can create texture, character, and movement 🐉 Rethink what is considered "Garbage"

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
08/01/2025 10:30 to 08/01/2025 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Swab the decks and man the ropes! Transform rescued materials into fantastic floating vessels in this creative eco-art workshop. This workshop will challenge kids to think about the properties of the materials they are using and to plan their design accordingly. It will encourage critical thinking, problem solving and experimentation to create a boat that floats using salvaged materials. Whether they dream of crafting a mighty pirate galleon, an elegant Chinese junk ship, a swift Viking longship, or their own unique design, they will learn how thoughtful reuse can keep both our oceans clean and our boats afloat.

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
13/01/2025 10:30 to 13/01/2025 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

🌿✂️ Join us for FUNKY FONT CREATIONS! Transform everyday reuse materials into amazing alphabet art! Your kids will dive into a world where cardboard starts with a capital 'C', and bottle caps turn into a brilliant 'B'! Perfect for creative minds who love to build, design, and re-use. In this 90-minute workshop, young artists will: 🅱️ Create their own 3D letters from rescued materials 0️⃣ Take home their unique eco-conscious masterpieces 🅰️ Learn about creative reuse and sustainability Watch ordinary materials become extraordinary art! Whether it's their initials, favorite letters, or secret codes, each child's creation tells their own unique story while giving new life to materials that might otherwise go to waste. Book now to secure your child's creative adventure. 🎨♻️

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
14/01/2025 10:30 to 14/01/2025 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Creative Puppets Workshop! Watch your child's imagination soar as they learn to create their own puppet pals that can move, talk, and wiggle! In this workshops, kids will take basic re-use materials and create their very own magical puppet friends! From dancing marionettes and silly sock characters to friendly finger puppets, we'll explore the wonderful world of puppet-making while giving new life to old materials. Kids could make moving dragons, buzzing mosquitoes, or whatever their heart's desire.

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Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate in Woolloongabba - the Yuggera and Turrbul people. RGQ recognises their continuing sovereignty and connection to land and water, and pays respect to elders past and present.

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