Events

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
31/08/2024 10:00 to 31/08/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Adult Workshop

Discover the art of leather-craft and sustainable living in our leather making workshop using salvaged materials! Join us as we guide you through the process of transforming discarded leather scraps into beautiful and functional pieces. Our facilitators will teach you the basics of working with leather including basic pattern making and tool use, joining using saddle stitch and embroidery, as well as decorative features such as beading and fringing, all while emphasising the importance of reducing waste and repurposing materials, particularly leather. With full access to our treasure trove of salvaged materials, participants will leave the workshop with the knowledge and skills to continue making with leather at home and a personalised pouch, bag or accessory to take home.

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
25/09/2024 10:30 to 25/09/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

🕷️Still chasing the perfect addition to your Halloween outfit this year? Then unleash your inner ghoul and craft the Halloween mask of your nightmares! 🕷️ In this workshop, Kids will use clean re-use materials to craft scary teeth, wicked hair and haunting eyes for their very own Halloween mask... Or if they already have a costume idea in mind - they can make use of our materials to make a mask of their favourite character. Our facilitators are experts in re-imagining waste and they can help your kids transform our salvaged oddities into the scariest masks for their Halloween celebrations. Be sure to come along and be sustainable AND scary this year!

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
24/09/2024 10:30 to 24/09/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

This one is for the kids who love making music wherever they are! 🥁🎺🎸In this workshop our facilitators will guide kids through the steps on how to make Musical Instruments from everyday items and reuse materials. They can learn how to make a maraca from an old thread cone, a pellet drum from takeaway Coffee lids, or a matchbox guitar…

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
20/09/2024 10:30 to 20/09/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Get lost in a world of your own creation! In this workshop kids can make use of clean salvaged materials to craft their own mini world, model environment or diorama. They could focus on an Australian landscape, an Arctic scene or even make an Alien-like atmosphere - whatever they decide! They might also like to include some mini animals or humans to go with their newly crafted ecosystem. Overall, its great crafting fun and Eco-responsible too!

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
17/09/2024 10:30 to 17/09/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Let's get spooky! They're creepy and they're crawly... This workshop explores the dark and mysterious world of all that is Halloween. Spiders, monsters, ghosts and older siblings! 👻👻👻 Kids bring your imagination as each of you can create your own scary beast out of clean reuse and salvaged materials to take home and scare your neighbours and friends.

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
03/07/2024 10:30 to 03/07/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Time to tinker! Encourage your kids to experiment with and shape materials to create 3D characters and mechanically-themed robots. In this workshop, children will get to play with a diverse array of salvaged materials to see how they feel, sound, and interact together. In this experimental process they will get to make a humanoid or non-humanoid robot/character. Tinkering can be a great way for children to learn via "trial and error" as often the best discoveries arrive after realising what doesn't work! Suitable for kids and teens of all ages - however children younger than 6 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
02/07/2024 10:30 to 02/07/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Once upon a time, in a mysterious land of creativity and fun, children were welcomed from near and far to create the costume art of their dreams... This workshop is great for kids who love to dress up! Using a wide array of salvaged materials, children are encouraged to make their own wearable art piece for a costume. They can make helmets, belts, armour, crowns, skirts, masks, you name it... By stapling, gluing, and threading together items, kids will be encouraged to think outside the box in terms of what a costume can be made from. So if you have a budding Queen, dragon, or Knight in your midst - bring them along!

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
26/06/2024 10:30 to 26/06/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Want your very own pet to play with? Make use of salvaged materials and create your own feathery or furry friend! With a big slice of imagination and plenty of materials available, in this workshop, children can get crafty and make a new favourite pet. If they already have a real pet at home, they could make their own mini-version too. Kid's can use salvaged fur to make a cuddly kitty-cat, vinyl off-cuts to craft a colourful chook, or even use carpet pieces to create a blue-heeler dog… Whatever pet they can dream up, they can make! So encourage creative play, and book your child a ticket today! Suitable for kids and teens of all ages - however children younger than 6 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
25/06/2024 10:30 to 25/06/2024 12:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Get ready for some kite-flying fun – Reverse Garbage style! Who would have thought the humble plastic bag could soar so high? In this fun workshop, kids get to create their very own kite using materials like plastic bags, bamboo/plastic sticks, and string. Follow our step-by-step guide to build a cool Diamond Kite that really flies. It’s perfect for light to moderate winds, and is an ideal way to get your child's creativity flowing. So make sure to join us for a day of Eco-crafting and flying fun! Suitable for kids and teens of all ages - however children younger than 6 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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Organized by: Reverse Garbage Queensland Co-op Ltd
12/04/2024 13:30 to 12/04/2024 15:00
Woolloongabba, Australia
Children's Workshop

Craft the perfect Tiny Home with discarded materials! In this workshop kids’ can create a home for their favourite small toys, using a variety of re-use materials such as boxes, fabrics, tiles, metal and more. They can use clay, and other materials to create furniture, and characters for their tiny homes as well! Perhaps they will make a magical fairy's cottage, a grumpy gnomes home or a minion’s mansion? It's time to let their imaginations run wild! This is a great workshop to do in conjunction with the Mini Garden workshop - so kid’s can make their own tiny world.

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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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