Community
9 July, 2024
Scarecrows all the craze in Port
We’ve established, in the past, that the neighbourhood centre in Port Douglas is a vital part of the local community for many different reasons.
Apart from the numerous weekly activities available to locals and visitors, both the staff and volunteers who make the centre tick, are fully committed to the cause.
Tanya Morris is one such member of staff and is the brainchild of their latest initiative, that being the first ever Douglas Shire Scarecrow Competition.
Tanya’s idea has a number of objectives, encouraging the community to get creative, have some fun and bring neighbours closer together. The event invites residents to showcase their artistic talents by crafting imaginative scarecrows visible from the streets of Douglas Shire.
This will also be a win-win situation as the Nik Nak Shed, which being part of the neighbourhood centre, is the ideal place to get all the bits and pieces to create the perfect scarecrow. Proceeds from the Nik Nak Shed go straight back to support the organisation.
Another big bonus from this superb idea, is that local kids from the Port Douglas State School, involved in the butterfly project, will have the opportunity to pick their favourite scarecrow and it will be displayed in the community butterfly garden at the neighbourhood centre.
Those wishing to enter simply need to take a photo of their scarecrow and send it to Tanya Morris by July 13. Her email address is dgrn@pdnc.org.au.
Tanya is keen to encourage people to place their creations on their front lawns, if possible, for all to enjoy. There will be trophies, medals and certificates for entrants, plus $100 prizes for the four main categories, which include best home and individual scarecrow, the people’s choice, the best business scarecrow and best school scarecrow.
