August 1 - 31, 2025: Issue 645

 

Father's Day 2025: A few Gift Ideas to Spoil the Dad in the world Who Loves Being Outdoors

Father's Day is celebrated Sunday September 7 in 2025. 

This year the great team at Johnson Bros Mitre 10 have a special bonus that may sweeten the mix.

For your chance to Win a $200 Mitre 10 Gift Card* for Dad or the special man in your life, delivered just in time for Father’s Day, spend $60 instore or online, and automatically go into the draw for a chance to WIN!

It’s that easy.

The competition started Friday 1st August and runs to Sunday 24th August 2025, so there is plenty of time to find that special gift that will help dad in the garden this Spring, or for those jobs he's been planning to get to.

Johnson Brother's Mitre 10 Father's Day Gifts catalogue is also available now, with items on sale until September 7 - a few examples below.

This Issue a few ideas on how to spoil dad rotten for dads who like being outdoors- some you can make or do yourself and some you can get from your local Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 store - there's gift ideas for every budget.

Printable Father's Day IOU coupons

Print and cut out the IOU coupons we've loaded into a PDF below for you, then tuck them into an envelope, or staple a set of 4 together to make a coupon booklet. Each sheet prints 4 different coupons.

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Of course, what he really really wants is a BIG HUG - so make sure you give him heaps of those too.

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You can also personalise these gifts a little by making something dad may like - is he a big BBQ fan? 

Make a Dads' BBQ Tool Box:

A few years ago an idea to make an easy little carry-all for your tools received positive feedback as it was something dad and youngsters could do together easily and then it could be used to carry all those matchbox cars or anything else really. How about that anything else is a range of personalised spatulas and tongs dad uses for the barbecue outdoors? It will be warmer soon and this will get some use and if you paint the spatula with 'dads' or some other design of your choice, dad will be pretty happy with your gift. You can read how to make that tool box here, and then pop into your closest Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 store and have a look at the range of barbecue tools to choose something that can be painted by you on the handle with ''World's Greatest Dad'' - because he is you know! You can also put in some of his favourite sauces from the supermarket, maybe a nice big dad-sized handkerchief or an oven mitt and he will be amazed at your great work and thoughtful 'tools' in his BBQ Tool Box.

Getting the garden ready for Spring Planting

Now is a great time think about what dad may like to plant out as vegetables and salad ingredients for the coming months. You can also plant some tomatoes toward the end of the month and those herbs he will use in salads and other dishes across the next months, and especially looking to harvest in December, when prices go through the roof pre-Christmas. 

The late August - early September list includes:

  • Basil
  • Chives
  • Coriander
  • Dill
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Rocket
  • Thyme
  • Beetroot
  • Cabbage
  • Carrot
  • Lettuce
  • Mint
  • Peas
  • Pumpkin
  • Radish
  • Silver beet
  • Tomatoes

There are more of course; sage, watermelon, shallots, cucumbers, zucchini, capsicum, green beans, parsnips, eggplant - in fact, just about everything on the menu can go into the ground now as the weather begins to change from late Winter to early Spring.

For those you are growing from seed remember it will take around 4-6 weeks for these to be ready to go into the ground. Get your seedling trays out and place them in a warm area either indoors or a sheltered spot in the garden and get ready to spring into Spring growing. 

The most productive thing you can do for your garden in August is feed the soil ready to plant out with these veggies and salad ingredients. Start digging in any compost and manures, and adding fertilisers, so that they’re breaking down by the time you’re ready to plant. Digging in compost now will improve your soil’s ability to retain moisture, encourage worm activity, and promote microbes that help release the nutrients in your soil. 

Compost time

Late Winter is also a great time to begin your compost plan for the Spring and Summer. As the BOM has forecast an above average rain period from September through December 2025, and warmer than average temperatures, now is the ideal time to begin your composting if you haven't already, or begin building up all that great stuff that will make growing anything a lot better. Compost bins or heaps which quickly generate high internal temperatures will convert waste materials quickly to good quality compost and won’t create unpleasant odours during the process. 

If you place your bin directly on the soil so that worms can make their way up into your bin to breakdown the waste, and so that excess moisture can drain away, you will save yourself a bit of legwork. While one bin is probably sufficient for the average family, two or three bins are even better. One can be used for fresh material, one for maturing, while the third can be used to store the finished product until you are ready to use it.

Ingredients can include kitchen waste (meat bones and egg shells can be included as long as the heap or bin is rodent-proof) and garden waste such as non-invasive weeds, lawn clippings and shredded prunings. 

Do not use badly diseased plant material as this will not make a healthy compost.

It is important to start with a good volume of mixed materials so the internal temperature will sufficiently rise to promote breakdown. Air is important in the process so mix fine materials such as lawn clippings with coarser material. It is also important to not pack or compress the material in the bin as this will exclude air and for best results the wastes should be moist, not wet. 

For the best quality compost, it is advisable to turn the heap or re-mix the bin regularly. While additives are not essential to making successful compost, they can have some benefits: 

  • Nitrogen – used sparingly, fertilisers such as blood and bone will speed up the breakdown process.
  • Gypsum – will help reduce odours.
  • Compost Makers/Starters – may encourage the proliferation of soil-borne organisms.
  • Lime – Do not add lime – contrary to popular belief, compost is not highly acidic and the use of lime may make the final product unsuitable for garden beds which contain acid-loving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias.

Weeding time

Anyone who has to maintain a garden can tell you that pulling weeds after it has rained is always easier than trying to do this when soils are dry. Once you’ve removed them, a layer of mulch will deprive the weeds of the light they need to germinate and prevent airborne seeds from landing on your soil and taking root.

Mulching as the seasons shift between cold and warmer is always a great idea because it improves soil structure and helps retain moisture for the warmer months ahead. Organic materials that are suitable for mulching which will break down over time and improve soil quality. These include:

  • good quality, home-made compost
  • shredded tree and shrub prunings
  • pine bark in various size gradings
  • wood chips and pea straw

Pea straw mulch is brilliant as it adds more nutrients to your soil than most other mulches. A 10cm thick layer over the soil around your plants will last about 12 months. If you are using shredded timber or wood chips as a mulch, it is a good idea to add a source of nitrogen such as blood and bone.

Once your Compost digging in or Weeding Pulling Out preparation is complete, water the garden bed thoroughly then spread your chosen mulching material evenly over the soil. Take care that it doesn't come into direct contact with the stems or trunks of plants as this can cause stem rot. The finest mulches will work well in a 60mm layer while course materials will need to be spread up to 100mm thick. They will soon settle to about 60 or 70mm thick.

A few hours exercise and your dad, and garden will thank you for it. Then you can spend time enjoying the garden together.

Cleaning the BBQ

If your dad is king of the sausage sanger, making sure he can cook to his heart's content by cleaning the outdoors BBQ area or even the BBQ itself will cost you only a bit of elbow grease.

It's always best to clean the BBQ while it's still warm. Use a damp cloth for those non-stick varieties or quickly scrape down the BBQ with a non-scratch scrubber while it's warm and easier to scrape. Then, place a stainless steel bowl of water in the BBQ, turn the burner to low, close the hood and now you can walk away to enjoy your meal. Now, here's the important part – don't forget to return once you've finished eating. The steam created will have made it easy to wipe under the hood, hotplates and side panels with a paper towel.

Some other tips:

  • Don't wash the hotplate in an attempt to make it look like new. Leaving the fat/grease from the previous cook will protect your hotplate from rust. Simply scrape food particles and excess oil from the hotplate. You can even wipe over with a paper towel but don't remove all the oil.
  • If you must see the BBQ sparkly clean, remember you'll need to re-season the hotplates with oil to protect them from rust.
  • If you live near the ocean your cast iron hotplates will be more prone to rusting. Getting a BBQ with stainless steel or enamel hotplates will mean you have it for a long time.
  • Check the drip tray regularly and remember to remove and replace the foil and fat absorbent material.

Cleaning the outside of your BBQ

Keeping the outside of the BBQ clean is important too. An exterior with an enamel coating will be much easier to wipe over and keep clean. A stainless steel exterior can be difficult to clean and more prone to rusting and tea staining (a brown discolouration that appears where the surface is hottest, like inside the hood), despite how well you protect it from the elements. Here are our tips:

  • Clean stainless steel exteriors with hot water and vinegar or a stainless steel cleaner.
  • Reduce tea staining by washing regularly with warm soapy water or a stainless steel cleaner.
  • Keep your BBQ under cover away from the elements.
  • Use a BBQ cover.
  • For fat splatters and fingerprints, use an all-purpose cleaner or warm soapy water.
  • For the side tables, hood and warming rack, clean with a sponge and warm soapy water or an all-purpose spray. Do not use an oven cleaner.

Tips to minimise mess

  • If you're cooking a roast or marinated meats use one of those foil baking trays to minimise mess.
  • When cooking fish, seafood or other delicate foods, cook them in foil pouches.
  • Teflon-coated sheets are another option, these come in various sizes, will cover your hotplates and can be cleaned in the sink after use.
  • If you're cooking meat you only need to lightly coat the meat itself in oil before cooking. There is no need to oil the whole hotplate.

How to give the barbecue a yearly clean

It's a good idea to give the BBQ a good clean and service once a year. The steps to doing this yourself are:

  • Remove all parts inside the BBQ.
  • Disconnect the gas supply and any electrical connections.
  • Clean the hotplates, char grill plates, flame diffusers and warmer racks by placing all parts in a tub of warm soapy water. Alternatively, you can use a BBQ cleaner.
  • Dry all parts thoroughly; coat them with cooking oil and burn off if necessary.
  • Stainless steel parts can be soaked in warm water and laundry powder for an hour before scrubbing with a scourer. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
  • You can use a pressure cleaner, but care needs to be taken to avoid burners and gas connection areas. You will also get better results if you use a degreaser first.
  • Leave the BBQ to dry thoroughly in the sun before assembling it again.
  • Once assembled and the gas is connected, turn on the BBQ for 15 minutes and season the hotplates as recommended in the manufacturer's instructions.

If that's all too hard there are some mobile services that'll come out to provide servicing, maintenance, cleaning and any repairs, but you may need to earn a little extra pocket money for that.

So a few more gift ideas for dad that are going to let him know how much you love him by putting your time and energy into those little maintenance jobs and set him up for a great time in the great outdoors this Father's Day.

Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Father's Day 2025 Catalogue: on sale until September 7


Green Life Garden Centre at Johnson Brothers Mona Vale has a great stock of native and other plants and all you need to get gardening - the Avalon store also stocks what you will need, or order it in and pick it up and avoid the 'bends'.

 

Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Recycling Batteries: at Mona Vale + Avalon Beach

Over 18,600 tonnes of batteries are discarded to landfill in Australia each year, even though 95% of a battery can be recycled!

That’s why we are rolling out battery recycling units across our stores! Our battery recycling units accept household, button cell, laptop, and power tool batteries as well as mobile phones! 

How To Dispose Of Your Batteries Safely: 

  1. Collect Your Used Batteries: Gather all used batteries from your home. Our battery recycling units accept batteries from a wide range of products such as household, button cell, laptop, and power tool batteries.
  2. Tape Your Terminals: Tape the terminals of used batteries with clear sticky tape.
  3. Drop Them Off: Come and visit your nearest participating store to recycle your batteries for free (at Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Mona Vale and Avalon Beach).
  4. Feel Good About Your Impact: By recycling your batteries, you're helping support a healthier planet by keeping hazardous material out of landfills and conserving resources.

Environmental Benefits

  • Reduces hazardous waste in landfill
  • Conserves natural resources by promoting the use of recycled materials
  • Keep toxic materials out of waterways 

Johnson Brothers Mitre 10: Serving Our Community Since 1955

The Independent Hardware Group has awarded Johnson Bros Mona Vale the best in state Store of the Year at the IHG state awards again in 2023.

Johnson Brothers say; ''Thank you to all of our amazing staff and customers for being awesome!''

IHG is Australia’s largest home improvement wholesaler supplying more than 1,500 stores nationwide. These stores cater to a broad range of Trade and DIY customers and range from large format warehouses to convenience operations and Trade centres, as well as frame and truss sites in two States. 

Under the IHG network, there is a clear mandate to support the growth of Independents within the hardware sector in Australia by helping them to be ‘The Best Store in Town’.

The culture of IHG is built on being a low cost and transparent business partner to members, with an unwavering commitment to protect and grow a sustainable independent hardware sector for the long term.

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The Home  Preparing Outdoor Areas For Christmas Get-Togethers and Summer Visitors: Wooden Decks, Tiles, Pavers, Outdoor  Furniture, Putting Up The Christmas Lights, Garden Spruce Up   Summer Garden-House Care: when to water, mow, when and how to harvest that crop, how to keep the ants, ticks and mozzies at bay this season + Christmas Gifts for all budgets and everyone + Johnson Brothers Christmas - New Years Trading Hours  End Of Summer Garden To Do List For A Bountiful Indian Summer This Autumn  End Of Summer Garden To Do List For The Lawn: How To Combat Armyworm + Small Jobs Boost Winter Resilience - Aerate, Weed, Feed, Patch Bare Spots  A Dry Autumn Forecast: How To Look After Your Garden During Low Rain Seasons + What Plants Thrive In Dry Conditions  Autumn School Holidays 2023: DIY Project Ideas For Youngsters, Older Youngsters & The Young At Heart: Lava Lamp (60th year of this invention), Wood Building Blocks for Toddlers and Older, Let's go Fly a Kite, Basic Wood Bookshelf, Sundial, Make a rope and wood swing, Making Your Own Windchimes + more  It's starting to get Cold: 11 Ways to keep your home warm, safe and save money this Autumn and Winter - what to look for in a heater; the list!  Mother's Day 2023 DIY Idea: A Basic Bookshelf You Can Make For All Mum's Books  Mould set to rise Inside Your home this Winter: How to Keep Air and Surfaces Healthier  A Job For Life as HSC Trial Exams commence: Apprentice Carpenter + Commencement Tool List  Pittwater's Noxious Weeds: A Great Time To Get Outdoors, Pull Them Out - Replace With Native Plants  DIY Worm Farm: Spring 2023 Garden Prep. + Father's Day 2023 Gift Ideas   DIY Father's Day 2023 Gift Ideas: Some For Little Hands + Those Now Grown + The Best Gifts For The Best Dads From JBH Dry Warm Spring Forecast: Time To Prepare Your Home For Bushfire Season - The RFS's List + 6 Easy To Do Extras You Can Do In The Garden + Home To Be Prepared, Get Ready Weekend 2023 Dry Warm Spring Forecast: Put In Drought Tolerant Native Plants + Spring School Holiday Spring Gardening Ideas For Youngsters Because They Like 'Growing Stuff' Too  Johnson Brothers' Mona Vale Outlet Wins Store Of The Year Again In 2023: Tradies Breakfast Every Friday - Recycling Of Batteries Available + Spring Garden Care For Your Lawn  How To Save Water This Spring-Summer  How To Save Water This Spring-Summer: Retaining Water On A Sloping Site + Best Coastal Plants To Retain Soil  Christmas Lights Time: Deck Your Home With Rows Of Jolly! + Pittwater MP - Leader Of Opposition Visit Mona Vale Johnson Brothers Store  Christmas-New Years-Summer Prep.: Outdoor Areas For Summer Celebrations + How To Keep Your Home Cool During A Heatwave Without An Air-Conditioner + DIY Your Own BBQ Kitchen Garden For Gifts That Grow Past That Giving Day  Johnson Brothers Hardware Mona Vale launches e-Waste Recycle Program Summer De-Bug: How to Keep Flies, Ants, Mozzies and Cockroaches where they belong - In the Garden  Humid Summer + Above Median Rainfall Predicted For Autumn 2024 Means Mould In The Home: Some Tips To Keep The Family Safer & Healthier  Go Outside & Play!: Creating Garden Spaces To Connect Children With Nature This Autumn  Fun Project Ideas for Autumn School Holidays: ideas for those who like making things out of wood, growing things, painting things, storing things and one project for really big kids!  Mother's Day 2024: A Few Handmade Options + Gift Ideas  Mould Inside Your home after all that rain?: How to Keep Air and Surfaces Healthier  Winter Draught Stops To Lessen Your Power Bill and Keep The Home Warm + JBH EOFY Catalogue  Winter School Holiday Ideas 2024: Woodworking Projects For Beginners, An Artfull Garden, Vegepods For Little Hands, Easy To Make Lego Table Or Student Desk That Can Be Dismantled   One Winter Weekend Projects: DIY Carport   Father's Day 2024: a Few DIY 'thank you dad' Ideas for little hands + get the garden ready for Spring  Johnson Brothers partner with Total Tools: Mona Vale Store Now Open - At: 77 Bassett street, Mona Vale  Spring Lawn Care + How to Renew an area with New Turf - Also Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 New Concrete Store at Mona Vale is now open   Get Ready Weekend 2024: A Warm Spring Forecast: Time To Prepare Your Home For Bushfire Season - The RFS's List + 6 Easy To Do Extras You Can Do In The Garden + Home To Be Prepared - Plus: Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Mona Vale Wins Retail Store of the Year  Go Outside and Play: Creating Garden Spaces To Connect Children With Nature this spring holidays  Spring Garden Care + A Salad Garden For Children: Inspire them to Grow what they will Eat this Summer   Christmas Cheer 2024: Time to Deck Your Home With Rows Of Jolly! + Keeping Mozzies away - Ticks at Bay This Summer   Christmas-New Years Checklist: Preparing the Garden & Home For Visitors + Entertaining + Gift Ideas For Every Budget  DIY A Summer-Autumn Salad Garden for a Balcony or at Waist-height  A Job For Life: Apprentice Carpenter + Commencement Tool List  DIY Repairing Sunken Paver Areas Fix  Reducing Ticks in Your Garden (early Autumn): Garden care, Plants that Repel, What to Wear Outdoors  BOM's Autumn 2025 Forecast Makes this Season Great for Garden Care + What to Plant Now  Pittwater's Noxious Weeds: A Great Time To Get Outdoors, Pull Them Out, Replace With Native Plants  Potted Colour for Winter Brightness As Summer crop is harvested: Natives + Perennials + what to plant now for A Winter Vegetables crop  Dealing With Dampness Inside Your Home  11 Ways to keep your home Warm, Safe and Save Money this Winter  Winter School Holidays: Fun Projects You Can Do Around The Home - Something For Everyone  DIY Privacy Screen In 2 Hours   Father's Day 2025: A few Gift Ideas to Spoil the best Dad in the world

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John and Bob Johnson - The Johnson Brothers Profile  John William Alfred Johnson - The Eulogies for those who could not attend Mass

Australia's Prime Minister Visits Mackellar - Informal Afternoon Tea with Hon. Malcolm Turnbull October 2016

JBH Win Awards August 2018 Trifecta - 2018 Free Trade Day supporters, Mitre 10 Heritage Advert features JBH Mona Vale Store, Hardware Australia’s 2018 NSW Hardware Store of the Year over 2500sqm.

Front Page Issue 294: 2018 Winners Of National Hardware Store Of The Year - Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Mona Vale !!!

National Garden Week's 2019 Focus Is On Children(Oct 13-19): School Holiday Garden Ideas (to get started on) & Congratulations Award Winning Johnson Brothers Mitre10 At Mona Vale - 2019 NSW Store Of the Year, 2019 NSW Trade Centre Of the Year and 2019 Village Garden Centre of the Year

Johnson Bros Mitre 10 were awarded as the best Trade Store in the country: February 2020

Family Hardware Store Wins Best In Australia: Johnson Bros Mitre 10 Mona Vale Crowned ‘National Trade Store Of The Year’ - Celebrating 65th Year in 2020

Johnson Brothers' Mona Vale Outlet Wins Store Of The Year Again In 2023: Tradies Breakfast Every Friday - Recycling Of Batteries Available 

Anzac Day In Pittwater 2020: Candles, Crosses and Online Commemorative Services: Johnson Brothers Family Donates 20 Thousand Candles to Community Light Up The Dawn Initiative 

Front Page Issue 447: ANZAC DAY 2020

Front Page Issue 478: Johnson Brothers Avalon Store Renovations & Mona Vale Store: Everything You Need This Summer In Stock

Front Page Issue 492:  JBH Celebrates Upgrade Of Avalon Beach Store


Bob, John and Robert Johnson, 2013 - photo by A J G.
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