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Congratulations Courtney: Warrnambool's Young Citizen of the Year
Congratulations to committee member and deputy-convenor, Courtney Mathew on being named Warrnambool City Council's Young Citizen of the Year

Rob Porter
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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Meet your 2024 committee
Our commitee helps steer the direction of the garden, provide guidance around how it should run, makes sure we keep a record of decisions an
Courtney Mathew
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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Congratulations to local schools in the Victorian Schools Garden Awards
Congratulations to Heywood and District Secondary College and Warrnambool East Primary School for their Victorian Schools Garden Awards
Courtney Mathew
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Free Christmas tree recycling is back!
Christmas, while a joyous time for many, often comes with significant environmental costs due to excessive consumption and waste.
Courtney Mathew
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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New mower from Warrnambool Garden Equipment Repairs
Wayne Saunders from Warrnambool Garden Equipment Repairs has made an amazing contribution by generously swapping a new ride on lawn mower.
Courtney Mathew
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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Hundreds of people gather to celebrate the transformation of the quarry
After countless hours of hard work and dedication to complete the initial stage of the revitalisation, we were thrilled to have hundreds...
Courtney Mathew
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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Convenors corner - wrap up of 2023
New deck, website updates, wayfinding signage and finally christening the quarry!

Rob Porter
Nov 13, 20237 min read
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Natives blooming at the moment
The garden is a beautiful space for growing food but modes sustainability, particularly in the approach to water conservation.
Courtney Mathew
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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Summer market live music program - call for performers
We provide a live music program at the garden market on Wednesday afternoons over summer - we're looking for new artists.
Courtney Mathew
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Introducing Fruit Rescue!
A new initiative is launching in the Warrnambool area focused on saving fruit that would otherwise go to waste.
Courtney Mathew
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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Community building community
Introducing worm farms creates a valuable active learning experience and provides them with the opportunity to care for the environment.
Courtney Mathew
Sep 8, 20231 min read
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Free spring workshops supported by WDEA
We're excited to present a range of FREE workshops for our community to get your garden ready to roar this year with support from WDEA...
Courtney Mathew
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Visiting Euroa Arboretum
Euroa Arboretum was another winner at the 2022 Premier's Sustainability Awards. If you are anywhere around Seymour/Shepparton/Benalla...

Rob Porter
Jul 28, 20231 min read
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Hothouse tropical delight
When the hothouse is not needed for communal work members are welcome to raise their own seedlings or experiment with out-of-season or...
Courtney Mathew
Jul 21, 20231 min read
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Top volunteering efforts from teenage groups
South West Local Learning and Employment Network (SWLLEN) run a program for students from the larger secondary schools with a...
Courtney Mathew
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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Have you ever tried saltbush?
Saltbushes are halophytic (salt loving) shrubs that can help change the water table and surface soil characteristics so other plants can...
Courtney Mathew
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Celebrating the winter solstice
The solstice marks the shortest day of the year, and the longest night. It's the turn of the season, and marks the point where our days...
Courtney Mathew
Jun 23, 20231 min read
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Sheoak flowering, planting and repotting
Mature sheoaks on site, mostly drooping sheoak Allocasuarina verticillata, have been flowering over the last few months. Often mistaken...
Courtney Mathew
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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HUB deck renewal is underway
Last month the materials for our deck replacement arrived on site. Our site manager Dave is leading this work and several members lending...
Courtney Mathew
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Marking National Reconcilation Week 2023
Our site has a long history, and was a significant place for Peek Whurrong people. The racecourse was a wetland and would have been...
Courtney Mathew
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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