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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
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
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
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
More the merrier May morning teas
We seem to have eaten our way through May. First was our Volunteer Week thank you morning tea on Saturday 20th May. We have a large base...
Courtney Mathew
May 30, 20231 min read
$100,000 reasons to smile
We are so grateful for today's fantastic funding announcement from Jacinta Ermacora MP confirming $100,000 for Warrnambool Community...
Courtney Mathew
May 23, 20231 min read
Bees get tucked in for winter
Our bees play an important role in the garden so we make sure to take good care of them.
Courtney Mathew
May 13, 20231 min read
New deck for the HUB
We're replacing the boards on our deck
Courtney Mathew
Apr 11, 20231 min read
And then there was light!
Lights have been turned on in the quarry amphitheatre
Courtney Mathew
Apr 3, 20231 min read
We're a finalist in the 34th National Banksia Sustainability Awards
We're a finalist in the 34th National Banksia Sustainability Awards
Courtney Mathew
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Preserving excess
Making relish February 2023
Warrnambool Community Garden committee
Feb 5, 20231 min read
We're donating excess produce to Food Share
We're donating excess produce to Food Share to help those experiencing food insecurity in our community
Courtney Mathew
Jan 29, 20231 min read
Celebrating one year of the children's garden
Visit our kids garden and see the things that grow.
Courtney Mathew
Jan 19, 20231 min read
Convenors corner - wrap up of 2022
A summary of the wonderful things that happened at Warrnambool Community Garden in 2022.
Warrnambool Community Garden committee
Dec 30, 20224 min read
Free Christmas tree recycling - turning waste into mulch
Our free Christmas tree recycling program helps reduce waste in Warrnambool
Courtney Mathew
Dec 18, 20221 min read
We're winners! Premiers Sustainability Award 2022 Community Champion
We're winners! Premiers Sustainability Award 2022 Community Champion
Courtney Mathew
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Working Bee Nov 6
Last Saturday we had about 30 members and volunteers at our 1st Saturday of the month working bee. Such a great turnout. Work...
Warrnambool Community Garden committee
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Natives planted at Camperdown Compost
On Saturday 9 October a small crew went to Camperdown Compost 's new facility to plant garden-raised ground covers around a new dam...
Warrnambool Community Garden committee
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Expedition to Camperdown Compost
On Saturday Oct 9 A small Garden crew went to Camperdown Compost 's new (still being developed) facility to plant garden-raised ground...
Warrnambool Community Garden committee
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Quarry redevelopment visibly progressing
The redevelopment of the "big end" of the old quarry on site into a space for community events like fairs and concerts has visibly jumped...
Warrnambool Community Garden committee
Oct 3, 20211 min read
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