Open day: celebrating 15 years

Our gates are open for everyone this spring - it’s all about community, music, laughing and gardening at this free event. Held on the lands of the Peek Whurrong and Maar Nations, celebrate the amazing transformation that’s happened in the last 15 years.

Beginning with a Welcome to Country, followed by live music featuring local musicians including Home Made Jam, Norman Miller, Bruce Campbell and the Common Ground plus the Warrnambool City Band there will be lot's to see.

There are plenty of free activities for the family, including the opening of the children’s garden and Sprouts Club area. We’ll be showcasing the renewed all abilities gardening area and nursery with plants for sale on the day.

A sizzling BBQ with meat and vegetarian options will look after healthy appetites. Pick up a map to explore points of interest including the quarry amphitheatre, herb garden, chooks, new shed, composting, worm farm and frog pond.

We’ll have displays from community organisations and a visual history of the near 20 years of the Warrnambool Community Garden. Have your cameras ready to take snaps and lodge an image or two in our photo competition.

We're also looking for some people to help volunteer on the day, bump in, for two-hour shifts and bump out. Volunteers get a free lunch, contact grow@wcg3280.org.au if you're interested.

Please note we will be taking event photography and videography of the crowd, if you don't want to be included let one of our volunteers know.