Community
4 October, 2024
Open day for garden birthday
The Warrnambool Community Garden will hold an open day on Saturday, October 19 to celebrate more than 15 years on site.
Starting at 10am with a Welcome to Country, the event will celebrate the site’s amazing transformations including the quarry amphitheatre, Chook Hilton, Healthy Urban Building (the HUB), herb garden, new shed, composting, worm farm and frog pond.
Activities and entertainment will include music featuring local musicians Home Made Jam, Harpistry, Bruce Campbell and the Common Ground, and the Warrnambool City Band.
There’ll be plenty of free activities for the family, including the opening of the children’s garden and Sprouts Club area, and the renewed all abilities gardening and nursery area.
A barbecue with meat and vegetarian options will look after healthy appetites.
Visitors can pick up a map and explore points of interest including the quarry amphitheatre, herb garden, chooks, new shed, composting, worm farm and frog pond.
Garden members will be posted at several points along the tour to answer questions.
The celebrations will also include displays from community organisations and a visual history of the almost 20 years of the Warrnambool Community Garden.
Visitors will be invited to take snaps and lodge an image or two in the photo competition through a dedicated email address, with more details available on the Warrnambool Community Garden Facebook page.
For planning purposes, visitors are encouraged to book through www.wcg3280.org.au/event-details-registration/open-day-celebrating-15-years
The Warrnambool Community Garden is located at 2 Grieve Street (corner Derby St) Warrnambool.
