Last night was another meeting of the Community Gardeners. We met on site at a potential community garden location just behind the Coronation Hall near the corner of Barolin and Walker Streets. It is council owned land but presently unused. With proximity to the Coronation Hall facilities it has some great potential.

We then traveled over to the St Mary's site near the corner of Maynard and Barolin. Partnering with St Mary's is also an option. The Girl Guides presently meet on site and may also be interested in participating. The site also has access to kitchen and toilet facilities.

Then it was back to the school of arts for a real treat - and shared dinner! - Sue from Gin Gin State Primary School came in with a presentation from the schools garden.

They originally started the idea as a fairly small project but it grew significantly. My description can't do it justice. They had 70 volunteers onsite to help put it all together. Each class has their own vege patch to manage and each year group learns different things about gardening, composting and worms! Some kids have even started wanting to eat broccoli after tasting it grown fresh in their gardens.

It was a good evening filled with positive ideas and enthusiasm.

Dean