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Mandurah Community Gardens is delighted to be involved with Containers For Change and we will have a bin on site for containers to be dropped into. The containers will then go to a refund point and the payment received will be credited to the Scheme ID number recorded on the bag dropped in.

If you would like to make a donation to Mandurah Community garden please drop your containers off on a Tuesday or Friday morning where you will find a bin provided.

If you would like to make a donation to MCG simply quote our Scheme ID number C10271362 when you take your containers to any refund point and the payment will be deposited into MCG bank account.

MCG is a not for profit community organisation who will use these funds to cover costs of water and electricity used in the garden, ongoing maintenance in the garden and to provide resources for use in the garden.

Everyone is welcome to visit the community garden, attend our workshops, volunteer, lease a plot or come for a chat and a cuppa.

Mandurah Community Gardens is getting a makeover of the community plot area and new pathways being laid soon. To make way for this, the reticulation needed to be moved to allow easy access to the solenoids. While doing this, other maintenance and repairs were made on the reticulation as well. This work has been possible with the help of generous donations, and through the time and effort given by volunteers to get the job done. A new solenoid housing was made by Brian and he moved and connected it up - great work..thank you!

With COVID-19 restrictions being eased, we're all now out in the garden and getting busy - and isn't it wonderful!

With the changes brought on by the COVID crisis, it hasn't deterred us. Instead, the members have used the time-out to reflect on what we needed to do to improve things around the garden. The MCG committee members toiled over many ideas at many meetings both online and at the gardens to make the garden a welcoming sanctuary for members and visitors alike. The enthusiasm  and efforts made are a credit to every member involved.

So, what has been happening?

Mandurah Community Gardens has connected up with many knowledgeable and helpful people and organisations in the Peel area.

We have been helped and supported by Community Development Officer, Thomas Wood, from the CIty of Mandurah who has come up with many great ideas and advice for the gardens to integrate with the wider community. This is an ongoing project with new links to our community being established and maintained.

Mandurah Community Gardens received a visit from Zac Kirkup MLA Dawesville and Liberal candidate for Mandurah, Ryan Burns, who were introduced to the gardens by members. They showed great interest and enthusiasm for what the gardens provides to the community and have offered their ongoing support. Ryan followed up by organising a generous donation of carpet off-cuts for controlling the winter weeds. Later in the month, committee members met with Amanda Burton at Zac Kirkup's office to discuss sources of funding, namely Containers For Cash, and community involvement ideas. It was an invaluable and constructive meeting that has given Mandurah Community Gardens many avenues to explore and utilise. 

We have some big cost projects coming up, particularly with redevelopment of the Communal Garden area, garden paths, maintenance of older plots ,reticulation overhaul, and security of the grounds.

WORKSHOPS
Our workshops are back on again, starting on 5th September with a series of handy gardening topics hosted by our long-time contributor Chris Lampard. Chris will be teaching us about growing from seeds, composting and preparing the garden for summer. Always popular workshops, everyone is looking forward to seeing Chris again.

If you live in the Peel region and haven't been to the gardens at all, or in a while, feel free to drop by and look around!
Mandurah Community Gardens is a great place to meet people, have a chat and to feel the serenity! 

MCG member Pamela is a keen apiarist and is offering her home-grown honey for sale*.

Prices are:
1kg - $16
500g - $8.50
300g - $5. 50

If you would like to place an order for her fresh honey, please email Mandurah Community Gardens:  info@mandurahcommunitygardens.com.au 

​*While stock lasts

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