Friends of Regent Community Garden in Reservoir, Victoria, Australia | Community garden

Friends of Regent Community Garden

Locality: Reservoir, Victoria, Australia

Address: 4 Robinson Road 3073 Reservoir, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Asparagus is a great perennial veggie that keeps on giving plant it in a good spot where it can take up residence and it will reward you for years to come

24.01.2022 Hi everyone, wondering if anyone has a tarp we could borrow to use at the garden site so that we can undertake solarisation on the grass area before building our beds? We'll need a few and of course some sunshine. If close to the garden, I can collect from your porch on my daily walk. Take care and stay safe.

24.01.2022 Hi everyone, We have our last Community Working Bee for 2020! This Sunday 13 December at 11am to 1pm... And we have some giveaways for our members including palm trees, seedlings and even Christmas cards! Tasks include: Weeding at ground level Digging and using a pick axe to pull out small roots Sweeping and cleaning out two sheds Socialising Let us know if you can come and what you would be able to do, and the more the merrier. Plus come and check out the garden, our new water tank and find out about some of the events and activities happening in 2021! BYO face mask, gloves and even tools (if possible - spade, wheelbarrow, pick axe).

24.01.2022 Thank you everyone that helped at our working bee yesterday. It was a warm day but we managed to dig out some tree stumps, cleaned out the shed and sorted the gardening materials and kids craft. Getting excited to start building the community beds next month.

20.01.2022 Hi Everyone, its all systems go for our community garden in 2021! Do you want to learn how to make wicking beds? This week we're having a whole lot of materials delivered to set up our beds and would love as many people as possible to help build and get the garden going - no matter your skills and experience every willing worker will help us get this garden up and running, so that's ... Sunday 17 January - 11am to 2.30pm Friends of Regent Community Garden The Regent Centre 4 Robinson Road Reservoir Bring gloves if you have them and dress sun smart and come meet everyone else! Snacks, tea and coffee and cake provided. BYO lunch and drinks. (Tap water, Kitchen and accessible bathroom facilities on site)

20.01.2022 Darebin Council's Community Skills for Climate Action program open for registrations! Want to work with others in your area to take action on climate change? Keen to reach as many different people and groups as possible, and together have the most impact? Whether you’re new to climate action or are already involved, the new Community Skills for Climate Action program is for you: http://bit.ly/climateactionskills ... Darebin have teamed up with Yarra and Moreland Councils to offer a nine-session program to support people across the cities to work together to take effective action on climate change. We believe that climate action is for everyone and comes in many forms - campaigns, advocacy, community projects, conversations and more! Darebin is committed to Climate Justice, and wants to support First Nations People, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities and other community members who are underrepresented in the environment movement through this program. To discuss the program before applying, please don’t hesitate to contact our environment team: [email protected] Or apply with the link below to register before 18 April. This kind of program is how Regent Community Garden started. Apply and get help with your ideas for climate action.

19.01.2022 THANK YOU to everyone that came along to our working bee last Sunday and helped build our community garden beds and clean up the surrounding spaces. The energy was fun, friendly and supportive and it was great seeing neighbours and the local community meet each other. We can now see how this space will be used with the frames of the communal beds in place.

19.01.2022 Looking for a holiday activity this Thursday afternoon? For primary-school-aged kids there is a free, interactive workshop with "FIX IT", an enviro-friendly clown who loves connecting with their environment. The kids will be encouraged to discover their inner clown through games, movement, object play, improvisation and clowning. The workshop is run by Anna Thomson, a clown, theatre-maker, puppeteer. Date: Thursday 15th April Time: 2pm... Duration: 1 hour Place: East Preston Community Centre, 7 Newton Street, Reservoir. Parents/guardians are expected to stay for the duration of the workshop and are welcome to join in! Refreshments provided. The workshop is free of charge, but booking is essential with maximum participants 12. Organised by Transition Darebin in conjunction with Reservoir NUCA https://www.facebook.com/events/4496609907035098 See more

18.01.2022 Hi Everyone just a quick reminder due to ANZAC day we will not be opening the garden this Sunday. Cheers and take care

17.01.2022 Hi Everyone We are delighted to announce we have been successful in receiving a Darebin Council Community Grant! There has been a lot of work behind the scenes to get us to this point and I would like to thank Darebin staff, Councillors and neighbours who have supported this new community garden.... Now the work begins to transform the space into a productive garden for the community, starting with the water tank from Yarra Valley Water through their community grants. The tank is being installed in August. Please continue to follow the page for updates and let you friends and neighbours know. We are looking forward to meeting you all once we are able to socialise again. Stay safe and well everyone!

16.01.2022 Look out for these scary kids tonight. Happy Halloween.

16.01.2022 Beneficial insects are wonderful additions to the veggie patch. They can keep so many pests under control create welcoming environments by avoiding chemical pesticides -there’s lots of home recipes out there that won’t cost the earth

16.01.2022 We were very excited yesterday when we saw this truck pull up at Regent Community Garden. A BIG THANK YOU to Bunnings Thomastown, for their kind donation of materials which we are using tomorrow to build our new communal garden beds. #BunningsThomastown

15.01.2022 A great companion plant for any productive garden are nasturtiums, in Melbourne these self seeding annuals that return spring and summer are edible- even the flowers! They come in a variety of yellows and reds and their scent disguises the scent of your veggies from pests.

14.01.2022 Hi Everyone, A reminder we have a working bee on at the Regent community garden tomorrow - Sunday 13 Dec, 11am-1pm. Come by and say hello.

13.01.2022 Join me at Sylvester Hive Community Garden and enjoy an afternoon with this lovely group.

12.01.2022 Hi everyone, So a quick update on our application to build a community garden at Regent has been put on hold by Council for further discussions in March. However, I have recently been notified that Darebin Council are upgrading the tennis courts and facilities at GE Robinson Park. Council is building a new facility to be used by the club and the community and are looking for community suggestions.... Come along to one of the Darebin Council community consultations at the park- Saturday 1 Dec at 10am-1pm Wednesday 5 Dec, 3-6pm and ask for a Community Garden or at least a space for us to build one. It would be a great place for a Community Garden.

12.01.2022 A few more tree stumps removed and weeding done. Thanks Mick, Kaye and Jen for your help on Sunday. Our next working bee is Sunday 13 Dec at 11am. We look forward to meeting some more community members. Join us for working bee no.2

12.01.2022 Hi everyone, hope you are staying safe and healthy during these tough times. We have some great news! We have received approval from Darebin Council to establish the Friends of Regent Community Garden. We are now sorting the paperwork out and applying for community grants. If you know of any grant opportunities or local donations which could help us build our community garden, please get in touch. We'll keep you updated during this process.

10.01.2022 Happy New Year Everyone, 2019 is sure to be a wonderful year for community gardens everywhere. And what wonderful things community gardens are bringing people and food together. This year we are hoping that Council will approve our community garden as there are so many of us keen green thumbs wanting to make a difference by being part of OUR Regent garden... So here’s to 2019 a great gardening year!

10.01.2022 Hi everyone, We had our first workshop on Sunday. It was a fun day at the garden filled with community members making their own seed propagation kits and learning how to grow vegies from seeds, including a tour of the garden and lunch with fresh produce from the garden. Thank you everyone that attended and Kaye for your presentation. Kaye is Director of Blue Bee Garden Design, a local Garden Design business specialising in small gardens. Kaye offers: 2 hour onsite consulta...tions, garden design (native gardens, edible gardens, fruit trees and more), pruning and maintenance tidyups and is available for gardening presentations on a variety of topics. Find Kaye at www.bluebeegardendesign.com.au or Facebook @ Blue Bee Garden Design See more

10.01.2022 Hi everyone. We hope you are well. I have some cherry tomatoe seedlings and jerusalum artichokes sprouts if anyone would like some? PM me for collection address. Also, now that gardening work can resume in small groups, we are moving to clean up the site and we are now calling out for any tree stump removalists in our community, or if anyone can assist or recommend someone. They are small stumps in width but there is about 12 of them (see image). We are keen to remove these stumps and start planting some fruit trees

10.01.2022 Hi everyone, we've been successful in obtaining a Yarra Valley Water grant valued at over $5,000. We will soon have a 2000ltr rainwater tank with a gravity fed retractable hose to water our communal beds as well as water saving taps installed inside The Regent Centre.

10.01.2022 Rain won't stop us building the community garden beds. Two frames done, two more to go. We'll need your help to fill them. Come to our working bee on Sunday 31 Jan. Help us finish fill the beds and meet your neighbours. More details will follow.

08.01.2022 A favourite waterwise plant close to any veggie patch is lavender there are 39 species available and the bees will be your best friends!

07.01.2022 Some of the most beautiful spring flowers are the blossoms from fruit trees

06.01.2022 Yum. Look what I found in my garden today. Special time of the year.

04.01.2022 Anyone want a tub of little Jerusalem Artichoke bulbs for planting? Just pulled them out of the garden.

02.01.2022 Great news everyone! We have been successful in receiving one of Darebin City Council Community Recovery Grants. Again thank you to everyone who supported us and especially the Committee for putting in the hard work and thank you to Darebin City Council for supporting this community project.... This means in 2021 we will be able to run a series of gardening workshops at our Regent Community Garden site for the community. We are so excited to be able to do this and we will be planning our calendar of events plus our Grand Opening! So stay tuned plus Regent Community Garden would like to wish all our members and the community a safe and peaceful holiday break.

02.01.2022 Thanks to a Yarra Valley Water community grant, we now have a 2000ltr rain water tank with gravity fed hose. Plumbers will be back on Monday installing water wise taps inside the centre.

02.01.2022 We made tree lanterns in the garden today and shared a relaxing lunch . Join us Sundays 12-3pm (except public holidays). Everyone welcome.