Grant to help garden grow

A $5000 grant will help the Hills Community Garden in Cockatoo to recruit and train more volunteers.
Gembrook MP Tammy Lobato said the State Government grant would go towards recruiting new volunteers to help establish a community garden while sharing their skills.
“Hills Community Garden will provide a complete social hub, providing opportunities for physical and social activity,” Ms Lobato said.
“The grant will help the group to attract and train new volunteers in a variety of gardening, planning and social development roles,” she said.
CardiniaCasey Community Health Service president Owen Deppeler said the grant would help to promote volunteering opportunities to young people, retirees and people from different cultures.
“More volunteers mean that we can develop and maintain the area for the whole community to access,” he said. “Volunteers make an enormous contribution to our local community.”