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After a letterbox drop in the Warners Bay area in December 2008, 26 local residents with a diverse range of skills and backgrounds came together to discuss ideas to create a Community Garden. Since then our group has exploded to over 300 members and supporters, all keen to be involved in the development of Community Garden in the Warners Bay / Eleebana area.

Lake Macquarie City Council is assessing suitable sites for community garden’s in Warners Bay / Eleebana. Feel free to contact Council to find out how the assessment is progressing!

The Warners Bay Community Garden group invites all citizens and businesses in the Lake Macquarie area to join us and put forward your ideas, suggestions and support for our community garden.

For further information about becoming involved, register your support on this site.

News Article and Poll Results

On the 16th August 2010, the Warners Bay Community Garden group submitted a formal complaint to Mr Brian Bell (the General Manager of Lake Macquarie City Council) expressing the dissatisfaction with the councils lack of progress in allocating a site for the garden. Our recent grant is under serious threat of being revoked because this inaction and the formal complaint was deemed necessary by the committee.

The following day, Damon Cronshaw of the Newcastle Herald ran an article on the complaint. As part of this media item, the Herald ran a public poll asking "Do you support a community garden at Bunya Park, Eleebana?". The result of this independent poll was a resounding "Yes, this is the best spot for it".

Many people from the community have expressed their views in the readers comments section on the Herald’s website. WBCG would like to thank those people who took the time to voice their opinions. Many of these comments (both for and against) can be used is a constructive manner to improve the garden concept for the benefit of everyone.

Recent Site Updates

	19-Aug-10	Site updated with Newcastle Herald poll results
	17-Aug-10	New media article (The Post)
	17-Aug-10	Updated Jacaranda Grove photos
	11-Aug-10	New media article (The Post)
	05-Aug-10	New media article (The Herald)
	30-Jul-10	News about Community Builders grant
	27-Jul-10	Updated FAQ explaining membership numbers

What Is Organic Gardening?

Phil Dudman from the ABC Organic Gardener provides an excellent introduction to "what is organic gardening" and how to get started.

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Get Involved

Looking for a hobby? We need volunteers!

There are lots of things we can do as a group whilst we wait for council to decide on a site for the garden. If you would like to find out more, take a look at our Volunteers page. Everyone is welcome to participate and there’s something for the whole family.

Seed Raising
Composting
Market Stalls
Newspaper Pot Making
3L Milk Bottle Collection
Seed Saving
Organic Recipes
Yummy Yard Working Bees