COTTON TREE COMMUNITY GARDEN
THE BEGINNINGS
The Cotton Tree Community Garden is situated in the grounds of the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre.
Mark Ellis who is the Community Development Coordinator at the Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre had the idea to turn an otherwise empty space at the centre into a vibrant community garden.
In September 2009 Mark sort local community support for the garden project and within a week he had 43 Local people interested!
Mark was approached by Skill Centered to see if their Cert 11 Horticulture students could be involved. In February 2010,a group of young people built the garden beds as part of their certificate course.
In May 2010 Epic Disabilities and United synergies Get Set For Work Programs also got involved with the project by providing the amazing artwork on the garden beds and the murals on the fence.
The Cotton Tree Community Garden opened on the 26th of June 2010.
Enjoy the photos that follow which are from the beginning to the Open Day.
February 2010
OPEN DAY JUNE 2010
September 2010
