Growing Our Gardens with Sophie Thompson

Join us for a great day with ABC Gardening Australia's Sophie Thomson for a visit in Murchison!

When:: Monday 24th of June, 2024, at 9:00am to 12:30pm
Where:: Murchison Community Garden & Murchison Primary School, Impey Street, Murchison.
Cost:: FREE - No registration required
Contact:: Resilience in Recovery Team - Email or call 0422 171 738.

Sophie will be sharing her experience on the power of gardening for wellbeing, the benefits of growing your own food at home or in a shared garden, and offering practical tips to help you succeed.

This special event will include:

9.00am - 10.30am: A visit to the Murchison Community Garden, where you can learn more about this wonderful local initiative, and more about how you can get involved.
Free bacon and egg breaky roll at the Murchison Community Garden thanks to the Murchison Men's Shed
10.30am - 12.30pm: A presentation from Sophie at the Murchison Primary School on connecting community to shared projects and how you can improve your own garden.
Highlighting the Murchison Primary School’s garden project and its impact on students and the community
Free lunch to be shared at the Murchison Primary School

Whether you’re a Murchison resident eager to discover more about the community garden and school project, or you're involved in another community project and want to see what’s happening in Murchison to bring these ideas to your project, this event is for you!

Come along and be part of this exciting opportunity to learn from Sophie Thomson and connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts. We look forward to seeing you there!

This activity is generously funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments in response to the October 2022 flood event which impacted Victorian communities in Greater Shepparton.