Mirela Gutu, Alain Armansin, Eric Cutts, Gino Benvenuto, Paul Mahony, Rachel Lee, Lucas Sagi, Carol Howell, Deane Hall, Sue Wood, Louise Bailey, Brentwood Park Neighbourhood House manager Amanda Eames, Ray Hofsteede and Noel Stewart officially open the
By Kelly Yates
A MOSAIC plaque was unveiled last week during the opening of a community garden at the Brentwood Park Neighbourhood House.
The Bemersyde Drive centre teamed up with Outlook in Pakenham, a not-for-profit service that supports disadvantaged people, to launch the project in February this year.
The sustainable garden, which was created by six men aged 20 to 60 years who spent one day a week, was officially opened on Tuesday 8 September.
Planter boxes were installed and the clients from Outlook learnt skills such as making no-dig garden beds and planting vegetable seedlings and herbs to use in their cookery group.
Brentwood Park Neighbourhood House manager Amanda Eames said a water tank would be installed in the garden.
“The garden is a fantastic space for both the Outlook clients and the wider community to enjoy,” she said.
“It has provided the Outlook clients with new skills and the ability to grow their own produce.”
Outlook One manager Julie Walton said the clients wanted to create the garden in an effort to give something back to the community.
“They were all absolutely ecstatic and enjoyed all of the hard work,” she said.
“Their self confidence has grown and they are just glowing knowing that they were a part of it.”
