Dromana Community Garden

Membership Information & Expectations

Membership Fee: $20 per year.

This includes:

• Use of the garden and facilities

• Your own garden plot

Members are expected to:

• Keep their plot productive, watered and weed-free

• Weed the area around their plot

• Help maintain the overall garden

About Us

We are a self-funded incorporated organisation run entirely by volunteers, including our Garden Coordinator and Management Committee.

Each year we pay:

• Insurance

• Public liability

• Lease fees to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

Building projects, repairs and ongoing expenses are funded through grants, membership fees and fundraising — fundraising is essential.

We raise funds through:

• A stall at the Dromana Rotary Market

• Sausage sizzles at Rosebud Bunnings

Volunteers are always needed for these events.

Volunteering & Working Bees

• Group working bees are held every Tuesday morning.

• You may tend your plot at any time.

• All members are expected to contribute occasional volunteer hours.

Volunteer tasks may include:

• Weeding and pruning shared areas

• Painting and small repairs

• Art and craft projects

• Mowing

• Trips to the tip

• Keeping sheds tidy

• Rostered watering

• Making tea and coffee on Tuesdays (and cleaning up afterwards)

Garden Areas

The garden includes:

• Orchard areas (front and back) with flower borders

• Four worm farms (maintained by volunteers)

• A Children’s Garden

• A succulent garden

• Nursery, shed and compost areas

• Four Community Plots outside the fence on the nature reserve (planted and maintained by members for community access)

All shared areas require regular weeding and maintenance.

What We Provide

We offer:

• Soil

• Seeds and some seedlings

• Straw and mulch

• Fertiliser

• Frames for netting (if required)

• All tools (must be cleaned and returned after use)

We also provide:

• 4 compost bins for garden waste

• A green Council bin for invasive weeds

Propagation & Nursery

• A propagating area and poly tunnel for growing flowers and vegetables from seed (for garden use or sale)

• Donations of viable seeds are appreciated

• Regular seed and slip propagation sessions

Our shade house nursery:

• Protects and grows seedlings

• Sells garden and house plants

• Open to the public on the second Sunday morning of each month (not during hotter months)

• Volunteers are needed for these sales mornings

Worm Farms

We have several worm farms producing “worm tea” used in the garden and sold to support fundraising.

Events

We hold:

• An Open Weekend (first weekend in October)

• AGM (August)

• End-of-Year Celebration (December)

• Workshops and local garden visits