Wednesday, 15 October 2025

 Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (10:06): On 12 October I was very pleased to join Merri-bek mayor Helen Davidson to celebrate the good work of the West Brunswick Community Garden at their spring fair. Based out of Dunstan Reserve in West Brunswick, the community garden is 100 per cent volunteer run and brings people from across the neighbourhood together to grow and harvest their own food, promote sustainable choices, support local food security and help strengthen local connections, especially for those living in apartments – sometimes over a vino or two. Congratulations to all the volunteer gardeners, almost 90-strong, for their efforts and for hosting such a welcoming afternoon, including Joel and Judy; I thank them for the chat, the tour and making sure I bought my fair share of tomato plants.