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Community garden vision

A group of local residents are coming together to create a community garden in the Caroline Springs area.

A Facebook post from Hang Van back in February set the wheels in motion to create the CS Community Garden.

CS Community Garden committee chair Sarah Jarman said interest in the garden had grown.

“Within the first two months, of setting up Facebook we already had 140 people interested. The last week and a half another 130 odd people join us,” she said.

Ms Jarman said the committee has lodged a planning permit with Melton council to enable it to create the garden on Boronia Park Drive, Hillside.

Ms Jarman said they wanted to create a garden with a difference.

“We wanted something between a working farm, a community garden and a botanical garden,” she said.

“We want more of a modern feel to our garden, we want to be inviting and inclusive and we want anybody and everybody involved.

“We’re looking for something you can learn from.”

The group is hoping to secure grants and donations to turn its ideas into reality.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cscommunitygarden/

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