An email from Anjea Travers about the next meeting of the Lakeside Drive Community Garden -
Dear Friends of the Lakeside Drive Community Garden,
The special Monday night meeting, held on Monday 22nd March has resulted in the beginning draft of a public spaces policy and the contacting of local community organisations about training for LDCG members; more information about this to follow in the coming weeks.
Following the Darwin City Council (DCC) ordinary meeting, we will be working with DCC on a community consultation process. This will involve members from CDU, LDCG, DCC and external consultants and will look to take place over the coming months. Discussion about this process will be had at the next meeting.
Some more news from the LDCG team…
- The Grounds and Maintenance team will be working to gather tenders for the connection of water on site and the Funding team will be ensuring the LDCG bank balance sees the process through. The Governators have been working hard on policy documents that provide the foundational support for the garden. The Events team have all sorts of fun things planned which will see the profile of LDCG (as well as some funds) raised during the dry season – look out for them and bring your friends along. The Design team are taking a well earned breather after the first draft was brought to the table. The Education team are currently planning the second series of Grow Your Own Workshops, which are tentatively booked for the May/June period.
- LDCG has also started working with CDU Design and Architecture students to provide plans for building structures for the garden and a possible website design. There’s excitement afoot and it’s great to have you all behind the project as we move forward.
The next meeting will be held on Monday 29th March, 5:30pm for a 5:45pm start – 7:30pm at the Alawa Hall. For information about finding the Alawa Hall, please see our websitewww.cdu.edu.au/ldcg.
