05-05-2025
CRC'c community garden gets major funding boost to help bring more food to the table for families in need
A regional community garden has been given a major upgrade to help it bring more food to the table for families in need.
The Waroona Community Resource Centre's community garden received a $5000 donation from Alinta Energy last month, enabling the centre to erect a new outdoor shed and buy a brand new rotary hoe.
Waroona CRC manager Stuart MacDonald said the donation had gone a long way to helping the community.
'The community garden is a key service within the shire that provides food to supplement residents' weekly food intakes,' he said.
'People come and buy the product for a gold coin donation ... over 300 community members benefit from the product that we grow.'
The garden has been a standout feature of the CRC since it was established in 2012, being nominated in both 2019 and 2020 in the environment section of the Tidy Towns awards.
Mr MacDonald said it was a surprise for the centre to receive the donation from Alinta, but they were 'absolutely grateful' for it.
'It gives us a feeling of pride that the community garden is so well-received,' Mr MacDonald said.
'A donation of $5000 towards the maintenance and the improvement that we require allows us to keep it running.'
An Alinta Energy spokesperson said the CRC did a lot of good work and they were happy to see their donation going to a good use.
'We think growing fresh fruit and veggies for the community kitchen, and in turn assisting families in need, is terrific,' they said.
'We're very happy to see the donation support that effort.'
They said the donation was made through Alinta's community development program, which delivers funding intending to make positive changes to the community.
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