Community Garden Trial

On Saturday 12th April, a small group of Norwood folks got

together at the Cheriton St property to set up our trial
Community Garden, which has been in the making for the last
couple of years. Projects like these are really at the heart of
Norwood Neighbourhood Association, so it was exciting to be
finally getting this project off the ground (literally!).
At our last committee meeting we were discussing options for
procuring a shed, when our Vice Chair, Deb, suggested looking
on Gumtree. She straight away pulled out her phone, searched
for sheds, and found one for free in East Perth - what luck!
Upon closer inspection, it was actually on West Pde - merely a
hop, skip and a jump away. So after the meeting, Deb, Anton
and Diane trekked up to the address on the ad, and left a note
saying the NNA would love to take the shed. Before Deb made
it home she got a call from the seller, so they went back to
have a look, and arranged to have it dismantled the following
week. Fast forward to ANZAC Day, and Grant - who gave us the
shed - came down along with Lee, Tracy and Tim, from Summers
St, to re-assemble it at the Community Garden site.
Hows that for community! Not to mention, a gratifying addition
to our impressive collection of recycled and upcycled materials
being used in the garden.
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Worm Farm Workshop
On Saturday 25th May, Mindarie
Regional Council waste
education ofcer, Peg Davies,
will be running a home
composting workshop at our
Community Garden site (at the
back of 34 Cheriton St). The
foam box worm farm she
creates on the day will be given
to one lucky participant!
When: 10am - 12pm, 25 May
RSVP: deborah.rae@gmail.com
Your Vincent, Your Say
The City of Vincent has
published its new Draft
Planning Scheme for residents
and ratepayers to comment on.
Have a look at their website,
yourvincentyoursay.com.au, to
nd out the details and how it
might affect your property, and
to have your say. NB: The
changes relate only to planning
policies, and will not impact on
the work of the NNA.
Neighbourhood
Centre
Stay tuned for more information
coming very soon about the
plans for a future
neighbourhood centre to be
established at 34 Cheriton St.
Well want your input!
NORWOOD
NEWS
May 2014
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Community Garden Beauty Bee ! Sat 31 May
Now that we have the bare bones of the Community Garden
built, we reckon it is time to pretty it up a bit!
Camille and Deb have some good ideas for beautifying the CG
area and turning it into an inviting place where people will enjoy
spending time with each other and getting their hands dirty
cultivating some veggies. We especially want the garden to be
welcoming for our seniors and kids, so we want to get some
bright and cheerful outdoor furniture set up, and get the kids
involved in some painting and decorating, and perhaps making
a scarecrow or two!
We would love for you to join us on Saturday 31st May for our
Beauty Bee! 10am - 4pm; come when it suits you. We will have
an early BBQ dinner in Norwood Park afterwards for anyone
whos keen. Please contact Deb (deborah.rae@gmail.com or
0402 577 840) if you plan to come along & what time, so we can
organise jobs and activities for everyone.
Also, if you have any of the following lying around and would
like to donate it, let Deb know!
-Egg-cartons; empty cherry-tomato or strawberry punnets
-Outdoor timber furniture; paint.
-Mesh (metal or flyscreen material), shade-cloth, plywood and/or
villa board.
-A tree trunk or thick branches that could be sawn into little
seats for the kids.
Contact Details
For general enquiries or to find out more about becoming a
member of the NNA, contact our Chair, Simon Thackrah:
30 Windsor St, Perth
e: simon.thackrah@bigpond.com
m: 0432 476 280
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Ecco Apartments
Its great to see the colourful
ecco buildings, on the corner of
Lord and Summers St, nally
completed and beginning to be
dotted with lights as new
neighbours move in. If you are
new to the area, please get in
touch - wed love to meet you!
Working Groups
Currently the Norwood
Neighbourhood Association (Inc)
is championed by a committee,
which meets roughly once a
month, and until recently much of
our work has been in planning
and putting together proposals.
Now that we have got the
Community Garden set up, and
have built momentum for
projects like the Adopt A Verge
program, we hope to keep the
committee as lean as possible,
and have most of the activities
and projects of the Association
coordinated and carried out by
interest-based working groups.
Suggested groups include:
Local History
Community Garden
Seniors
Fundraising
Neighbourhood Watch
Social Events
If you have a particular interest in
any of the above, or something
else, please let us know!
Recently Claisebrook Rd and Summers St were given a faceli#, with new
bitumen, paved nib!outs at the T!junctions, marked parking spaces, and a
tra$c calming speed bump on Summers St ! which seems to be working!