A community garden needs one special ingredient to make it great – community! Everybody in the neighbourhood has something valuable to contribute to this garden and the MCCG is encouraging all community members to be a part of it. Come to a meeting (held monthly, on the first Monday of every month) and help plan the vision of the garden – help to make it a special place for you.
Become a member
For a $20 yearly fee ($10 concession), come and get your hands dirty; attend meetings, put your name on the list to be a plot holder, share your ideas or skills, nominate yourself for the committee – there are lots of ways you can get involved:
(Please note that becoming a member is not the same thing as applying for a plot. Please click on “apply for a plot” or the link above to be directed to the online application form).
Membership fees
Membership fees can be paid by direct deposit, or cheque:
Direct Deposit
BSB: 633-000
Acct No: 138611835
Acct Name: Merri Corner Community Garden Inc
Narration/Reference: “Your Name MembFees”
Cheque to Merri Corner Community Garden Inc, c/- 6 Nunan Street, Brunswick East 3057
Attend regular meetings
MCCG meetings generally happen on Mondays @ 7pm and are generally held at either the Edinburgh Castle (cnr Albion and Sydney Rd) or at a MCCG Committee Member’s house. All members are welcome to attend!
2012 MCCG Committee Meeting dates
4 June
2 July
6 August
3 September
8 October
5 November
3 December
If you’d like to come to the next meeting, contact us and we’ll keep you in the loop about the venue.
Sponsor or donate to the MCCG!
The garden operates as a cooperative. Are there any other specialty skills or experience that you can offer to the group? i.e. gardening, legal, grants writing, fundraising, public relations, facilitation, trades skills.
Are you able to sponsor, donate money or tools, or provide a service/product to the growth of the garden?
If you’re a local business or tradesperson who wants to support the MCCG, sponsoring the garden is a great way to get behind a great long-term community project that will thrive for many years to come.
And of course, we welcome donations of gardening tools, seedlings, soil, and any other useful bits and pieces that gardeners could use to plant, dig, store, and grow!
Contact us with anything sponsorship related
Become a friend of the MCCG
Maybe you’re not able to come to meetings or not sure just yet where you could be a part of the garden but you’re keen to stay informed of the garden’s progress. Sign up to our newsletter (the form is on the left) and become a friend of the MCCG, and we’ll send you regular updates – and we promise not to bombard your inbox! You can then become a member or donor or sponsor at anytime.
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