By Chris Thomson | posted on February 22, 2018
AS THE Mount Barker community garden bites the dust, another in Denmark is set to spring forth.
The Weekender recently revealed that Plantagenet shire would direct operators of the community garden on Albany Highway in Mt Barker to return it to its original state after it had, quite literally, gone to seed.
Now, Denmark councillors have agreed that another garden, to be operated by the shire’s Community Resource Centre, be advertised for public comment.
If eventually approved, the 800sqm garden planned for the rear of the historic Morgan Richards Community Centre on Strickland Street will provide fruit, veggies and fungus for its members, who will be drawn from the Denmark community at large.
Like the existing Mt Barker gar- den, the area of the planned Den- mark one is currently unkempt.
At a council meeting on Tuesday night, Denmark shire planner Annette Harbron said the garden idea had been “on the books for many a year”.
“But the difficulty has been to find a partner to take it on,” she said.
Cr Mark Allen said the garden would suit Denmark’s ageing population, but that the CRC and shire would need to ensure ad- equate physical access to the site.
“I just think this is a great community initiative,” he said, before councillors unanimously agreed to put the garden idea out for a minimum 30 days of public consultation.
