Sustainable Garden Quest 2023
In September 2023 the judges felt again very lucky to be treated to such beautiful and diverse gardens and were inspired by the passion and dedication of the competition entrants to utilise waterwise and sustainable techniques.
2023 Category Winners:
Residential (Owner and Tenant combined):
Arthur Ward and Ethel Chinnery
♥ Clever use of recycled household water for garden that makes inventive use of pots – Arthur and Ethel even manage to grow potatoes in rather small pots
Commercial (Business and Industry combined):
Winner: Allison Golsby and Carl Nunan (Allora House)
♥ Innovative techniques to slow down water movement – assisting water absorption across the garden that predominantly consists of natives & provides water sources for local fauna.
Schools:
South Kalgoorlie Primary School
♥ Vegetable Garden engages students and provides constant fresh produce for the creative Hungry Bee Canteen that adapts its meals to vegetables on offer.
Community Organisation:
GIFSA
♥ Well-designed garden with water wise plants and an array of raised vegetable garden beds where participants are actively involved in selecting, planting and harvesting produce.
Edible Garden:
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community Garden
♥ Recent addition of chooks completes cyclical system – Scraps from garden are fed to chooks, chooks’ waste is composted, and compost is reused to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Sustainable Garden Quest 2022
In 2022 the competition again consisted of five separate categories and a report announcing the category winners was published by the Kalgoorlie Miner on the 15th of September 2022. Category winners received a $100.00 Bunnings voucher donated by the business. The judges were impressed with the variety of sustainable techniques used by gardeners to ensure that their gardens will thrive in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder environment and contribute to the sustainability of the region. The Water Corporation remained the major sponsor of the event as it aligns with the Corporation’s vision to promote sustainable water use, with the choice of native, drought-adapted plants being one major judging component.
2022 Competition Winners:
O’Connor Primary School – Winner School Category
Allison Golsby & Carl Nunan – Winners Commercial Category
Mina Orami – Winner Residential Category
South Kalgoorlie Primary School – Winner Edible Garden Category
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community Garden – Winner Community Organisation Category
Check out these water saving gardening tips from The Water Corporation
Sustainable Garden Quest 2021
The 2021 Sustainable Garden Quest saw KBULG team up with Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens to reward 5 hard working gardeners and their gardens. KBULG judged the gardens over the course of 4 hours on a Saturday morning and were thoroughly impressed with the efforts of the the Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents.
Judges were highly impressed with the inclusion of edible plants in many of the gardens, use of chickens, compost and worm farms to help reduce waste to landfill, water saving initiatives and the push for education in more sustainable gardening practices. One highlight of the day was one gardener establishing bee hives and using flowering plants in the garden to produce honey, with the decline of bee populations world wide it was fantastic to see a residents establishing better habitat and supporting healthy bee populations.
Native plants were another feature of the day as many gardeners have increased the planting of natives in their gardens building better habitat for the local fauna, reducing water consumption as the plants are adapted for our semi-arid environment and improving the visual amenity of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who entered their garden.
WINNER of the Residential – Mandy Bourke ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Kids on Carrington Child Care Centre ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of School Garden – O’Connor Primary School ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of Edible Garden – Sarah Mason & Nick Reynolds ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of Community Organisation – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community Garden ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
Encouragement award – Pringle Village (Bunnings gift voucher)
Encouragement award – Bryce Greatorex (Bunnings gift voucher)
Encouragement award – John & Pat Fanetti (Bunnings gift voucher)
Encouragement award – Carol Fuller (KBULG gift voucher)
Encouragement award – Boulder Primary School (KBULG gift voucher)
Encouragement award – Rydges (KBULG gift voucher)
Sustainable Garden Quest 2020
Gardening waits for no pandemic as we found out in our 2020 Sustainable Garden Quest.
2020 was a very unpredictable and unsettling year for people of all walks of life and while Covid-19 may have stopped us from getting out and about into the wider world it didn’t stop people getting into the garden.
Our judges were impressed with the effort people put into making their gardens not only water wise but also sustainable, edible gardens were not only a source of pride but also sustainability, especially those whose gardens who showcased water tanks.
Travelling around Kalgoorlie-Boulder visiting the different gardens made the judges realize that many of the city’s residents are endeavoring to maintain gardens which are not only suitable for our semi-arid climatic conditions but are also attractive, well-maintained, aesthetically pleasing.
WINNER of the Residential – Suzanne & Peter Burger ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Kids on Carrington Child Care Centre ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of School Garden – North Kalgoorlie Primary School ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of Edible Garden – John Fanetti ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
WINNER of Community Organisation – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community Garden ($250 Goldfields Little Loads and Gardens voucher)
Encouragement award – Rydges Kalgoorlie (KBULG gift voucher)
Sustainable Garden Quest 2019
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group’s (KBULG) QUEST for Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s most sustainable garden was once again a huge success.
Residents of Kalgoorlie-Boulder were challenged to show off a variety of water saving techniques, smart landscaping and other innovative garden practices in their own gardens to showcase sustainable gardening.
All aspects of creating and maintaining a waterwise and sustainable garden were considered by the judges, including the overall appearance, colour & tidiness of gardens and verges.
Judges were particularly impressed with the amount of effort and planning which had gone into the many different gardens and the use of a variety of native species, edible plants, mulch and weed-free verges.
Travelling around Kalgoorlie-Boulder visiting the different gardens made the judges realize that many of the city’s residents are endeavouring to maintain gardens which are not only suitable for our semi-arid climatic conditions but are also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing.
Garden styles varied greatly and native, cottage, Vegetable, formal and informal gardens, small and large were presented for judging.
WINNER of the Residential (Owner)– Suzanne & Peter Burger
WINNER of the Residential (Tenant) – Coll Benstead
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Boulder Discovery Park
WINNER of School Garden – O’Connor Primary School
WINNER of Edible Garden – Sarah Campbell
WINNER of Community Organisation – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community Garden
Sustainable Garden Quest 2018
WINNER of the Residential Back Garden – Bryce & Sharon Greatorex
WINNER of the Residential Front Garden – Maureen Hartley
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club
WINNER of Edible Garden – Sarah, Lachlan & Jared Campbell
WINNER of Community Organisation – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community Garden
Sustainable Garden Quest 2017
WINNER of the Residential – Sarah Campbell
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Kalgoorlie Boulder Race Club
WINNER of School Garden – Boulder Primary School
WINNER of Edible Garden – 1st Boulder Scouts Group, Boulder
WINNER of Community Organisation – Kalgoorlie Boulder Community Garden
Sustainable Garden Quest 2016
KBULG’s Sustainable Garden Quest has become an important spring event and in 2016 again served its purpose in promoting, educating, and awareness-raising about opportunities and varied techniques for waterwise gardening. With seven separate categories and winners announced at Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Spring Festival, the annual event significantly contributes to increasing residents’ interest in landscaping with innovative ideas for waterwise gardening, which greatly enhances the street-scape of Kalgoorlie – Boulder.
WINNER of the Residential – Peter Mitrasinovich
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Mrs C Bensted, Trafalgar Gardens Boulder
WINNER of School Garden – North Kalgoorlie Primary School
WINNER of Edible Garden – Melissa Thompson
WINNER of Community Organisation – 1st Boulder Scouts Group, Boulder
Sustainable Garden Quest 2015
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group’s (KBULG) QUEST for Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s most water-efficient and innovative garden was once again been a great success in 2015. Competition judges using set criteria said the standard of nominations were extraordinarily high across all categories, with only a matter of points separating the Winners.
All aspects of creating and maintaining a waterwise and energy-efficient garden were considered by the judges, including the overall appearance, colour & tidiness of gardens and verges.
Judges were particularly impressed with the amount of effort and planning which had gone into the many different gardens and the use of a variety of native species, edible plants, mulch and weed-free verges.
Travelling around Kalgoorlie-Boulder visiting the different gardens made the judges realize that many of the city’s residents are endeavouring to maintain gardens which are not only suitable for our semi-arid climatic conditions but are also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing.
Garden styles varied greatly and native, cottage, Vegetable, formal and informal gardens, small and large were presented for judging.
WINNER of the Residential – Ian & Leila Worth, Lamington
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Mrs Coll. Benstedt & Tenants, Piesse Street Apartment Block, Boulder
WINNER of School Garden – Goldfields Baptist College
WINNER of Edible Garden – Sarah & Graeme Campbell
WINNER of Community Organisation – 1st Boulder Scouts Group, Boulder
Sustainable Garden Quest 2014
Winners of the 2014 Sustainable Garden Quest were announced at the Goldfields’ Spring Festival on Sunday, 12th of October 2014, and the competition again served its purpose in promoting, educating, and awareness-raising about opportunities and varied techniques for water-wise gardening. In 2014 KBULG introduced the new category Schools and amended the existing category structure, resulting in a separate category for Community Organisation. The Edible Garden category, introduced in 2013, featuring vegetables, fruit and bush tucker, was again a major highlight of the competition.
Winning entries were selected from following five categories: Residential (Owner & Tenant combined), Commercial (Business and Industry combined), Schools, Community Organisation, and Edible Garden. Gardens were assessed on innovative techniques to enhance sustainability and water-efficiency, along with the overall appearance of gardens and their tidiness.
Entries were plentiful and varied, and the judges were highly impressed by the presented efforts showcasing techniques to create visually attractive, well-maintained gardens that can be successfully managedunder local semi – arid conditions. Judges were especially pleased to witness a pronounced tendency towards gardening with natives and low-water use plants.
Bergie’s Soils again provided the major sponsorship for the events, donating 50% of the gift vouchers. Outback Energy and the Kalgoorlie Miner also sponsored the competition through free advertising, facilitating the overall great success of the competition.
WINNER of the Residential – Christie Nichole, Lamington
WINNER of Commercial (Business & Industry) – Rydges Kalgoorlie
WINNER of School Garden – Goldfields Baptist College
WINNER of Edible Garden – Sarah & Graeme Campbell, West Kalgoorlie
WINNER of Community Organisation – 1st Boulder Scouts Group, Boulder
Sustainable Garden Quest 2013
The 2013 Sustainable Garden Quest attracted plenty participants across the categories with garden styles varying greatly; native, cottage, cactus, formal and informal gardens were all presented for judging.
Again this year the judges were pleased to see many Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents making an effort to have gardens which are suitable to our semi-arid climatic conditions, but are also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. It was also great to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether, high water use lawns and gardens.
Bergie’s Soils were the major sponsor of the 2013 competition, donating $1500 worth of prizes including gift vouchers and trailer loads of mulch, Western Power and the Kalgoorlie Miner also sponsored the competition, providing free advertising.
WATERWISE GARDEN COMPETITION WINNERS
RESIDENTIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Sarah Campbell, O’ Byrne Crescent, West Kalgoorlie
2nd- Steve Leipold, Tumbarri Way, Hannans
3rd – Sharon Grundie, Clancy St, Boulder
Tenant Maintained Winner
Betty Pollard, Egan St, Kalgoorlie
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Quality Inn, Forrest St, Kalgoorlie
SCHOOL
John Paul College, Lionel St, Kalgoorlie
EDIBLE GARDEN – RESIDENTIAL
1st – Sarah Campbell, O’ Byrne Crescent, West Kalgoorlie
EDIBLE GARDEN – COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Golden Mile Loopline Railway Society, Boulder
Sustainable Garden Quest 2012
The 2012 Sustainable Garden Quest had many nominations across the categories with garden styles varying greatly; native, cottage, cactus, formal and informal gardens were all presented for judging.
The judges were pleased to see many Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents making an effort to have gardens which are suitable to our semi-arid climatic conditions, but are also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. It was also great to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether, high water use lawns and gardens.
Bergie’s Soils were the major sponsor of the 2012 competition, donating $1500 worth of prizes including gift vouchers and trailer loads of mulch, Western Power and the Kalgoorlie Miner also sponsored the competition, providing free advertising.
WATERWISE GARDEN COMPETITION WINNERS
RESIDENTIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Cheryl Hyder, Wright Court, O’Connor
2nd- Wemyss Family, Bourke Street, Kalgoorlie
3rd – Matt Priest, Addis St, Lamington
Tenant Maintained Winner
Betty Pollard, Egan St, Kalgoorlie
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Kalgoorlie Precast Concrete, Carnegie St, Kalgoorlie
SCHOOL
St Mary’s Primary School, Dugan St, Kalgoorlie
Sustainable Garden Quest 2011
Many entries were received across the categories with garden styles varying greatly; native, cottage, cactus, formal and informal gardens were all presented for judging.
The judges were pleased to see many Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents making an effort to have gardens which are suitable to our semi-arid climatic conditions, but are also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. It was also great to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether, high water use lawns and gardens.
Bergie’s Soils were the major sponsor of the 2011 competition, donating $1500 worth of prizes including gift vouchers and trailer loads of mulch. The Kalgoorlie Miner also sponsored the competition, providing free advertising.
KBULG wishes to thank all the entrants for participating in the Waterwise Garden Competition and all the sponsors for making the competition possible.
WATERWISE GARDEN COMPETITION WINNERS
RESIDENTIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Wemyss Family, Bourke Street, Kalgoorlie
2nd -Neville Rodda, Richardson St, Boulder
3rd – Susan Day, Gilberton St, Kalgoorlie
Tenant Maintained Winner
Kaye Maynard, Buller St, Kalgoorlie
Sustainable Garden Quest 2010
The 2010 Water Wise Garden Competition had many nominations across the categories with garden styles varying greatly; native, cottage, cactus, formal and informal gardens were all presented for judging.
The judges were pleased to see many Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents making an effort to have gardens which are suitable to our semi-arid climatic conditions, but are also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. It was also great to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether, high water use lawns and gardens.
Bergie’s Soils were the major sponsor of the 2010 competition, donating $1500 worth of prizes including gift vouchers and trailer loads of mulch. The Kalgoorlie Miner also sponsored the competition, providing free advertising.
KBULG wishes to thank all the entrants for participating in the Waterwise Garden Competition and all the sponsors for making the competition possible.
WATERWISE GARDEN COMPETITION WINNERS
RESIDENTIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Melissa Drummond, Lamington
2nd – Clayton Davy’s, Ward St, Lamington. Tie for 2nd: Sarah Campbell, O’ Byrne Crescent, West Kalgoorlie
3rd – John Pearson, Varden St, Lamington
Tenant Maintained Winner
Mrs Coll Bensted and the Tenants, Piesse Street, Kalgoorlie
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Winner – City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Maritana Street Bridge Works
Sustainable Garden Quest 2009
The 2009 Kalgoorlie-Boulder annual Waterwise Garden Competition was another great success with the standard of nominations extraordinarily high and over 30 nominations received. The judges found it extremely difficult to judge especially across the residential owner maintained garden.
The 2009 competition particularly focused on all aspects of creating and maintaining a Waterwise garden, the overall appearance, colour and tidiness of gardens and verges. The Judges this year were particularly looking at the effort and love gardeners placed into the gardens.
The competition showed that people are recognizing the importance of conserving water and was demonstrated in many gardens. The judges were extremely impressed at the entrant’s ability to identify low water use plants and there was an increased use of mulch, stones and paving in the gardens, with several gardens clearly demonstrating that alternative ground covers mixed in with waterwise plantings can make very unique and attractive garden. It was great to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether, high water use lawns and gardens.
Garden styles varied greatly, native, cottage, cactus/succulent, formal and informal gardens where presented for judging. $1200 worth of Bergie’s vouchers and 6 trailer loads of mulch donated by Bergies soils were won.
The highest scoring garden, in the Residential Owner Maintained Category was Lynda and Lindsay Fosbery’s garden of Ward Street, Lamington. Their garden stood out as the most well presented waterwise garden. The judges were impressed with the amount of care, thought and love that had gone into the garden and is a real credit to its owners. This garden had placed 3rd in the 2008 Annual Waterwise Garden Competition.
KBULG wishes to thank all the entrants for participating in the Waterwise Garden Competition and all the sponsors for making the competition possible.
WATERWISE GARDEN COMPETITION WINNERS
RESIDENTIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Lynda and Lindsay Fosbery, Ward St, Lamington
2nd – Jenny Anderson , Gilberton St, Kalgoorlie
3rd – Rick Dingle, Turich Way, Kalgoorlie
Tenant Maintained Winner
Mrs Coll Bensted and the tenants, Piesse Street Kalgoorlie
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Winner – City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Administration Buildings, Hannan St
Sustainable Garden Quest 2008
The 2008 Kalgoorlie-Boulder annual Waterwise Garden Competition was a great success with over 30 nominations received.
This year’s competition particularly focused on all aspects creating and maintaining a waterwise garden, the overall appearance, colour and tidiness of gardens and verges.
The judges were particularly impressed with the amount of effort and planning which had gone into the many different gardens and the use of native and exotic species, mulch and weed free verges. It was great to see that many Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents were endeavoring to have gardens which are suitable to our semi-arid climatic conditions but also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. It was also fantastic to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether, high water use lawns and gardens.
Garden styles varied greatly, native, cottage, cactus/succulent, formal and informal gardens where presented for judging. $1200 worth of McBrides gardening vouchers and 6 trailer loads of mulch donated by the Water Corporation were won by the highest scoring entrants in each category.
The highest scoring garden was Delma Daw and Lou Lagrange’s garden of Lyall St, Lamington. Their garden stood out as the most well presented waterwise garden. It showed that a lot of thought has gone into the layout and plantings, with sculptured paths, retaining walls and a diversity that flows throughout the entire garden. The garden showcases a range of Waterwise plants blending both native and exotic plants. This fully reticulated garden contains no lawn and is fully mulched. This garden is a real credit to its owners.
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group wishes to thank all the entrants for participating in the Waterwise Garden Competition and all the sponsors for making the competition possible.
WATERWISE GARDEN COMPETITION WINNERS
RESIDENTIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Delma Daw and Lou Lagrange, Lyall Street, Lamington
2nd – Morrie Goodz and Robin Londsdale, Lyall Street, Lamington
3rd – Lynda Fosbery, Ward Street, Lamington
Tenant Maintained
Finalist – Colin Bassett, Ramus Circle, Somerville
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Owner Maintained
Winner – City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Administration Building
Professionally landscaped
Winner – Mining Hall of Fame, Goldfields Hwy
COMMUNITY
Winner – Burt Street Streetscape
Runner Up – Goldfields Childcare
Sustainable Garden Quest 2007
The 2007 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Annual Waterwise Garden Competition had over 20 entrants vying for $1200 worth of Waldecks gardening vouchers and 8 trailer loads of mulch donated by the Water Corporation.
The Judges were particularly impressed with the entrants gardens, which featured Goldfields native plants and/or waterwise plants, mulch and weed free verges. Travelling around and judging the gardens allowed the judges to see that many Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents are making an effort to have gardens which are suitable to our semi-arid climatic conditions but also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. It was great to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether, high water use lawns and gardens.
Garden styles varied greatly, native, cottage, cactus, formal and informal gardens where presented for judging.
The highest scoring garden overall was a garden in the Residential Owner Maintained Category. Tania Kentish’s garden of Carrington St, South Kalgoorlie stood out as a lovely, well presented waterwise garden. Whilst being relatively young, at just 3 years old, as the plants mature it will continue to develop into a beautiful garden. It showed that a lot of thought has gone into the layout and plantings, utilising quite a variety of plants, including callistemons, grevillias, acacias and myoporum, alongside, seaside daisys and dietes. This fully reticulated garden contains no lawn and they have also created a garden on their verge consisting of waterwise and tough native plants including several different eucalypts, cassias, eremophilas and succulent groundcovers. Many of the plants in this verge garden were grown by the KBULG Native Plant Group, purchased through KBULGS Annual nursery clearout sale.
KBULG wishes to thank all the entrants for participating in the Waterwise Garden Competition and all the sponsors for making the competition possible.
WATERWISE GARDEN COMPETITION WINNERS
RESIDENTIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Tania Kentish, Carrington Street Kalgoorlie
2nd – Lynda Wraight, Lyall Street Kalgoorlie
3rd – Richard Allen, Addis Street Kalgoorlie
Tenant Maintained
1st – Mrs Bensted and the tenants, 33 Piesse Street Kalgoorlie
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Owner Maintained
1st – Kingston Surveys, Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie
2nd – Collins Street Surgery, Collins Street Kalgoorlie
Professionally Landscaped
1st – Kalgoorlie-Boulder City Council – Council Gazebo Gardens
COMMUNITY
1st – Kalgoorlie Primary School, Dugan Street Kalgoorlie
Sustainable Garden Quest 2008
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s annual Waterwise Garden Competition 2006 was again hotly contested with entrants vying for $1200 worth of Waldecks-Kalgoorlie gardening vouchers and 6 trailer loads of mulch donated by the Water Corporation.
Typically those gardens that were successful had little or no lawn, a variety of Waterwise and local native plants on drip type reticulation and were weed free. The gardens that had an attractive layout and used coarse, environmentally friendly mulch were also held in high regard.
Winners of the 2006 Waterwise Garden Competition were:
RESIDENTIAL – Owner/Occupier
Tania Kentish, 50 Carrington St
Steve Leipold, 41A Lyall St
Robin Lonsdale and
Morrie Goodz, 132 Lyall St
Ian & Leila Worth, 98A Ward St
COMMUNITY
Family Training Institute, Wilson St O’Connor
Special Ed Garden, Osmetti Dve
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL –
Small Owner Maintained
Goodz & Associates GMC P/L, 134 Lyall St
Dr A Schmidt, 27 Charlotte St
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL –
Professionally Landscaped
Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame
Broadwater Resort Hotel
Sustainable Garden Quest 2009
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s annual Waterwise Garden Competition was again in full swing this year with entries vying for $1300 worth of Waldecks-Kalgoorlie gardening vouchers and 6 trailer loads of mulch donated by the Water Corporation. Thanks to these sponsors.
Of the entries received more than half were awarded prizes. Typically those gardens that were successful had little or no lawn, had a variety of Waterwise and local native plants on drip type reticulation, and were weed free. The gardens that had an attractive layout and were using coarse, environmentally friendly mulch were also held in high regard.
The Winners of the 2005 Waterwise Garden Competition are:
RESIDENTIAL — OWNER/OCCUPIER
- Andrew & Clare Kirke
- Tania Kentish
- Paul Thorbjornsen
- Katina De Sousa
RESIDENTIAL — TENANT MAINTAINED
- Sue Mazzuchelli
- Vicky Brown
- Kymberlee O’Loughlin
- Sarah Wilkinson
COMMUNITY
- St Mary’s Primary School
- O’Connor ESC3 Primary School
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
- Mining Hall of Fame
- Broadwater Resort Hotel
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- Kalgoorlie Pet Motel
Sustainable Garden Quest 2004
The Waterwise Garden Competition was again in full swing this year with 35 entries.
$1400 worth of Waldecks-Kalgoorlie gardening vouchers and 7 trailer loads of mulch donated by the Water Corporation were available to be won.
Typically those gardens that were successful had little or no lawn, had a variety of Waterwise and local native plants on drip type reticulation, and were weed free. The gardens that had an attractive layout and were using coarse environmentally friendly mulch were also held in high regard.
The winners of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group Waterwise Garden Competition for 2004 are:
RESIDENTIAL – OWNER/OCCUPIER
- Mathew and Robin Carter – 28 Hampden Street, Kalgoorlie
- Dianne Panzich – 18 Turich Way, Boulder
- Candice Brown – 92 Lyall Street, Kalgoorlie
RESIDENTIAL – TENANT MAINTAINED
- Yvette Hargreaves – 3 Trythall Place, Hannans
- Robert Singer – 18 Lewis Street, Kalgoorlie
- Kymberlee O’Loughlin – 6 Nankiville Road, Hannans
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND WORKS – Homeswest
- Mrs Sherlie Wakeman – 38A Evans Street, Boulder
- Ramone Glasgow – 75 Vivian Street, Boulder
COMMUNITY
- O’Connor ESC3 Primary School
- Wongutha Birnie Aboriginal
- Kalgoorlie Primary (Pre-primary)
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
- Placer Dome Asia Pacific, Paddington
- tie: Broadwater Resort & Mining Hall of Fame
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 577 Hannan Street
Sustainable Garden Quest 2003
This year’s Waterwise Garden Competition was a great success with 29 entries. This year’s competition particularly focused on waterwise gardens and the overall appearance, colour and tidiness of gardens and verges.
$1000 worth of Waldecks-Kalgoorlie gardening vouchers and 7 trailer loads of mulch donated by the Water Corporation were available to be won.
Landcare Officer, Kylie Payne said she was particularly impressed with the gardens with Goldfields native plants, mulch and weed free verges. Travelling around and judging the gardens we were able to see that many Kalgoorlie-Boulder residents are making an effort to have gardens which are suitable to our semi-arid climatic conditions but also attractive, well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. It was great to see that a number of residents are also maintaining their verges and reducing or removing altogether high water use lawns and gardens.
The winners were Robin Lonsdale and Morrie Goodz of 134 Lyall Street. Their waterwise garden full of Goldfields native plants has been developed over less than two years. They have used lipia grass as a waterwise alternative to lawn and mulched all of the garden beds with coarse enviro-mulch. Plants included a number of varieties of Eremophila (which means “desert loving”), also known as emu bushes. These come in a variety of flower colours including yellow, red, purple and pink, and a variety of leaf shapes and colours. The garden attracts many birds and butterflies.
The winner was presented with their prize by the Minister for Works, Housing and Government Enterprises, Mr Nick Griffiths.
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group wishes to thank all the entrants for participating in the Waterwise Garden Competition and all the sponsors for making the competition possible.
Winners
The winners of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Urban Landcare Group Waterwise Garden Competition for 2003 are:
RESIDENTIAL
- Robin Lonsdale and Morrie Goodz – 134 Lyall Street, Kalgoorlie
- Jim and Andrea Williams – 3 Emery Close, Kalgoorlie
- Peter and Jan Broadbent – 38 Balfour Street, Kalgoorlie
TENANT MAINTAINED
- K Aue – 229 Wittenoom Street, Boulder
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/COMMUNITY — Highly Commended
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Business Development Centre – 171 Piccadilly Street
- Goldfields Telephone Service – 24 Percy Road
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder – Hannan Street and Burt Street streetscape plantings
Sponsors
- Waldecks
- The Golden Mail
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- KCGM
- MPI Mines
- Placer Dome Asia Pacific
- Water Corporation
- Western Power
- WMC Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter
