During Term 4 last year, the VCAL group were successful in gaining a grant from the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools. Using the funds, the class designed and created an Indigenous garden. Working in teams the students learned valuable skills that would be transparent and necessary in the workplace. They looked at Work Health and Safety of the working area, planning, budgeting and purchasing.

With the assistance of the College groundsman Mr Charlie Giordimaina, the students were guided in implementing an irrigation system, planting native trees and shrubs and moving a whole lot of soil and bark.  

Over the summer break, the garden continued to grow and was overtaken by the native weeds. This year’s VCAL class has started the clearing of weeds, planting new shrubs and getting it back to its original condition. This is a great starting point for working in a group and the students are excited by the prospect of working on various projects throughout the year.

Thank you to Charlie, Tim and Tanya for supporting the students during the project.