10,000 Raingardens in Melbourne
Melbourne Water has been working with local councils and the community to build raingardens in public spaces such as streets, parks and schools. The 10,000 Raingardens Program aims to encourage people to build raingardens in their homes.
Tankworks' raised garden beds provide a quick, easy, and aesthetic way to create a raingarden at your home. Raingardens use water efficiently and help protect rivers and creeks.
Melbourne Water is aiming to have 10,000 raingardens installed in the Melbourne area, to help reduce pollution in waterways. You can register your raingarden with the council, to help achieve the target.
You can find lots of information, including a great
how-to video with Trevor Cochrane form the
Garden Gurus, at the
Melbourne Water Raingardens website here.
Maribyrnong City Council has installed raingardens and tree pits as part of the program. Tankworks is giving away a raingargen garden bed to one lucky resident of Maribyrnong in February.
Click through to find out more details.
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