FEDERATION University received a high commendation for the Wayn-Gurr Derrk Indigenous Community Gardens on the Mt Helen campus.<\/p>\n
The gardens were recognised at the Tertiary Education Management Excellence in Community Engagement Awards.<\/p>\n
Launched in March 2018, \u2018Wayn-Gurr Derrk\u2019 provides access to local indigenous foods and education on how to prepare them.<\/p>\n
Local Elders are great supporters of the gardens, and along with the scouts and the kids from the University\u2019s Children\u2019s Centre, frequently visit them.<\/p>\n
Plants in the garden, which in the Wadawurrung language means Good Ground, include Black Plum, Small Leaved Tamarind, Lemon Myrtle, and Red Back Ginger, all of them providing a selection of herbs and edible fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\n
The University sees the project as an important contribution towards its Australia Reconciliation Action Plan by supporting and building relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FEDERATION University received a high commendation for the Wayn-Gurr Derrk Indigenous Community Gardens on the Mt Helen campus. The gardens were recognised at the Tertiary Education Management Excellence in Community Engagement Awards. Launched in March 2018, \u2018Wayn-Gurr Derrk\u2019 provides access to local indigenous foods and education on how to prepare them. Local Elders are great […]<\/p>\n