On October 1st, a year since Gerard passed, over 120 of us gathered at Stiggants Reserve in Warrandyte for a “Picnic in the Park” to remember and celebrate Gerard’s life. The weather was perfect. The City of Whitehorse band played a number of...
On Monday February 28th 2022, from 1:30pm – 2:45pm (Melbourne Time), the Austin Health Tracheostomy Patient and Family Forum will continue with it’s series, Continuing Conversations that Count. This particular family and friends forum on The Restorative...
I have been looking through the files on Gerard’s computer and found this! Knowing Gerard for 41 years, I understand how important the garden was to him for his health and well being. He would spend hours out there (much due to necessity as we loved on an acre!)...
From little things, big ideas grow. When Gerard was growing up, he loved watching his father in the garden. When he had the opportunity to have his own garden, he jumped at the chance. It was1984, and he and and his new wife, Sue, moved into a rented unit in...
I have been enjoying “walking” down the path beside VASS and along the Darebin Creek when the weather has been a bit warmer- which hasn’t amounted to too many days of late. I have been enjoying seeing the varieties of wattle coming out. Spring is on...
In this video, Andrew Laidlaw, Global Gardens of Peace, introduces Eckerlsey Garden Architecture (EGA) and their role in creating the Food Forest at VASS
