The Hilton Harvest Community Garden’s Sasha Wray was one of three finalists named in the Bethanie Individual Volunteer Medallion category for her work with the intergenerational gardening group Buds n Blooms.
Ms Wray said the role had allowed her to reach out to elders living in the community, both at home or in a residential care facility.
“For many elders it’s a social event but they are also stimulated by the sensory experience of the garden and start to reminisce about the past,” she said.
“Buds n Blooms has been one of those projects that just seemed to take a life of its own and I have had a lot of support in making it happen.
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“It is an honour to be nominated and I am very grateful and humbled.”
Winners will be announced on September 23.