Food Garden Award Nomination Form
The Food Garden Award recognises Whitehorse residents who have developed an innovative
and creative food garden. The need to grow more food locally is becoming more important as we
realise the benefits of having access to fresh and healthy food that is grown, processed and
distributed in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
The garden may feature anything from vegetables, herbs, bush foods, fruit and nut trees and may
use methods such as no dig, raised beds, hanging baskets, containers and vertical systems.
Nominations are encouraged for all projects, both big and small. Also, past applicants of
the Whitehorse Sustainability Awards (any category) are encouraged to apply.
The winning nomination will receive a Permaculture Consultation with Angelo Eliades from Deep
Green Permaculture, Australia’s first backyard food forest.
Design Aspects
 Common and/or unusual edible species including vegetables, herbs, flowers, bush foods,
fruit and nut trees
 Traditional and/or innovative methods such as no dig, raised beds, hanging baskets,
containers and vertical systems
 Permaculture systems that may include creating compost, worm farms and poultry
 Organic practices including low or no use of pesticides, herbicides and insecticides
 Water efficient devices e.g. dripper watering systems, rainwater tanks, greywater systems
 Natural or environmentally-friendly gardening practices that enhance the productivity of the
garden
Nomination Guidelines and Details
You can nominate yourself or someone you know by including the below:
1. A completed nomination form
2. Minimum of five photographs that support your nomination
Entries close Monday 29 February, 2016.
Send the completed nomination form and photographs to:
Email
Post
Fax
[email protected]
Sustainability Awards 2015, Whitehorse City Council, Locked Bag 2, Nunawading
Delivery Centre VIC 3110
9262 6490
Nominee Details
Full name
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Home Address
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Contact Number
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Email Address
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Nominator Details (if this is not your garden – fill out this section)
Full name
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Contact Number
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Email Address
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Has the nominee been notified of their nomination?
Yes
No
Description
1. Please provide an overall description of the food garden.
2. What kinds of plants are growing in the garden? For example, vegetables, herbs,
bush foods, fruit and nut trees (edible plants only).
3. What kinds of food growing and composting systems are used? For example, no dig,
raised beds, hanging baskets, containers, vertical systems, worm farms, poultry.
4. Are any systems in place to reuse water and other resources? For example, rain water
tank, greywater system, raised beds made from recycled materials.
5. How is excess food produce treated? For example, preserving excess lemons,
sharing with neighbours, composting food scraps.
6. Is gardening knowledge and experience shared with neighbours and the wider
community? If yes, how?
7. Is there anything else you would like to add?
Photographs
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Please include at least five photographs (electronic or hard copies) with captions to support
your nomination. We suggest taking photographs of the garden in the spring to avoid hot
and dry conditions in summer.
Images will be used for the judging process and for promotional purposes.
Ensure that all photographs supplied have the consent of all individuals in them. These
images may be used in any Whitehorse City Council or third party printed or online
publication for the purpose of promoting or highlighting Council work or activities in
perpetuity.
Judging
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All nominations submitted by the closing date will be judged by a panel of Whitehorse
Councillors and Council staff.
If further information is required for judging purposes, a panel representative/s may contact,
visit and/or take additional photos via arrangement.
Do you consent Council to contact the nominee for further information?
Yes
No
Sustainability Awards Night
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The Sustainability Awards Night will be held on Wednesday 13 April, 2016, as a highlight
event of Council’s annual Whitehorse Sustainable Living Week.
Winners will be announced on the evening.
More Information
Visit www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Sustainability-Awards.html
Email [email protected]
Phone Council’s Sustainability Officer on 9262 6363