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Garden Competition


Public Housing Gardening Competition 2009

This year more than 50 tenants entered the competition in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Pine Creek and Nhulunbuy. The Darwin Awards Presentation ceremony was held on Monday 5 October at the Jingili Water Gardens. All participants received a certificate of recognition for entering and 16 prizes were awarded to public housing tenants who take pride in their gardens. An awards presentation for Nhulunbuy entrants was held at the home of the winner of the Best House Garden category on Monday 26 October. Katherine winners were announced at a presentation held on Friday 30 October at the Knotts Crossing Resort. 


 Winners for the Darwin area in each category are:

Best House Garden

Jacqui Martin - 1st prize

Delphine Newton - 2nd prize

Merlita Marquez - 3rd prize

Ilda Pedruco - Highly Commended

Best Unit Garden

Milivoje “Mitch” Radovanovic – 1st prize

Li Jin Lay - 2nd prize

Betty Vandenberg - 3rd prize

Eva and John Humphrey - Highly Commended


Best Recently Developed Garden/Best New Garden

Tanida and Norman Barnes - 1st prize

John “JD” Degoumois - 2nd prize

Jenny Howe - 3rd prize

Vikki Riley - Highly Commended


Best Environmentally Friendly Garden

Catherina and Arthur Post - 1st prize

Dora Hunter - Highly Commended Best Communal Garden

Donna Kittel - 1st prize

Valerie Kildare - Highly Commended

 
Winners for the Katherine area in each category are:

Best Complex Garden

Robyn Stewart - 1st prize

Jean O’Connor - 1st prize

Highly Commended

Marion Townsend - Highly Commended

Donald Druery - Highly Commended

Peggy Muir - Highly Commended

Best Unit Garden Neila Boyle - 1st prize

Jean O’Connor – 2nd prize

Peggy Muir – 3rd prize

 

Best House Garden

Ruth Parker - 1st prize

Best Environmentally Friendly Garden

Marion Townsend - 1st prize

Robyn Stewart - Highly Commended

Neryl Wright - Highly Commended

Peter Cooper - Highly Commended

 
Winners for the Nhulunbuy area are:

Best House Garden

Sue-ellen Ta Whera - 1st prize

Fiona Marika – 2nd prize

Public Housing Gardening Competition 2009
Public Housing Gardening Competition 2009
Public Housing Gardening Competition 2009
Public Housing Gardening Competition 2009
Public Housing Gardening Competition 2009
Public Housing Gardening Competition 2009