Gardens to help resident bloom in Ararat and Willaura

THE Victorian Government is brightening the lives of Victorians living in Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services with $1.68 million in grants to improve or construct kitchen gardens.
Minister for Ageing Ingrid Stitt recently announced more than 70 aged care services have received funding through the second round of the Public Sector Residential Aged Care Services (PSRACS) and Community Kitchen Garden Initiative.
Among the grants are $5,000 for Parkland House and Willaura Nursing Home and a further $10,000 for Garden View Court Hostel and 70 Lowe Street.