INGLEWARD Landcare Group have their sights set on their next project, rejuvenating the Inglewood Botanical Gardens.
“It’s a spot with loads of potential,” Ingleward Landcare Group’s organiser Katie Gillet said. 
Katie started the Ingleward Landcare Group four months ago and organised their first project as a part of Clean Up Australia Day, now she’s ready to tackle their next big project. 
“We wanted to focus on something to get people motivated,” Katie said. “So we decided on the Botanical Gardens, since we’ve had lots of interest already, especially from the Inglewood and District Historical Society and Inglewood Development and Tourism.”
The group are hosting a community barbeque on Sunday for people to come and share their ideas for the gardens. “We plan to do a walk around the gardens to share some historical information and to get some ideas from the community about how the gardens can be developed,” Katie said. 
“It’s really important to us that we get community input for this, it’s not just about what we want to do, it’s about what benefits the community.”
The gardens were originally opened in August 1868 but closed in 1885 due to the cost of maintenance and a decline in use. The Inglewood Lions Club took over the care of the area in 1997. 
“There’s so many options for what we could do with the gardens, its five acres and has a small pond as a part of it as well, there’s so much history attached to the place as well,” Katie said.