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.
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Best House Garden 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Best House Garden Sue-ellen Ta Whera - 1st prize Fiona Marika – 2nd prize |
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