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Gawari Mada.

The Holt community has established a Micro-Forest, food forest and nature play area within suburban Holt. Our crowdfunding campaign ran throughout June 2021 and together we successfully raised $25,060 for our project. We have also been successful with two grant submissions. Our first community planting days were held from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 May 2022. We continue to care for the park through regular working bees. Keep an eye on the blog posts for all the latest news and events. All welcome!

You are invited to join the discussion on our Facebook Group and follow our journey on Instagram.

Our project at a glance

• 1,500 native plants.
• Earthworks to harvest water and enrich soil quality.
• A nature play space and edible food forest.
• The community have been involved in all stages including site selection, design, planting and maintenance.

Gawari Mada Micro-Forest and Food Forest can be found at the Boyle Place Playground (opposite the Holt Shops across Beaurepaire Crescent).

We work closely with the Traditional Custodians of this land, the Ngunawal people.

Our Indigenous park name is Gawari Mada, meaning Bush Land, reflective of the history of this area and the journey of our community.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community. We pay our respects to all Elders past, present and emerging. We also acknowledge the Elders of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, on whose land we live and work. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and acknowledge their deep knowledge of the earth.