More than 40 volunteers recently gathered at Rotary Park in Warragul to plant native grasses along path borders to the indigenous art garden.
The new indigenous art garden was created by the Warragul Rotary Club as a project to celebrate more than 100 years of Rotary service in Australian and New Zealand and as a gift to the Warragul community.
Representatives from GJ Gardner Homes helped to lay weed mat to assist with the planting of the grasses while a team from the Warragul Scout Group was on hand to plant and water the new garden.
Rotarians, friends of Rotary and volunteers from the Warragul Uniting Church finished off the job by loading barrow loads of mulch onto the garden.
Warragul Rotary president Chris Drenen was heartened by the effort of volunteers.
"So many people from different organisations attended and the teamwork was inspirational," he said. "Thank you to everyone who organised, attended, prepared morning tea – without your efforts, the park would not be what it is."
The project was inspired by a painting by local Kurnai artist, Dr Aunty Eileen Harrison, called Art From the Air. The club purchased the painting from Dr Harrison and it is now on permanent display at the West Gippsland Art Centre.
Mr Drenen encouraged community members to go and experience the new garden.
"Visit the park in Latrobe St to experience the garden that creates a likeness of the original painting in the landscape. Meander the pathways to the central meeting place to marvel at the tall timber totems carved with animals and access the QR codes to hear Kurnai stories," Mr Drenan said.