Garden offers year-round support

A VEGETABLE garden providing “valuable support” to the residents at the Lighthouse Foundation in Frankston is now operating year-round. The Lighthouse Foundation runs homes for young people experiencing homelessness. People living in the homes are assisted by carers.

The vegetable garden at the Lighthouse Frankston home can now operate year-round after the purchase of a 2500 litre rainwater tank. The tank was purchased with the help of a South East Water community grant and a donation from Priority Plumbing.

Lighthouse Foundation grant manager Geraldine Taylor said the garden provided “valuable support for the physical and mental wellbeing of residents at the home.” “We’ve been able to convert what was an empty space into a welcome environment for leisure, therapeutic care, education, and connection building between the community and the vulnerable youth living in the home,” Taylor said. “We are very grateful to South East Water and Priority Plumbing.”

First published in the Frankston Times – 21st May 2024