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Planter box project completed

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Apr 24, 2025

THE planter box project is now complete, with eight planter boxes now in situ in Grant Street.

The planter boxes are located at the Standard Newspaper Office (43 Grant Street), The Dame (88 Grant Street), Dindi Country Clothing (79 Grant Street), Nanna Jan’s soon to return (77 Grant Street), Mensland (86 Grant Street – soon to be installed), Alexandra Community Pharmacy (101 Grant Street), Cafe Alex (109 Grant Street), O’Brien Real Estate (104a Grant Street) and SportsPower (76 Grant Street).

Each participating business will be supplied with a bright green watering can to assist with the care of the plants.

Very special thanks go to the Alexandra Community Shed / Eildon and District Woodworkers Guild (also known as the Woodies) for their beautifully crafted boxes, Yenckens Hardware for the bins and plants and David Leary from Bedrock for the super soil.

Thanks also to Gary Papworth and Ross Thompson who have…

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