Werribee Park Heritage Orchard - Friday Volunteer Sessions

Werribee Park Heritage Orchard provides horticultural training in preserving, growing and selling rare and heritage fruit trees. Volunteers can experience and develop hands-on skills in grafting, pruning, tree planting, fruit picking and tasting, and nursery and orchard maintenance. All this while spending time with like-minded people from across a variety of ages and backgrounds. Other activities include working with School and corporate groups, participating in community events, and running two grafting day festivals each year. New volunteers are always welcome, no experience required.

What to expect:
Volunteers can experience and develop hands-on skills in grafting, pruning, tree planting, fruit picking and tasting, and nursery and orchard maintenance. .Short workshops are regularly held where volunteers have an opportunity to learn about a specific topic and ask questions.

Where to meet:
We meet every Friday morning at the Implement Shed at 9:30 and the session will conclude around 12:30.

What to bring:
Secateurs, garden gloves, metho spray (spray bottle with 30% water and 70% methylated spirits to clean secateurs), closed shoes, safety glasses.
Remember a hat, drink bottle, sunscreen, and mozzie repellent.
We recommend wearing long pants and a long sleeve top.

Registration:
To become a volunteer, register with ParkConnect - https://www.parkconnect.vic.gov.au/Account/Login/Register
and log your expression of interest with WPHO
https://werribeeparkheritageorchard.org.au/volunteer-registration

Directions:
Enter via Gate 5 – off K Road, Werribee.
Turn into the first gate on your left (opposite Shadowfax Winery).
Drive alongside the side of Chirnside Polo Field, following the road to the end - this is the parking area.