Are you our next Reticulation Guru? Thommo's Community Garden Inc Reticulation Guru will help maintain and improve the irrigation systems across our large community garden and nursery in Glen Iris. Thommo's manages dedicated vegetable-growing areas that provide fresh produce for Foodbank a, helping support people in need across the region. This role is perfect for someone with experience in garden reticulation who enjoys practical outdoor work and wants to use their skills to make a genuine community impact.

What you'll be doing:

• Inspecting, maintaining and troubleshooting reticulation systems throughout the garden and nursery.
• Identifying and repairing leaks, blockages and damaged irrigation components.
• Assisting with upgrades and improvements to watering systems.
• Monitoring irrigation efficiency to support healthy plant growth.
• Helping ensure community garden plots, nursery plants and Foodbank vegetable gardens receive consistent and appropriate watering.

Why this matters:

By helping maintain our reticulation systems, you'll support the successful growth of our organic vegetables, seedlings and community garden plots. Your contribution will contribute to our community space that encourages wellbeing, learning, social connection and local food production. You'll also help support the gardens that grow fresh produce for Foodbank.

The best bits

• You can choose your volunteer hours to fit around your current commitments.
• Enjoy a peaceful outdoor environment surrounded by productive gardens.
• Share your knowledge and practical skills with a worthwhile community organisation.
• Be part of a friendly and passionate volunteer community.
• Support local food security initiatives through produce grown for Foodbank.

About you:

• You have experience with garden reticulation or irrigation systems.
• You are practical, reliable and able to solve problems independently.
• You take pride in maintaining systems that support healthy plant growth.
• You are happy to work both independently and alongside other volunteers when required.