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Gardening Services

ILC Reference NO 91:34:008
Item sourced from ILC NSW database


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Short Description
Gardening maintenance assistance is available in several NSW localities for people who are older and less abled (normally pensioners). Most services are HACC funded and are independent of the other services.

Price Guide
Approx Price: $35.00
Price Date: 21/02/2007
Approx $35 for 2 hours (depending how many people in team)


More Details
. Some services are still being set up.
. Contact the local community centre or the local council to enquire.
. Volunteers carry out the bulk of the low maintenance gardening program.
. The service costs approx $20 per half day

EXISTING SERVICES as at March 2004
Bankstown, Fairfield & Liverpool
Contact: Janice Davies 02 4633 4021
Details: Offer lawn mowing - subsidised by $20.
lawn mowing sub-contracted out. No Gardening

Baulkham Hills
Contact: Dale Grogan (Tues/Thurs) (02) 9686 4543
Details: Gardening - low maintenance type of service. Contractors for lawn mowing.

Blue Mountains
Contact: Sister Janice Long (Wed) (02) 9832 5499
Details: Provide fire hazard reduction. General maintenance.

Canterbury
Contact: Helen Young (02) 9750 9344
Details: Gardening only. No lawn mowing.

Engadine
Contact: Pam Hill (02) 9520 7022

Hornsby & Ku-ring-gai Easy Care Gardening
Contact: Bruce Taylor (02) 9983 1644
Details: Gardening & lawn mowing for frail, aged people and younger people with a disability and their carers.

Inner West
Contact: Elizabeth McDonald (02) 9799 5099
Details: Low maintenance garden conversions. No lawn mowing.

Lower North Shore Easy Care Gardening Service
Contact: Barry Du Fen 02 9427 6425
Details: No lawn mowing

Manly / Warringah
Contact: Eileen Rees (Co - ordinator) Phil Black (Assist Co - ordinator) or Sandra Gillett (Administrator) Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm
(02) 9982 3044
Details: Gardening only. Service provided for frail, aged people and those with disabilities.

Randwick
Contact: 1) Megan Tutt (02) 9349 8200 at Neighbor id at Randwick Info & Comm. Centre
2) Fred Pavola (02) 9683 0204 at Parramatta Periodic Detention Centre
Details: Lawn Mowing & Gardening

Outer Western / Blue Mountains area
Contact: Sister Janice Long & Rita Pace (02) 9832 4599
Details: Lawn mowing mainly, but do a bit of gardening as well. Use contractors - Clients pay $8 per averaged-sized block and limited to 18 cuts per year

St George / Rockdale
Contact: Maria or Katherine Lykos 02 9556 1822
Details: Two teams / week

Woy Woy Easy Care Gardening
Contact: Val Hampson (02) 4341 0414
Details: Been in existence for 8 years. Gardening and pruning only.

Community Assist Lawn mowing: 02 9488 8390 covering from the Harbour to Hawkesbury.


Supplier Information - click to supplier for contacts details
EASY CARE GARDENING SERVICES,   TURRAMURRA, NSW

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