Costa Georgiadis urges a local focus in Blitzin’ the Border permablitz plan
“Just going and introducing yourself to two other people here today is more valuable than anything I can say.”
Costa Georgiadis recognised the potential in Wodonga’s Sustainable Activity Centre when he co-hosted Saturday’s information session for Blitzin’ the Border, an Albury-Wodonga permablitz project.
More than 70 people from Albury, Wodonga, Kiewa, Jarvis Creek, Barnawartha, Rutherglen, Chiltern and elsewhere took part in the day, organised by Goodlife Community Co-operative.
Realise that it’s all here, it’s not about bringing someone in from somewhere else Costa Georgiadis
The celebrity gardener encouraged listeners to harness local skills, knowledge and resources. Ideas were sought about future gardening projects.
“So there’s a bed of information from which the first blitz can be planned, then once the first blitz happens, it can start to flow,” he said.
This article originally appeared in The Border Mail.
