Peter Dawe

Horticulture Therapy

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Peter Dawe has been a Youth Community Greening Coordinator for the last five years and has been delivering environmental education to students and communities for the last 30 years.

This experience combined with a Masters of Environmental Management, Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Sustainability provide him with the expertise, knowledge and passion to deliver such an important message and program.

With the help of John T Reid Charitable Trusts', Youth Community Greening has established 'Habitat Gardens' in rural areas across New South Wales. A summary of those gardens can be downloaded as an iBook for free here.

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In the media

School community garden helps bushfire-affected children in Cobargo

Kempsey High School's Youth Community Greening Program

Articles

23 Jul 2020 Peter’s top secret lilly pilly cordial recipe

A deliciously crisp, refreshing, and natural drink using a bush tucker favourite

23 Jul 2020 Peter’s top secret lilly pilly cordial recipe

A deliciously crisp, refreshing, and natural drink using a bush tucker favourite

26 May 2020 Upcycling at home - make a thyme tower

Our Community Greening team love to recycle, repurpose, and upcycle. Here Peter shares some of his favourite tips and shows you how to make a herb tower.

26 May 2020 Upcycling at home - make a thyme tower

Our Community Greening team love to recycle, repurpose, and upcycle. Here Peter shares some of his favourite tips and shows you how to make a herb tower.

21 May 2020 The wonder of a school habitat garden

A school habitat garden is not only a wonderful learning opportunity for the students and school community, but provides valuable habitat to the local wildlife community too.

21 May 2020 The wonder of a school habitat garden

A school habitat garden is not only a wonderful learning opportunity for the students and school community, but provides valuable habitat to the local wildlife community too.

07 Feb 2020 Students digging deep at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Yuin and Nabil are two young men getting stuck into horticulture as part of their Year 10 work experience and Youth Community Greening.

07 Feb 2020 Students digging deep at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Yuin and Nabil are two young men getting stuck into horticulture as part of their Year 10 work experience and Youth Community Greening.

05 Jun 2019 Gardens connecting generations

Youth Community Greening gardens are bringing generations together and helping people heal.

05 Jun 2019 Gardens connecting generations

Youth Community Greening gardens are bringing generations together and helping people heal.

09 Oct 2018 Kids connect with an Aussie icon

Over the last few months Youth Community Greening has planted over 50 eucalyptus trees across eight schools in NSW - with many more to come.

09 Oct 2018 Kids connect with an Aussie icon

Over the last few months Youth Community Greening has planted over 50 eucalyptus trees across eight schools in NSW - with many more to come.

23 Jul 2018 Seven elements of a sensory garden

Create a garden that engages the senses of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell.

23 Jul 2018 Seven elements of a sensory garden

Create a garden that engages the senses of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell.