Reflection Garden Is Taking Shape

26 NOVEMBER 2024

CONSTRUCTION on Inverell’s Reflection Garden is well underway.

The garden has been designed to be a welcoming, happy, family friendly memorial garden which will provide a gentle and peaceful location for families to remember and acknowledge the lives of babies who have died through either miscarriage, still birth or infant death. Not only will the garden give comfort by acknowledgement, it will importantly provide a place for people to meet and share stories, as well as allow siblings a special place to remember their brothers and sisters.

The main features of the garden are a concrete pathway in an ‘infinity like’ design, native ornamental grasses at the base of the walls and sandstone block seating.

A number of plaques are proposed for installation. There will be an explanatory plaque and interpretive plaques.

The use of native ornamental grass gardens has been chosen to minimise maintenance. The Inverell Lions Club will install the gardens.

The project is being overseen by Mr. Tim Russell, with numerous suppliers and trades people donating time and materials thus far, for the project to be realised;

Labour
Hines Constructions- Concrete footings & earthworks.
Doug Higgins – Blocklaying all walls.
Dewayne Single – Metal Fabrication & installation of seat supports.
Dylan Arrowsmith – Concrete Infinity path & exposed aggregate path.

Materials
Inverell H Hardware – Cost price for all materials (concrete blocks, Reinforcement, cement).
Inverell Redimix concrete – Donated concrete for Infinity Path.
Boral Concrete – Donated Concrete for Exposed aggregate paths.
House to Home – Cost price for all Plants.

The Reflection Garden, located in Victoria Park will be a special place for the community and visitors alike.

Media Enquiries:
Peter Caddey / 02 6728 8288 / peter.caddey@inverell.nsw.gov.au