Gardeners take out awards

Three residents of the Peninsula area were winners in this year's Gosford City Garden Competition.

Umina's Alva Bell won the award for Champion Residential Garden under 1000 square metres.

Irene Barnard-Bryant's Booker Bay garden won the award for Best Feature in a Domestic Garden.

Suzanne Hickey of Umina won the Best Patio or Balcony Display award.

Gosford mayor Cr Lawrie McKinna, who attended the awards ceremony on Thursday, October 4, at Erina and presented a number of awards on the night, said the Gosford City Garden Competition had become a much loved local tradition.

"The Garden Competition has a proud history in Gosford City and has continued to grow and prosper since it first began 34 years ago," said Cr McKinna.

"The strong support from our local community has been instrumental to the ongoing success of the event and I hope that this continues for many years to come," he said.

Media Release, 4 Oct 2012

Lawrie McKinna, Gosford Council