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 * Press Release **

**Photo: L to R: Don Bretherton, Kay Brown, Derek Povel, Nancy Richards**


 * U3A delights in Tulgeen’s Riverside Nursery **

On Friday 31 October U3A Sapphire Coast members visited the Riverside Nursery in Bega, operated by Tulgeen Disability Services. Tulgeen provide opportunities and services for people with disability, including work in the Nursery. The manager, Derek Povel, gave a fascinating talk about the Nursery and its beginnings in the 1970s. U3A members were surprised by the range of services offered by Tulgeen. As well as the Nursery, Tulgeen operates a specialist cheese packaging service, the Bega Valley Work Crew and Stitches 'n Prints. Derek also talked about the talented Tulgeen artists involved with the Art in the Garage project, now exhibiting at the Spiral Gallery in Bega.

Derek is a passionate advocate for sustainability, talking about ways Tulgeen, and particularly, Riverside Nursery, work to reduce their carbon footprint. These include: the use of solar power; composting organic matter; using sawmill waste in their potting mix; reusing plastic bags and plant pots; rainwater collection; and contributing to biodiversity through utilising seed banks. Derek also happily answered questions from U3A members about their gardening problems. For more information about U3A Sapphire Coast and their exciting program of courses and events, look online at u3asapphire.wikispaces.com or phone Pat on 6495 4345. To learn more about Tulgeen Disability Services visit their website at [|www.tulgeen.com.au]

Elle Millsteed **Contact:** eloise.millsteed@gmail.com Publicity Officer or phone on 6495 9755 U3A Sapphire Coast