Kilkenny Train Station Group
In August 1999 the former West Croydon/Kilkenny Neighbourhood Watch adopted the Kilkenny Railway Station. The first ‘Busy Bee’ took place on Saturday 9 September 2000 with 11 people in attendance. Two of the original volunteers Jean and Gino Chinca are still involved.
Over the years many improvements have been made to the station such as sleepers being added, plants being planted in the garden and the benches added. The work is carried out on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 9am to 11am. For several years the work was carried out by 4 dedicated volunteers, Jean and Gino Chinca and Kaye and James Borgas. Over the years they contained the weeding, watered, pruned, picked up rubbish and engaged in a general up keep.
In September 2015 the local ‘Gorilla Art’ group became involved and now we have quite a few extra helpers and volunteers. In 2016 the Kilkenny Railway Station along with the Wilpena Terrace upgrades and local pole painting won an award in the Charles Sturt Spring Garden Competition.
Over the years there has been many positive compliments given about how good the station is looking.
DATES FOR 2017
10 June, 8 July, 12 August, 9 September, 14 October, 11 November and 9 December. From 9 am to 10.30 am.
Enquiries to:
Jean and Gino Chinca 8445 8117
Brenton Culshaw brentonculshaw@me.com 0478 050 735
Working Bees and Garden Beds, photos by Brenton Culshaw
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- Retro Chairs
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- Team Mills
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- Starting up
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- Meeting local politicians
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- Beautiful Blooms
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- Garden flowers
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- Garden view
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- Kilkenny at night
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- 1st big working bee
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- Group Shot
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- Jean Chinca
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- Gino Chinca
Some historic photos of the Kilkenny Train Station. Photos courtesy of West Croydon resident David Peters.
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- Model of the Kilkenny Train Station
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- Kilkenny Train Station
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- Crossing on David Tce
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- Model of the Kilkenny Station
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- Kilkenny Train Station
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- Looking towards the Glass Factory
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- Old car park at Kilkenny Train Station
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- Signage altered at Kilkenny