St Anne’s Temora Garden Viewing is an annual open garden day and major fundraising event that raises over $6,000 annually for the school.

For the past 31 years, the Garden Viewing has featured a mix of rural, country and town gardens for the public to admire. St Anne’s then provides the community with a BBQ, afternoon tea and a variety of market stalls held on school grounds.

Students work together with the Garden Viewing Committee and parents on the day to assist with the running of the event that has become a special October tradition for the school community.

Local businesses kindly donate prizes for the garden raffle and school parents sell a variety of homemade delicacies to raise money for the school.

Event organiser El Warren said, “The day has a real buzz to it and is a great community event that welcomes people of all ages to come and view gardens, walk around our grounds and be part of the day.”

In the days following the event, the school invites gardeners and committee members to a private tour of the gardens with an afternoon tea for their efforts. 

St Anne’s extends a thank-you to the school groundkeeper, John Goode and Nancy White who first started the Garden Viewing in 1987. Liz Grant has carried out Nancy’s legacy for the past 15 years.