Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Garden Competition Returns For 2025 Burdekin Water Festival

One of the Burdekin Water Festival’s most beloved events of the past has been revived, and nominations are now open for the community to enter in the official 2025 Residential Garden Competition as sponsored by Nuttall’s Garden Centre.

Like numerous other festival favorites, the Residential Garden Competition was once a key part of the annual celebration, and the Burdekin Water Festival Commitee have already received plenty of positive feedback from locals.

The competition will see the community showcase their green thumbs across three categories including open garden / tropical garden, unit garden and new garden (under two years old). All home gardens within the Burdekin Shire where no professional gardeners are employed are eligible for the competition and all nomination forms can be found at Nuttall’s Garden Centre, McCathies Furniture Plus, ELA Solutions, Delta Cleaners or online at burdekinwaterfestival.com.au.

Judging will take place on Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th of August, and the winners will be announced at a wonderful Morning Tea event at Nuttall’s Garden Centre on Saturday the 31st of August from 10am onwards.

“We can’t wait to see what beautiful Burdekin gardens will be on show” shared Burdekin Water Festival’s Kari Ravizza.

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