With the citrus fruit ripening in McAuley Park orchard, our Agriculture and Horticulture students have been busy harvesting and pruning the trees in preparation for the next season. Recently we harvested fruits of our lemon and mandarin trees. This produce was donated to the Discovery Community Care Centre in Lilydale to be used by the members of our local community who are in need. The Agriculture and Horticulture students hope to continue to support the centre further as they plant out their vegetable crop for the spring season.
Our Year 10 students have also been busy pruning the vineyard over recent weeks and learning about the processes of vineyard maintenance. The MLMC vineyard forms a major focus of the Year 10 program with Semester 2 students completing the pruning process and looking forward to seeing new growth, as the next season’s shoots will begin to sprout later in the year.
