Ready Set Grow 2025 – Entries Now Open!

1. Best Vegetable Garden
2. Best Business/Not-For-Profit
3. Best Residential
4. Most Waterwise
5. Mayor's Choice

Entries will be judged based on the following key qualities:
 

Best Vegetable Garden

• Variety and health of edible plants
• Smart garden layout and use of space
• Composting and soil health
• Sustainable, organic practices
• Overall look and feel
   

Best Business / Not-for-Profit Garden

• Benefit to staff, clients or the community
• Visual impact and presentation
• Creative use of space or materials
• Care and maintenance
• Eco-friendly and waterwise features
   

Best Residential Garden

• Design and layout
• Range and condition of plants
• General upkeep and presentation
• Sustainability and waterwise practices
• Personal touches and creativity
   

Most Waterwise Garden

• Use of drought-tolerant or native plants
• Smart irrigation or watering systems
• Mulching and moisture-saving methods
• Water reuse (e.g. rainwater or greywater)
• Overall garden efficiency
   

Mayor’s Choice
Awarded to the best overall garden that stands out for its impact, creativity, and sustainability.

• 4 x Category winners – Bokashi One Composting System and $400 Try Local Voucher
• Mayors Choice - $1,000 Try Local Voucher

Entry is free for the City of Karratha's 2025 Ready, Set, Grow Gardening Competition.

Eligibility: All gardens entered must be located within the City of Karratha local government area.

Acceptance of Terms: By entering, you agree to the following Conditions of Entry:

• Providing access to your garden (upon request) for judging purposes during normal business hours.
• Allowing your name, suburb/townsite, and photographs of your garden to be used for judging and promotional purposes.
• All photographs remain the property of the City of Karratha and may be used in future promotional material

Categories for 2025:

1. Best Vegetable Garden
2. Best Business/Not-For-Profit
3. Best Residential
4. Most Waterwise
5. Mayor's Choice
    

Key Dates:

• Entries open: 5 May 2025
• Entries close: 30 May 2025
• Judging: Early June 2025
• Winners announced at a presentation evening featuring special guest Hannah Moloney from ABC’s Gardening Australia
   

Judging and Prizes:

• Judging will be conducted by a panel appointed by the City of Karratha.
• All prizes are awarded at the sole discretion of the judging panel. The panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The Mayor’s Choice winner will be selected from among all entries and will not be eligible for another category win.
• Prizes for each category winner will include a Bokashi One composting system and Try Local Vouchers.

Publicity and Promotion:

• Winners will be announced at the official presentation evening and featured on the City of Karratha Facebook page.
• By entering, you consent to images of you, your garden or your property being used for competition promotion and marketing by the City of Karratha.
   

Changes or Cancellation:

• The City of Karratha reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the competition (including altering categories or prizes) at any time, at its sole discretion.
• If required, a prize may be substituted with another of equal value.
   

Disclaimer:

• The City of Karratha and associated parties accept no responsibility for any injury, loss, or damage to property as a result of participation in the competition.
   

Privacy:

• Personal information provided in the entry form is collected for the purpose of administering the competition.
• Information will be disclosed only to the competition judges for judging and prize distribution purposes.
• If you choose not to provide the requested information, your entry will not be processed.
   

Ineligibility:

• The following individuals are not eligible to enter the competition:
• Members of the judging panel and their immediate family