Workshop 1 outcomes 

What We Did

In the first GRoW Co-Design Workshop (May 29th), we came together to explore how nature, health, and community can connect through a local Green Prescription pathway.

We opened with an experiential therapeutic horticulture activity, planting seedlings and sharing reflections on growth, care, and connection.

Then we explored four key themes that will underpin the GRoW pathway:

• Access & Inclusion

• Connection & Trust

• Motivation & Engagement

• Systems & Sustainability
  
  

Participants shared stories, drew insights, and co-created ideas using butcher’s paper, markers, audio recordings and Leaf reflections.

Cross-Cutting Themes

From the many voices at the tables, four core insights rose to the surface:

1. Culture is Key
   Inclusion isn’t an add-on—it must be embedded from the first invitation to the final follow-up. “Just being” must be enough.

2. Trust grows locally
   Safe, familiar settings, valuing ongoing relationships, and clear communication matter more than perfect systems.

3. Motivation is emotional, not clinical
   Curiosity, creativity, joy, and connection—not obligation—are what draw people in and keep them coming.

4. Sustainability needs structure not fragmentation
   The pathway must value time, provide feedback, and support the people doing the work. GRoW should build on and support work already happening  in our community.
   
   

What’s Next

In Workshop 2 (Friday 27 June), we will:

• Build on these themes to co-create a working Green Prescription Referral Pathway to Identify touchpoints, roles, and feedback loops

• Draft visual and verbal models to test and refine
  
  Register to attend here if you havent already 

Thanks again for helping shape something hopeful and grounded in Cooroy.

– The GRoW Cooroy Team