Billabong Wholesale Nursery & Social Enterprises

31/03/2026

Our social enterprise businesses will be closed for the Easter break re-opening on Tuesday 7th April 2026.

We hope you have an enjoyable and safe Easter long week-end.

19/03/2026

🌱 Fresh, beautiful stock is on its way to Viberts Mitre 10 Tatura! 🌱

We’re excited to see some of our most stunning plants heading out this week. Every plant has been carefully grown and nurtured by our leading Horticulturalist alongside our incredible team of Supported Employees, a true labour of care, skill and pride.

🌼 Get in fast this weekend to purchase these beautiful plants from in Tatura and add something special to your garden while supporting meaningful local employment for people with disabilities.

You won’t want to miss them!

18/03/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Challenger Valves 🎉

Congratulations to Challenger Valves on the Grand Opening of your new premises today on Wheeler Street, Shepparton.

We are delighted to celebrate this milestone with you and we thank you for choosing our plants for the front office area — they look absolutely fabulous.

Thank you for supporting our social enterprise, which proudly supports people with disabilities to build expertise in propagation and grow high‑quality local plants for our community.

🌱💚

14/03/2026

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Social Enterprise Manager to lead the strategic growth and development of ConnectGV's diverse Social Enterprises, including Billabong Wholesale Nursery, Billabong Flowers, Billabong Rags, Billabong Lawns and Gardens, and the Container Deposit Scheme Billabong Wholesale Nursery & Social Enterprises, while creating meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with disability. Billabong Wholesale Nursery & Social Enterprises

06/03/2026

05/03/2026

03/02/2026

Summer is in full swing at Billabong Wholesale Plant Nursery, and our hot-houses are bursting with new life!

Our incredible Supported Employees have been showcasing their propagation skills, filling the nursery with beautiful cuttings and thriving young plants — all under the guidance of our qualified horticulturalists, who oversee the process and support skill development every step of the way.

We’re proud to have a team of paid employees with disabilities who bring anywhere from 2 months to over 25 years of horticulture experience, passion, and talent to our nursery. Their dedication to growing both indigenous native and non‑native plants shines through in everything they do.

👏 Well done, team — your hard work is paying off, and the nursery has never looked better.

Learn more about us: www.billabonggardencomplex.com.au

26/01/2026

🔥 SHEPPARTON, WE’RE MELTING! 🔥

With this week’s heatwave turning Shepparton into a giant air fryer, we’ve made the call to close our Over the Counter Container Deposit Scheme for the week. It’s simply too hot to be outside counting cans — we love our team, but we’re not trying to turn them into rotisserie chickens.

This is usually one of our biggest weeks, so we’d be super grateful if you could stash your cans for a little longer and bring them in from Monday 2nd February, 9:30am – 2:30pm.

In the meantime, stay cool, drink plenty of water, and please — for the love of all things fresh — tip out those beer dregs before storing your bottles. Nothing says “summer” like a hot, sun‑baked mystery brew… and not in a good way.

Thanks for sticking with us! 😎🧊

13/01/2026

♻️ Container Deposit Scheme is Back — and What a 2026 Reopening!

Our ConnectGV Container Deposit Scheme reopened yesterday and it was a bumper first day. More than 5,000 eligible containers came across the counter — an incredible effort from our community!

It was all hands on deck, including our amazing supported employees from the Wholesale Nursery, who jumped in with enthusiasm and teamwork to keep things running smoothly.

A huge well‑done to our entire team, and an even bigger thank you to everyone who continues to support the Billabong Container Deposit Scheme. Your recycling efforts make a real difference — and we hope the extra dollars in your pocket are especially helpful at this time of year.

Here’s to more recycling, more impact and more great days ahead!

08/01/2026

Due to the catastrophic weather predicted for tomorrow and to ensure staff safety the Over the Counter Container Deposit refund point will not open tomorrow, Friday 9th January. We apologise for any inconvenience but encourage you to stay home, keep cool and return your eligible containers next week, we would love to see you!

03/01/2026

Unfortunately, we have had to turn away customers for our Container Deposit Scheme today (5/1/26) as our storage bins are over-flowing with cans and bottles have been unable to be replenished. We are so sorry for the inconvenience! We hope to reopen as soon as possible tomorrow after empty bins are dropped off. We will keep you informed when we do.