Demonstrating the community spirit of Sunbury, a local landscaping business donated a complete backyard overhaul to a local mother living with stage four breast cancer and her family.
The second part to an initiative of Love It Landscaping, the giveaway involved two backyard renovations valued at over $100,000 for two local homes.
After a social media post calling for nominations of deserving locals, Ms Roberts was named by her friends and family.
According to a spokesperson for Love It Landscaping, Ms Roberts continues to work and give back to those around her while living with stage four breast cancer, and the company took the opportunity “to give something back to her – a peaceful, accessible outdoor retreat where she and her children can create beautiful memories together”.
Revealed to her and the family on Monday, April 7 – following a holiday funded as part of the initiative – Ms Roberts said that she was “speechless.”
“They’ve put in a basketball court – we’ve got three kids so they were pretty happy with that … an infrared sauna for my treatment which has been really great … [and] a really great entertainment area, built in barbecue, woodfire pizza oven, and really just created a space where we can entertain [and] have friends and family over,” Ms Roberts said.
“[We’re] really appreciative to the team at Lovett and everyone that jumped onboard, and it’s a gift that was really overwhelming to receive and we’re incredibly grateful,” she said.
Love It Landscaping director Troy Lovett said he and the team managed to complete the backyard 10 minutes before the surprise reveal to the family.
“It’s an amazing feeling to be in a position to give back,” Mr Lovett said.
