Community growing spaces

Starting a garden on public land is fun, safe and a great way to connect with your local community.

With all of our community growing spaces we encourage a minimum of two households to work together and support one another along the way.

Read our Urban Agriculture Guidelines (PDF 10.3MB) for more information.

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  • Planter boxes and productive trees

    Is your street is suitable for a planter box? Or maybe your nature strip is suitable for a productive fruit or nut tree?

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  • Temporary laneway gardens

    Find out how to create a temporary garden to share with your neighbours.

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