Community gardens
The City currently has 13 community gardens which are run by the community and used for growing herbs, flowers, vegetables and fruit and for conserving rare plants and seeds.
Most gardens:
- Offer the chance to reduce your household waste by using communal composting systems
- Demonstrate innovative and practical ways to reuse pre-loved materials
- Allow you to learn hands-on gardening and grow your own fresh, organic food
- Are a great place to meet other people and get involved in your local area.
Community Gardens in the City of Sydney Area
Newtown Community Garden
Located in the grounds of the Carter Evans Day Centre at the corner of Longdown and Stephen Streets in Newtown, this garden has 19 plots and a communal gardening area. It is open to the public from 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday. The gardeners meet at 10.00am every Wednesday for a working bee and morning tea, visitors are welcome. For more information email the garden coordinator Ian Ferrie at: ferrie@bigpond.com
Woolloomooloo Community Garden
Located near the Corner of Dowling Street and Sydney Place at Woolloomooloo, this community garden contains plots and communal gardening areas. It is unlocked so it is open to the public everyday and visitors are welcome. Interested new gardeners should come along at 10am on the 4th Sunday of each month. For more information contact Chris Ireland on 9331 2689 or Brian Waldron on 8354 1449 or email: brian.waldron@iinet.net.au
Glebe Community Garden
Located on the corner of Derwent Lane and St Johns Rd, this garden contains 25 individual plots, with common garden beds and a sunny lawn next to the Life & Balance Centre in Glebe. It is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday and the gardeners meet every second Saturday of the month for a working bee and morning tea at 11am, visitors are welcome. For more information visit: www.glebecommunitygardens.org.au or email info@glebecommunitygardens.org.au
Greg Hewish Memorial Garden
Located at the corner of Ogden Lane and Marriott St at the back of Saint Saviour's Anglican Church. This small community garden contains 12 plots and is located next to the Food Distribution Network. For more information contact the Garden Convenor, Denny Powell on 02 9698 1620.
The Luncheon Club Eden Garden
Located in the grounds of the South Sydney Uniting Church at 56A Raglan St Waterloo. For more information contact The Luncheon Club Coordinator Fred Oberg on 0400 446 712 (Mondays and Wednesdays only) or email foberg@acon.org.au
Community Gardens in Waterloo
Marton Community Garden, Solander Community Garden and Cook Community Garden are 3 diverse gardens all located on Raglan St, Waterloo. To be eligible you must be a Waterloo Housing NSW tenant. For more information contact Prue Rheuben or Deanna Henville on 02 9245 1841.
Poet's Corner Community Garden
This new community garden started in 2008 and is located at Morehead St, Redfern. To be eligible you must be a Redfern Housing NSW tenant. For more information contact Prue Rheuben or Deanna Henville on 02 9245 1841.
Angel St Permaculture Garden
Located on the corner of Angel and Harold Streets in Newtown, this permaculture garden is next to Lillian Fowler Reserve. It is open to the public every Sunday morning from 9am to 12pm.
Rozelle Bay Community Nursery
Located at the end of Chapman Road in Annandale, just past the Nelson Street roundabout (at the rear of 3-7 The Crescent). The community nursery is a volunteer community group reintroducing local plant species to the Leichhardt and City of Sydney Council areas. Volunteers are welcome to participate in nursery projects such as collecting and propagating seeds, nurturing seedlings, weeding and planting. Volunteers meet every Wednesday and Friday between 8.30am to 2pm. For more information contact Beth Buchanan on 0404 383 693.
Alexandria Park Community School - Community Garden
Located at Alexandria Park Community School Oval, on the Corner of Park Rd and Buckland Street in Alexandria. This is a new garden that will include garden beds for the school to use for student learning as well as for local residents. For more information contact the Alexandria Park Community Centre on 9319 3207.
Pyrmont Kids Garden Club
Located on Distillery Drive in Pyrmont next to Carmichael Park. This is a new garden currently under development by the Pyrmont Ultimo Landcare Group. It is a communal garden that has been established for the local child care centre and families living in the area. As part of this project there are also some garden beds next to Jones and John Street Reserve established by local residents. For more information visit: www.pyrmontultimolandcare.org.au
Thinking of Starting a Community Garden?
Creating and maintaining a community garden requires long-term preparation and commitment from community members.
Download our new guide Getting Started in Community Gardening to help you plan, design and implement a community garden project of your own. If you would like a hard copy please email the City’s Community Gardens Coordinator Annie Walker on anwalker@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
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- Community Garden Guide | PDF 3Mb
Who Supports the Gardens?
City of Sydney community gardens are supported by the City and a range of other organisations including the Department of Housing, the Royal Botanic Gardens, the University of NSW and the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network.
Useful Links
Sydney Food Fairness Alliance
Website: www.sydneyfoodfairness.org.au
Want to know more?
Contact Annie Walker, the City’s Community Gardens Coordinator on 02 9265 9786. Email: anwalker@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
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Last Updated: Tuesday 23 June, 2009
