- 29 community garden projects share in $200,000 in Cook Government grants
- Grants support the establishment or improvement of local community gardens
- Community gardens promote community wellbeing and participation
Twenty-nine community-based organisations from across Western Australia have been awarded nearly $200,000 in funding through the Cook Government's Community Garden Grants Program.
Grants of up to $10,000 are provided through the program and support the establishment and development of sustainable, edible community gardens in WA.
Projects that have been funded will help to establish or maintain community gardens that encourage community members to participate more actively in community life, develop and implement their skills and give back to the community.
Projects funded include:
- $9,972 for Incredible Edible Broome to hold workshops to increase skills in food security and food waste management;
- $7,650 for the Boddington Community Resource Centre to develop a native bush tucker garden in partnership with the Aboriginal community and local volunteers;
- $9,944 for the Hopetoun Community Resource Centre to establish the Youth Earth Keepers Initiative - a youth-led community garden and green waste recycling program, envisioned as a hub of inclusivity, sustainability, and community engagement;
- $6,000 for the Yandeyarra Remote Community School to roll out the Community Desert to Plate Project; and
- $8,000 for the Milligan Community Learning and Resource Centre to run Homegrown Community Garden workshops accessible to people who have newly moved to Australia.
The Grants are available to incorporated not-for-profit community organisations, local government authorities and community groups.
For more information, please visit: https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-communities/department-of-communities-grants-programs
As stated by Community Services Minister Sabine Winton:
"Community gardening is a wonderful opportunity for people to come together and grow a productive garden and local relationships.
"Getting involved in local community garden projects can help people to improve community connections, develop new skills and share physical, social and mutual benefits of growing edible produce.
"There are many innovative and inclusive projects funded through this grants program that will have a positive impact on many local communities."
