Council recognises that community gardens can play an important role in community development. Community gardens provide a valuable sustainable living option and a way for people to get involved with their local community. Community gardens contribute to health and wellbeing, learning, social connections, and environmental education and can improve local food security through access to fresh food. Building strong partnerships between Council and community organisations in the local community is key to the long-term success of community gardens.
The objectives of this Policy are to:
- support the development of the community’s capacity to grow local food and other plant growing activities;
- outline Council’s position and objectives in relation to community gardens on Council owned and/or managed public open space land;
- define Council’s role and responsibilities in supporting the development of community gardens on Council owned and/or managed public open space land; and
- define the role and responsibilities of community garden organisations.
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