Community Gardens

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Community gardens are places where people come together to grow food, foster good health and green urban environments, support life long learning and cultivate vibrant communities. Find your nearest garden and get your hands dirty!

Community Garden Site Address
Darby Street Newcastle Community Garden
Cnr Darby Street and Bull Street, Cooks Hill
Connolly Park Carrington Community Garden
40 Thornton Street, Carrington
Islington Park Community Garden
52 Phoebe Street, Islington
Laneway Park Adamstown Community Garden 
30 Moira Street, Adamstown
March Street Kotara Community Garden
March Street, Kotara
Mitchell Park (Townsend Oval) Merewether Community Garden
Mitchell Park Compound, Berner Street Merewether
Rosann Close Reserve Community Garden
Rosann Close, New Lambton
Sandhills Newcastle East Community Garden
Carriageway sheds Foreshore Park, Wharf Road Newcastle
Silsoe Street Mayfield Community Garden 
Silsoe Street, Mayfield
Stockton Community Garden
102 Fullerton Street, Stockton
Tighes Hill Community Garden
Gross Street Reserve: 40 George Street, Tighes Hill


If you would like to join a current group, please visit the garden at the listed address or email [email protected]. Most groups have list their working bee time and date on a sign at the garden.

Establishing a new Community Garden

At the moment, City of Newcastle is not onboarding new community garden groups. We are developing a process to support existing groups to ensure we can service their needs in a fair and equitable way. Once this is achieved we will develop a way to introduce new community garden groups.

To stay up to date please keep visiting this page. 

Community Gardens Australia

To keep up to date on all things community gardens across Australia please visit Community Gardens Australia website.