Local government community garden policy

The Australian City Farms & Community Garden Network has been involved in advising lcoal government on the formulation of policies to enable community gardening.

The Network believes that policies can facilitate a transparent and fair process for community groups to seek local government assistance in starting community gardens and similar community enterprises, and that this can be a superior means of acquiring council assistance than the earlier ad-hoc process.

Local government policies on community gardening may be found at the sources that follow…

Auckland City Council, New Zealand

Policy on community gardens (weblink).

City of Sydney Community Garden policy

Includes policy on street verge gardens. Adopted in 2010:

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Residents/ParksAndLeisure/CommunityGardens/CommunityGardensPolicy.asp

Randwick City Council Policy on Community Gardening

Under development.

Kogarah City Council community gardens —  policy directions

Kogarah Council policy directions

Marrickville Council —  community gardening policy directions

• directions document (Marrickville Council weblink)
• directions document (pdf 4.34MB)

Woollahra Council Community Garden Policy

Community garden policy (weblink)