Residents can pick up free locally made compost for their spring planting from five community organisations on Saturday 7 October 2023.
To thank the community for putting the right thing in their garden waste bin, residents will be able to pick up free samples of high-quality compost, made from the contents of green waste bins and currently being used at the Geelong Botanic Gardens.
Residents are encouraged to bring their own container, such as a bucket or old potting mix bag, to minimise the packaging needed at each site.
The participating community locations are:
- Breamlea Community Garden, 157-183 Breamlea Road, Connewarre
- Farm Next Door, 26 Forster Street, Norlane
- Grovedale Community Garden, 45-47 Heyers Road, Grovedale
- Springdale Community Garden, 276-290 Jetty Road, Curlewis
- Ocean Grove Community Garden, 108 The Parade, Ocean Grove
We are currently converting about 35,000 tonnes of garden waste from residential green bins into Australian standard compost each year at a processing facility in Anakie.
This initiative ensures household garden waste doesn’t end up in landfill. Instead, the green waste is transformed into high-quality compost for City-managed sites, including the botanic gardens, sports grounds, and parks.
The compost has proven popular among community gardens and garden clubs, with residents now able to buy it for their personal use via several local gardening centres.
We will donate any remaining compost to the participating community gardens.
Our City-made compost is also available for purchase at the following local outlets:
- Wallington’s Water Rural Garden, 370 Grubb Road, Wallington
- South Point Garden Supplies, 15 Boneyards Avenue, Torquay
- Elcho Garden Supplies, 180 Elcho Road, Lara
Residents can find out what goes in their bins and how every day items can be recycled or disposed on our recycling page.