Gympie Community Garden – licence agreement finalised with Council.

Gympie Regional Council recently finalised a licence agreement with Gympie Community Garden Inc. for vacant council owned land at Tozer Park Road to be used as a community garden.

The licensed area provides approximately 4,550m2 of land for Gympie Community Garden Inc. to help promote sustainable food production and knowledge sharing. The project began in late 2016 when Gympie Community Garden Inc. approached council requesting assistance in sourcing a suitable location to re-establish a community garden, as there were no other public access community gardens in Gympie at that time.

Councillor Dan Stewart said the community garden is beneficial to the region as it helps provide social opportunities that build a sense of community belonging. “Community gardens are renowned for bringing residents and community members together to build friendships and social connections, and promote healthy and active lifestyles,” he said.

Council encourages local residents to support the community garden as the group works to establish themselves on their new site. For more information about the community garden, contact Gympie Community Garden Inc. at [email protected]