Community Gardens of Launceston

We’ve put together a list of Launceston’s hidden community gardens all in one place, with all the information we could find on each. Most of these gardens are free and easy to visit. Some are school gardens, and others are a small yearly donation to have your own allotment. Generally community gardens embody the rule ‘if you grow it, you can harvest it’, which just means that you can take from the garden if you contribute in some way.

Thinking of starting a new community garden? Let us know, as we’d always love to help establish a new community project.

This is a free community resource that is updated on request. If you have any information you’d like us to add or know of a garden that isn’t listed, please feel free to contact us.

Index:

Punchbowl Community Garden

Picture: Photo taken by the Examiner featuring the Punchbowl Community Garden.

102-134 Punchbowl Rd, Punchbowl TAS 7249

Located in the picturesque Punchbowl reserve the gardens are on a north west facing sloping block. The Rotary Club of Youngtown were gifted the land by the council in 1997 and since then we have expanded to close to 100 plots, a greenhouse, chickens and a small orchard. Two sheds house all the tools you require to manage your plot, and tea and coffee are available in the main building. Toilets on site. The plots are individually owned by members and you are encouraged to grow and share produce using the trade table. Working bees and seasonal events occur to help connect garden members.

Access: Open to public at all times

M.A.C.S Community Garden

Picture: Ravenswood Neighbourhood House community leader Peter Richards, Hobart permaculture educator Hannah Moloney,24 Carrot’s Jo Dean, Costa and others.

Picture: Access to MACS Community Garden before access bridge was installed in 2024.

Ravenswood Memorial Hall, 341 Vermont Rd, Ravenswood TAS 7250

The MACS Community Garden is a vibrant space focused on growing food and fostering community engagement. It offers opportunities for learning, creativity, and giving back through workshops, events, and educational programs. The garden also serves as a place for connecting with nature and others.

Access: Open to public at all times

Other related resources:
Medium: Community gardening the theme for Launceston tour

Starting Point Community Garden

Picture: Ravenswood Neighbourhood House community leader Peter Richards brandishing an oddly shaped potato.

Neighbourhood House, 6 Prossers Forest Rd, Ravenswood TAS 7250

The garden, overseen by founder and passionate community member Peter Richards, has been growing food for the people of Ravenswood since 2014. Community members can access the garden any time they like, to plant and pick fresh fruit and vegetables and learn about growing their own food at home.

The team at Starting Point Community Garden are always looking for passionate members to volunteer in the garden. Garden produce can be harvested direct from the garden by community members, or collected at the Starting Point Neighbourhood House.

Access: Open to public at all times

Other related resources:
EatwellTas Related Page
Starting Point Neighborhood House Website

City Seeds Community Garden

Picture: City Seed Community Garden continues to provide vegetables over the cooler months for Hazara gardening families.

71 Station Road, St Leonards TAS, Australia

An active community garden near the North Esk River next to the St Leonards Picnic Ground. There are about 20 members. The land is leased from a local farmer and the gardeners pay an annual fee for water from the neighbouring farm. There are 46 lots of about 10 sqm per allotment. Each allotment costs $20 per year.

Access: Open to public at all times

West Launceston Primary School Community Garden

Picture: Children utilize the garden during lunchtime and recess time.

24-38 Basin Road, West Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250

This garden is a living example of permaculture principles. Its growing beds are designed on a swale system, which slows the movement of water down the slope for maximum absorption. To maintain the garden, rainwater is collected and stored from the roofs of adjacent classrooms. The local ecosystem is further enhanced by two ponds, creating a thriving wetland habitat for frogs.

Access: Students only.

Heritage Forest Community Garden

Picture: Heritage Forest Community Garden open to public during a community event.

148 Vermont Rd, Mowbray TAS 7 248

The Heritage Forest Community Garden is an exciting new project in the Northern suburbs of Launceston – a place for the local community to grow food, share and learn new skills. It’s a collaboration between Youth Futures Inc, Migrant Resource Centre (North Tas) Inc, City of Launceston and Launceston Rotary volunteers; with support from the Tasmanian Community Fund, TasWater, WD Booth Trust, UTas, local Permaculture designers and fantastic community members from diverse cultural backgrounds – local & international. Stay tuned as this food forest grows!

Access: Restricted to members. Open to public during special events.

Trevallyn School Garden ‘Tony’s Garden’

Picture: Students tending to Tony’s Garden.

Gorge Rd, Trevallyn TAS 7250

The Trevallyn School Garden is a community initiative promoting seed-to-table education for healthy and sustainable living. The garden represents partnerships between community volunteers and the teachers and students of Trevallyn Primary School and with supporting partners such as the Launceston City Council, School Association, NRM North, and the Tasmanian Government’s Community Capacity Building program. Interested volunteers are welcome to contact the group.

Access: Open to public at all times

More information

TREVALLYN Primary School yesterday unveiled a very special tribute to one of its late teachers.

Celebrity gardener Peter Cundall was on hand to launch the school’s community garden, which was christened Tony’s Garden.

It was named in honour of Tony Smalldon, a former music and sustainability teacher at the school who died in 2010.

A memorial plaque was also unveiled.

School principal Cheryl McFadzean said the garden had become a much-loved part of the grounds since its first seeds were planted last November.

“The garden is really important for the community and for the children who had a really special relationship with Tony, who was a keen gardener and proactive about teaching students about sustainability,” Mrs McFadzean said.

“The children have been really excited about the garden, and it builds into their curriculum through subjects like cooking, science and sustainability.”

Community volunteers and parents assisted pupils in building, planting and growing the garden.

Windsor Community Garden

1 Windsor Dr, Riverside TAS 7250

West Tamar Council is excited to offer the Windsor Community Garden to residents as a passive recreational activity. The Community Garden hosts a committed group of friendly gardeners and is always looking for new members. For an annual fee of $39.00 you can become a General Member of the Windsor Community Garden and access the grey communal beds to plant and enjoy a range of perennial herbs and citrus fruit. For $73.00 per year you can purchase a Personal Membership and access your own coloured garden bed to plant in it what you choose. The Windsor Community Garden is located off the walking track that commences at the roundabout on Windsor Drive, Riverside. Vehicle access and a designated parking area are located near the West Tamar Council Parks and Reserves Depot toward the Riverside Olympic Soccer Club.

Access: Restricted to members. Open to public during special events.

Other related resources:
West Tamar Council
Windsor Community Garden Facebook

Russell Street Community Garden

31 Russell St, Invermay TAS 7248

A new Tamar Natural Resource Management (NRM) Working Group was set up in late 2022 to help the community re-establish the Community Garden in Russell Street, Invermay. A small pocket park with raised planter boxes utilised by the local residents.

Access: Open to public at all times

Other related resources:
Google maps
City of Launceston related page

UTas Inveresk Community Garden

UTAS, Inveresk Campus, 2 Invermay Road, Launceston TAS, Australia

The flagship University of Tasmania community garden project is the vast community garden situated at the entrance to the brand-new campus at Inveresk in Launceston. With more than 30 large raised beds, the garden could almost be considered an urban farm. Once fully operational, it will produce tonnes of fruit and vegetables annually, nearly all of which will be consumed within 500m of where it was produced, thus greatly reducing the ‘food miles’ required to feed the students living in nearby residential colleges. An in-vessel composting machine receives up to 75kg of food scraps, garden waste and office waste per day, averting methane-emitting materials from landfill and turning them into rich organic compost for use in the garden. Jeff McClintock is the University’s Community Garden Coordinator who will be overseeing the maintenance and activation of this flourishing space.

Access: Open to public at all times

Other related resources:
UTas: Community garden grows a sense of pride and belonging

Waverley Primary School Garden

Picture: Students In the Waverley Primary School Garden.

Waverley Primary School, 6 Naroo St, Waverley TAS 7250

The garden has raised beds, a green house, habitat garden and is functioning as a kitchen garden for school learning, where produce is picked and cooked in kitchen programs within the school. Produce is also shared with families in the local community.

Access: Restricted to members.

Other related resources:
Waverly Primary School Facebook

Ravenswood Heights 24 Carrot Garden

Picture: Ravenswood Heights Primary school’s garden opening event.

27 Prossers Forest Rd, Ravenswood TAS 7250

Designed in collaboration with landscape architects Inspiring Place, and the school community, the garden is a state of the art, purpose built outdoor learning hub where students will grow, harvest, cook and share nutritious seasonal food. It features the tallest sunflowers we have ever seen, a beautiful arbor for future grape vines, raised garden beds for accessibility and a great compost setup.

Access: Restricted to members.

Other related resources:
24 Carrot Gardens related post

Pioneer Parade Community Garden

Picture: Ravenswood Neighbourhood House community leader Peter Richards with students.

40 Pioneer Parade, Ravenswood TAS 7250

Established in 2014, the one-acre garden thrives on wide and varied community involvement. A dedicated group including students from Ravenswood Heights Primary School, the Launceston City Council, and local private businesses ensures the garden receives ongoing maintenance. This successful community project was originally brought to life through a partnership between the local not-for-profit, Starting Point, and tenants of Australia’s largest affordable housing provider, Community Housing Limited (CHL).

Access: Open to public at all times

Thinking of starting a new community garden? Let us know, as we’d always love to help our community.

This is a free community resource that is updated on request. If you have any information you’d like us to add or know of a garden that isn’t listed, please feel free to contact us.