Brisbane Loves Compost

Welcome to Brisbane Loves Compost

This is your page to connect with Brisbane composters and to find out what's happening across Brisbane to do with composting, gardening and living a more sustainable life style.

Whether you're involved in the Community Composting Hubs, the Master Composter Course, ShareWaste, or home composting, you can find something for you here. We really value and welcome your input so please contribute! Every tab has a different functionality, so for you to better understand how this page works please see below:

Composting at Home - This is a forum, feel free to comment on any discussion posted here and get talking amongst yourselves
Compost Notice Board - Add your composting experiences and comment on each other's posts. Use this page to share ideas. News articles, a fun event or workshop you went too, a DIY you made at home, everything is welcome in this space lets get creative!
Master Composters - Resources for Master Composters - volunteering opportunities, videos and more.

What's happening in August

There is a composting and worms workshop on Thursday 10th and Saturday 12th August at the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. This month Grow it Local have a very cool composting myth busting online workshop which you don't want to miss!

BrisScience: The Power of Compost – Monday August 7th

Professor Susanne Schmidt is a UQ-based educator and scientist with expertise in agro-ecology and sustainable food production. She will be giving a lecture on her research investigating the power of compost. This event is available online or in-person at the State Library of Queensland. Bookings here!

Welcome to Brisbane Loves Compost

This is your page to connect with Brisbane composters and to find out what's happening across Brisbane to do with composting, gardening and living a more sustainable life style.

Composting at Home - This is a forum, feel free to comment on any discussion posted here and get talking amongst yourselves
Compost Notice Board - Add your composting experiences and comment on each other's posts. Use this page to share ideas. News articles, a fun event or workshop you went too, a DIY you made at home, everything is welcome in this space lets get creative!
Master Composters - Resources for Master Composters - volunteering opportunities, videos and more.

What's happening in August

BrisScience: The Power of Compost – Monday August 7th

Become a master composter

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The Master Composter is a free two-day advanced training course in composting to help you gain further skills and knowledge so that you can encourage others in your local community (e.g. retirement village, apartment complex, local school, kindy etc.) to take up composting.
To apply for the course you must:
- have current working knowledge of composting or worm farming, either composting at your own home or at a community garden
- are willing and able to attend both full days of in-person training
- are willing and able to complete 20 hours of volunteer work (within 12 months of completing the training) which promotes and assists composting in the community.
The Master Composter course is held twice yearly. Complete this online form to submit your expression of interest for the next course.
The first course dates for 2023 will be held on Saturday 11 March and Saturday 25 March. Attendance at both dates is essential.
To find out more see Council’s Master Composter webpage.
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Video: The Soil Story
Made by Kiss the Ground this video tells the story of soil and how it could save our planet & reverse climate change.

Volunteering opportunities

After completing the Master Composter course you will be required to complete 20 hours of volunteer work (within 12 months of completing the training) which promotes and assists composting in the community.

Examples of volunteer work may include:

volunteering at a community composting hub (more information below)
volunteering at a school, retirement home, workplace, or community centre to help with composting
running compost workshops
providing information to the public on composting at community events (e.g. fetes, fairs).

If you have any suggestions for other volunteering opportunities please add your comments of get in touch with the Waste Smart Home Team.

Community composting hubs

Brisbane City Council has partnered with a number of community gardens around Brisbane to help residents turn food scraps into nutrients for soil.

For information on where to volunteer at a community compost hub see the chart below

Location and contact	Details
ASPLEY Kingfisher Recycling Centre 31 Dorville Road Contact Alison Text: 0410 943 989	Mon-Fri, 8am-3pm This is one of the largest school-based recycling programs, processing tonnes of recyclables and providing training opportunities for many students with a disability. We always welcome volunteers to help out.
BOWEN HILLS Jeays Street Community Garden 12 Jeays Street Contact Moya Just turn up or text first 0458 031 942	Every Mon 9.30- 12.30 Wear covered shoes, a hat, and bring gloves if you have them. We also have some spare hats and gloves. You may also want to bring a mask. There is a toilet and tea and coffee and drinking water inside the adjacent community centre.
CAMP HILL Watson St Garden: Regenerating Community 101 Watson Street Contact Jenny Text: 0466 975 573	Every Sat from 7.30am BYO safety gear e.g. hat, sunscreen, water bottle, gloves, covered shoes, plus a composting fork (if you have one).There are toilet facilities, tea and coffee making facilities - but BYO snacks.
FITZGIBBON Fitzgibbon Community Garden Mount Kaputar Avenue Contact Sandy fitzgibboncommunitygarden@gmail.com	The "Compost Kids" are the team who look after the compost. We have a membership form to belong to our community garden however, we welcome visitors if they are pre-booked through our email or Facebook page. The more hands, the merrier! We are completely stocked with appropriate tools/wheelbarrows/etc. The nearest toilet is about 2 minutes drive away
GREENSLOPES Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee 66 Baron Street Contact Adam adampurdy75@gmail.com	N4C welcomes volunteers for all sorts of activities, from administration to technical expertise to weeding and planting in the great outdoors. You will be contributing to a great cause, meeting like-minded people, learning new skills and sharing your skills in a friendly environment. Specific contacts are listed below, but for other information you can always email us or check our Facebook page.
KARANA DOWNS Karana Downs and Surrounds Community Garden Hub Cnr College Rd and Boolungal Way Contact Wendy wendy259@outlook.com	3rd Sun of the month
KARAWATHA Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre 149 Acacia Road Contact KFDC@brisbane.qld.gov.au	Get involved with composting while enjoying the company of other volunteers
KELVIN GROVE Kelvin Grove Community Garden Kundu Park, 48 Blamey Street Contact Helen kgcommunitygarden@gmail.com	Kundu Park CG is a small community garden with private and community plots located in inner-city Kelvin Grove, only 2km from Brisbane CBD.
LOTA Bethania St Community garden 38 Bethania Street, Cox Park Contact Jenny Text: 0439 048 585	Every Wed 8 – 10am Come along, help keep the garden growing and learn new skills with our community gardeners. Everyone is welcome!
MCDOWALL Downfall Creek Bushland Centre 815 Rode Road Contact: dcbc@brisbane.qld.gov.au	Get involved with composting while enjoying the company of other volunteers
MILTON Baroona Farm St Francis Theological College. Enter next to 25 Baroona Rd Contact Samuel Text: 0425 252318 or email: samuelgdow@gmail.com	First Fri & 3^rd Sat of every month We have a range of facilities for people including, safety equipment (gloves), tools, toilets, showers (if needed), first aid officers and first aid kit as well as insurance for all volunteers. Instruction/direction and education around tasks including growing produce is also available.
MITCHELTON The Brook Community Garden 223 McConaghy Street Contact Jess thebrookcommunitygarden@gmail.com	Every two weeks we have 2-3 people volunteer to move the compost from our collection bins into the bays. We are lucky to be co-located with a community garden and we do this as part of our working bees. We find that leaving the collected scraps any longer gets too much to handle (and very smelly), as we get 2-3 full bins each fortnight.
MOOROOKA Koala Park Community Garden 114 Vendale Avenue Contact Julie julie-scott@bigpond.com	Koala Park Community Garden is an amazing community resource and looks the best it ever has thanks to the tireless efforts of horticultural expert and dynamo Brenda Lazarus!
MORNINGSIDE Beelarong Community Farm Cnr Beverley and York Streets Contact David info@beelarong.org.au	Every Wed 9am - 12 There are many opportunities for volunteers at the farm. No matter what your interests or skills are, there is always something to do! This is a great opportunity to learn organic principles, make friends and get your hands dirty.
SALISBURY Salisbury Community Garden Lillian Avenue Contact Salisbury Community Garden on Facebook	Every Sat afternoon An organic market-style garden where volunteers share the work and the harvest
ST LUCIA St Lucia Community Garden Lex Ord Park South, 224 Indooroopilly Road Contact Ian stluciacommunitygarden@gmail.com	The St Lucia Community Garden was designed and created to be a sustainable, flexible, welcoming and productive garden space.
TARRAGINDI Tarragindi Community Garden Wellers Hill Bowls Club, 34 Esher Street Contact Renae gardeninginthegindi@hotmail.com	Tarragindi locals, led by the unstoppable force of Renae McBrien set up this beautiful community garden.
THE GAP Yoorala St Community Garden 98 Yoorala Street Contact Leeanne yscgsecretary@gmail.com	Sundays 8.30am The garden provides opportunities for people of all ages, abilities, skills, experience, cultural background and income level to grow organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers.
TOOWONG Taringa Community Garden Perrin Park, enter via Heroes Avenue Contact Helen info@taringacommunitygarden.page	The Taringa Community Garden is an open and open and accessible community garden placed in Perrin Park Toowong/ Taringa. All welcome!
WEST END Jane St Community Garden 103 Jane Street Contact janest.garden@micahprojects.org.au	Every Thursday 3.30pm Get your hands dirty at our working bees, come socialise and get to know your local neighbours, work together and learn how to plant, harvest and maintain an edible organic garden.
WINDSOR Northey St City Farm 16 Victoria Street Contact Hamish farmcoord@nscf.org.au or text 0423 429 727	Every Thurs 8:30 -11:30am Volunteers to assist in our Composting Operation- emptying out our green waste bins at the farm, aerating existing piles, making hot compost piles with community compost hub waste and wood mulch, record keeping, and processing compost. We also love a good banter about ALL THINGS COMPOSTING! No previous experience is required, but people with experience are especially welcome.
WOOLLOONGABBA The Pocket Community Garden Preston Street Contact Roo Text 0478 960 341	Every Sun 8 - 10am We are a friendly small community garden that offers workshops, composting, cooking, Horticultural Therapy and more!
YERONGA Yeronga Community Garden Yeronga State High School, Corner Oakwood and Taunton Streets Contact Peter yerongacommunitygardens@outlook.com	Every Sun 3- 60pm The Yeronga Community Garden is a place for people of all ages to come together to grow and share food and knowledge and meet new friends.

Volunteer at the Environment Centres

The community compost hub at Downfall Creek Bushland Centre(External link) in Chermside West is seeking volunteers to join the compost crew on Wednesdays and the hub at Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre(External link) has their volunteer day on Thursdays. If you are interested please complete the online volunteer expression of interest form(External link)

Volunteer at the Neighbourhood Farm

The Neighbourhood Farm(External link) runs volunteer days on Tuesdays and Thursdays, between 7am - 2pm.

Volunteers can help with composting jobs (collecting, building, turning, sifting etc) either on those days or at other times during the week (excl. weekends). All we ask is to be notified in advance to ensure we can plan ahead.

NB: Any volunteer activities on the farm fall under Neighbourhood Farm's insurance.

Volunteers can contact Kris on 0402167113 or email info@nourishcompost.com.au

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