Community garden
Do you have a green thumb? Love getting your hands dirty or just want to meet new people?
Then join a community garden at La Trobe.
Staff and students are welcomed to join any of the community gardens around La Trobe and get involved in weeding, mulching, composting, planting fruit, vegetables and herbs.
Plots can be used to where you can grow your own veggies and create some fresh tasty meals at home.
It's a great place to learn new skills, be social and you are always welcome to bring friends-the more the merrier. There are three community gardens with on eache located at La Trobe’s Melbourne, Bendigo and Albury Wodonga campuses. Gardening sessions are open to all staff and students.
Melbourne campus
The Melbourne community garden is always open and during semester there are two gardening sessions per week. If you interested contact the community garden at communitygarden@latrobe.edu.au or our join our Facebook page 'La Trobe Community Garden Group, Melbourne' to keep updated with all gardening events.
Each year the La Trobe’s Melbourne community garden sells leftover produce in the Agora for gold coin donations.
'The Patch' at Bendigo campus
In Bendigo, ‘The Patch’ is open during semester on Tuesday between 3- 5 pm and is open to staff and students. The Garden has a number of growing beds in tractor tyres that can be used to grow your own vegetables and welcomes people with no experience and can provide tips and advice on growing vegetables.
The Garden is located on the western side of the Applied Sciences building, above the Keck St - Sharon St roundabout and can be contacted at thepatchbendigo@gmail.com.
