Lead contamination and urban chicken keeping You probably saw the news about the new study that found high levels of lead in backyard chickens and eggs in our biggest cities - and Darebin was fla [...] Last updated August 22, 2022
FREE Sustainable Growing for Community Gardens Course Council is partnering with Bridge Darebin to run a free 8-week Sustainable Growing for Community G [...] Last updated August 17, 2022
Olives to Oil - one week to go! 1 WEEK TO GO - until our 2022 Olives to Oil Community Festival day on Sunday May 29! How ripe is too ripe? Green, pink or black we take olives at d [...] Last updated June 27, 2022
Did you know that you can recycle your food waste in your green bin? By July, all residents who use Council's kerbside waste services will be able to recycle their food scraps and green waste. Many residents have had [...] Last updated May 17, 2022
Volunteering at Bundoora Park Farm Would you like to volunteer at Bundoora Park Farm? We have just opened up applications for our first intake of volunteers for 2022. To apply, re [...] Last updated January 29, 2022
Darebin community Awards 2021: Call for Nominations Nominations are sought for individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the Darebin community. These awards acknowledge the ama [...] Last updated January 9, 2022
Queensland Fruit Fly trap giveaway for Darebin gardeners Queensland fruit fly populations start to increase in spring as the weather warms up, and now is the time to install traps to attract, catch and monit [...] Last updated November 9, 2021
Free plant pots for Darebin gardeners Is your home garden, community garden or food swap in need of free plant pots for propagating or sharing seedlings? Our Parks & Open Spaces tea [...] Last updated September 12, 2022
Sustainability Victoria 2030 Consultation Sustainability Victoria has released its organisational strategy for 2021 to 2030, 'SV2030: A Decade of Action'. It sets the vision to act o [...] Last updated November 3, 2021
Darebin is proud to be a signatory of the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration 2021 Darebin City Council is delighted that the #GlasgowDeclaration is being discussed today in the Multilevel Action Pavilion at #COP26. We signed the Dec [...] Last updated November 9, 2021