Hills Community Gardens

14/03/2026

Hills Community Gardens will not run today. With Easter falling on our first meeting for April, our next Hills Community Gardens meeting will be Sunday 19th of April.
Enjoy this stunning weather and get out into your own garden!

27/02/2026

We will take a raincheck ☔
No dig-in this Sunday.
We will be back Sunday the 15th March.

15/02/2026

First catch up of the year, we had ourselves a harvest swap and morning tea.

If you're interested in taking part of swaps and/or becoming a volunteer at Hills Community Gardens email us at [email protected]

We meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month at 10am.

13/02/2026

Hope to see you Sunday at HCG harvest swap and morning tea

02/01/2026

🌿 January Break for Hills Community Gardens
We’re taking a little break over January to spend time with family, friends, and loved ones. 💛

But don’t worry — we’ll be back on Sunday 15 February with our HCG harvest swap and morning tea Bring along your homegrown produce, creations, seedlings, or seeds to swap, share, and enjoy as we welcome new and returning members to our friendly garden community. 🌱☕

We can’t wait to see you all in February, rested and refreshed!

18/12/2025

HI We have decided not to hold a Dig In this Sunday, instead we will be in touch in the New year to share Dig in dates. May everyone have a joyful time with family and friends over the holiday and new year period. See you in 2026

05/12/2025

Happening this Sunday 7th of December
We will be working on:
Constructing the compost bays
Garden maintenance
We'd love a hand from old friends and new

15/11/2025

Good morning Cockatoo!
Despite the cloud cover and maybe a little drizzle, our dig in is on today! 🙂 We have a few jobs to work through in cluding a bit of a tidy up of the planter boxes on the main street.
Hope you can join us for an hour or two
Eastern Dandenong Ranges BASE Connecting Cockatoo Communities Inc

31/10/2025

Happening this Sunday 2nd of November
We will be working on:
Constructing the compost bays
Garden maintenance
We'd love a hand from old friends and new

18/10/2025

Morning All, today we're taking another exciting step forward with our Compost bays project at Eastern Dandenong Ranges BASE Hills Community Gardens. We'd love your support - come join us and bring your gardening gloves and a drill if you have one

21/09/2025

Dear Hills Community Gardens Members,

We are excited to share some important updates with you:

🌱 New Garden Development at The BASE
Planning and works are underway on our new gardens at The BASE. This development will create even more opportunities for our community to grow, share, and connect. We’ll keep you updated as things progress, and we can’t wait to see this new space come to life with your involvement.

📋 Update Your Contact Details
To make sure we can keep you informed about the new gardens, events, and other community opportunities, please take a moment to update your details via the link below:
https://forms.gle/Um3hZGsxn5SzhFUn8

📅 Next Hills Community Dig-In – New Start Time
Our next Dig-In is scheduled for:
Sunday, 5 November at 10:00 AM
(Please note the new start time)

This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow members, get your hands in the soil, and enjoy the spirit of community gardening. We’d love to see you there!

Eastern Dandenong Ranges BASE

The Hills Community Garden is starting a new chapter at The Base (7–17 McBride Street, Cockatoo). This is more than just a move—it’s a chance to reimagine what our community garden can be. We're looking for new energy and community support to help us grow something special together. Whether yo...