Southbank Sustainability Group

18/06/2026

13/06/2026

Southbank News article
Winter-ready at SSG
June 10th, 2026 - Seema Misra Thakur

At most community gardens, winter is a time to reflect on the summer and autumn harvests and plan for spring. This involves assessing and preparing the garden beds for the next season.

06/06/2026

Welcoming winter at Southbank community garden. Let’s embrace the season and all that it delivers. Plenty of rain, winter crops happily growing and getting together with community locals.

World Environment Day took place on Friday, 5 June. The purpose is to raise worldwide awareness about pressing ecological crises and to inspire urgent, positive action for the protection of our planet 🌱
Each of us can make a small difference. Collectively our actions will speak volumes.

See you again in a fortnight on Saturday 20 June at 10am.

05/06/2026

World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5th, is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. Its primary purpose is to inspire global communities, businesses, and governments to take positive action to protect nature and address pressing ecological crises.

To learn more about this year's specific theme, find local events, or see how you can get involved, you can visit the official UN Environment Programme https://www.unep.org website.

03/06/2026

Gardening reminder! Can't wait to see you all this Saturday at 10am outside the Library at Boyd! 🌱🥳

23/05/2026

📍Happy Saturday and a wonderful turn out☀️

🍁 A fun morning with our wonderful community members for some gardening. There was plenty of weeding, mulching and sweeping up around the garden; a few of our seedlings needed replanting; our worm juice was nourishing for all our vegetables and as always plenty of watering 💦

📍 Come join us for our first June catch up at 10am on Saturday 6 June at the Boyd Community Centre 🪴

21/05/2026

Join us at Boyd Community Garden - Saturday at 10am.
All are welcome 🌱

18/05/2026

It’s National Volunteer Week and this is your year to volunteer!

Volunteering is a significant part of Victoria’s identity and at the heart of our communities.

Victoria is home to around 3.3 million people who volunteer every year, and we want to celebrate their contributions. Join them in accessing the amazing benefits of volunteering like connecting with others, building skillsets and gaining confidence.

National Volunteer Week 2026 celebrates the commitment of current volunteers and invites everyone to see how volunteering can fit in their lifestyle.

Volunteering is the perfect way to get involved, meet new people and forge purposeful connections. No matter your schedule, there’s a volunteer role that’s right for you.

To see what’s happening this National Volunteer Week, visit https://www.volunteeringvictoria.org.au/events/national-volunteer-week/

To learn more about volunteering, visit https://www.vic.gov.au/volunteering

13/05/2026

Southbank News article
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week at SSG
Seema Misra Thakur | 13th May, 2026

At the Southbank Sustainability Group (SSG), we love the autumn gardening season! It’s a wonderful time to pause, get ready, and plant for a peaceful winter that will welcome spring.