2024 CGA National Gathering

Come and experience a fabulous two days with Phil Dudman from ABC North Coast Radio and the team from Community Gardens Australia at The Nerang Country Paradise Parklands on the Gold Coast. Join with your fellow community gardeners from around the country to experience speakers, workshops, tours, panel discussions, demonstrations and more!

An amazing community lunch will be prepared as well as morning and afternoon tea are included in the ticket and bring along some of your produce to share and we'll have a food swap at the end of the day. 

There will be a great range of experts to learn from, hands on workshops and many opportunities to connect with folks from other gardens. Keynote speakers Morag Gamble (Permaculture Education Institute), Guy Ritani and Toad Dell (Permaqueer) will inspire with discussions around social permaculture and inclusiveness in the garden. Growing Food For Wildlife, social media hacks for your garden, sawfly larvae, soils and legislative changes affecting your garden are just some of the workshops that will be available in the afternoon.

Everyone is welcome and the event is fully accessible.  

Please bring your own water bottle, keep cup and bag for some goodies. Bring some goodies to share on the swap table at the end of the day and remember you will be spending some time outdoors so dress appropriately for the weather and don't forget your sun protection. 

Check out our program for the day here. We have some limited accommodation options available for $100 per night including breakfast. If you are interested, please contact Naomi at info@communitygarden.org.au.

Day 2 tours run from 10am to 3:30pm and there are two options:

Logan Community Gardens Tour - dep/arr Beenleigh Train Station
Yarrabilba Community Garden, Jimboomba Community Garden, The Little Vege Patch. Tour includes lunch.

Gold Coast Community Gardens Tour - dep/arr Nerang Train Station
Labrador Community Garden, Joan Park Community Garden, Southern Beaches Community Garden. Tour includes lunch and a drink and there will be the option to purchase some morning tea by donation. 

Thanks to our sponsors WaterUps, Koh and Pip Magazine for their generous support.