Supporting communities to flourish

Thirteen organisations will share in $100,000 of funding to create community gardens.

Announced on Wednesday 2 September 2026, the Community Garden Grants will support the establishment and development of sustainable, edible community gardens in Western Australia.

Delivered by Department of Communities, the funding will enable community members to participate more actively in community life, develop and implement skills and give back to the community.

Ranging from Katanning to Tom Price and Kalumburu, from the Gascoyne to the mid-west and the Great Southern, the geographical diversity of projects funded by this round of grants is particularly notable. Metropolitan organisations will also benefit, with gardens in Padbury, Morley, Bentley, and Perth also set to reap the benefits.

Community garden projects continue to encourage people to come together to connect with the environment, establish connections with neighbours, and develop new skills.

Local governments and not-for-profit organisations can apply for up to $10,000 in funding assistance through the program to establish and develop sustainable and edible community gardens in their local areas.

Successful projects include:

• Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation - Seeds of Strength Community Garden
• Community Food Forests Inc. - workshop titled Healing with Herbs, led by Perth City Farm
• People Helping People International/Development WA - reactivating the former Bentley Community Garden as the Heartwood Collective to create an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming community hub
• Healthy Self Wellness Incorporated - establishing a 4-acre next-generation food forest and community garden in the Wheatbelt to create a welcoming and inclusive space that increases access to fresh, locally grown produce
• Wattandee Littlewell Aboriginal Corporation – transformation of the former Mingenew Aboriginal Reserve into a native bush food and medicine garden, strengthening community, youth skills, and cultural healing through sustainable, edible plants

As part of the grant process, applicants were required to demonstrate that their projects were inclusive and accessible, encouraging participation of the wider community, have support from the local government, and are feasible and sustainable projects with measurable community outcomes benefits.

Further information on the Community Gardens Grants Program is available on the Department of Communities website.