News and events

More than 600 people packed Warrnambool Community Garden’s quarry amphitheatre on Saturday 14 March for the second annual Harfest, celebrating community, creativity and homegrown fun. The day’s standout attraction was the inaugural Zucchini Cart Championships, which saw 29 racers speed down the purpose-built ramp in a joyful contest of creativity, engineering and good‑natured chaos. The ultimate champion, fastest Zucchini racer in Australia and winner of the Golden Gourd was

In what’s believed to be Australia’s first-ever Zucchini Cart Championship, the humble summer vegetable is being reimagined as a speed machine at Warrnambool Community Garden’s annual Harfest, returning Saturday 14 March, 3–7pm.

The first ever Zucchini Cart Race Competition is rolling onto the ramp!

This year’s Harfest event promises to be bigger, brighter, and full of the kind of joy that only a community festival can bring.

This guide will walk you through the essential steps to become a member of Warrnambool Community Garden including how to complete the membership application form and what to expect once you join.

In 2026, we’re digging deep into community spirit, teamwork with plenty of feel-good moments.

It’s been a year of growth, collaboration, and steady progress across our programs, spaces, and partnerships.

A "pocket forest" is coming to the Warrnambool Community Garden, along with 4,000 other plants for Albert Park. A pocket forest is a small, densely planted area that uses special planting techniques to help it thrive.

We'll take your Christmas tree and turn it into mulch for our paths with this free initiative.

We're looking for a festival coordinator to help with our next Harfest event.

Cultivating Carers is a kitchen-garden-themed wellbeing program for carers in the West Warrnambool area, delivered at West Warrnambool Neighbourhood House.

Warrnambool Community Garden has celebrated an important new milestone: we've been officially endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) under the Community Sheds category.

A new podcast series launching Tuesday 21 October invites listeners to discover how big change starts with small, local ideas.

The Warrnambool Multicultural Association team up with our garden members for an engaging event that showcases the rich flavors and traditions of our diverse society while learning digital skills in a friendly, hands-on environment.

the community to come together in a stunning garden setting.

Congratulations Sprouts Club with over $500 raised to go towards another project. Big thank you to volunteers and parents who each bought skills to make this work.

Long before gardening books and websites existed, First Nation's people understood the year through careful observation of Country. Their seasonal calendar is not based on dates, but on what is happening in the sky, the soil, the wetlands, the bush and the ocean.

Over 500 friends and families came together in the quarry to celebrate the harvest with good food, great music, and plenty of fun.

Are you ready to celebrate the vibrant spirit of Warrnambool Community Garden at Harfest, our inaugural harvest festival?

Wicked weeds are not fun - the couch and kikuyu that dominates our garden seems like a never-ending battle!