Magnetic Island Community Garden (MICG)
The Magnetic Island Community Garden Group was established in May 2021. The group's committee currently consists of five Island-based volunteers to lead the initiative.
The Community Garden project is assessing options after a meeting with Townsville City Council in early 2024. We responded formally to Councils’ offer of space at Horseshoe Bay and/or Picnic Bay by saying that while these sites would be good for smaller local, or “satellite” gardens, our proposal (the result of community consultation and research) was that the site for a Community Garden is still best situated in Kelly Street, Nelly Bay.
Council remains engaged but has yet to respond to this feedback formally with an answer on the Kelly Street site.
In the meantime we plan to start working with Zero Waste to see if there is an opportunity to “seed” Community Garden activities and values through an online network and smaller garden projects which can use zero waste products and restart community consultation.
We are a community who values gardens, nature, sharing resources and sharing knowledge so we are confident that a viable project will result.
Over the last two years many people have expressed an interest in being part of the community garden. Given the time elapsed since the most recent community consultation, it’s time to restart the list of interested parties.
Anyone interested in becoming part of this project should reach out to Gay. Plant a seed and it will grow!
GROUP COORDINATOR
Gay McCosker
Our Vision
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To create beautiful, productive, healthy and social community gathering spaces that are available to all ages, backgrounds and abilities
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To be an inspirational community garden community which demonstrates, promotes and educates sustainability, health, and wellbeing
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To create a sense of place and identity within the community.
Our Goals
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Growing food locally and sustainably, and promoting healthy living
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Creating an open space for shared community activities
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Educating community members in sustainability and local food production by bringing together educators with those interested in learning
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Sustaining ourselves as an island community
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Sustainably integrating the beneficial reuse of food and garden organics
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Invigorating neglected or unused public space
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Establishing strong links with local community and developing a sense of community pride.
