Lakeside Drive Community Garden  is a community garden on a two acre site on Lakeside Drive in Alawa. Initiated in 2008 by CDU students, the Lakeside Drive Community Garden is now an award-winning demonstration site for tropical food production and sustainable living education. The garden is run by a Management Committee that is made up of dedicated volunteers with diverse range of skills. We have two part-time staff members who run the Work for the Dole Program that operates out of the garden. We have a large social network of over 800 people connected via email and facebook that we promote our activities to. We aim to:

Provide community education on food security and sustainable lifestyles, including the reduction of household waste, in an urban environment.

Demonstrate sustainable gardening practices through the use of permaculture principles such as compost and mulching.

Inspire local residents to grow native species and food plants suitable for the tropics, both in their own backyards and the wider community.

Collaborate with other local environment and conservation groups in educational outreach programs.