Kensington Town Hall Compost Hub

29/07/2025

We turned out this lovely batch of dark, well-matured , absolutely chocka with at the Derby Street in .

Now loaded into a wool pack, stored under salvaged hessian coffee sacks (to retain moisture), and ready for the community gardeners to help themselves to as we head towards Spring.

Removed a few plastic contaminants, but very little overall. It is always a good idea to . Great to see!

Kensington Community Food Forest
Very Edible Gardens
Unison Housing
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing - VIC
City of Melbourne
Sustainability Victoria
Loccal

06/07/2025

The Kensington Town Hall Compost Incorporated 2025 AGM will be held onsite on Sunday 27 July, from 11am-1pm

All compost hub members, composting participants, and any other interested parties are welcome to participate and contribute to our discussion.

https://my-group.events/events/7eaaad32-c8a4-444c-b54c-6ced08947302

Agenda:
- Annual Report and Financial Statement
- Proposed CoM License Agreement
- Site Management and Operations
- Membership Process and Fees
- Website and Social Media Accounts
- Incoming Committee Election

If you are joining us, click the "Participate" button on the event page so we can see expected attendance, and send you any updates or documents relating to the meeting agenda.

Jul 27, 2025, 11:00:00 AM - GMT+10 - Kensington Town Hall, 3031, Melbourne, Australia - The 2025 Kensington Town Hall Compost AGM will be held onsite at the compost hub behind Kensington Town Hall. All compost hub members, composting hub participants, and any other interested parties are…

28/06/2025

Lovely day for winter gardening: we took an electric barrow load of community compost for a ride along the river, then over to support our neighbours at Crossroads Community Garden in Footscray.

They immediately put it to good use!

Footscray Community Garden & Learning Place
Footscray Community Arts
City of Maribyrnong
City of Melbourne
Sustainability Victoria
Community Gardens Australia
Loccal

15/06/2025

Brilliant winter day making meals to share from our compost garden! Enjoying the warmth of community in the cold of winter. Thanks to everyone who contributed and the community chefs who shared recipes with the group

Loccal City of Melbourne

11/06/2025

No one needs this in our compost! Please remember to remove your fruit stickers.

Either take them off at the shop (maybe find somewhere convenient to stick them), or take them off when you put your groceries away at home. Much easier than digging through soggy peels and food scraps, and much better chance they won’t end up as toxins in our local food systems for generations to come!




City of Melbourne
Sustainability Victoria
Loccal

09/06/2025

We are making something amazing. Come join us and get a taste of sustainability in action.

Jun 15, 2025, 11:30:00 AM - GMT+10 - Behind Kensington Town Hall, 3031, Kesnington, Australia - We have been busy collecting food scraps for months now and (through the magic of composting and plant biology) have converted them right back into food! Going into winter, our foodgarden is still pump......

04/06/2025

USCC has updated the most popular download on our website: the Benefits of Compost white paper.

This resource is perfect for sharing with compost customers, policymakers, and community members to illustrate the importance of using compost. We want to thank the Young Professionals Committee for their hard work in updating this important document!

You can head to the link in our bio to read and share the updated paper.

01/06/2025

As community composters, we work to feed the soil for our local food systems. Every week we try to remove as many fruit stickers as we can. These don’t get converted back into plant nutrients like the food scraps they come attached to. They persist in the soil, get harder to remove with every year that passes, and ultimately are passed back into our food as toxic chemicals.

Please remove stickers and other plastic contaminants before sending your organics to compost.

What are you feeding the soil?


Loccal Sustainability Victoria City of Melbourne

09/11/2024

Looking forward to a Spring garden refresh with the Davis Street Community Garden volunteers this afternoon! Lots of life in the garden, plants to harvest and replace, and a load of well-matured community compost ready to turn into the soil…

Sustainability Victoria City of Melbourne Cultivating Community Kensington Neighbourhood House City Compost Network

06/11/2024

Go support this amazing community garden (and pick up something nice for a present - even if it’s just a present for you!)

Kensington Stockyard Food Garden Xmas Sale
Sunday 1 December 10am to 12pm
Potted plants, vegetable seedlings, produce, local craft
Come and support our volunteer members to celebrate National Community Garden Day and our sixth year of feeding our community.
Enter the historic Newmarket Stockyards from Serong or Bluestone Sts Kensington
Cash or card accepted

03/11/2024

Purple Kohlrabi picking day at Kensington Town Hall Compost! We put down a late crop of kohlrabis and decided today was the day. dressed in matching harvest colours for the grand occasion…

03/11/2024

Purple Kohlrabi picking day at Kensington Town Hall Compost! We put down a late crop of kohlrabis and decided today was the day. dressed in matching harvest colours for the grand occasion…