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Rushall Garden
The North Fitzroy Community Garden Group was founded in 1997 with a view to establishing community gardens in the area. After investigating various possible sites, the Thomas Kidney reserve was decided on in 2000.

Read details of this initial period of activity here.
Planning and consultation
Consultation between NFCGG, City of Yarra and Australian Landscape Management took place over the next 18 months and the plans for the design of the garden were finalised in 2002. Prior to the establishment of the garden, there was a period of community consultation. The NFCGG took over the project in early 2003.

Details about the planning and consultation stage
Developing the site
What followed was 12 months of very hard work – levelling the site, erecting fencing and a shed, bringing in new topsoil, laying out the beds and paths. The first plantings occurred in March 2004 and the first head of broccoli was harvested in July that year.
PO Box 1358,
North Fitzroy, VIC, 3068.
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