Banksia Gardens Community Services

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Banksia Gardens Community Services, a vibrant organisation in the heart of Broadmeadows, is a neighbourhood house, a learn local, a registered charity, and committed to community development and action research principles.

Have unwanted grocery bags lying around at home? 🛍️ Our two food relief programs are always looking for donations of sho...
17/08/2026

Have unwanted grocery bags lying around at home? 🛍️

Our two food relief programs are always looking for donations of shopping bags to help us distribute much-needed food and essential items to local families.

If you have bags you no longer need, please drop them off at our reception desk Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm.

Thank you for your support! 💚

24/06/2026

Local Gamillaroi artist Emma Russell was commissioned to create our Acknowledgement of Country artwork, a piece that now lives at our Broadmeadows site and across our everyday communications.

In this reel, Emma talks about the stories, symbols and meanings woven through her painting, honouring the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land 🖤💛❤️

17/06/2026

We are hosting another FREE family fun day, and we would love to see you there.

Expect an afternoon with:
🎨 Arts & crafts
⚽ Sports & games
🌸 Face painting & henna
🌭 Free sausage sizzle & warm soup station

Bring your family, friends or neighbours and enjoy a winter day out together.

⏰ Friday 3 July, 12pm–2pm  
📍 Banksia Gardens Community Services

🔗 Register via the link in our bio


Over the past few weeks, local artist, staff member and Gamilaroi woman Emma Russell has been sharing her culture and cr...
11/06/2026

Over the past few weeks, local artist, staff member and Gamilaroi woman Emma Russell has been sharing her culture and creativity across our Hume community.

She has run workshops with the El Amal Women’s Group, facilitated a weaving workshop with NECCHi Houses and delivered a cultural learning session for parents at Coolaroo South Primary School Community Hub. Each session community has learned about Aboriginal art, culture and native plants, and painted traditional symbols using ochre Emma Russell gathered from a nearby creek.

We took two of our Good Start participants, Dontay and Cameron, to the Deadly Job Fair last week at the Aborigines Advan...
02/06/2026

We took two of our Good Start participants, Dontay and Cameron, to the Deadly Job Fair last week at the Aborigines Advancement League Inc. Vic.

They had great chats with the Fire Brigade’s cultural wellbeing team and several job providers, and explored pathways in security, traffic management, fire safety and FIFO work.

And a big shout‑out to Cameron who is completing a short course at Kangan this week!

National Reconciliation Week began yesterday, a time to reflect on the 1967 Referendum, the Mabo decision, and the ongoi...
28/05/2026

National Reconciliation Week began yesterday, a time to reflect on the 1967 Referendum, the Mabo decision, and the ongoing work of truth‑telling and reconciliation.

This week encourages us to deepen our understanding of First Nations histories, cultures and achievements, and to consider how we can contribute to reconciliation as individuals, as an organisation, and as a community.

We are proud to be working on our Reconciliation Action Plan, a significant step for our organisation.

The artwork shown is an Acknowledgement of Country piece by local Gamillaroi artist and staff member, Emma Russell.

[Image Description: A painted artwork by Gamillaroi artist, Emma Russell, features a Banksia flower in the centre with gradient circles with symbols of waterways, animals and humans. Surrounding this is land and sky.]

This olive season, our Common Bean Cafe and Common Green teams harvested 67kg of olives to support Playte’s fundraising ...
21/05/2026

This olive season, our Common Bean Cafe and Common Green teams harvested 67kg of olives to support Playte’s fundraising for farming resilience in Palestine 🇵🇸

Olive trees carry history, care and connection, and we are proud to contribute in a small but meaningful way, alongside others donating olives to help reach the 500kg goal.

After processing and bottling, and .hardingst will be hosting an event on 7 June, where the community olive oil will be available (details to come).

Huge thanks to Nick and Ahmad for leading the harvest 🫒

Congratulations to the El Amal Women’s Group for their incredible contribution to VIGIL by Outer Urban Projects16 women ...
19/05/2026

Congratulations to the El Amal Women’s Group for their incredible contribution to VIGIL by Outer Urban Projects

16 women participated in workshops, rehearsals, and 10 incredible performances, bringing stories and community voices to the stage. These performances explored important themes including gender-based violence, safety, race, belonging, war, and public and private violence through performance, storytelling, music, and movement.

We are so proud of the El Amal women’s dedication and the way they represented experiences of women from Arabic‑speaking backgrounds.

A big thank you to Outer Urban Projects and everyone involved in making this experience possible for our group.

The Oorja Women’s Group came together to celebrate Mother’s Day 💐Women shared beautiful poems, stories and songs, some w...
14/05/2026

The Oorja Women’s Group came together to celebrate Mother’s Day 💐

Women shared beautiful poems, stories and songs, some written for their mums, others for their children.

We followed it up with a round of bingo (with a few very lucky winners!) before wrapping up the afternoon by dancing together and sharing delicious food.

If you are a woman from the Indian community and would like to join this group, we would love to hear from you.
📞 Program Coordinator: 0426 462 342
📧 [email protected]

The Oorja Women’s Group meets every Saturday, 11am–1pm at Newbury Child and Community Centre in Craigieburn.

A program of our Kenley Court Neighbourhood House.

Our new 3-bay composting system is up and running in the community garden, and it’s bigger and better than ever!Last yea...
12/05/2026

Our new 3-bay composting system is up and running in the community garden, and it’s bigger and better than ever!

Last year we processed an incredible 3.4 tonnes of organic waste. This year we have already passed the 1 tonne mark, with the new bays alone responsible for 750kg of that! 

Next time you are at Banksia Gardens, come and see the system in action 🌱

[Image description: A woman holding a paintbrush and paint kneels in front of a large composting bay system with a mural of the composting process painted on the front.]

Address

71-81 Pearcedale Parade
Melbourne, VIC
3047

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+61393098531

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