LOCCAL

Introduction to Composting for the Home Gardener [Fyshwick]
2026-05-03 13:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Beginners Composting & Worms [Seaforth]
2026-05-03 10:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Seaforth Kitchen Garden

14 Yatama StreetSeaforth, New South Wales 2092

Preserving Fruit and Vegetables [Deloraine]
2026-05-03 09:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

A Big Hot Heap [Fyshwick]
2026-05-03 09:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Composting Systems for Apartment Living [Footscray]
2026-05-03 09:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

International Compost Awareness Week
2026-05-03 08:00 - 2026-05-09 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the compost industry’s largest, most far-reaching education and awareness campaign, celebrated worldwide each year during the first full week of May. The mission is simple but powerful: bring people together to share the benefits of composting organics and using compost to build healthier soil. From the fall poster contest to thousands of events and activities during the week, ICAW inspires action at every level. Communities, schools, governments, and businesses host celebrations highlighting all types of composting, from small backyard efforts to large-scale commercial operations, showing that everyone can play a part in creating a more sustainable future.

Each year, a new ICAW theme is selected. The theme is used for the Poster Contest, which invites artists (age 14 and older) from throughout the world to create a design sharing the importance of composting and compost use.

From Scraps to Soil: Composting as an Everyday Act of Hope [Burnside Civic Centre]
2026-05-02 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Making the most of Your Compost [Capel]
2026-05-02 10:30 - 23:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Capel LibraryCapel WA, Australia

Hosted by Shire of Capel

Composting Workshop [Wilson]
2026-05-02 10:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)

Introduction to the Soil Food Web - the secret to successful growing [Cessnock]
2026-05-02 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Complete Guide to Home Composting [Victoria Park]
2026-05-02 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Administration building Administration building, 99 Shepperton Rd, Victoria Park WA 6100, Australia

YIMBY 'Continuous Hot Composting' Workshop [Castlemaine]
2026-05-02 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
The HUB Garden, rear of 233 Barker St., enter through green gates on Templeton St Castlemaine VIC, Australia

Composting Workshop with Hilton Harvest Community Garden [Fremantle]
2026-05-02 09:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)

Decentralised food & medicine day course - start here [Hydes Creek]
2026-05-02 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Master Composter Course [Brisbane]
2026-05-02 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Baroona Farm, 233 Milton Rd, Milton, QLD, Australia
If you’re a passionate composter, register to attend our free advanced training course in composting.

You’ll gain further skills and knowledge to encourage others in your local community to start composting. With online preparation commencing in April and in person 2 day training on Sat 2 May and Sat 16 May. After completing the course and 20 volunteer hours, you will receive a Master Composter certificate.

The course includes sessions on:

the science of composting

composting methods

food recycling techniques

troubleshooting

facilitation skills

how to help others learn about composting.

We encourage you to apply if you:

have experience in composting or worm framing, either at your home or community garden

can commit to a combination of online and in-person training (attendance is essential)

can complete 20 hours of volunteer work within 12 months of completing the training.

Small Space Gardening, Composting & Worm Farming Workshop - Bayside Council [Kogarah]
2026-05-02 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Bayside Garden CentreKogarah, NSW

Saturday, May 2 • 9 AM – 1 PM

Composted Artefacts Exhibition
2026-05-01 09:00 - 2026-05-29 18:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Singleton Public Library, 8-10 Queen Street, Singleton, NSW, 2330, Australia
Dr Ernie Harbott of Compost Culture and local compost comrades have put together a small but thought-provoking collection of composted items to raise awareness this International Compost Awareness Week. The items will be on display in the foyer of the Singleton Public Library during May.

No-Dig Gardening & Sheet Mulching - Building Soil from the Top Down [Gatton]
2026-04-30 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Follow your FOGO Tour [Dandenong South]
2026-04-30 09:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Find out what happens to Whitehorse food and garden organic waste once it is collected. This educational tour is being run at Bio Gro’s state of the art organics recovery facility. If this event has booked out, please add your name to the waitlist as tickets may become available and future tours may be organised.

Bio Gro (meet at Nunawading Library for transportation) Dandenong South VIC, Australia

Grow it, cook it, compost it [Brisbane]
2026-04-28 10:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Biodynamic Compost [Purple Pear Farm, Anamba]
2026-04-27 08:30 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Introduction to Worm Farming [Edendale Community Environment Farm, Eltham]
2026-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Djanbung Gardens Special Garden Tour & Lunch [Nimbin]
2026-04-25 10:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
This will be one of the last opportunities to explore Djanbung Gardens with the designer, Robyn Francis, before she retires and closes the gardens later this year

Eat Your Balcony! [Brisbane]
2026-04-25 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
Join Eco-Flat Brisbane creator Gav Hardy for a fun and informative day to learn how to fashion an abundant balcony garden brimming with herbs and veggies. In this two-part workshop we’ll drill down into design, soils, and the best herbs and veggies to grow. And Gav will trouble-shoot your challenges with growing plants in containers.

This workshop is for anyone who lives in a flat, apartment or townhouse in the greater Brisbane area. The session is split into two parts – Soils and Plants, followed by Design. Part 1 – Design. In the morning you will learn how to apply a permaculture design to your own balcony. We’ll explore orientation and aspect, balustrade types, container design, and working with sun, wind and water.

Part 2 – Soils and Plants.After lunch we will get our hands in soil, look at commercial potting mixes and learn how to make compost in an apartment (yes, it can be done!). Plus, we will dive into Gav’s top balcony edibles for Brisbane. And we’ll explore remedies to common plant pests and diseases.

Tours of Biochar Facility & ECOSS [Lysterfield]
2026-04-24 10:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Reboot your farm: Regen Ag Learning Program [Atherton]
2026-04-23 13:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane)

Digging into dung beetles: boosting soil health on your farm [Bega]
2026-04-23 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Investigators Garden Club [Semaphore]
2026-04-23 10:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Adelaide)

Bokashi Brilliance - Canberra Environment Centre [Online]
2026-04-22 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Digging into dung beetles: boosting soil health on your farm [Berry]
2026-04-22 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
