Membership is open to all people in the Central Desert region.

As a member, you get to take home a share of organic locally-grown produce fresh from the garden, take part in garden events, working bees and workshops, and know that you are contributing to the running of an inclusive and sustainable arid lands community garden.

Active participation in the garden.

In order to create an abundant, dynamic garden community, members agree to actively participate in garden activity for at least 26 hours each year, or one hour per fortnight, and to share what they can with the garden community. There are many opportunities for members to contribute, depending on interests and capabilities.

There are no individual plots at Westside. The garden is a communal garden where members share both the gardening and the harvest. 

Membership Options:

Westside Garden Membership is now part of your ALEC membership — you join both together in one step, on the ALEC website.

Choose your membership and join here

All memberships renew automatically twelve months from the purchase date.

Westside promotes financial inclusion as part of its commitment to be an inclusive community garden. If the cost of membership isn't affordable but would like to join the garden, please get in touch with us about discounted fees. Contact [email protected].

**Please note: Garden membership includes membership of the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC). This supports insurance needs and goes some way to reimburse ALEC for support provided to maintain the garden.

Become a garden member

1. Garden Member Manual & Induction Video

Please read through our Garden Member Handbook

It is an important document which contains all the information you need to know to support your involvement with the Garden.

At your induction, we’ll ask that you sign the WCG membership agreement and abide by our important cultural norms.

The manual is supported by our 25 minute Induction Video.  

2. Pay membership fees online

Pay here

Once you have paid please contact us via email [email protected]

Your induction will occur during Sunday afternoon working bees, a Garden Committee Member will walk you through your membership and the garden. We look forward to meeting you.

Join the Westside Garden Committee

The Garden Committee is a dedicated group of people that volunteer their time and energy to help shape and grow this community garden. Committee members meet monthly. They collaborate, have fun and share the diverse tasks that come with creating a garden the whole community can enjoy.

We encourage people with a variety of skills and interests to apply. There's no need to be an expert gardener, we need people with an interest in communication, social media, governance and community engagement.