维多利亚大学社区花园于5月31日由副校长John McCallum启动。
2006年，维大在阿尔波特大街115号为社区花园项目分配了4块14米×48米空地，该项目将涉及16到55岁的学生，从新投身于可持续社区花园的发展和维护教育。该项目在2006年7月份成功申请到工业和社区合作种子基金，从而方便了项目主管与协助建园的商业和组织联络。
Majella Grainger是公共教育项目和服务学院的教师，他说：“我们很高兴的看到这里从最初的一小块菜地发展成现在的园艺项目。现在的大规模花园可以让学生们在一个真实的工作环境下学习技能，这些技能包括规划和组织、沟通想法和信息、团队合作、涉及和制作、解决问题和运用技术。”
“环境教育对该项目很重要，包括可持续性园艺实践比如合理浇水、轮耕、循环处理园艺垃圾和坏作物。社区花园的实践重点会给学生们带来丰富并且有意义的学习经历。”
原文：
The Victoria University Community Garden was officially launched by Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor John McCallum on Thursday May 31.
In late 2006, VU allocated a vacant 14 metre x 48 metre block of land at 115 Albert St, Footscray to the Community Garden program which will involve students aged 16 to 55 who are re-engaging in education in the development and maintenance of a sustainable community garden. The program was successful in applying for a 2006-07 Office for Industry and Community Engagement Seeding Grant, which enabled the project officer to liaise with businesses and organizations that assisted in establishing the garden.
Majella Grainger, teacher from the School of General Education Programs and Services, said "We are very pleased that this horticulture project has grown from its beginnings as a small vegetable patch. What is now a large scale garden will enable the students to learn skills in a real workplace situation? These skills include planning and organizing, communicating ideas and information, team work, designing and making, problem solving and using technology."
"Environmental education is essential to the project and includes sustainable gardening practices such as being water wise, crop rotation, recycling garden waste and worm farms. The practical focus of the Community Garden offers a rich and meaningful learning experience for the students involved."
