CERES Community Environment Park

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CERES Park
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Gardens at CERES
CERES Community Environment Park
General information
Type4.5-acre Green land
Location Brunswick East, Melbourne, Australia
Coordinates 37°45′58″S144°59′02″E / 37.766°S 144.984°E / -37.766; 144.984
Opened1982

CERES Community Environment Park is a 4.5-hectare (11-acre) not-for-profit environmental education centre and social enterprise hub located in urban Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia. [1] [2]

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Established in 1982 [3] on a former rubbish dump, CERES Park operates on land owned by Merri-Bek City Council. [4] The CERES Park is one of four locations run by the governing body of CERES EARTH Ltd, trading as CERES.

CERES is registered as a company limited by guarantee and is governed by a voluntary Board. It provides a range of programs and services including environmental education programs and workshops, an urban farm and community gardens, cafe, grocery, plant nursery and various other social enterprises. Its charitable purpose is "protecting and enhancing the natural environment, including by providing information and education to increase understanding of human impacts on the natural environment". [5]

CERES is run by about 160 employees [6] and many volunteers.

CERES stands for "Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies", and is pronounced like the word "series." The name also connects with Ceres the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology, as a large part of the Park is dedicated to urban farming.

History

CERES Park is located on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung land, along the banks of the Merri Creek.

The site was used as a Chinese garden during the first half of the 20th century [7] and became a quarry for bluestone from 1945. [3]

The first tree on the current incarnation of the site was officially planted y Dr Barbe Baker, founder of the Men of the Trees, on 16 September 1981. In 1982, local residents suggested making use of the land to grow vegetables and make compost as part of a "Work for the Dole" program. Various community initiatives and experiments with alternative technology soon followed, beginning the site. Along with Merri Creek Management Committee and Friends of Merri Creek, CERES and volunteers planted hundreds of trees and shrubs and lobbied governments to clean up the creek. A significant moment occurred when the Sacred Kingfisher, thought to have abandoned the area, returned in 1994. [8]

Today, CERES is a popular place for education, farming and sustainability awareness, as well as a location for markets and social gatherings.

Enterprises

Additionally to a large variety of workshops led at CERES about sustainability, gardening, cooking and sustainable practices, [9] [10] CERES provides different services:

Studies conducted at CERES

Awards

See also

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  2. ↑ "Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission page for CERES" . Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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