Sprout Community Garden is a project of Mind Australia, who run it to help people with mental…read morehealth problems. It's located next to Thornbury train station, and consists of a sprawling garden of fruit, vegetables, herbs, and community space. Each Thursday from 1-4pm their produce/plant stand is open, and once a month (first Thursday, 3-7pm) they run a community market which, in addition to their usual fruit and veg and plants, included preserves, crafts, baked goods, more gardening things, worm farm stuff (farms, worm juice), an organic sausage sizzle, and more. I went this afternoon and found it pretty busy, with lots of kids doing activities, people playing music, and numerous stalls. I bought some organic vegies, some brick-oven-baked sourdough from a new co-operative bakery that's starting up, a sorrel plant for my garden, and a necklace. You don't go to a market like this for its prices, but despite that, I thought the prices were pretty reasonable, especially for the quality of the food I got. The only negatives I would mention are that a lot of the plants/seedlings for sale from the Sprout stand don't seem to be all that healthy, and many of them aren't well labelled. I bought my sorrel from a different organic garden stand, where the seedlings seemed much nicer. Apart from that, I just wish the garden was open all day every day for people to go hang out in and/or get their hands dirty. (As it is, you have to go through a complicated volunteer signup process to help them out. Understandable, given that you'll be working with kids and disabled people.) In any case, I'm going to try and make it back regularly on Thursdays from now on.

Situated beside Lunar Park & behind Acland Street, the Peanut Farm Reserve has been the home of St…read moreKilda City Football Club for as far back as the 1940's. Youngsters and age-old locals of the area are able to enjoy this vast area that contains the famous football oval, basketball courts, tennis wall and playground. Another popular element of the Peanut Farm Reserve is the "Veg Out" Community Gardens that is located just across the road at the former St Kilda Bowling Club. The gardens are primarily rented by residents of apartments in the area and offer local residents the opportunity to express themselves in a small plot of soil, which results in many colourful artistic displays. Dog friendly, the reserve is a central spot for locals to exercise, partake in sporting activities or simply bring the kids for a run around.

A great place to come and watch some Local footy, they have…read morepublic toilets and also and outdoor free gym area. Come and see the St Kilda Sharks footy team on a Sunday, it is there home ground. Make sure you have lots of coins for the meter they don't accept card and they always have parking inspectors I have gotten tickets twice.

The first time I came here, I was meeting up with some friends for a frisbee match. I'm not…read moreparticularly coordinated when it comes to the hand-eye activities and so I suggested I just might cheerlead from the side lines... Well, they were all running around and frolicking about in the sunshine - the huge lawns here are perfect for it - and before I knew it I was playing like a recent graduate from the Ultimate Frisbee Champion School. Apart from friendly frisbee games, the gardens are great for a stroll or a relaxed afternoon under a tree. The community garden in south-west corner is nice to poke around in, as are the hot houses. Keep your eye out for critters in the trees.

I always forget this place is here! I feel absolutely privileged to be so nearby. When you're in…read morethe mood for a beautiful scenic walk, this seems to be the place, providing you don't want to head into the city for the other one. The plant life is super abundant and the amount of grass that's available for picnic is awesome! There's even that nice little playground for the kidlets. The only downside is there's always poo on the ground, yes a big downside. I'm not a fan of that being right in the pathway, especially when you are responsible enough to clean up your own dogs poop! Be kind and keep the pathways and grass clean please!