Everything Your Queensland Council Gives Gardeners for Free

Who: Residential ratepayers, tenants (with owner/agent approval), public housing and Defence Housing residents. Unit/townhouse owners apply via body corporate.

How: Get a voucher at any Council library, Regional Business Centre or ward office with your current rates notice. Exchange at a participating retail nursery. Schools can claim up to 50 plants for Arbor Day (Aug to Oct).

Who: Brisbane residents. One rebate per category per household. You can claim both categories.

How: Online application only with receipt, property address and bank details. Covers compost bins, worm farms, food dehydrators and in-sink systems purchased on or after 1 Jan 2024.

How: Register online for the Community Composting program. Hub locations change, check the council page for current sites.

How: Apply via council for verge garden approval. Community garden groups need a committee and $20M public liability cover. Grant pathways available.

Who: Residential ratepayers.

How: Collect from the nursery at Council's Caloundra depot, 54 Industrial Avenue (access only from Industrial Ave). Open Wednesdays 1 to 3pm. Bring your current rates notice. Trees only, no shrubs or groundcovers.

Who: Noosa residents.

How: Sign up via Grow It Local with a Noosa address. Noosa Council pays for the membership. Announced April 2026.

Who: Residential property owners. Schools, childcare centres and community groups can also apply.

How: Apply for your voucher via the council website or phone before visiting. Redeem at any of the five community nurseries: Redcliffe, Bribie Island, Caboolture, Burpengary or Pine Rivers. Nurseries also sell cheap natives year-round.

Who: Residents including renters. Renters need a landlord rates notice copy, public housing rental statement, Defence housing brochure, or licence/seniors card showing current address.

How: Apply to council, then collect from council nurseries. Plants are also distributed at mobile nursery days in suburbs across the year. Check the program page for 2026 mobile sites.

Who: Logan property owners. Community organisations on council land can apply for up to 50 free trees per year (email parkvolunteers@logan.qld.gov.au).

How: Present your current original rates notice at a listed collection site during allocated times. Your rates notice on your phone is accepted. Notice is scanned, you get a token, pick 3 plants.

Who: Redland residents. Completely free, voluntary and non-binding.

How: Apply via the program page. You get a free property visit with a tailored native planting list, environmental weed ID and control advice, free plants, erosion control materials (jute mat, coir logs, silt fencing), koala-friendly fencing, and a wildlife nest box installed by an arborist. Plus a free worm farm or compost bin once you meet the planting quota (50 plants for blocks under 600m², 100 for larger blocks).

Who: Redland residents. Part of council's Organics Transformation Roadmap. Redlands waste audits show around 7,800 tonnes of food waste hitting kerbside bins each year, roughly 17% of the landfill stream.

How: Attend the monthly plant sale at IndigiScapes Centre. Workshops run regularly. Open to everyone, not just Redland residents.

Who: Gold Coast residents.

How: Part of the "Green your backyard" initiative. Check the council page for current allocation and claim process.