City Farm East Perth - June 2010 update
The City Farm Garden Cafe opened for business on Tuesday 22nd June. This was a ‘soft’ opening to enable the Cafe Manager and staff to get into the flow of things. Already it is a buzz attracting people from the neighbouring TAFE, Health and Education Departments and local East Perth residents and more. TAFE hospitality training courses linked to the Cafe will commence in August. Central TAFE Men’s Shed projects and Horticulture and Construction course students played an important part in getting the Cafe and surrounds ready for the opening. Photographs are courtesy of Resolutions-group.
 
We look forward to announcing the official launch date soon. This is anticipated to be in August
City Farm East Perth - May 2010 update
Almost there! These photos show some of the furniture and the lights being tested. The Cafe will be opened to the public from Tuesday 22nd June. It is opened on week days from 7am until 2pm and on Saturdays from 8am til 1pm. The Cafe will also be able to cater for special functions. An official launch is being planned for July. Check this site for updates.
For more information and for related training and community programs at City Farm contact Rosanne info@cityfarmperth.org.au.
 
City Farm East Perth - April 2010 update
Two months to go before the DEEWR funded Cafe opens! Preliminary training programs to support the project development are in full swing. The solar panels have gone up, cafe equipment is in place - it is really coming alive! City Farm is running a competition to name the Cafe - contact City Farm for more information. See below for the April photographs of the Training Cafe project:
City Farm East Perth - March 2010 update
See below for the March photographs of the Training Cafe project:
City Farm East Perth - February 2010 update
See below for the February Photographs of the Training Cafe project. The new Training Cafe and Toilet block structures are near completion:
City Farm East Perth - January 2010 update
See below for the January Photographs of the Training Cafe project. These include tiling work at the Cafe, the new toilet block going up and the removal of a very old storage tank close to the site. The tank find was unexpected and was discovered as works occurred close to the site:
City Farm East Perth - December 2009 update
Building work commenced in December and is now in full swing. See below for the latest photographs:
City Farm East Perth - November 2009 update
City Farm, once a polluted scrap metal yard next to the railway station in City Farm Place (see location map below) is testimony to believing in a dream and working to make it happen, according to founder and past president of Men Of The Trees, Rosanne Scott.
Perth City Farm is pleased to announce that it has been successful in obtaining Lotterywest funding valued at $281,000 to upgrade the offices and the two warehouse areas to convert these to a standard that would be more useable by wider community. This funding also includes a community kitchen to the required Health standards enabling the kitchen to be used in connection with the warehouses to stage community events.
The good news does not end there. City Farm has, in partnership with West Coast, Central TAFE and Growing Communities WA, been successful in obtaining a Department of Education, Employment and Work Place Relations(DEEWR) grant to development a Training Cafe at City Farm. This has been a dream that started more than 12 years ago. This grant is valued at over half a million dollars and includes a fully outfitted sustainable solar powered Cafe.
Follow the development of the Lotterywest and DEEWR funded program through the monthly photographs below starting with the site in its current state in November 2009:
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