A Bathurst School Community Garden Network will be established through a partnership between Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Teacher Education, Bathurst Climate Change Action Network and the Rahamim Ecological Learning Community, using a grant of $35 623 from the NSW Environmental Trust..Project manager and lecturer at the CSU School of Teacher Education in Bathurst (embed link: ), Ms Jan Page, said the grant will help establish a network of individuals, schools and community groups interested in developing kitchen gardens at five schools in 2010, which will mentor more schools in the NSW Central West in 2011 to expand the network. “The project aims to implement environmental education in schools to promote sustainable living practices by establishing and developing school and community food gardens which will provide a focus to coordinate curriculum and the management of school grounds and resources sustainably,” Ms Page said. Neville Public School, Bathurst South Public School, Glenroi Heights Public School, St Philomena’s Primary School and Bathurst Christian School will take part initially in the project, which will be launched at Rahamim Ecological Learning Community in Bathurst on Wednesday 28 April.