The Hills Shire Council runs a first of its kind worm farm in Australia Written by Simon Salameh on 15 March 2021 The Hills Shire Council is running a worm farm trial in an apartment complex in North Kellyville. The ‘skip bin-sized’ worm farm is located in a carpark – just beneath the complex – and houses roughly 120,000 (30kg of) worms, which will produce both worm castings and worm tea for the building to use in their shared garden plots and on their balcony verandas. The worm farm, supplied by Worms Downunder, is the first of its kind to be trialled in a residential apartment complex by any Council in Australia. Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Michelle Byrne said the trial will look at how residents living in apartments can reduce food waste from their red lidded bins. “A worm farm is fairly low maintenance, and it’s a great way to process food waste,” Mayor Byrne said.