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West End’s Community Garden at risk

Sep 28, 2018 by isabellachenggu Leave a Comment

Scott Spillias Jane Street Community Garden

ISABELLA CHENG West End's Jane Street Community Garden could be competing for sunlight thanks to proposed 12-storey apartment building development that is likely to cast a long shadow over Davies Park and the community garden. A development … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brisbane, environment, Features, News, Property Tagged With: Brent Liddell, Brisbane City Council, Cheeky Bean, Davies Park, Davies Park Markets, development, Dr Erin Evans, Dr Evans, Expresso Garage, Garden Co-coordinator, green, Green Grocer, Jane Street, Jane Street Community Garden, Jonathan Sri, Mango Tree Cafe, micah projects, non-profit organisation, Property, Regional Manager, Rothelowman, Scott Spillias, south brisbane, South Brisbane Riverside Neighbourhood Plan, The Gabba Ward, Toby Robinson, Veneziano Coffee Roasters, vertical garden, Victoria Street, West End, West End Community Association, West End property development

Writer’s festival event puts focus on ecology

Sep 6, 2018 by isabellachenggu Leave a Comment

Author Darryl Jones

ISABELLA CHENG The Brisbane Writers Festival is back this week, bringing literary fans in touch with more than 200 international and local writers through a series of special events held around Brisbane. This year’s festival theme is “what the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Brisbane Writer's Festival, ecology, environment, events, News, Wildlife Tagged With: A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings, Beekeeping, Bird Feeding, Brisbane, Brisbane Writer's Festival, Darryl Jones, ecology, Ecology in your Backyard, Emma Griffiths, environment, Gallery of Modern Art, Griffith University, Helen Jukes, news, Professor Darryl Jones, social, State Library of Queensland, The Birds at My Table, What the World Needs Now

Universities and schools put focus on sustainability

Aug 24, 2018 by isabellachenggu Leave a Comment

UQ sustainability coordinator Suzanne Davis

ISABELLA CHENG Universities and schools around the country are making a big effort to be environmentally responsible and sustainable. One of the universities placing a strong focus on sustainability is the University of Queensland, which is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brisbane, ecology, education, Entertainment, environment, News, schools Tagged With: Australian Youth Climate Coalition UQ, Green Office, Green the Team, Griffith University, Kay Ollette, Rainworth State School, Ruby Gannon, social, Stephen Stocker, Sustainability, sustainability week, sustainable, suzanne davis, The Clean Bin Project, The Tiny House Open House, Thrift Ball, University of Queensland, UQ Environmental Collective, UQ Sustainability