News archive - February 2010

  • Research to find the answer to a dry argument

    To help find answers to what some parks and ovals managers describe as a 'dry argument', The University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture and its Turf Research Program is assessing wetting agents, turf varieties and mowing heights at its Shenton Park Field Station.

    26/02/2010 | 0
  • Healthy cities under discussion

    The 2010 Healthy Cities Conference will be held at Stamford Plaza Brisbane July 12-13.

    26/02/2010 | 0
  • Four Mile beach to be revitalised

    Four Mile Beach foreshore in Cairns will be upgraded.

    25/02/2010 | 0
  • Iconic eucalypt grows back after fires

    An iconic eucalypt tree growing in many areas burnt out in Victoria’s Black Saturday fires is better at re-sprouting after fire than first thought, according to a senior botanist at Charles Sturt University.

    25/02/2010 | 0
  • Fire standards accepted for green roofs

    Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and SPRI have announced the American National Standards Institute has accepted their VF-1, Fire Design Standard for Vegetative Roofs as an American National Standard.

    25/02/2010 | 0
  • Gardening & Rare Plants Expo

    Over 50 specialist growers with a unique range of new, rare and unusual plants will gather for the Gardening & Rare Plants Expo at the Tesselaar Gardens in Melbourne, March 13-14, 2010.

    23/02/2010 | 0
  • Trees under trial to cool Cairns

    A system that will allow large trees to thrive side-by-side with carparks is under trial as part of a future plan for shaded parking in Cairns.

    23/02/2010 | 0
  • Plant Names: A Guide to Botanical Nomenclature

    Plant Names is a plain English guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them as governed by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.

    22/02/2010 | 0
  • Winter Rose Pruning at the Hunter Valley Gardens

    Hunter Valley Gardens has announced its ‘Winter Rose Pruning Event’, which will be hosted from July 1 to 31, 2010.

    22/02/2010 | 0
  • NGI National Conference

    Registration is now open for the 2010 NGI National Conference.

    22/02/2010 | 0
  • Central Park to be developed in Sydney

    Planning approval has been given for the main park and infrastructure, including roads, footpaths and traffic lights at the Frasers CUB development in Sydney.

    17/02/2010 | 2
  • Botany students graduate

    After working with botanical researchers in Canberra for the past seven weeks, 10 students from around Australia will graduate from the Student’s Volunteer Botanical Internship Program.

    17/02/2010 | 0
  • Queensland Home Garden Expo

    Located at Nambour on the Sunshine Coast, the Queensland Home Garden Expo is a three-day gardening expo for green thumbs and novice gardeners.

    16/02/2010 | 1
  • Plants to be officially documented across Australia

    Environment Minister Peter Garrett has launched Bush Blitz - a three-year multi-million dollar partnership to document the plants and animals in properties across Australia's National Reserve System.

    16/02/2010 | 0
  • Botanic Gardens' footprint to be measured

    A group of University of Melbourne students will measure the carbon footprint of Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens as part of the first Melbourne Business Practicum.

    16/02/2010 | 0
  • New practices hold the key to the future of urban greening

    Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has announced a new professional course on integrated water management principles and technologies to be launched on June 1, 2010.

    12/02/2010 | 0
  • Stump sculpture on display at the Botanic Gardens

    The Sunken Cathedral sculpture created by artist Bjorn Godwin is currently on display at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

    12/02/2010 | 0
  • Green roofs conference calls for papers

    Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the North American green roof industry association and the British Columbia Institute of Technology will host the 2010 Green Roof and Green Wall Conference – CitiesAlive! in Vancouver.

    11/02/2010 | 0
  • Banksia woodland the subject of university research

    Conservation of the remnant Banksia woodland of the Swan Coastal Plain is the subject of a major research collaboration between The University of Western Australia and Kings Park and Botanic Garden.

    11/02/2010 | 0
  • $10,000 grants available for Peel Harvey residents

    Grants of up to $10,000 are available for private landholders in the Peel Harvey region who choose to conserve bushland on their property.

    11/02/2010 | 0
  • Parks & Wildlife offering up to 30 jobs in Tasmania

    The Parks and Wildlife Service has begun a recruitment drive, with up to 30 positions available around Tasmania.

    10/02/2010 | 0
  • Flora and Fauna Guide book launched

    The Flora and Fauna Guide to the Upper Florentine Valley has been launched by Still Wild Still Threatened.

    10/02/2010 | 0
  • Sydney parks to undergo $2.4m upgrade

    NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has announced $2.4 million in grants to upgrade 17 Sydney parks, as well as a new online map to help residents locate parks in Sydney.

    10/02/2010 | 0
  • Landscape student awards open

    The Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers (AILDM) has announced the 2010 National Student Design Competition for students enrolled in a landscape design course in Australia.

    09/02/2010 | 0
  • ecodesign seeks full-time landscape designer

    ecodesign is looking for a full-time landscape designer for its Sydney office.

    09/02/2010 | 0
  • Paddington Gardens continues to receive accolades

    The restoration of the Paddington Reservoir Gardens by TZG, in conjunction with JMD Design, has been awarded several awards since opening in 2009.

    09/02/2010 | 0
  • Victoria cuts the red tape on environmental assessments

    The Commonwealth and Victorian governments have agreed to cut red tape and streamline environmental assessments in the implementation of the Victorian Government's Delivering Melbourne's newest sustainable communities program.

    08/02/2010 | 0
  • Inspiration and instruction for landscape designers

    The Australian Institute of Landscape Designers & Managers (AILDM) will be holding a seminar for landscape designers and contractors March 9.

    08/02/2010 | 0
  • Bega introduces level 2 water restrictions

    Bega Valley Shire Council has introduced level 2 water restrictions in the northern half of the shire due to the decrease in the groundwater level at Bega and declining storage levels in the Brogo and Cochrane Dams.

    08/02/2010 | 0
  • Iconic Australian trees added to Botanic Gardens

    Horticulture staff at the Australian National Botanic Gardens have added five Xanthorroeas to the garden's collection.

    05/02/2010 | 0
  • Victoria's parks to undergo changes

    Victorians asked to comment on parks regulations.

    05/02/2010 | 0
  • What is the impact of climate change on plants?

    A free community forum being held at this year’s Sustainable Living Festival on Sunday, February 21, will take a look at implications of climate change for Victoria's biodiversity and what can be done.

    05/02/2010 | 0
  • Chippendale gets busy in the garden

    The City of Sydney and the local Chippendale community will be holding a community planting day on Saturday, February 20, to mark the completion of the Chippendale streetscape improvement project.

    04/02/2010 | 0
  • Trees grow faster due to climate change

    A study has found evidence that forests in the Eastern United States are growing faster than they have in the past 225 years, likely due to climate change.

    04/02/2010 | 0
  • Atlantis hosts green seminars

    Atlantis will be hosting a half day seminar for the Green Infrastructure Network of Australia (GiNA) February 8.

    03/02/2010 | 0
  • Trees help resort attain carbon neutrality

    The planting of over 175,000 indigenous trees at Australia’s first conservation-based luxury resort has helped it become the first hotel in the world to achieve carbon neutral certification from an international scheme.

    03/02/2010 | 0
  • Recycled water flows to Cunnamulla parks

    Public parks and recreation areas in Cunnamulla will benefit from the next stage of a recycled water project.

    03/02/2010 | 0
  • Beware dodgy shade sails

    The Building Commission says shade sails have the potential to impair a home, rather than improve it.

    02/02/2010 | 0
  • Do you have an unrealised landscape?

    Unlandscaped, the Landscape Architecture Australia prize for unrealised landscapes, is seeking responses to contemporary issues.

    02/02/2010 | 0
  • Stormwater harvesting receives a boost

    The Federal Government has announced funding of $1.8 million to support a national research program to boost stormwater harvesting in Australia’s cities.

    02/02/2010 | 0
  • South Wharf project decked out with hardwood

    Hardwood decking has been installed along the promenade of Melbourne’s South Wharf project, adding a further dimension to the $1.4 billion Convention Centre development.

    01/02/2010 | 0
  • Aussie firm involved in Korean amusement park

    A team led by planning, design and engineering firm AECOM, which drew from its Melbourne, New York and San Francisco studios, has won an international competition for a concept design and feasibility study for Seoul Grand Park in Korea.

    01/02/2010 | 0
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