Tag: Indigenous landscapes
Detailed design to begin on Melbourne’s Greenline
Detailed design and early investigative works on Melbourne’s Greenline Project are set to commence later this year.
Vision for 64-hectare Brisbane park finalized
Brisbane council’s final vision to transform a golf course into a public park will include revegetated forests, native bushland pockets and restored waterholes.
Consideration of Country to be the heart of NSW planning system
Government Architect NSW has released a draft planning framework aimed at prioritizing and protecting Indigenous connection to Country.
The ring trees of Victoria’s Watti Watti people are an extraordinary part of our heritage
The marker trees of the Watti Watti people in north-west Victoria have substantial spiritual and cultural significance yet are currently afforded little in the way of formalised heritage protection.
Mungo Man’s return reminds us that we need to listen to Indigenous knowledge
Could the recent return of Mungo Man to traditional owners serve as a turning point in the way non-Indigenous Australia views land and culture as separate entities?
Barangaroo Reserve: Making the grand vision work
The plantings at Sydney’s Barangaroo Reserve have achieved a phenomenal rate of success, largely thanks to the expertise of two consultants: Simon Leake, respected soil scientist, and Stuart Pittendrigh, one of Sydney’s most experienced horticulturalists.
Indigenous rights in land use planning strengthened in Queensland
An unprecedented law has been passed that requires the planning system to protect and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, culture and tradition.
Not just for looking at: The relationship between plants and people
Historian Matthew Higgins looks at the uses of some native plants by Indigenous and European Australians before the declaration of parks and reserves from the mid-20th century onwards.
Deb Reynolds’s garden: Restoring the unknown
This unconventional garden has followed its owner’s discovery of the grasslands of Melbourne’s west.
The Moving City as palimpsest
In Australia our cities are built upon the lands of Indigenous peoples, but Indigenous people are still here; their culture is still here. To see it we must stop, listen and look for the signs.
New book to connect urban planners and Indigenous communities
A new book titled Planning for Coexistence? aims to connect urban planners and Indigenous communities and help the two work together effectively.
