One of the most invasive Australian weeds is being touted as a potential economic crop, with benefits for the construction, mining and forestry industries, and potentially many First Nations communities. The prickly paddy melon weed, which costs the agricultural industry around $100 million a year in lost grain yields, cattle…
In a positive stride towards a sustainable and environmentally responsible housing solution, leading Melbourne property developer Beulah’s latest project Brunswick Established will become the first heritage townhome community to implement circular living in Brunswick. Designed by leaders in social and sustainable architecture, Six Degrees, Brunswick Established has been designed around…
MiCRO, the first in a three-part series of Regional Architecture Association Experiences for 2024, will be held in Mudgee, a burgeoning tourism town that has experienced considerable post-covid growth in terms of population and tourism visitation. It is also home to a growing wine region. MiCRO will be held in…
Significant Tasmanian Aboriginal artist, Caleb Nichols-Mansell, will present an artist’s talk at McClelland, Conduit for Country, at 11am on Sunday 25 February. Nichols-Mansell is the cultural adviser to Dark Mofo. He has been involved in public art commissions throughout Tasmania and is passionate about embedding Aboriginal art, culture, stories, and knowledge throughout the…
Australia’s newest Acute Mental Health Unit in Ipswich, Queensland, builds on a foundation of healing to create an environment that nurtures wellbeing and mindfulness. The new 64-bed multi-storey facility designed by Hassell for West Moreton Health establishes a setting of dignity and calm and places person-focused care, recovery, and safety…
Powerhouse celebrates the release of the final episode of Australia’s most ambitious climate-focused cultural project, 100 Climate Conversations. The two-year project to record interviews with 100 visionary Australians who have taken effective action to respond to the most critical issue of our time, climate change, will act as a time capsule…
Australians will have the opportunity to check out more than 100 Electric Vehicle (EV) models in one location this weekend and test drive 25 of them, in what will be the largest and most diverse EV test drive experience ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere. Presented by the Fully Charged…
The Biennale of Sydney has announced the artists, locations and initial programming for its 24th edition, titled Ten Thousand Suns, being presented free to the public from 9 March to 10 June 2024. A major international art festival and the largest contemporary art event of its kind in Australia, the…
Architecture with Pride (AWP) brings together the LGBTQI+ design community in the built environment. In 2024, AWP is delivering events in Sydney and Melbourne with a line up of international and local queer thinkers, parties and participation in globally-celebrated events, AWP is an immersive program to challenge the status quo…
Plastic Collective, a leading social enterprise focused on solving the plastic waste epidemic, has announced it will receive funding through an innovative and transformational sustainable development outcome bond, issued by The World Bank, for two plastic waste collection and recycling projects in Ghana and Indonesia. This innovative bond provides investors…
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