In March, Australia’s largest green building conference, Green Cities, heads to Melbourne. And some of the city’s most sustainable buildings are opening their doors for inspection. Check out Medibank’s office at 720 Bourke Street, and see how sustainability and productivity collide in one of the nation’s healthiest workplaces. Medibank’s people…
In the true spirit of collaboration, Anne-Claire Petre from Anaca Studio and Elizabeth Bull from One Fine Print have united over 13 local Melbourne design businesses to create an exciting bespoke event: The Design Co-Op. Spread over three days in March 2018, The Design Co-Op will celebrate the blending of…
Chojo Feature Trees and The Art Gallery of Ballarat collaborate to exhibit a collection of Australia’s most advanced bonsai mixed with a collection of antique Asian ceramics. Gordon Morrison, the long-time curator of the National Gallery of Victoria has been at the helm in Ballarat since 2004 and has rounded…
Brisbane’s highly-anticipated new open-air pavilion and creative space Flowstate is now open to the community, with South Bank Corporation tonight unveiling a year-long program of free events to celebrate. “South Bank Corporation is delighted to unveil Flowstate, and to launch a year-long multi-arts program of free creative experiences marking our…
Summer blooms are brightening 14 of the city’s most frequented public spaces as thousands return to work in the CBD following the holiday period. The summer edition of the City of Sydney’s biannual Living Colour display is now underway – featuring more than 100,000 plants. Flower varieties including yellow marigold,…
Youth homelessness prevention organisation Kids Under Cover have released the first images of the five cubbies competing for the title of Australia’s Best Cubby. The cubbies will be auctioned as part of the annual Cubby House Challenge® at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show in March 2018. Five creative…
Hidden Design Festival will open a selection of designer gardens for a one-off public viewing over a single weekend, 10-11 March 2018. Held in Sydney, Hidden Design Festival showcases a new and diverse range of outdoor spaces created by some of Sydney’s best known and award-winning landscape designers as well…
An initiative of State Library of Queensland and Architecture Media, the 2018 Asia Pacific Architecture Forum will return to Brisbane from 10 to 23 March, 2018. The program will feature a range of free and ticketed events, including exhibitions, installations, symposia, lectures and workshops, which will engage architecture and design…
A raft of international speakers and a new design exhibition have been announced for the Sydney Design Festival, running from 2 – 11 March 2018 at Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and associated venues throughout Greater Sydney. Curated and produced by MAAS around the theme of Call to Action,…
In 2013 Geoff Harris purchased a multi-million-dollar property in Collingwood, Cromwell Manor, and gifted its use for five dollars a year, for 50 years, to STREAT – an incredible social enterprise combatting homelessness by providing professional training in the hospitality industry to disadvantaged youth. And with a motto like “Tastes…
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