For inspiration on everything from baking and making preserves to permaculture and beekeeping, home gardeners, fresh produce lovers and curious minds can explore the Backyard Harvest program as part of FUSE festival from 13 – 29 March. Chat with Darebin’s fabulous home wine makers, sample the results of years of…
There are fewer than three weeks to go before the Sydney Edible Garden Trail (21 – 22 March),a not for profit weekend self-guided garden trail around more than 60 private and community edible gardens, opens on the North Shore. The mission of the team of volunteer coordinators is to encourage…
Does Melbourne actually have terrible weather, and why you can experience a hailstorm on a 40° day? Do trees make rain, and what do Solstice and Equinox really mean? Can you learn to tell if it’s going to rain just by looking at the clouds? For those curious about the…
The Living Edge Melbourne showroom has officially opened at 650 Church Street, where its accessible, central location caters for commercial designers and architects as well as Melbourne’s design enthusiasts. Designed by Bates Smart, this carefully crafted environment encapsulates the immersive retail and commercial philosophy and distinctive visual identity of Living…
ISPT is building on its reputation for delivering Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) excellence in 2020, announcing that it now has the highest number of six-star IE certified buildings under NABERS and one of the highest average IE ratings in Australia. Delivering the most comfortable and healthy environments for its customers to…
Bigger and better than ever. A haven for foodies and lovers of all things artisan, Precinct 75’s 2020 AUTUMN DESIGN FAIR will feature an extensive range of curated Australian bespoke brands including new stall holders and returning favourites. Located at the Precinct 75 creative hub in St Peters, the AUTUMN…
The Asia Pacific Architecture Festival (APAF) has announced its return to Brisbane from 7 to 20 March 2020. APAF is a collaboration between founding partners Architecture Media and State Library of Queensland. The festival will deliver an exciting program of exhibitions, installations, symposia, lectures and workshops that promote and celebrate…
Australian Design Centre and WORKSHOPPED are calling for applications for WORKSHOPPED20 by 1 May, the 20th anniversary edition of the design industry’s much-anticipated annual program of furniture, lighting and object design. WORKSHOPPED20 is open to all Australian industrial, furniture, lighting and object designers, emerging and established. They are looking for the very best in…
It’s a working farm, a cooking school, a reception venue and a place of residence all in one. Daylesford Longhouse by Partners Hill, the 2019 Australian House of the Year, is a “hybrid house.” On Saturday 4 April, this contemporary farmhouse in regional Victoria will play host to a day…
In the face of the climate crisis, the necessity for architects to create projects that positively impact the environment is undeniable. Monash University’s student accommodation complex in Frankston, Gillies Hall, sets its own benchmark in sustainability by being the largest passive house-certified building in the Southern Hemisphere and the first…
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