Latest articles by Seema Misra Thakur
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week at SSG
At the Southbank Sustainability Group (SSG), we love the autumn gardening season! It’s a wonderful time to pause, get ready, and plant for a peaceful winter that will welcome spring.
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Biodiversity conservation and community gardening at Southbank
Cities are the perfect place for us to conserve biodiversity and rekindle our relationship with nature – Dr Kylie Soanes, Urban Ecologist and Conservation Biologist at University of Melbourne
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Welcoming autumn in Southbank: community gardening update
Autumn in Melbourne is just as beautiful as spring, and the sight of leaves turning vibrant shades of red, orange, and yellow is truly breathtaking.
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Summertime at the Southbank Sustainability Group gardens
All simple joys of summer: sunshine, friends, and good vibes to good produce in the garden.
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Build new skills, create connections and grow sustainable food
“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a garden” – Ruth Stout.
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SOIL: The world beneath our feet and its importance to our food and environment
This winter we had a freezing Saturday morning; however, our Boyd community garden space was warm, welcoming and buzzing with the energy of enthusiastic Southbank residents who turned up to support our gardening efforts.
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Engaging the community and commemorating National Volunteers Week
The crunch of autumn leaves and the golden sun on the Boyd Community Hub sign at the City Rd/Kings Way junction is captivating. Every autumn, we eagerly anticipate seeing the changing tree colours at this spot.
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Autumn vibes in our Southbank
After an exceptionally hot summer, the current cooler weather is a relief for high-rise residents.
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Earth care, people care and nurture to share
It’s finally spring after a bitterly cold winter and the neighbourhood is buzzing with the hum of bees, and dragonflies warming themselves on the garden bed signal rocks (looks like they favour red).
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