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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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Celebrating another year at Southbank Sustainability Group
Let me start this column by recognising and thanking all the volunteers who ensure the gardens at the Boyd Community Hub are thriving with plenty of herbs and vegetables.
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Spring has sprung in Southbank
Welcome to the November column from Southbank Sustainability Group. We continue to make the most of Melbourne’s warmer and sunny weather in the community garden at the Boyd.
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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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Spring has arrived in Southbank
Each year we find ourselves saying, “how quickly spring has arrived”.
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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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Plastics Free July in Southbank
Plastic waste continues to be a growing problem in Australia and globally, with adverse impacts on the environment and our health.
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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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Reducing our food waste in Southbank
As we as a community consider ways to reduce our environmental footprint and associated environmental damage, we may want to take a closer look at food waste. The 2021 National Food Waste Strategy Feasibility Study reported:
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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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The latest from Southbank Sustainability Group
Sunflowers have been blooming in several of the raised garden beds in the community garden in front of the Boyd Community Hub. You can’t miss the bright yellow flowers that follow the sun during the day. They are very attractive to bees as well.
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Living more sustainably in Southbank
With the new year under way, there is an opportunity to give thought to what we can do as individuals or families or groups of friends to live more sustainably.
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Seasonal celebrations
This is the last Southbank Sustainability Group column for 2024. The year is fast coming to an end, bringing with it various events and celebrations.
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Greens, flowers, and fun for kids bloom in Southbank
October was a busy month for the Southbank Sustainability Group both in the garden and we also organised several events, including two especially designed for the younger residents of Southbank during Children’s Week.
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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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Embracing spring with sunflowers and sustainable choices
As spring nears, this quote resonates deeply. It reminds us that each seed we plant holds the promise of growth, beauty, and new beginnings, much like the sunflowers our Southbankers recently planted at the Second Festival of Boyd.
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Cold weather, warm hearts in our winter gardening efforts
As we enter August, winter has delivered some of the coldest mornings we’ve seen in recent years.
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One action at a time
Highs and lows, yet always in action
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