AILDM STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION 2011

The 2011 AILDM student design Competition has closed and many entries have been received from all over Australia. The standard of entries is generally very high this year. It is particularly good to see so much care taken in addressing specific site conditions, opportunities and constraints. Interestingly, this year has seen the majority of

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BRUCE MACKENZIE BOOK LAUNCH

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture NSW Chapter is proud to introduce you to Bruce MacKenzie’s book ‘Design With Landscape’ charting 50 years of a distinctive response to Australian landscape architecure and invite you to the launch on Tuesday 6 December at 6pm at the Town Hall.

RSVP larmack1@bigpond.com

HORNSBY COUNCIL NEW TPO

You might have noticed that Hornsby has a new TPO coming in on the 1st of September – it will exempt any tree which is not indigenous or heritage!

There is an online petition set up to have non-indigenous trees included in Hornsby’s new TPO – Online petition – http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-hornsby-tree-destruction.html Please take a

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LA PEROUSE WALK, SYDNEY

Sunday 10 July, 2-5pm

Join the Australian Garden History Society exploring the site of the 1788 French garden at La Perouse, the nearby museum display on his expedition and nearby, Botany Cemetery’s old and new sections and adjacent Chinese market gardens.

$25, includes notes, light refreshments and museum entry.

Meeting place advised on booking.

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MYRTLE RUST MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Australian Nursery and Garden Industry has relaesed a Myrtle Rust Management Plan to assist the Australian Nursery Industry manage Myrtle Rust on ALL plants from the Myrtaceae family.  To read more http://www.ngia.com.au/Section?Action=View&Section_id=38&Story_id=2026

HEARTKIDS SPRING GARDEN TOUR

We are delighted to announce that this year’s HeartKids Spring Garden Tour will be held on Friday 28 October. We have a great new selection of gardens to visit this year.

Place this date in your diaries and we will send you more

information about the tour and how to register shortly.

Thanks for

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GREEN ROOMS GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES – POSITION VACANT

RESIDENTIAL  LANDSCAPE  SITE MANAGER/FORMAN

Green Rooms Gardens & Landscapes (www.greenrooms.com.au) is Sydney’s first sustainably accredited (ECLIPSE accreditation by SGA), award-winning residential landscaping company. We create stunning outdoor living spaces combining high-end design and industry leading environmental practice. Our loyal and professional team have served over 500 delighted clients since establishing this boutique practice

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e-Newsletter February 2011

The February edition of the AILDM e-Newsletter is now available…. click here

Queensland Seminar and Christmas Celebration

We are organizing a get together on 17 November to be held at 6.00pm at Ecco Outdoor, 9 Wandoo Street, Fortitude Valley QLD

This will be a Christmas celebration also.

The Agenda will include the BSA Design license subject.

If you would like to suggest any seminar talks for the next 12 months, just

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Native Grass Pasture Management Session

Saturday 27 November

Come to this session led by representative from the Department of Primary Industries to learn more about managing native pastures. Native grasses are often overlooked or regarded as inferior quality compared to exotic grasses for pasture; however many native grasses provide comparable food value and tolerate grazing well. They can

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