03rd October 2022
The October long weekend signals that the end of the year is in sight, and we are on the homerun to Christmas. I hope that everyone was able to find some respite and enjoy the additional time away from work with family and friends.
As landscape architects we have a responsibility to ensure that all the projects we design and deliver will contribute positively to the built environment and do no further harm to the natural environment. Tessa and I were fortunate enough to attend the Gardening Responsibly launch last week, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Costa and Graham Ross. Watch the latest episode of Gardening Australia featuring Costa- Do the Right Thing The Gardening Responsibly Initiative and Plant Sure scheme has been developed by a consortium from industry, government and the community from across the horticulture sector, citizen science and environmental community with the goal to make it easy to garden responsibly so we can continue to enjoy healthy Australian landscapes. AILA is a recent member of the consortium, and we look forward to assisting in promoting responsible plant selection to eliminate weeds in our beautiful natural areas. Check out there website https://www.gardeningresponsibly.org.au/ they have a number of resources which you might find handy.
On behalf of the executive, we would like to congratulate our very own Katie Earle for being elected to the AILA board of Directors. We will miss Katie’s passion and drive on the State Chapter Executive but know that she will continue her amazing work with the Board of Directors. Also, a big congratulations to Jasmine Ong and Andy Sharp for also being elected.
Not discounting the Festival of Landscape Architecture in Brisbane, and the AILA 2022 National Awards - limited places available for the in-person event, or join online with colleagues to celebrate another outstanding year of Landscape Architecture.
There are webinars to attend in the coming month: Member Connect: How to take climate change- Wednesday 5th October, Updates to BASIX- Thursday 13th October, Healthy People, Healthy Places online event-Friday 28th October and the last Module in the ShadeSmart CPD Program - Design 2: Compliance - Wednesday 2nd November.
As the executive Committee looks forward looks forward to the next opportunity to connect in person with the membership, I invite you and your pracrice to register to the AILA NSW Sydney Christmas Party, on the 17th November, the party will have a summer vibe by the water and be a great backdrop and vibe to celebrate 2022, all of our members who made it happen and also welcome our new RLAs and congratulate our 2022 and 2023 Fellows! Register Now at Early Bird price now!
Also note our regional Salon and Christmas Party will be on Friday 9th December in Newcastle, save the date now, registration opens soon.
The NSW Executive and I look forward to seeing you online or in person over the coming months.
Cate Wallace
NSW Executive Member
Hon. Shayne Mallard on behalf of NSW Environment Minister Griffin; Costa Georgiadis, Aimee Freimanis, Program Manager, Wayne Van Balen AIH, Hillary Cherry NPWS, Hon Matt Kean NSW Treasurer, Graham Ross AM VMM and Reg Kidd on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture Hon. Dugald Saunders