News from NSW: Natalie McEvoy, Executive Member 

Natalie McEvoy

NSW Executive Member

20 August 2024

 

Hi all,

We had our Annual Chapter Meeting on the 1st August, thanks to all the members who attended. We welcome two new members to the Executive Board:  Shahreen Alford and Elena Mehrabani - we’re so pleased to have you join us!
 
On behalf of the Committee I am pleased to say that we have made some significant inroads in the last financial year including expanding our attendance at careers days and STEM events raising the awareness to inspire the next generation of Landscape Architects. 
 
We have also grown our NSW membership base from 900 to 950. The NSW Board are committed to growing the Profession and focus our attention to growing value for our members.
 
This year's AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards will be held conjunction with two full day events hosted by AILA and AILA VIC from Wednesday 23 October to Friday 25 October. Held over three days, the lineup of events bring together a range of opportunities for learning, networking and celebration.

Wednesday 23 October, evening event
-  Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070

Thursday 24 October, day and evening events
-  AILA VIC's Respecting Country
-  2024 National Landscape Architecture Awards Ceremony 

Friday 25 October, day event
-  AILA's Innovation Symposium

Registration is flexible and allows for attendees to attend individual events or register as a bundle event pack and save. For more information on registration options, please click here.

A big announcement !……this year, the UNSW Landscape Architecture Programme turns 50!
This year, the UNSW Landscape Architecture Program celebrates the significant milestone of its 50-year anniversary, as the first Landscape Architecture degree program founded in Australia.
 
A heartfelt message from our Vice President Miriam Enoch - UNSW alumni
This is an incredible milestone for our profession, marking both how far we have come and the exciting journey ahead.

It is time to come together and celebrate our achievements in the profession, as well as to honour our faculty for their hard work and dedication.
 
I graduated from UNSW in 2006, and over the course of my four-year degree, I made many lifelong friends. It has been a pleasure and joy to watch them achieve so much in their careers and personal lives since then.
 
To all past and current students of the UNSW Landscape Architecture Programme, I invite you to join us at this wonderful event, where we can all come together and reflect on our progress.
 
I also urge those who are not alumni to attend, as celebrating this milestone is a significant achievement for the landscape architecture profession.

Come and spend an evening celebrating the past 50 years and looking forward to the future.
 
Event details
All are welcome to join us for an evening of celebration on Friday 25th October at The Calyx, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The evening will be cocktail style with canapes, substantial food, the best of local wine and beverages, live music, and a few alumni from over the past five decades speaking about the public impact of the program's diverse alumni. Purchase you tickets here.

We have many events on the go at the moment - keep your eye on your inbox and come join us for expos, site visits and online learning!
 
As always please keep raising key issues, questions and topics that influence the profession via Memberscape and/or reach out to the Executive. 

Natalie McEvoy

NSW Executive Member

  

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