Green Adelaide

Recently connected with us? Find out who we are in this video ⬇ Learn more about our work to create a cooler, greener, wilder and climate-resilient Adelaide across SA's 17 metro council areas: https://lnkd.in/gv5ztifG.

Are you a water management professional? Or work in the industry? Or interested in water management? You can have your day on Water Sensitive SA. Water Sensitive SA is South Australia’s own capacity-building program for water sensitive urban design (WSUD). Every 3 years, an independent reviewer takes stock of the program and the local water management industry, and looks at future industry capacity-building needs. The survey should take 10 to 20 minutes to complete, and will close on Tuesday 12 November. Have your say: https://lnkd.in/gdiBWkqF https://lnkd.in/ggTNVS_m

Our Cooler, Greener, Wilder Grants are well and truly open! We’re offering metro councils the opportunity to apply for a share in up to $1.5 million to deliver greening and cooling projects across Adelaide.   And next Thursday 7 November at 11 am we’ll be hosting an online information session for council employees, with Water Projects Officer Martin Fidge. This session will be a fantastic opportunity to fine tune your application and ask questions. This will be the only information session in the grant round. Registrations essential: https://lnkd.in/gsrYfg79. To apply for the grants, head to: https://lnkd.in/g7PBmHC9.  Applications close midnight Sunday 1 December. 

Shout out to the winners of the recent Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) National Awards, including these projects helping deliver on a cooler, greener and wilder Adelaide: 🌿 The multi-million-dollar makeover of St Peters Street, designed by Landskap and the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters. It was given an Award of Excellence for Infrastructure AND a Climate Positive Design Award. The streetscape saw 97 large trees retained and over 200 new trees planted.   🌿 ‘Place of Reflection’, a new park developed to highlight the links between nature and the cultural lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, designed by Yvonne Koolmatrie and Karl Meyer with Exhibition Studios, the City of Adelaide and WAX Design. It took out the Landscape Architecture Award. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gqWm8ajx. P.S. We're super proud to have supported the St Peters Street Streetscape Upgrade 😊 InDaily 

Apply to join our team! 🌿                                        We are looking for a Waterway Ecologist play a pivotal role in enhancing and managing urban waterways and wetlands within the Green Adelaide region.    This key part of our Urban Water team will facilitate restoration and management programs for urban waterways and wetlands and provide scientific and technical advice, including revegetation species recommendations to support strategic waterway and wetland enhancement initiatives. To be eligible for this position you require a degree in ecology or applied science relevant to waterway management and restoration, or broader natural resources management. Applications are open now and close next Friday (8 November) at 11:45pm. Check out the full role description: https://lnkd.in/gkT3RGZz. 

‘Events like this don’t just offer knowledge – they reaffirm my belief that through education, we can shape a generation deeply connected to nature and driven to make a difference. The future of sustainability is not just hopeful – it’s already in motion.’   This comment was kindly shared by one of the 100+ educators who attended our forum, 'Sustainability in the Classroom and Beyond'.   Held during Nature Festival, attendees connected with and learned from experts in education who are leading the way in teaching sustainability. Local educators shared their expertise on integrating sustainability into the curriculum, while keynote speakers shared their knowledge on teaching with hope and action, innovation in schools, and the opportunities for sustainability education in the Learn and Thrive curriculum. Harry, a mentor from Youth Environment Council, shared how supportive teachers fueled his passion for the environment, and reminded us that 'young people are not passive recipients of education.' Our thanks to everyone who joined us and contributed their own expertise! Find out more about how we can help bring sustainability to your school: https://lnkd.in/gytCNDHb

It’s not just during our Youth Coastal Ambassador program that participants get to see and do amazing things!   We love supporting our program graduates throughout the year with networking and educational opportunities – like our school holiday reunion events! In the recent school holidays we held 2 reunion events: Wild Dolphin Watch and Mangrove Kayak and Oyster Reef Restoration, which brought together 30 of our ambassadors. They learnt about identifying local dolphin species, local shellfish reef restoration efforts, cultural education about Sea Country, marine biology career pathways – and so much more! We love hosting these sessions with our project partner Karl WINDA Telfer - Burka, Senior man, Mullawirra Patpungga Meyunna and experiencing the beauty of Adelaide’s coastal environment with these passionate ambassadors! 📷 Claire Lock

Last week our community partnerships team helped to deliver a fantastic event at the Barossa Bushgardens connecting people living with dementia to nature. The importance of connecting with nature for our minds and bodies – regardless of our background or ability – is becoming more widely understood. It was a wonderful opportunity to see the fantastic impact nature can have on people living with dementia. The event was supported by The Barossa Council, Barossa Bushgardens, Northern & Yorke Landscape Board, and Dementia Australia. 📷 Alicia Ludi-Schutz

Blue carbon ecosystems — like seagrass meadows, mangroves, and salt marshes — are some of the most efficient natural carbon sinks on the planet. They capture and store large amounts of carbon for hundreds, sometimes thousands of years! Join us to learn more about them at our upcoming online seminar: diving into blue carbon. Dr Sophie Russell and Dr Emily Leyden will explain how these coastal environments efficiently capture and store carbon, exploring local examples including seagrass restoration in the Gulf St Vincent and our Blue Carbon Futures program. See you online this Thursday 24 October at 4 pm! Register: https://lnkd.in/gA7i_HEc 

We’re proud to be running our Cooler, Greener, Wilder Grants program again this year! This program gives metropolitan council the opportunity to apply for a share in up to $1.5 million to deliver greening and cooling projects across Adelaide’s metropolitan environment. Projects that could be eligible include: 🌱greening and cooling through increased planting of biodiverse vegetation (trees, shrubs and grasses) and other green infrastructure, including green walls 🌱installation of water-sensitive urban design assets such as stormwater inlets, tree pits, raingardens, permeable paving, constructed wetlands or stormwater management assets that contribute to urban greening initiatives. Applications open today. For more information and how to apply see our website- https://lnkd.in/gkT2_4NB