Living Small, Gardening Big in Melbourne, 19th July 2017

Living Small,Gardening Big: Bringing greenery into our homes and communities

Date: Wednesday July 19th

Time: 6 – 7:30pm (Pop up bar open 5.30)

Venue: VU at MetroWest, 138 Nicholson Street, Footscray

In this Game Changers session, we explore trends in garden design for small spaces and provide tips for bringing greenery into our homes.

We examine the process of designing and maintaining small green spaces and reflect on how this can motivate us to interact with our neighbourhood and wider community.

With living spaces getting smaller and more of us moving into apartment buildings, we consider the psychological and aesthetic benefits of indoor gardening and the ways in which just being closer to greenery can make us feel better.

By changing our perceptions of what being a gardener looks like, we can transform our smaller living spaces and expand the ways in which we create community.

With special guest Indira Naidoo!

Panel Members:

Moderator: Ben Nicholson – Groof Consulting

Jason Chongue – The Plant Society

Petrina Turner – Petrina Turner Design

Indira Naidoo – Broadcaster, Presenter, Author

The Game Changers Conversation series presents pivotal ideas, personalities and moments in Australia’s evolving story for public discussion and debate.

It is a project of the Footscray University Town initiative – a partnership between Maribyrnong City Council and Victoria University that sees education, jobs, creativity and opportunity at the heart of the future of Footscray.

The event is free and open to the whole community.

About Footscray University Town

Footscray University Town (FUT) is a joint initiative between Maribyrnong City Council and Victoria University.

This partnership allows us to harness the knowledge and resources of the University and community which results in Footscray being a smart, creative and vibrant multicultural community with access to opportunity and prosperity.

By working together we align University, business and community interests and activities.

The FUT partners aim to open up new opportunities for employment, enterprise and investment throughout Melbourne’s west.