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Green Roofs Australasia (GRA, FORMERLY called Green Roofs Australia) believes this is an opportune time to hold a Green Roof Conference in Sydney; conferences are keystones to the expansion of a green roof industry in host cities.

The National Green Roof Conference will be held at Darling Harbour on November 9 – 12, 2011.

Speaker topics may include a case study, design practice, research projects or company policy / practices in reducing emissions with green infrastructure, green roof or green wall design & installation best practice. The theme of the 2011 Conference is “GREENING CITIES”,

Please find attached 2 documents

An abstracts acceptance form to be returned ASAP to be identified as a speaker and a abstracts cover final   sheet for your abstract to be returned by 25th July 2011.

I look forward to your response in regards to a participation, at the 2011 Conference in Sydney. Regards,
Matt Dillon
Vice President, GRA. <NSW@greenroofsaustralia.com.au>

GREEN ROOFS AUSTRALIA is pleased to announce that they will be launching a NEW WEB SITE

The new web site will be user friendly and interactive, providing a very useful platform for sharing news and information and communicating with the industry both here in Australia and internationally.

The development of this web site would not have been possible without the amazing support and sponsorship from The Hills Bark Blower. Green Roofs Australia acknowledge and thank The Hills Bark Blowers for their past and ongoing sponsorship.

“The Hills Bark Blower can blow and spread soils for green roofs up to 14 floors high. They have been working in podium environments and on high rise buildings supplying substrates for plant life over the last 13 years. The Hills Bark Blower has collaborated with the University of Western Sydney to develop environmentally and nutritionally responsible substrates for green roof environments.

For more information call 1300BLOWIT or go to www.barkblower.com.au.

Green Roofs Austrlia

Green Roofs Australia’s Mission Statement:

GRA’s mission is to increase the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of green roofs, walls and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.

Alternatives is offering workshops on three dates: May 11, 19 and June 23 at 6:30pm.

Participants will learn how to build their own self-watering containers from recuperated and recycled materials. You do not need a green thumb! These containers allow for growing vegetables on balconies, terraces and even side walks.

The event will be held May 27th, 28th and 29th. We will have some self-watering containers for sale!

The Great Gardening Weekend is organized in co-operation with the Friends of the Montréal Botanical Garden and representatives of the horticultural industry in Quebec, and offers a wide variety of attractions for green thumbs of all ages. The Great Gardening Weekend is a superb opportunity to stock up on plants of all kinds. Growers from across Québec will be on hand, offering the most recent varieties and some of their rarest plant specimens. The Montréal Botanical Garden itself will even be selling some new, rare and forgotten plants - a chance to make some terrific discoveries!

Katimavik is looking for an intern, who knows quite well urban agriculture, or/and shows great interest in this area. The person will have the opportunity to work on the ground with community groups in Montreal on urban agriculture projects. Please consult the following site for all matters of eligibility eco-stage : http://www.ecostage.qc.ca/.

Within the framework of model 31, a project launched by the Supporting Montreal Schools Program, four classes in five primary schools had the opportunity to participate in the project “Nature and us: a journey through time”. In partnership with the Biosphere and the Château Ramezay Museum, Alternatives’ Rooftop Garden Project developed a new series of workshops in food systems literacy. Students began the journey last fall at the Biosphere where they learned about the intricate balance of life that allows an ecological garden to be both productive and beautiful. In the winter, they visited the Château Ramezay Museum where they discovered the cultural and traditional history of edible and medicinal plants used by the settlers of New France. The journey ended back in their schools where Alternatives visited each of these 20 classes throughout the spring to give a four-part workshop series in urban agriculture.

First activity of the 2011 season, the CRAPAUD invites you to a compost work party.

It will also be an occasion to discuss the installations of the gardens this summer.

we will need you arms and creative spirits!