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Tarragindi Community Garden fight for a better tomorrow
Tuesday 20th October 2020
by Isabella Cheng
Tarragindi Community Garden, the latest community garden to join Brisbane’s fight for a better tomorrow. How can a community garden offer healing in a global pandemic?
Isabella Cheng talks to Founder, Renae McBrien, on how she created a healing garden and a sense of community during these isolated times.
https://4zzzfm.org.au/news/tarragindi-community-garden-fight-better-tomorrow
Green Buildings: should the onus fall on developers and the public
Tuesday 6th October 2020
by Isabella Cheng
Brisbane City Council’s latest solution to the climate crisis: an incentive to develop sustainable buildings. These climate-sensitive design practices may be the future but at what cost? What climate-burden are these green buildings carrying and are they damaging to the public purse?
In September 2020, the Brisbane City Council introduced a new 50 per cent rebate on infrastructure charges for new residential and commercial buildings that were green and energy-efficient. These sustainable buildings are self-sufficient, orientated to save energy and reduce costs; surrounded by green facades, green rooftops, and green walls, which aim to combat the rise in emissions and work with Brisbane’s subtropical climate.
https://4zzzfm.org.au/news/green-buildings-should-onus-fall-developers-and-public