In this post, we reflect on the place-based design methodology involved in making Water Stories. Grounded by Doreen Massey’s definition of place, the project combines a set of ethnographic, historical and visual methods is applied to answer two research questions. The first question is broad and applies to many of our projects: As researchers working […]

Did you know there is habitat for endangered frogs in Rosebery? Did you know there was once a violent cauliflower gang roaming the streets of Waterloo? Did you know dugong bones were found during excavation for the Alexandra Canal? These little-told histories are surfacing this week with the launch of Water Stories, a collaborative research […]

Thank you to everyone who walked with us in Green Square on Earth Day 2022. This special event helped us launch the Green Square Atlas of Civic Ecologies. Thank you to Lin Wei and Astra Howard for photo documentation.  

The University of Technology is conducting a survey to gather information about how the presence and history of water are perceived by a resident, worker or visitor in Green Square. This survey will ask about your experience living in Green Square, particularly about your relationship to water, the natural environment, and community. The survey results […]

Join us for a community walk for Earth Day 2022 at Green Square on D’harawal Country. Register here. Date and time Sun., 24/04/2022, 2:00 pm AEST Location Joynton Avenue Creative Centre 3a Joynton Avenue Zetland, NSW 2017 About this event Environmental crisis is a global challenge, but even small-scale solutions can deliver meaningful changes to […]

Ilaria Vanni Shannon Foster, University of Technology Sydney; Alexandra Crosby, University of Technology Sydney, and Ilaria Vanni, University of Technology Sydney Sydney’s Green Square is one of Australia’s biggest urban renewal projects. But it’s much more than a construction site. First Nations people know it by another name: nadunga gurad, or sand dune Country. For […]

The University of Technology Sydney, where Mapping Edges Research studio is located, was one of the first Australian universities to become a Signatory to the University Commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2016. Supporting action on the SDGs at a large university involves getting down to the details of research projects like […]

Civic ecologies are stewardship activities that combine care for the environment and care for place. The Green Square Atlas of Civic Ecologies shares stories of environmental champions who live and work in Sydney’s Green Square precinct, along with simple tips to green and nourish your neighbourhood no matter where you live. The Green Square Atlas is […]

words by Shannon Foster, D’harawal eora Knowledge Keeper & registered Sydney Traditional Owner One of my earliest memories of learning culture from my D’harawal eora father, was about understanding plants and what you could and couldn’t eat. I was always amazed to realise that you could actually live off the gardens and earth around you? […]

Jess Miller is an Alexandria resident and a former councillor with the City of Sydney. The first thing that comes to mind when Jess thinks about Green Square is a place in transition. It’s home to a wide variety of civic ecologies activities, from grassroots to city-led initiatives. The diversity of ecological activity within the […]