We are absolutely thrilled to be starting on a new project in 2024. This Discovery Project is funded by the Australian Research Council. Wetlands are an endangered ecosystem globally. We aim to foreground, explore and reconnect with wetlands in Sydney. The project builds on research undertaken in Water Stories, using a similar methodology (including walkshops, […]

Pedal Set Go has teamed up with Mapping Edges to create a guided bike ride of Water Stories in Green Square. The first guided ride is: Saturday 18 March from 9:30am to 11:30am You can read more about the ride here Your guides will show you the bicycle friendly ways to explore a UTS project […]

Sheas Creek runs into Alexandra Canal. Photo: Ilaria Vanni, Author provided Ilaria Vanni, University of Technology Sydney; Alexandra Crosby, University of Technology Sydney, and Shannon Foster, University of Technology Sydney Did you know the Sydney suburb Rosebery was home to the now-endangered green and golden bell frogs? That enormous cauliflowers were nourished by fresh water […]

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 […]

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 […]

Richard Watson is the NSW State Manager of charity food rescue organisation OzHarvest, which is based in Alexandria. Founded 18 years ago by social entrepreneur Ronnie Kahn, OzHarvest ‘rescues’ food that would otherwise wind up in landfill and redistributes it to 400 charities who make it available to their customers and clients. There’s enough food […]

Astra is the Coordinator Local Connections within the Community Programs department at Waverley Council, a role that includes managing gardening initiatives in public spaces across the LGA. There is a community garden hub in Bondi Junction, 15 shared gardens in parks and reserves as well as numerous verge gardens. It’s been encouraging to receive so […]