South Bank goes green
A team of volunteers from construction company Laing O’Rourke swapped keyboards for garden gloves recently when South Bank Corporation began planting a unique urban agriculture project on the corner of Grey and Tribune Streets.
This temporary community garden is designed to activate the Southpoint site until construction begins in late 2010.
Sustainability and a spirit of egalitarianism underpin the project, whereby all produce grown will be available to Brisbane locals and visitors for free.
South Bank Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Malcolm Snow supports the sustainability principles exemplified by the garden, acknowledging that the design deliberately emulates gardens from the 1950s:
“Sixty years ago, many Queenslanders naturally practiced sustainability by supplementing store-bought produce with their own home-grown fruit and vegetables. We’re keen to encourage visitors to introduce these habits in their everyday lives.”
The garden features fast-growing, low maintenance plant varieties chosen for their hardiness, usability in local kitchens, and ease of relocation back to the South Bank precinct at the end of the project.
