Funding

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Phase Four

KEY TACTICS

1. Broader planting competitions 2. More streamlined rewards for florally conscious residents 3. Inclusion of resident’s own exemplar gardens 4. Economic benefits for residents and businesses

TACTIC - ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR ALL

-With residences and public areas flourishing with the addition of floral resources, businesses will now participate in a planting scheme. This scheme will involve the council gifting businesses potted plants, to be paid back after a 3 month period, in which time the flowers have become well established. This prevents business owners being discouraged to plant flowers if they are not yet in the flowering stage and allows a test period, to see whether or not the flowers work for their business. -Once they’ve sufficiently planted out their shop fronts, businesses can apply to become a “Floral Haven” in a similar fashion to the “Responsible Cafes” certification (Responsible Cafes, 2021) The idea here is that the bottom-up strategy of starting with the community will negate or at least lessen the requirements for government grants or funding, cutting costs in the establishment of a diverse floral assemblage for Mount Gravatt, it’s people, businesses, community clubs. The cumulative impact of a complete change in the aesthetic quality will contribute to improvement of the overall suburbs which has been linked to increases in house prices (Henry, 1999). Who: Private businesses, Brisbane City Council The planting scheme will not necessarily be for all businesses, as many, on their own initiative, will have started plant out their shop fronts in keeping with the rest of the LGA Sector and wanting the “Floral Haven” certification. For the businesses that are not participating, BCC will be able to provide help with the planting scheme, enabling them to keep up with the rest of the suburb. Because the scheme is limited in it’s time frame, the private businesses will eventually take over and create floral displays on their own accord. The policies this address are: Brisbane City Council City Plan 2014 (Section 4, Theme 3) 3.5.1

(b)Brisbane's distinctive landscape character and environmental values are essential to the identity, lifestyle, economic and ecological functions of the city. L3.5L3.5 Corridors within the Greenspace System reinforce the sense of identity of local communities and assist in floodway and drainage functions and safe wildlife movement. (Brisbane City Council, 2014) Brisbane. Clean, Green and Sustainable 2017-2031

“The biodiverse natural environment is an integral component of the lifestyle Brisbane residents enjoy. It also makes a significant contribution to the economy through activities such as tourism and recreation. A resilient

biodiversity network also improves the city’s ability to respond to future threats such as

changing climate and floods.” (Brisbane City Council, 2017, pg81) State Planning Policy 2017, Planning for Biodiversity “Matters of environmental significance are valued and protected, and the health and resilience of biodiversity is maintained or enhanced to support ecological processes.” (Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2017, pg18) LOCATION OF BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Initial contribution from BCC will be paid back over a three month period. By the time it is paid back, businesses will have a floral display and would have a net cost to BCC of nothing.

BCC contribution Business contribution

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Month 2

TACTIC - REPEAT

• Having found a new suburban plot to develop, the same process as was achieved in Phase 2 will occur, with the development of the exemplar garden being displayed online Who: Residents, Floral Communtiy Group, Brisbane City Council, Private Businesses With the success of the first three phases now firmly established, the new suburban lot will follow a similar structure, but with some new stakeholders. Although BCC will be responsible for finding a suitable lot, they will now enlist the help of residents, community groups and private businesses to help fund the creation of a second community garden. With the floral verge gardens and the success of the previous suburban lot, private businesses will be vying to get involved in their local community to attract more customers. This will encourage private funding of what will essentially be a community lead and run garden. Private businesses are the final group to be involved in the strategy but will provide huge benefits once incorporated. As per the concept, the human systems will not stop expanding, with private businesses being a key component of this, so it is essential they play a part in the creation of new landscapes that combine the human and natural systems. The policies addressed are: State Planning Policy 2017, Planning for Economic Growth, Agriculture 4)Growth in agricultural production and a strong agriculture industry is facilitated by: (d) facilitating opportunities for co-existence with development that is complementary to agricultural uses that do not reduce agricultural productivity.(Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2017, pg30) Brisbane City CityShape 2026, Keeping Brisbane Green “Brisbane is the most biologically diverse capital in Australia, supporting thousands of plant and animal species. To sustain this it is crucial to keep at least 30% of our city area natural habitat. At present our natural habitat stands at 32%. We need to work together to preserve vegetation in our backyards, particularly if it forms part of a wildlife corridor.” (Brisbane City Council, 2006, pg7) Brisbane. Clean, Green and Sustainable 2017-2031 “Support and empower the community to be involved in biodiversity conservation on their own properties and within their neighbourhoods.” (Brisbane City Council, 2017, pg84) School competitions will cross over the boundaries of the LGA Sector and begin implementing

the strategy in other Brisbane suburbs.

SCHOOL WITH AREA OF EFFECT (AoE) COMMUNITY EXAMPLE GARDEN STREETS PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITION AREAS MOST SUITABLE FOR NEW SUBURBAN LOT note: same selection criteria was used as seen on page 19

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VISION

Draft concept for “Floral Haven” logo to be used by schools and businesses to help advertise their commitment to providing a better urban environment for insect pollinators.

TACTIC - COMPETE

• Following the success of inter-street competitions, schools will now compete against one another, prizes being centred around being able to display the school’s recognition as a “Floral Haven” like the “Responsible Cafes” scheme (Responsible Cafes, 2021). This will recognise the schools as places encourage the thriving of insect pollinators and will supply them with the means to advertise this fact with a special logo. • For the children actually involved in the planting and maintaining of the gardens, they will receive hats and badges demonstrating their participation, in addition to a field trip to the Griffith EcoCentre • Residents and tenants will receive points on a scale, judged by pollinator experts and then receive an overall reduction on rates having met the criteria. Such criteria will include: +Abundance of floral resources +Housing for insects pollinators +Water availability for insect pollinators This will follow a similar method to what was used in Malmö’s Western Harbour redesign and their adherence to a Green Space Factor to create a a sustainable and nature inclusive suburb.(Quintero, M.C., Ariza, M.C., Alfaro, K.E., 2019). Who: Residents, Schools, School Children, Residents, State Government, Brisbane City Council With the schools now having established their own verge and school gardens, introducing a competitive element will both intensify and expand the strategy. With the garden scheme now a part of the curriculum and the initial outlay of expensive work complete, the schools themselves will continue to fund their gardens with help from the state government. The Floral Haven certification will be a state run and funded initiative, now moving the strategy of using schools outside of the LGA Sector to begin again in other locations in Brisbane, SEQ and the whole of Queensland. Brisbane City Council will continue to take a more backseat role in phase four,. They will be responsible for the rewards for having pollinator friendly gardens, but will not actually need to be physically involved. This ensures that it is the residents that continue to create and maintain the gardens, without the need of outside assistance. The policies adhered to are: State Planning Policy 2017, Planning for Economic Growth, Agriculture 4)Growth in agricultural production and a strong agriculture industry is facilitated by: (d) facilitating opportunities for co-existence with development that is complementary to agricultural uses that do not reduce agricultural productivity.(Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2017, pg30) Brisbane City CityShape 2026, Keeping Brisbane Green “Patchworked together, backyards create wildlife corridors of great environmental value. As the city grows, these privately owned corridors in residential areas will come under increasing pressure from urban development.” (Brisbane City Council, 2006, pg7) Brisbane. Clean, Green and Sustainable 2017-2031 “Support and empower the community to be involved in biodiversity conservation on their own properties and within their neighbourhoods.” (Brisbane City Council, 2017, pg84)

LIBRARIES SHOPPING CENTRES SCHOOLS PVDs WITH AoE INDIGENOUS THEMED VERGES NATIVE BEE HIVES LOCATION OF BEE TALKS LOCATION OF OPEN GARDENS

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TACTIC -REACHING THE COMMUNITY

• With the streets now starting to show signs of floral inclusion, an open garden scheme will be initiated with the aim of attracting local residents at first, but with the potential to host visitors from all over Brisbane and further. Many of these gardens will be in areas close to the school districts and the streets participating in the street competitions. Who: Residents This will be one of the first, resident run and operated strategy. With the development of the LGA Sector over the previous three phases, the community and gardens themselves are now at a stage where they can begin to share their knowledge with other residents, and people outside the LGA Sector. This interaction between residents will create a desire to keep maintaining and improving their own gardens and inspire other residents to begin to transform their own gardens. Located just a 22 minute drive away in Wynnum, is “Bellis”, a garden designed and owned by Jerry Coleby-Williams which he periodically opens to the public. The open garden scheme in the LGA Sector will follow a similar approach, with two advertised and distinct opening times in Spring and Autumn. As the map shows, the combination of multiple tactics, further saturates the LGA Sector, creating a community that is linked, cohesive and inclusive. This is inline with the following policies: Shaping SEQ 2017 (Planning for Biodivesity, pg80) Brisbane. Clean, Green and Sustainable 2017-2031

“Support and empower the community to be involved in biodiversity conservation on their own properties and within their neighbourhoods.” (Brisbane City Council, 2017, pg84) Brisbane City CityShape 2026, Keeping Brisbane Green “Brisbane is the most biologically diverse capital in Australia, supporting thousands of plant and animal species.To sustain this it is crucial to keep at least 30% of our city area natural habitat.At present our natural habitat stands at 32%. We need to work together to preserve vegetation in our backyards,particularly if it forms part of a wildlife corridor.” (Brisbane City Council, 2006, pg7)

1km EXEMPLAR: Berris by Jerry Coleby-Williams This project both demonstrates how suburban private gardens can involve into tools for education and visitation.

EXEMPLAR: Bo01, Malmö, Sweden A complete redesign of this area included a focus on bringing natural systems into the urban environment. Developers had to adhere to new regulations set by the city which ensured all residences were participating.