National Award of Excellence

October 14, 2020 Amalie Wright

Small Creek Naturalisation Stages 1 and 2 last night received the Award of Excellence in the Land Management category, at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects 2020 National Awards. We couldn’t be prouder.

Read the jury citation here.

See all the winners here.

A "new harmony with nature"

September 11, 2020 Amalie Wright

Extract from the article by Jeff Sparrow, published Friday 11 September 2020.

We were excited to see Small Creek included in a story about rewilding and naturalisation projects in Australia, published today in The Guardian.

The article quotes our client, Ben Walker, who during his tenure at Ipswich City Council was a true project partner with Landscapology and Bligh Tanner, and a staunch champion of the process and upfront community engagement.

It was an honour to be included alongside a bunch of such wonderful projects.

Setting free the creek →

July 27, 2020 Amalie Wright

One of the many ways the existing drainage channel concrete has been reused - in this case, broken slabs line the low-flow channel, allowing day-to-day water flow and plant growth. Image: Alan Hoban.

Recently Alan Hoban from Bligh Tanner, and Amalie, spent time chatting about Small Creek with editor and journalist Maitiú Ward, for an article for Foreground.

The completed story can be read here.

Award success acknowledges "a true collaborative effort..." →

July 27, 2020 Amalie Wright

In June, the Small Creek team was delighted to win the Award of Excellence in the Land Management category at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Queensland Awards.

Read the jury citation and more here.

Reflections on RISE

July 27, 2020 Amalie Wright

Muanivatu settlement, Suva, Fiji. Image: RISE.

Towards the end of her two-year contract, Amalie was invited by Landscape Australia to share some personal reflections on the RISE project.

Read the article here.

RISE - A New Challenge

February 3, 2019 Amalie Wright

Recently, Amalie joined an international team working on an action-research program at the intersections of health, environment, and water and sanitation.

Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environment (RISE) is trialling a new water sensitive approach to water and sanitation management in 24 informal settlements across Makassar, Indonesia and Suva, Fiji.

Click on the photo to read more.