E.arthquake

E.arthquake
- The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects SA Group -
Edition 02 | May 2009

President's Message
		Rain – I hope you have all enjoyed the last few days. I am still awaiting for Fifth Creek which runs past my office window to start flowing….We can hope for a wet winter. On a sad note, Paul Herzich, who has been part of the SA Executive for the last twelve years from student rep to Honorary Secretary has decided to resign at the AGM later this year. His shoes are going to be hard to fill but if you would like to contribute to the Landscape Institute in South Australia, have an ability to take minutes and keep the committee in line and enjoy communicating with a wide variety of people please consider the position and talk to Paul or myself for more details. The AGM will be in August and there are always vacancies for new ideas. Your executive and other members are very busy at the moment. Interviews for this registration candidates are well under way, we have responded to the Lower Lakes weir EIS and most importantly planning is well advanced for the SA Awards. More details can be found below. CPD and social events are being arranged. Please support them where you can and advise any member of the executive committee of subjects you would like to see covered. Any assistance is always welcome. The next event on 13th May is Sheryn Pitman, discussing the Sustainable Landscapes Project she manages through the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. See the notice online. Alison Radford President SA Group
AILA SA CPD 2009
		Upcoming CPD Event – Sustainable Landscape Projects by Sheryn Pitman Sheryn runs the Sustainable Landscape Project, a collaborative partnership hosted by the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide. When:Wednesday 13th May 6pm – 8pm Where: Archicentre, 100 Flinders Street, Adelaide See the notice online for more information Just a reminder that AILA SA provides continuing professional development seminars throughout the year to provide a forum for best practice information sharing, previewing of new technologies and networking. We are currently putting together a list of potential topics for 2009, and will continue to collaborate with the University and other institutes in providing combined events. At present the SA Group have identified the following topics: 11th March 2009 Rodney Beames Award Recipient 2008 Presentation (John McIntyre) Soil Contamination - On Site Remediation (Phil Barnett Pro Ag Consulting) Sustainable Landscapes (Sheryn Pitman Botanic Gardens of Adelaide) Lower Lakes/ Murray River Crisis Update (TBA) Natural Resource Management Board Biodiversity Plans (Amelia Hurren DEH) Our goal is to provide an event every 2 months, additional to those events planned in collaboration with the University and other institutes. We would value your input in the creation of topics and potential guest speakers for future events. If you have any ideas or comments please email Heath Edwards or Alison Radford. Thanks. he@jensenplanning.com.au Radford.Alison@saugov.sa.gov.au
AILA SA Awards 2009
		AILA SA Awards 2009 2009 is once again the year of the Biennial State Awards, which are held to recognise and showcase the range and quality of local practitioners. The event aims to celebrate the landscape profession as well as recognise those who support the industry. The 2009 Awards event will be held later in the year in October. The jury for the upcoming awards is: - Graeme Hopkins (Jury Chair) - Planning SA (LA and Architect) - Amy Ford - ACC (LA) - Nancy Pollock Ellwand - Head of School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, Adelaide Uni (LA, Architect and Planner) - Martin Corbin - Artist and Part time Academic staff member at School of Arch, L Arch and Urban Design Adelaide Uni (Artist) - Rick Atkinson - Private Consultancy and Part time Academic staff member at School of Arch, L Arch and Urban Design Adelaide Uni - (Architect & Urban Designer) The award categories remain unchanged from the 2007 awards format with the categories as follows: Design Planning Land Management Research and Communication There have been some changes to the awards themselves, in that the previous Merit and Commendation awards have been revamped with now just one main level of award - the (STATE) Landscape Architecture Award - with the State Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence and the State Medal for Landscape Architecture been the higher awards. The official announcement / launch of the awards and call for nominations will be held towards the end of May with approximately a 2 month period for the preparation of entries, followed by the jury assessment. Please stay tuned for further announcements regarding the awards. Nick Pearson
Adelaide Uni Speaker Series 2009
		Upcoming speakers: Rachel Neeson + Nicholas Murcutt, Neeson Murcutt Architects, Sydney Monday May 25 See link attached (Large PDF - 2.1MB)
Temporary Weir at Pomanda Island
		AILA SA has been proactive in voicing their concerns over the proposed weir at Pomanda Island, on the Murray River at the mouth of the Lower Lakes. The weir is the SA Government’s ‘last resort’ measure to securing Adelaide’s water supply. It is anticipated that the weir will go ahead if by January 2010, the water level in the Murray River falls below the designated trigger point. Current research is pointing to the inevitability of this occuring. Construction of the weir will cause irreversible damage to the Lower Lakes Region - an area of renowned natural beauty with fauna of conservation significance and a RAMSAR listed site of habitat for migratory birds. View the submission on the draft EIS made by the AILA SA group here. (pdf) For further information: click here
‘Off the Vine’ – news around the traps
		Congratulations to Sharon Mackay (Hassell) and Partner Brad on the birth of their baby girl Alice Esme Bonar on 6th March Congratulations to Brett Grimm (Swanbury Penglase) and Pia Hall who were married on Saturday 4th April at the Barossa Valley Estate Winery, Macclesfield. Enjoy your trip to the Netherlands! Congratulations to Emma Reilly (Jensen Planning & Design) and Scott Hammond who were married on Sat 18th April at the Barossa Valley Estate Winery. Congratulations to Ben Willsmore (Oxigen) and Shelley Mearns who got engaged recently while holidaying in Thailand Kylie Basley (nee Hales from Taylor Cullity Lethlean) has recently given birth to a little girl named Louise. Congratulations Kylie and Trent. Paul Herzich (DTEI) and Rachel are expecting their second child in the next 4 weeks. If it doesn't arrive sooner... Darren Peter and Katherine Haebich have recently joined the landscape architecture team at the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. .. hot off the press, congratulations also to Daniel Bennet (Hassel) and his wife, Jacquie (and Angus) on the birth of their baby girl Harriet Elizabeth Nevin Bennett on 29th April.
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