Melbourne Community Garden Activation | Urban Reforestation

Project Overview

A sustainable design and social innovation initiative, the Urban Reforestation Community Garden was situated in the Docklands waterfront precinct of Melbourne -- a developing residential and commercial area. The project drew on placemaking and service design principles to foster community connection and spread awareness of sustainable living practices.

The garden functioned as a central platform for educational programming and culture-change-oriented community engagement.

Role

Brought on by Emily Ballytine-Brodie (Urban Reforestation founder and designer) in a communications and strategy capacity. Lauren also:

• Co-designed community engagement programming
• Helped organize community days at the garden
• Facilitated workshops on topics including composting and urban gardening

Key Themes

• Sustainable design
• Social innovation
• Placemaking
• Service design
• Community education
• Sustainable lifestyle advocacy