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Community and consumer engagement project for the 202020 Vision

by YLAWMaster • Marketing News, Media Releases, NGI Updates

Visit the My Park Rules website

The 2015/16 financial year is the third year of the 202020 Vision (20V) Program. The 20V Program is funded by the nursery industry marketing levy and is being managed by Horticulture Innovation Australia (HIA).

The 20V activities proposed for year three are broken down into the following four work streams (WS):

1. WS1 – Deliver the 20V Plan, complete 6 of the 28 projects within the Plan (Reference 20V Plan for further detail)

2. WS2 – Maintain and improve the 20V program marketing and promotion infrastructure

3. WS3 – Public Relations – Continue the conversation in media

4. WS4 – Community / Consumer Engagement More

MEDIA RELEASE 14.10.15 – My Park Rules

by YLAWMaster • Marketing News, Media Releases

Children across Australia re-imagine their local parks for a greener future

From Sydney to Brisbane to Perth, school communities across Australia will re-imagine their local parks and green spaces in the hope of leaving a green legacy for future generations.

Launching Today (Oct 14), My Park Rules, a national competition created in collaboration with 202020 Vision and Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) will encourage school groups and community clubs to submit their under-loved park to be transformed for a greener future. More

Plant/Life Balance featured on Gardening Australia

by YLAWMaster • Marketing News

Plant/Life Balance on Gardening Australia

If you missed the Gardening Australia special for Mental Health Week this weekend here is the link:

CLICK HERE

The episode starts with Matthew Carroll (NGIA) and host Costa Georgiadis handing out plants to office workers in Sydney’s Martin Place and calling on them to improve their Plant/Life Balance.

The program featured many wonderful segments covering mental health and wellbeing benefits of plants and gardening that support not only Plant/Life Balance, but also More Trees Please and 202020Vision.

Watch the episode in full on iView HERE.

Plant/Life Balance for Mental Health Week

by YLAWMaster • Marketing News

MENTAL AS…… Pots of health and happiness for Mental Health Week

This Saturday ABC Gardening Australia will feature a special on the health benefits of plants for Mental Health Week 4-11 October.

The episode will feature host Costa Georgiadis and Matthew Carroll (NGIA) handing out plants in Martin Place whilst engaging the public on the health benefits of a good plant/life balance. This will provide great national coverage for the campaign.

The episode is going to air on Saturday 10 October at 6.30pm.

For more details contact matthew.carroll@ngia.com.au

202020 Vision Winter 2015 Update

by YLAWMaster • Marketing News, NGI Updates • Tags: 202020vision

We are only six months into 2015 and the 202020 Vision has grown from an initial great idea to a hive of activity. We have put together a detailed update for NGIA members below on the work that we are doing to increase and improve green space by 20% by 2020. CLICK HERE TO VIEW

202020 Vision – 2nd Special Report by the Australian Financial Review

by Chris OConnor • Marketing News

The Australian Financial Review yesterday published its second special report on the 202020 Vision. This report follows on from its first special report in November last year. This second report focuses on the theme of productivity, along with some of the outcomes from a roundtable forum it recently hosted on the 13^th of March in Sydney .

The second AFR special report of the 202020 Vision

Present at the forum amongst others were, the Federal Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt MP, Robert Prince (CEO NGIA) Romilly Madew (CEO Green Building Council of Australia), Rob Adams (City of Melbourne’s Director of City Design) David Goldsworthy (Medibank), Professor Dennis Else (Brookfield Multiplex) and Ken Maher (Chairman of Hassell).

During the roundtable Minster Hunt stated that “I want our cities to be physically greener with more spaces and canopy 10 years from where they are now, and 20 years from now to be greener than they are a decade away”.

Links to the online stories can be found below.