The Shady Lanes Project

TREENET Symposium 2026 - Takeaways

There are many threads to follow, and conversations to continue, but here are some the most immediate and notable takeaways for me. This year’s theme…

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August 2026

Teenagers, used cars, and creating a solution

Our family has donated another car to Kids Under Cover. Every time, I’m impressed by the smooth design of their scheme. But it’s the construction of the…

Aug 31 • Gayle Dallaston

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Is a verge garden complete without a street tree?

When you talk about verge gardens, do you mention street trees? Does the way you include (or ignore) street trees in your story add conflict or…

Aug 4 • Gayle Dallaston

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July 2026

3 Different Council Verge Garden Policies

As part of preparing for the Verge Gardens for People and Planet workshop on Friday, I checked the latest version of the adjoining councils in that…

Jul 29 • Gayle Dallaston

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Workshops and FAQs

We have three workshops coming up in the Brisbane region, and workshops mean lots of questions. I'm adding an FAQ section to the website with some of…

Jul 23 • Gayle Dallaston

National Street Tree Symposium: Trees Connecting Communities

The program for the 2026 TREENET Symposium in Adelaide on 3rd and 4th September is online now. Will you be there?

Jul 13 • Gayle Dallaston

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Cool Paths and Places Online Event (QHHCoP)

It's winter in Australia but we are aware of the extreme heatwaves in the northern hemisphere. Are you worried about what our next summer will bring?

Jul 6 • Gayle Dallaston

June 2026

Homes for koalas or homes for people?

It's been a busy week - I bought a new edition of one of my favourite books, went to a forum on affordable housing, and watched the local and state…

Jun 22 • Gayle Dallaston

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Verge Gardens for People and Planet

"Verge Gardens for People and Planet" is the title of my presentation and workshop for the Peaks to Points Festival in July. Should I be doing these on…

Jun 18 • Gayle Dallaston

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The Journey from Cooperation to Collaboration

Action is more popular than theory. But action alone can mean we get stuck. And theory can seem like hot air - until you’ve seen it applied in practice…

Jun 5 • Gayle Dallaston

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May 2026

Start Local, then Scale Out Through Networks

It’s the invisible connections - between people, places, and issues - that create opportunities for innovation and scale through collaboration.

May 15

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The Lure of Guerrilla Gardening

Once you start verge gardening, you notice the grass or weeds with the odd tree on public land everywhere. You imagine what it could be. The temptation…

May 5 • Gayle Dallaston

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