You are listening to the Green Adelaide Podcast. I am your host, Melissa Martin. Welcome to episode 14. We are in season 2 of the pod and we are talking dogs.

Not just any dogs, we are specifically talking about dogs who do conservation work for Adelaide’s environment.

I am joined by one of Adelaide’s leading conservation and detection dog handlers and trainers Mandy Jones.

Mandy owns and runs her business called Conservation and Detection Dogs SA. Head to the website: conservationdog.com.au

Her dogs are expertly trained to detect a variety of scents, including those of lizards, butterflies, and the locations of feral animal homes like fox dens.

This podcast is your insider scoop on all things cool, green, and wild in metro South Australia.

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To kick of season 2 we are talking about a new pathway to change Adelaide’s tree trajectory. It’s Adelaide first metro-wide Urban Greening Strategy.

Have your say: greenadelaide.sa.gov.au/projects/adelaide-greening-strategy
Consultation open between 30 April and 28 June 2024.

On behalf of the South Australian Government, we at Green Adelaide, released the draft strategy for consultation on 30 April to increase metropolitan Adelaide’s tree canopy, cool the city and boost biodiversity.

This metro-wide Urban Greening Strategy will be used to bring together government, councils, non-government organisations, industry peak bodies, research institutions, Kaurna and the broader community to deliver practical greening actions that will help achieve a more liveable city.

For this episode we are joined by Alison Collins to chat about the strategy. She is an urban planner with passion and expertise in creating more liveable, greener and water sensitive neighbourhoods.

Alison has more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of state government, local government and private sector roles and currently she is Green Adelaide’s Team Leader of Planning, and she led the development the draft Urban Greening Strategy currently out for public consultation.

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On this ep, we are chatting about Yitpi Yartapuultiku, meaning in English 'the Soul of Port Adelaide', which is a new Aboriginal Cultural Space being built in the heart of Port Adelaide by the local council, the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Yitpi Yartapuultiku aims to heal Country, bring the community together and provide a place for events and tourism.

The space was collaboratively designed by the council alongside local Aboriginal Custodians, Wax Design and Ashley Halliday Architects, and it is expected to be open to the public in early 2025.

Our host Melissa Martin is joined by Narungga man Rodney Welch from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council and landscape architect Warwick Keates from Wax Design to chat about this project and the environmental considerations of this future Green Star certified building.

See the design here: https://participate.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/yitpiyartapuultiku

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