08.08.2017 - By University of Melbourne
In this bonus episode, we head down to Newell's Paddock in Melbourne's inner-west to see the local community rejuvenate the former industrial site. We uncover the paddock's murky past as a former night soil dump, typhoid hot spot and abattoir. Speaking with residents, academics, teachers and students, we see how efforts to engage the community in urban renewal are are contributing to the site's restoration (and attracting many native waterbirds along the way).
Recorded: 28 June 2017
Interviewer: Claudia Hooper
Producers: Claudia Hooper and Dr Andi Horvath
Audio engineer: Chris Hatzis
Editor: Chris Hatzis
Banner image: Claudia Hooper/the University of Melbourne
Friends of Newell's Paddock and Friends of Maribyrnong Valley are planting native shrubs in the area in lieu of gifts to the over 1000 delegates who attend the Ecocity World Summit 2017.