Canopy Green Roof Forum at narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services

Join us for the next Canopy Green Roof Forum at the new narrm ngarrgu Library!

Discover the community garden terrace at City of Melbourne's narrm ngarrgu Library, and learn about the garden terrace inception, design and delivery from Bush Landscape Architects and the City of Melbourne's client and project managment team. The naarm ngarrgu Library and Family Services Centre opened in November 2023 and is the city's new flagship library.

The spectacular rooftop terrace showcases a native planting palette to reflect precolonial planting of the traditional landscape as Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. The design incorporates greenery with explorative play elements, featuring a giant eel trap and coolamon cast from an eucalyptus burl for smoking ceremonies by Wurundjeri Elders.

We're excited to host guest speakers for a discussion about the unique needs of the Library Services client, the thoughtful design response, and how the project was brought to life by the delivery team.

Guest Speakers:

• Kathryn Donkin is the Venue and Precinct Partnerships Manager in Creative City at the City of Melbourne. Kathryn represents the client team for narrm ngarrgu.
• Steph Kerr is an associate landscape architect at Bush Projects Landscape Architecture based in Melbourne, representing the landscape design team behind narrm ngarrgu's garden terrace.
• Manoj Sharma is an engineer and was the lead Project Manager from City Projects at the City of Melbourne that delivered narrm ngarrgu.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and experts in the field as we explore ways to realise and promote green infrastructure projects across Melbourne and Victoria.

Light refreshments will be served and guests will have the opportunity for networking after the guest speaker discussion.

Image of narrm ngarrgu roof top terrace by: Dianna Snape.

Acknowledgement of Country

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.

narrm ngarrgu Library is located on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country.

narrm ngarrgu means 'Melbourne Knowledge' in Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung language.

Event Location:
narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services - City of Melbourne

Level 3 Garden Rooftop Terrace

141 Therry Street Melbourne VIC 3000

Getting to narrm ngarrgu:

Catch a train to the nearest train station at Melbourne Central and either walk for approximately 10 minutes or catch a tram up Elizabeth Street to the Queen Victoria Market.

Catch a tram to the Queen Victoria Market via Routes 59, 19 and 57, then walk 1 minute from the tram stop to 141 Therry Street.

Ride your bike and park it along Therry Street.

Feel free to arrive early to explore narrm ngarrgu, which closes at 7pm. Please note the Queen Victoria Market is closed on Wednesdays.

Host or Publisher City of Melbourne