Restoring bushland to inner-city suburbs: TTV Black Cockatoo Forest
An idea of planting native plant species on small areas of urban land requiring low maintenance.
Time & Location
24 Nov 2025, 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mount Hawthorn, 41 Britannia Rd, Mount Hawthorn WA 6016, Australia
About the Event
Event description
An inspiring site tour, documentary and panel discussion where we reimagine what life would be like if biodiversity was restored to the inner city suburbs of Perth. 🌳🌲
The afternoon will start at 5pm, with a short walking tour of Transition Town Vincent's nature hub, a circularity precinct which features Perth's first Black Cockatoo pocket forest planted by the local community in August this year. We will also explore the stage 2 planting site planned for 2026, the compost hub where we make co-composted biochar, community food forest as well as existing bushland.
At 6.30pm we will then show the documentary Making a Mini-Forest which tells the stories of different people working towards the same goal - planting mini-forests in European cities. These groups use the Miyawaki Method, a tree-planting technique that focuses on regionally native tree species, uses no chemical fertilizers or additives, planting densely, using a…