Shade and Built Environment
Pre-Conference Workshop

Tuesday 10 September 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM
Queensland Health, 15 Butterfield St, Herston, QLD 4006

This pre-conference workshop will focus on the significant role of shade in reducing skin cancer risk and how to deliver and sustain quality shade in the built environment. We will address the key challenge of getting shade for UV protection on the healthy built environment policy agenda through cross sector engagement. The complex context of delivering shade effectively in the built environment will be explored through presentations, panel discussions, case studies and a site visit. A key outcome of the day is to share strategies and tactics to deliver long term sustainable quality shade outcomes.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Who Should Attend?

This pre-conference workshop is open to conference participants as well as professionals working in healthy built environment policy, design, planning and execution across related disciplines of landscape architecture, urban planning, architecture and horticulture within government, corporate and NGO sectors.

KEY SPEAKERS

  • Jodie Antrobus

    Senior Health Promotion Officer, QLD Health

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  • Dr. Sarah Briant

    School of Architecture and Built Environment

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VENUE DETAILS

Queensland Health

Queensland Health is located across from the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital precinct at Herston, four kilometres north of Brisbane's central business district and is accessible by bus, train, taxi and private transport.

  • • There is parking across the street at Point Parking - Butterfield Street. This is the closest car part to the main entrance. Visitor entry and exit is via Butterfield Street or the circular drive at the main entrance. An undercover walkway links this car park to Level 1.

    • There is also a Citylink Parking Services lot located at 37 Butterfield St.

    • There may be some metered parking that can be found in surrounding streets, particularly Gilchrist Avenue and Herston Road. These parking spaces are only metered until 7pm.

    • The Brisbane Showgrounds’ Pavilion carpark can be accessed via Gate 5 off O’Connell Terrace. The cost of two to three hours parking is $20. Please note that this carpark is a 10 – 15 minute walk from Queensland Health.

  • • Bus: There are two bus interchanges located approximately five to ten minutes walk from Queensland Health:

    o Bramston Terrace at McLeod Street: Walk on Bramston Terrace towards Wyndham St. Turn right onto Garrick Terrace, continue along to the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Butterfield St and walk along to Queensland Health.

    o Herston: Take the lift or stairs from the bus stop to street level. Upon exiting the bus interchange, turn right on Herston Road and then turn left onto Bowen Bridge Rd/State Rout 15 and then continue to Butterfield St, turn left and Queensland Health with be on your right-hand side.

    • Train: The Fortitude Valley and Bowen Hills train stations are both approximately 25 minutes walk from Queensland Health.