After Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Larry devastated Innisfail town, severely damaging the State High School, Landcare Australia and television garden program Backyard Blitz decided to provide a new playground.
Conceived by media personality Don Burke we met Don's challenge of designing a prototype Environmental Study Garden in a 4 weeks construction, documentation and approval period.
The design of a wetland and jetty, rainforest boardwalk, stage and amphitheatre, aquaculture and butterfly house, centred around a new fully equipped study lab, was designed to be built largely by volunteers in 4 televised days.