Georgia Clark of Goverment News writes:

City of Melbourne Council has approved plans to transform a car park on top of a city building into a 2000-square-metre urban farm. Known as the Skyfarm, the project will sit atop a new $450 million development at Melbourne’s Docklands directly overlooking the Yarra River, with a nursery, beehives, eco education centres, a shop, sustainable café and even a live music venue.

City of Melbourne Council has approved plans to transform a car park on top of a city building into a 2000-square-metre urban farm. Known as the Skyfarm, the project will sit atop a new $450 million development at Melbourne’s Docklands directly overlooking the Yarra River, with a nursery, beehives, eco education centres, a shop, sustainable café and even a live music venue.

Melbourne Skyfarm is a collaboration between 3 Melbourne based sustainability companies, to transform a 2000 square metre rooftop car park into an urban farm and environmental oasis in the heart of the city. When complete, visitors will be able to tour the working farm, visit the orchard, sample rooftop honey, dine at the sustainable café, have a drink on the deck, hire unique event spaces, attend classes at the environmental education centre or enjoy the children’s playground. The venue is expected to open in late 2020.

Melbourne Skyfarm will showcase advanced sustainability features on-site, demonstrating and educating students about a range of best practice initiatives including passive solar design, renewable energy, urban greening, zero emissions buildings, carbon neutral transport, zero waste living, urban farming, rainwater harvesting, closed loop cities and urban biodiversity.

The approval comes after council last week injected $1.9 million to implement the first year of its Green Our City Strategic Action Plan.

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