Speaking & Media
Mitch and Edwina speak to conferences, policy forums, developers and government teams on urban greening, community-led delivery, and what it takes to make local change stick.
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About the speakers
Edwina Robinson
Co-founder & Director
Edwina has led over 25 years of design work in government and private practice. Her TEDx talk, Gardening Australia feature, and national media presence have positioned her as one of Australia’s leading voices on biodiversity, urban cooling, and community-driven greening.
She brings design credibility, ecological rigour, and a proven model for delivering nature into dense urban settings.
Topics- Designing biodiversity back into Australian cities
- Microforests as practical urban infrastructure
- Cooling suburbs through small-footprint ecological interventions
- Mobilising communities for long-term environmental stewardship
- What small sites can teach us about resilience
Mitch Porteous
Co-founder & CEO
Mitch works across planning, development and community-led urban projects. He speaks on how clearer systems, better partnerships and small, well-designed interventions can unlock stronger neighbourhoods.
He co-founded the Microforest Collective to prove that community-led green infrastructure can work at scale. He is also founder and CEO of BlockPlanner, a property and planning consultancy working with developers, government and landowners across the ACT and NSW.
Mitch is a TEDx speaker, an accredited economic development practitioner, and a Non-Executive Director of EveryMan Australia.
Topics:
- How microforests fit into modern planning and development
- Community-led delivery models that reduce project risk
- Rebuilding civic trust in the built environment
- Nature-based infrastructure for practical climate resilience
- Partnerships, philanthropy and long-term systems change
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