Parliament abuzz
The arrival of beehives at the Australian Parliament House had everyone abuzz. Aurecon’s Cormac Farrell will play the role of Parliamentary Bee Keeper.
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Keeping bees alive
Introduction
We have been keeping bees at our Canberra office since 2013.
What began as a fun sustainability initiative has grown into something that produces honey gifts for clients, inspires sustainable design, and even created the name for our company intranet, Hive.
In March 2017, we were honoured to assist with the installation of beehives at Australian Parliament House where Aurecon’s Cormac Farrell, Senior Environmental Specialist, plays the role of Parliamentary Bee Keeper.
From unique gifts to indigenous connections
One of the key drivers behind the project was finding a way to recognise and thank our local clients, many of who are in government and unable to accept ‘traditional’ gifts such as tickets to events. The solution has been our ‘Office Buzz’ honey, which is collected and harvested at our Canberra office and provided as a thank you to our clients nationwide.
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Open source beehive project – Audio data collection
Our office side project also had its own side project during the year, in collaboration with an international bee conservation and research initiative known as the Open Source Beehive Project.
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Preserving our unique Warré hive
Aurecon’s Warré hive is named Girrga yabang and was painted by local indigenous artist, Krystal Hurst.
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Greening city rooftops
We are still trying to find a permanent home for our office hives and, while we have a few good options in the works, it has highlighted the challenges presented by legacy building designs.
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