Dr Tanja Beer

Academic Fellow in Performance Design and Sustainability (Ecoscenography), Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

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Environment

Plants tell stories of cultural connection

Aboriginal peoples’ holistic relationships with all living things is explored throughout The Living Pavilion, an event space and living laboratory that celebrates Indigenous knowledge, ecological science and sustainable design through

Environment

Why the plastic bag backflip is a bad idea

Supermarket Coles has backflipped on its vow to dump single-use plastic bags saying customers aren’t coping with the change to reusable bags. Six experts explain why it’s a bad idea

Arts & Culture

How hands-on art can make a difference

Getting our hands dirty to help make art rather than just looking at it could spur people to get more active in tackling social problems