Welcome messages

	Simon Smith Tropical Garden Spectacular Organising Committee Chairman The Nursery Garden Industry of the Northern Territory is pleased to welcome all visitors, exhibitors and sponsors to the 2011 Tropical Garden Spectacular. The magnificent surrounds of the George Brown Darwin Botanical Gardens are the ideal place to ponder one of life’s great challenges: Finding your Green-Life Balance, the theme of this year’s event. click here to read more
	Tessa Pauling Patron I am pleased once again to have the opportunity as Patron, to extend a warm welcome to those participating in and visiting this year’s Tropical Garden Spectacular and Top End sustainable Living Festival. Building on the fantastic success of last year’s theme, we now look to the future and how we can ensure a sustainable environment from our own backyard through our theme for 2011, “Green-Life Balance”. I am sure it will captivate and nurture the interest of many Territorians and visitors alike. I encourage you all to unearth the knowledge that awaits you at the George Brown Botanical Gardens. Click here to read more
	Paul Henderson Chief Minister Welcome to the dry season, welcome to the 2011 Tropical Garden Spectacular and Top End Sustainable Living Festival. The George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens provide the perfect setting for this special Top End event. Under the shade of the magnificent rain trees you’ll find everything you need to start your dry season activities around the home and garden. Click here to read more
	Graeme Sawyer Lord Mayor Darwin City Council is proud to be a sponsor for the 2011 Tropical Garden Spectacular and Top End Sustainable Living Festival. Council congratulates all the participating partners of this joint event which is being held in the wonderful George Brown Botanic Gardens – so named after a former Lord Mayor of Darwin. Click here to read more
	Dr Stuart Blanch Coordinator, Environment Centre NT The Top End Sustainable Living Festival is on again and will help you live more sustainably. The Festival is designed to help Territorians go from the ‘why’ to the ‘how’ of living greener. So if you are keen to know a little more about living sustainably, whether you want to learn about ways you can reduce your environmental footprint at home, work or in the community the Top End Sustainable Living Festival 2011 is for you! Click here to read more