Style and Design the theme for Floriade 2012

deye said :

dungfungus said :

PoQ said :

I loathe Floriade. It blocks off Commonwealth Park for six months of the year – two to organise it, two to have the show, and two to clean up afterwards. It needs a permanent site of its own.

I think the majority of Canberrans would agree with you and I am one of them.
How about the “Stanhope/Mackay Epicurial Theme Park” as a permanent site? At least the traffic chaos would move from Commonwealth Avenue to the Glenloch Interchange precinct. The stall holders would have to have “designer name” status though and catering would be exclusive to The Hyatt. Arrival and departure by limo only (no buses with pensioners).

I recall mention a few years ago of the possibility of it moving out to the arboretum permanently a few years ago.

It won’t be an arboretum anymore if they do.

dungfungus said :

PoQ said :

I loathe Floriade. It blocks off Commonwealth Park for six months of the year – two to organise it, two to have the show, and two to clean up afterwards. It needs a permanent site of its own.

I think the majority of Canberrans would agree with you and I am one of them.
How about the “Stanhope/Mackay Epicurial Theme Park” as a permanent site? At least the traffic chaos would move from Commonwealth Avenue to the Glenloch Interchange precinct. The stall holders would have to have “designer name” status though and catering would be exclusive to The Hyatt. Arrival and departure by limo only (no buses with pensioners).

I recall mention a few years ago of the possibility of it moving out to the arboretum permanently a few years ago.

EvanJames said :

I’ve got an even better theme for him: More Tat-Sellers Less Flowers .

Flowers are rubbish.

PoQ said :

I loathe Floriade. It blocks off Commonwealth Park for six months of the year – two to organise it, two to have the show, and two to clean up afterwards. It needs a permanent site of its own.

I think the majority of Canberrans would agree with you and I am one of them.
How about the “Stanhope/Mackay Epicurial Theme Park” as a permanent site? At least the traffic chaos would move from Commonwealth Avenue to the Glenloch Interchange precinct. The stall holders would have to have “designer name” status though and catering would be exclusive to The Hyatt. Arrival and departure by limo only (no buses with pensioners).

EvanJames said :

I’ve got an even better theme for him: More Flowers Less Tat-Sellers. Or put the sellers of Asian Tat in the carpark where they belong. And stick in a few thousand or so more bulbs. Please.

Agree. It has become just like the Kingston old bus depot markets with some flowers in the backyard.

I loathe Floriade. It blocks off Commonwealth Park for six months of the year – two to organise it, two to have the show, and two to clean up afterwards. It needs a permanent site of its own.

I’ve got an even better theme for him: More Flowers Less Tat-Sellers. Or put the sellers of Asian Tat in the carpark where they belong. And stick in a few thousand or so more bulbs. Please.