The Quarry Project - VBT Case Study 2024

Melbourne-based academics Joseph and Millie were looking for a damaged site that needed caretaking and rehabilitation. In 2015 they found The Quarry - a sandstone quarry in Beech Forest, Victoria that had been operating since the 1800s. The couple run a design and architecture practice and have created a collaborative experimental education space for groups of university students at The Quarry.
They also manage extensive blackberry that dominates the 20-acre site, fed by high rainfall.
Working and Learning Together
Joseph reached out to the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce
early on, and in March 2023 they hosted a blackberry
control demonstration day at The Quarry.
Education is a key aspect of The Quarry site for Joseph
and Millie, so sharing knowledge and learning together is
important to them. There was a great turnout of engaged
community members.