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Australia: Navigating sustainability in the floral industry

Nurtured from the earth but bad for the earth? The juxtaposition of the florist industry is one that Bush Native aims to address.

In September, the river end of Pakington Street received a new resident to its strip of shops. Adding to the allure of the conscious quality shopping of the strand is Bush Native, a new eco-friendly florist where native meets nurture.

Working in corporate strategy and finance for the better part of 20 years, Sally McNamara decided to ditch the 9 am – 5 pm and test her creative arm, enrolling in TAFE at the Gordon to develop skills in floristry.

"I decided it was time for a career change and I wanted to change careers before I turned forty. I thought, first I am going to have a break and destress and I thought something I could do as a hobby to help me relax was floristry," she explains.

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