GUERRILLA GARDENERS
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When the sun goes down and the city workers retreat to the ‘burbs, the Guerrillas undertake covert operations that transform the biggest eyesores in the concrete jungle into an oasis of greenery and recreation.
Six young warriors armed to the teeth with attitude and gardening tools, band together to makeover the most barren and concrete-filled spaces in our cities.
The Target … Bleak public spaces, concrete jungles, disused land, roadside wastelands left by councils and developers who don't care.
The Challenge …Turn these eyesores into beautiful spaces for people to appreciate and enjoy.
With youth and enthusiasm in their favour, the six Guerrillas will stop at nothing to reach a potential site - they will abseil, rope and parkour (picture the opening scene of Casino Royale) to get to the makeover site on a 20-foot high ledge, or a gated median strip between a freeway and a tunnel. They routinely defy trespass laws and development consent.
The Guerrillas have just 12 hours to transform the ugliest urban eyesores into an oasis of greenery. And when the sun comes up and workers start to creep back into the city, they sit back and watch the reaction. Job done. Our Guerrillas then blend into the morning crowd and head off to their mild-mannered day jobs.
Some of their best work is also done in broad daylight. Wearing hard hats and safety vests as a disguise, they perform their unique 'raids' right under the nose of police, council workers and government rangers.
They have to beat the clock... and the system! Will they succeed? Or will they get caught?
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