Gayle Dallaston
ALLi Author Member
Location: Australia
Genres: General Nonfiction, Nature/Science, Advice & How To, Self-Help/Personal Development, Writing & Publishing
Gayle Dallaston works across disciplines, connecting people with new ideas and perspectives to create innovative solutions to complex problems. She believes that everyday conversations and stories are the key to creating a strong civic society where people and nature can thrive, with an economy designed to support it all. In 2019, she created the Shady Lanes Project – combining decades of information technology, communication, business and marketing experience to help address the issues of climate change and biodiversity loss through collaboration. Her focus is on loose networks and ways to bring people together in person and online, working across sectors and disciplines to connect diverse participants and find a common purpose. Her work on The Shady Lanes Project was awarded a TREENET Gold Leaf Award in community urban forestry in 2025. She lives in Brisbane and shares a garden with varied wildlife including birds, blue tongue lizards, and a ring-tailed possum.
Gayle Dallaston's books
Genres: Advice & How To, General Nonfiction, Nature/Science
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Resident-planted native verge gardens supporting council street trees is the fastest, cheapest, most doable way to increase shade and biodiversity. Drawing on practical experience and wide research, this new approach enables councils and residents to work together to make it happen. • You’ll learn how to navigate the different views of the many diverse users of this space. • You’ll build productive relationships and networks to make a difference in your community. • Your verge garden will be a living example of a nature-based solution to mitigate the effects of urban heat and climate change. When we collaborate, everyone wins: • Council street trees thrive • Residents have native gardens instead of mowing • Natural biodiversity gets a much-needed boost This book will help you avoid the pitfalls and give you the confidence to start.
Genres: Advice & How To, General Nonfiction, Self-Help/Personal Development
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
How do we build community groups and projects when we struggle to get committees and volunteers? Would more flexibility to allow for people’s busy lives and competing interests help? Drawing on extensive research and professional experience in communication and marketing across business and non-profit sectors, Gayle Dallaston has explored how we can form productive groups and networks to change our world. Her first book, Garden on the Verge: A New Approach, showed how government and citizens can align to create more sustainable cities and communities. In this book, you’ll find insights and practical skills that build on that alignment to create unexpected opportunities for innovative and collaborative projects with diverse participants and interconnecting networks.