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Montario Quarter recognised as a world leader in sustainability
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The City has worked closely with Land Corp in developing Montario Quarter and the northern and central parklands are now open!
Montario Quarter is the perfect place for entertaining, fitness, relaxing, art and fun, and high quality, carefully designed parks and public open spaces will be a key feature as this precinct develops.
The Green Building Council Australia (GBCA) has recognised Montario Quarter as being among the world's leading sustainable developments, through accreditation as a 6-Star Green Star Community.
Receiving GBCA's highest precinct sustainability rating, Montario Quarter was acknowledged for key sustainability elements including:
- More than 25% of the site retained as public open space
- Water-wise landscaping and re-vegetation of the retained bushland using local native species
- Early community engagement to identify local values for the retention of key heritage/environmental features
- Improved building energy and water use performance through sustainable building Design Guidelines
- Encouraging access to local-sourced fresh food, with requirements on developers to install a community garden as part of the development
To view Land Corp's Community, Environment, Heritage and Housing Fact Sheets, visit the document library or visit Land Corp's website for more information on the development.
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Annual Bushland Weed Spraying Program
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The annual spraying program is being undertaken by Contractors from July through to October 2018 to control environmental weeds in the following bushland areas:
- Shenton Bushland
- Allen Park
- Hollywood Reserve
- Birdwood Parade
- Point Resolution
- Mount Claremont Oval Reserve
- Mount Claremont Community Centre
- Swanbourne Estate
- Metsulfuron-methyl: used to control bulbous weeds
- 2 2-DPA (Dalapon): used to control bulbous weeds
- Glyphosate: used in conjunction with metsulfuron-methyl to control bulbous weeds
- Fusilade: used to control annual and perennial grass weeds.
Signage will be displayed whilst these works are occurring.For further information, please contact Vicki Shannon, the City's Environmental Conservation Coordinator on (08) 9273 3500, or email vshannon@nedlands.wa.gov.au(External link)
The City undertakes environmental weed control to improve biodiversity values and to reduce the negative impacts environmental weeds that weeds cause to the ecosystems, for example they compete with the native plants, thereby reducing the species and diversity for both flora and fauna.Environmental weeds causes erosion, alters water availability, changes soil nutrients, increases the likelihood of bush fires, and changes the vegetation communities within bushland areas.
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Swanbourne Dunes Restoration Project
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A restoration project along Swanbourne Dunes is progressing in partnership with the Swanbourne Coastal Alliance with funding received through the Western Australian Planning Commission’s Coastwest Grants Program.
Restoration and habitat protection works are being undertaken on the degraded areas of the coastal dune system.
This project will increase the ecological value of the coastal dunes by reducing erosion and invasive weeds as well as increasing habitat and improving the aesthetics of the area.
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Shenton Park - Annual Grasstree burning
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The City is undertaking burning of dead grass tree skirts across approximately two hectares (see map below) of the Shenton bushland during July/August, weather depending. Ground burning will not occur as it will be limited to clumps of tall grass trees with a priority for those grasstrees under Jarrah and Banksia canopies.
This work will be undertaken by experienced fire management contractors. During this time internal pathways will be closed to ensure walker safety. The City will also be monitoring the burnt areas to assess weed growth and native flora regeneration.
This project aims to reduce fine fuel loads within the hazard separation zone in the reserve. Shenton bushland has a high proportion of grass trees with many having long unburnt dead skirts which are a source of fine fuels. Fine fuel loads consist of grasses and small twigs which are less than 6mm in diameter.
These fine fuels contribute to the intensity and spread of fire in the event of an unplanned fire and this work will assist the City to help protect property by reducing the build-up of flammable fuel loads.
For further information, please contact Vicki Shannon, the City's Environmental Conservation Coordinator on (08) 9273 3500, or email vshannon@nedlands.wa.gov.au.
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Annual Bushland Weed Spraying Program
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The annual spraying program is being undertaken by Contractors from July through to October 2017 to control environmental weeds in the following bushland areas:
- Shenton Bushland
- Allen Park
- Hollywood Reserve
- Birdwood Parade
- Point Resolution
- Mount Claremont Oval Reserve
- Mount Claremont Community Centre
- Swanbourne Estate
The City will be focusing on the control of bulbous weeds, and annual and perennial grass weeds using the herbicides listed below:- Metsulfuron-methyl: used to control bulbous weeds
- 2 2-DPA (Dalapon): used to control bulbous weeds
- Glyphosate: used in conjunction with metsulfuron-methyl to control bulbous weeds
- Fusilade: used to control annual and perennial grass weeds.
Signage will be displayed whilst these works are occurring.For further information, please contact Vicki Shannon, the City's Environmental Conservation Coordinator on (08) 9273 3500, or email vshannon@nedlands.wa.gov.auThe City undertakes environmental weed control to improve biodiversity values and to reduce the negative impacts environmental weeds that weeds cause to the ecosystems, for example they compete with the native plants, thereby reducing the species and diversity for both flora and fauna. Environmental weeds causes erosion, alters water availability, changes soil nutrients, increases the likelihood of bush fires, and changes the vegetation communities within the reserves. -
David Cruickshank Reserve - Outcomes of community engagement
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The engagement period for this project has now closed and the results are available.
Please visit the engagement page to read to outcomes and Council's way forward.
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Tomato potato psyllid, a destructive insect pest has been discovered in Western Australia
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The Department of Agriculture and Food is urging home gardeners to do their bit to help stop the spread of the tomato potato psyllid, a destructive insect pest which has been discovered in Western Australia.
The psyllid feeds on a range of plants, including potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli, tamarillo and sweet potato. Many of these vegetables are widely grown in backyard plots.
The tomato potato psyllid was first detected in Perth in February and has since been found on more than 60 properties, including commercial horticulture properties and home gardens. The majority of detections have been in the metropolitan area, with a small number confirmed in regional areas.
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The Nedlands foreshore river wall (stage 1) has been completed
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The limestone rock revetment wall construction has been completed. Please visit the Nedlands Foreshore to view the work.Stage 2 which continues the rock revetment wall to the Perth Flying Yacht Squadron is current being planned.For further information, please visit the engagement page. -
Waste Minimisation Strategy Approved by Council
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The Council approved the Waste Minimisation Strategy at its meeting on Tuesday, 28 February 2017. The strategy will place the City on track to diverting 65 per cent of all waste from landfill by 2020 and will guide the City, with your support, in efforts to improve the diversion of waste over the next four years.
Thank you for your responses which were mainly supportive of the strategy with only very minor amendments suggested and these will be included as part of the strategy’s implementation.
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Coastwest Project - Swanbourne
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Works have commenced with the site preparation underway which consists of initial control of priority weeds such as Trachyandra and Tetragonia. Further weed control will continue over the coming months in preparation of stabilisation work that is to commence in March/April 2017.
The City of Nedlands in partnership with the Swanbourne Coastal Alliance has received $21,538 through the Western Australian Planning Commission’s Coastwest Grants Program. The grant will be used to restore degraded areas of the coastal dune system in Swanbourne.
For further information, please visit the engagement page.