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Browse Brief Case Studies by development type: Greenfield Development

Macgregor West

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The Macgregor West development is in the ACT, west of Macgregor and south of Dunlop. Walking tracks and other recreational facilities will form part of the development as well as water sensitive urban design and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.  The development will preserve the critically endangered Golden Sun Moth's habitat.

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Kronsberg

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Kronsberg is located in Hannover, Germany.  The development has followed the key principles in the United Nations Agenda 21.  Environmentally sustainable features include:
The presence of a train station less than 600 m away for all residents;
Reduced household energy use by 60 - 80%;
Preserved surrounding woodlands and countryside; and
A 50% reduction in household waste.

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Crace Concept plan

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Crace will be located next to the suburbs of Palmerston and Giralang and the Ginninderra Creek/Percival Hill Nature Park, ACT.  The plan includes:

A pedestrian and off-road cycling network;
Conserving the maximum amount of trees;
Implementing Water Sensitive Urban Design;
Preserving Gungaderra Grasslands nature reserve; and
Protection of significant Aboriginal cultural sites.

The gross residential area of the suburb will be 92 ha.

 

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Casey Concept Plan

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Casey will be a new suburb of Gungahlin, ACT situated on approximately 192 ha. The Casey concept plan includes:
conserving as many trees as possible;
investigating eighteen recorded Aboriginal sites, three recorded European heritage sites and potential archaeological deposits;
community facilities (e.g. gym, child care centre, parks, shops, art/craft gallery) and
a sustainable stormwater strategy via use of the natural drainage system.

 

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Ellenbrook Villages

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Ellenbrook is a northeastern suburb in Perth, Western Australia, and so far five of seven different styled villages have been built.  House designs allow for solar orientation and design, decreased environmental impact on wetlands, flora and fauna, reduced car dependency and lower home operating costs.  It is envisaged that by 2012, Ellenbrook villages will house approximately 30 000 people.

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Crystal Waters Permaculture Village

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Crystal Waters is a rural subdivision north of Brisbane, established in 1987 and designed by Max Lindegger, Robert Tap, Barry Goodman and Geoff Young.  It consists of 83 residential and 2 commercial properties.  80% of the 640 acre property is owned in common and can be used for sustainable agriculture, forestry, recreation and habitat projects. It received the 1996 World Habitat Award (assessed by Dr Wally N’Dow) for its "pioneering work in demonstrating new ways of low impact, sustainable living".

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Casuarina Beach

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Casuarina Beach is situated along the beachfront of the New Tweed Coast in northern New South Wales.  Since the development began in 2001, it has received 13 awards for design, environmental sustainability and protection.  The Casuarina Beach development will include more than 600 houses, 1500 apartments and villas, various retail outlets and a community centre.

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Newbury Estate

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Newbury Estate, New South Wales has won an Award for Excellence from Planning Institute of Australia.  Newbury is north-west of Sydney via the M2 motorway, near Castle Hills Towers shopping centre, Mirvac Stanhope Village, the Blacktown Leisure Centre and Waves Leisure Centre at Baulkham Hills. 

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Waterways

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Waterways is located in Braeside, Victoria in Melbourne's south-east, less than 3 km from Mordialloc beach.  20% of the development is parkland and 40% is a freshwater lake.   Cats are not allowed within this development due to the presence of unique birdlife, fish and frogs. 

Some of the awards won by this development include:

  • National Housing Institute (HIA) Award
  • National Urban Development Institute Award (UDIA) for Environmental Excellence
  • Australian Property Institute's State Environmental Development Award (SEAV) for 'outstanding treatment of environmental issues in the context of a development project.'

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Waterford Valley Land Rehabilitation Project

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The Waterford Valley Land Rehabilitation Project is located in Knox City, Victoria at the foothills of the Dandenong ranges in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.  The Project has rehabilitated 140 acres of land into wetlands, a golf course, retirement village, hostel accommodation and a conference centre as well as reintroducing indigenous flora and fauna.  The Waterford Valley Land Rehabilitation Project won the Local Government Property Award from the Australian Property Institute.

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