Browse Brief Case Studies by user group: State Government
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Crystal Waters Permaculture Village
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Oct 2008
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".
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Small (<100 lots),
- Low Density,
- State Government, Local Government,
- Warm humid / sub–tropical,
Casuarina Beach
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 10 Oct 2008
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.
Melbourne Docklands
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 10 Oct 2008
Docklands is Australia's largest construction project situated next to Melbourne's CBD in Victoria. The development has involved renewing 200 hectares of unused government land into a place for people to live, work and visit for entertainment. Docklands is scheduled for completion by 2020.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Very Large (>5000 lots),
- High Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Guidelines, New South Wales
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 10 Oct 2008
The guidelines were developed with local council planners and state government agencies for use by local councils within NSW to help implement more sustainable water management practices. Guidelines are available from http://www.wsud.org/
- Categorised under:
- Water Management,
- State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Waterford Valley Land Rehabilitation Project
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
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.
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Water Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Small (<100 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Victoria Park, Sydney
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
Victoria Park has experienced a varied history, orginally as the Waterloo Swamp, then a racetrack, an ordinance unit, a racetrack again, a car manufacturing plant, a Naval supply centre and now as a Green Square Urban Renewal Project. This development is winner of the Lloyd Rees Award for Outstanding Urban Design, the National Award for Excellence in Water Sensitive Urban Design and the Francis Greenway Society Green Building Award. Victoria Park is nearest to Green Square Station and a 10 minute drive to Sydney's CBD in New South Wales.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- High Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
Vale
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
Vale is located in Aveley, within Swan Valley, 35 minutes from Perth's CBD in Western Australia. Just under 113 hectares (23%) of Vale is preserved wetland and bushland. This development won the 2007 UDIA WA Award for Environmental Excellence.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Walk Bendigo
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 08 Oct 2008
The city centre of Bendigo is undergoing improvements in order to create more space for pedestrians, including a $900K funding investment from the Victorian State Government. The aim of the project is to create a space to allow people to improve their wellbeing and to create a better balance between pedestrians and cars.
- Categorised under:
- Construction,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport,
- State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Sydney Olympic Park
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 08 Oct 2008
The Sydney Olympic Park development will focus on sustainable urban development best-practice. This involves designing to enhance energy conservation, water conservation, waste avoidance and minimisation and protecting significant natural and cultural environments and biological diversity. In addition, best-practice research on traffic management, noise management, social impacts, equitable access and major event operations has also been incorporated. 
- Categorised under:
- Design, Construction, Lot Creation,
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
South Beach
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 07 Oct 2008
South Beach is a development within the City of Cockburn, Fremantle in Western Australia. The estate has been built by Stockland on rehabilitated land and its emphasis is on best practice in environmentally sustainable design.
The development has received the Housing Industry Association’s National GreenSmart Professional of the Year for its leadership in environmentally responsible residential development. South Beach is near the beach, shops, Fremantle Hospital, schools and Notre Dame University.
- Categorised under:
- Planning, Design, Construction, Lot Creation,
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
- Medium (100-1000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
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