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Old depot to become urban forest
December 15, 2006 02:30pm
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AN OLD city depot site about a third the size of the Botanic Gardens is to be turned into an forest - complete with wetlands created from stormwater - the State Government says.
The triangular 5.5ha site in Thebarton is bounded by East Terrace, Port Rd and the railway line, and is occupied by an SA Water depot.
Premier Mike Rann said the Government had decided to return this area to the parklands when SA Water moved off the site in the next few years.
Mr Rann today inspected the degraded SA Water depot site with new Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd.
"Not only are we giving back parklands for the first time in more than a decade, they now come under tough new protections contained in the Government's Parklands Act which officially became law yesterday."
"Like me, Kevin Rudd is committed to reducing greenhouse gases and doing all we can to reduce the effects of climate change on our environment," Mr Rann said.
"The combined impact of SA Water's relocation to a new six-star green building in Victoria Square and the plantings in the urban forest will eventually result in a reduction of 405 tonnes of C02 gases per year for the next 30 years. This is equivalent to taking 110 cars off the road or the emissions from 60 households.
The plan was to create a contemporary woodland park setting using indigenous species and sustainable landscape principles, he said.
"It will be a safe place that the public can enjoy, through a variety of amenities powered by renewable energy, through solar lighting and a wind generator, and all water will be collected and re-used on site.
"It will be designed to provide a variety of habitats for local native fauna.
There will also be a new section of bikeway that will link the Westside Bikeway with the River Torrens Linear Park. When used with the Coast Park path between Henley Beach and Glenelg it will create a 20km-long off-road recreational loop, he said.
Those east of the city will be able to travel from Athelstone to Henley Beach, Glenelg and back to the City via the Westside Bikeway and then returning back to Athelstone. This will create a 70km cycle path, almost entirely off-road.
The site is expected to be completed and returned as parklands in 2009.
Old depot to become urban forest
December 15, 2006 02:30pm
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AN OLD city depot site about a third the size of the Botanic Gardens is to be turned into an forest - complete with wetlands created from stormwater - the State Government says.
The triangular 5.5ha site in Thebarton is bounded by East Terrace, Port Rd and the railway line, and is occupied by an SA Water depot.
Premier Mike Rann said the Government had decided to return this area to the parklands when SA Water moved off the site in the next few years.
Mr Rann today inspected the degraded SA Water depot site with new Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd.
"Not only are we giving back parklands for the first time in more than a decade, they now come under tough new protections contained in the Government's Parklands Act which officially became law yesterday."
"Like me, Kevin Rudd is committed to reducing greenhouse gases and doing all we can to reduce the effects of climate change on our environment," Mr Rann said.
"The combined impact of SA Water's relocation to a new six-star green building in Victoria Square and the plantings in the urban forest will eventually result in a reduction of 405 tonnes of C02 gases per year for the next 30 years. This is equivalent to taking 110 cars off the road or the emissions from 60 households.
The plan was to create a contemporary woodland park setting using indigenous species and sustainable landscape principles, he said.
"It will be a safe place that the public can enjoy, through a variety of amenities powered by renewable energy, through solar lighting and a wind generator, and all water will be collected and re-used on site.
"It will be designed to provide a variety of habitats for local native fauna.
There will also be a new section of bikeway that will link the Westside Bikeway with the River Torrens Linear Park. When used with the Coast Park path between Henley Beach and Glenelg it will create a 20km-long off-road recreational loop, he said.
Those east of the city will be able to travel from Athelstone to Henley Beach, Glenelg and back to the City via the Westside Bikeway and then returning back to Athelstone. This will create a 70km cycle path, almost entirely off-road.
The site is expected to be completed and returned as parklands in 2009.