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Hay Park Multi Sports Pavilion progresses
The City of Bunbury Council has given approval to progress to the next stage of planning the Hay Park Multi Sports Pavilion.
A revised concept and costings was last night brought to Council for their consideration following a decision on 10 December 2013 to investigate a redesign of the pavilion. All tenders received for the initial concept, based largely on the City of Rockingham Larkhill Pavilion model, were well in excess of Council’s budget vision and subsequently a decision was made not to proceed with that specific building configuration.
The new more modest design concept, with a total budget of just under $5m, comprises two separate buildings. The first includes change rooms, storerooms and toilets with the second pavilion building incorporating a function area, food preparation spaces and outdoor viewing spaces.
Investment in waste management
Work has now commenced on the placement of waste in the new landfill lined area situated southwest of the existing landfill in Bonnick Road.
Gympie Regional Council advises that the newly constructed landfill area is environmentally superior to those of the past because it ensures full containment of waste and leachate and minimises the adverse effects on surface waters and groundwater.
New shelter for McKell Park
The latest step in Hornsby Shire Council’s redevelopment of McKell Park at Brooklyn has been completed, with the erection of a new picnic shelter.
The shelter is eight metres by four metres and includes two tables that envision larger groups having picnics there.
Turning everyday trash into clean energy
Advanced waste treatment systems could divert more than 95 per cent of Sydney’s household waste from landfill and convert non-recyclable waste into a useful renewable gas to power city buildings and provide heating and cooling.
Rapid population growth in our cities means that by around 2021 our landfill sites will be full, with the nearest facility 250 kilometres away. Around 400,000 truck movements a year are required to dispose of Sydney’s waste.
The City of Sydney’s draft advanced waste treatment plan shows how useful energy can be created from household waste, significantly reducing the loss of valuable resources to landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.