Bloomdale features a range of sustainability initiatives, including a recycled water system, over 17ha of wetlands, parks and open space and a recent Display Village which featured homes showcasing the cost and environmental benefits of sustainable choices.

For more information on this development please visit: https://bloomdale.com.au/

The site will feature a range of living options including apartments, townhouses and single residences. On completion, Shoreline will feature a main street linked to a beach plaza, dining and entertainment areas, a primary school and 7.5 hectares of public open space including landscaped parks with boardwalks, a sports playing field and a public square.

Some of the elements that helped achieve the accreditation include:

Ecosystem:

• Comprehensive remediation across the site.
• Planting of local native vegetation.
• Landscaping focused on street tree environment and vegetated public open space.

Waste:

• Proactive waste minimisation and requirement for developers to recycle or reuse a minimum of 60% of all built-form construction waste.

Energy:

• Solar passive design and natural ventilation encouraged by design.
• Encouragement to install solar energy and hot water heating.
• Energy efficient fixtures, appliances and lighting.
• All apartments submetered and required to be built to a 7-star NatHERS rating.

Water:

• Waterwise fixtures and appliances such as toilets, taps, washing machines and dishwashers to reduce water use by at least 20 per cent.
• All apartments submetered to allow residents to monitor individual consumption.
• Waterwise native gardens and landscaping in public open spaces with hydrozoning to maintain efficient irrigation.

Community:

• Design focus on walking, cycling and access to public transport to reduce reliance on private vehicles.
• Diversity of housing and commercial options with medium and high density residential, retail, restaurants, schools and tourism.
• High quality streetscape, public and open spaces and direct walking access to beach.
• Universally accessible spaces and options for living.

Cedar Woods has designed this residential community with the ultimate aim that two-thirds of the land is to be retained and rehabilitated to its full natural beauty. Community-building programs involving local schools, community organisations, and not-for-profit groups are being developed with a view to support the long-term management of the conservation reserve and building strong resident networks.

Healthy and active lifestyle is promoted throughout the development with endless walking and cycling bush trails connecting the two residential areas.

Homes at Bushmead are designed to save energy and water, including installation of 3000L rainwater tanks. Outside of the homes, landscaping packages use native species and other Waterwise plants. All planned 800 residential homes will be built in compliance with Cedar Woods best practice environmental design criteria.

The new epicentre of Melbourne’s north offers the city life you’ve always dreamt of – a place to learn, work and play, all within easy reach of your new Merrifield home and the Melbourne CBD just 30km away.

Merrifield is the largest mixed-use development in Australia to achieve full EnviroDevelopment accreditation from the UDIA excelling in water, ecosystems, community, waste, materials and energy initiatives.

As the largest master planned community underway in Palmview, Harmony is set on 378 hectares and will deliver more than 4,800 homes for 13,000 future residents, catering to a wide range of buyers – all enhanced by 130 hectares of open space and the future delivery of a more than 30,000 GFA Town Centre. More than 9,000 short-term jobs will be generated through the delivery of the project.

Harmony’s design embraces the Sunshine Coast’s enviable lifestyle and living at Harmony means it’s easy to get around. Harmony is conveniently connected to the Bruce Highway and the Sunshine Coast Motorway, and Mooloolaba is 10km and Maroochydore 14km to the north, the coastline is only 7km to the east, Brisbane is 90 km to the south, and the Sunshine Coast hinterland is only 20kms to the west.

The ingenious masterplan also features Queensland’s very first Grand Linear Park – spanning more than five hectares and running the length of ten football fields, it links residents to Harmony’s 60km network of pedestrian path and cycle ways. Adding to the parkland amenities, a future local park will pay homage to Harmony’s Grand Linear Park and provide four hectares of additional play and relaxation greenspace.

The 1.6 hectare oasis organically connects with the beautiful surrounding parkland. Renovare boasts a stunning central recreational area with barbeque facilities, peaceful reflection areas, pool and spa for relaxation. The development incudes a community building which will be used primarily by local sport groups. The development is centrally located in Yeronga with the CBD, University of Queensland and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre all within short travel distance.

Renovare is a great example of re-using an underutilised site and bringing it up to its full potential. The outcomes for this site will not only benefit residents but also the wider community.

This 700+ residential lot development will include more than 22ha of open space, incorporating wetlands, kid’s playground, shared paths, sporting facilities and an environmental enhancement area along the Kensington Creek, the first phase of which has been delivered.

Pinnacle provides connectivity to the neighbouring, and expanding, Delacombe Town Centre, future school and community facilities, and respects the site topography providing opportunities for views across the expansive open space.

The first residential development in the area to be certified and achieve all six elements of the EnviroDevelopment program, Abiwood encourages future residents to develop sustainable homes that work with the land, whilst ensuring sustainable practices are implemented into the civil construction.

Pinnacle’s local civil team strive to reuse any site won materials and source materials locally where possible, with local indigenous species primarily used in the landscaping throughout Pinnacle.

This perfectly positioned masterplanned community offers the ideal mix of city convenience and relaxed country ambience.

With a diverse mix of dwellings, Tullamore includes just over 900 residences, offering vacant land allotments, Mirvac built homes and the prestigious Apartments of Tullamore precinct, with buildings Phoenix, Folia and Forme.

Tullamore is defined by its quality architecture, established landscape and Mirvac’s commitment to preserving the natural surrounds and the site’s heritage. The former historic ‘Elephant House’ is now home to Stables Provedore Cafe, offering dine-in, grab and go meals and fresh produce, and the Tullamore homestead has been redeveloped as part of state-of-the-art Next Gen Health & Lifestyle Club which feature health, fitness and lifestyle amenity across 11,000 square metres.

Featuring a lush natural conservation reserve and preserved heritage trees, close to 30 percent of Tullamore is devoted to green open spaces, including parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, exercise equipment and walking tracks.

Key sustainability features include but are not limited to:

• Extensive ecological protection
• Access to recycled water for all homes
• Opportunity for the use of solar technology across all Mirvac built dwellings, including the installation of solar panels and solar battery storage
• Food production allocations for residents
• Biofilta and onsite stormwater storage and treatment
• Ecostone retaining walls made using recycled materials
• An emphasis on minimising cut to fill across the site to preserve the natural landform
• Retention of an ornamental waterbody as a home for aquatic flora and fauna
• An innovative construction prefabrication pilot, which included the prefabrication of numerous housing construction elements, allowing for the reduction of waste and construction timeframes.

For more information on this development please visit: https://tullamore.mirvac.com/

Spanning 711 hectares, Woodlea is a major asset for the West, comprising prestigious schools, ‘destination style’ playgrounds, parks and sporting facilities and is home to a large-scale Town Centre with a Coles. Woodlea is currently home to 14,500 residents and upon completion, will effectively be a ‘mini-city in the suburbs’ with approximately 25,000 residents.

Woodlea is the largest masterplanned community in Australia to achieve all six EnviroDevelopment accreditation ‘leaves’. This demonstrates high-level performance in the areas of ecosystems, water, energy, waste, materials, and community.

Approximately 30 per cent of the site has been earmarked for public open space, incorporating an extensive network of walking and cycling paths.

A commitment to environmental preservation is evident in sensitive landscaping design, to rehabilitate habitat areas around the Kororoit Creek corridor, Deanside Wetlands, and protected river red gum forest. Woodlea is proud to be the first developer to partner with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) in the procurement of the very first purpose-built wetland habitat for the protected growling grass frog.

Woodlea is ahead of its rehabilitation and conservation program with more than 30,000 trees already planted across the masterplan, with annual community events aimed to encourage residents to help see this number grow.

Woodlea is also proud to be carrying out significant works to preserve our community’s heritage, through the restoration of the historic ruins of the Rockbank Inn. Once complete, the heritage-listed site will be stabilised and made safe for the public to visit the ruins.

For more information on this development please visit: https://www.woodlea.com.au/