Savana
AVID Property Group’s Savana community in Victoria is setting new industry benchmarks in sustainability, receiving the prestigious EnviroDevelopment certification from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA).
Soon to be completed, the Savana community in Wyndham Vale, is set to provide a vibrant and sustainable living environment with 664 lots. This connected neighbourhood features a remarkable one-hectare park complete with an amphitheatre, picnic spots, and an exciting playground for children of all ages. Surrounded by the extensive Werribee River nature reserve, residents can enjoy nature at their doorstep.
Wyndham Vale train station is conveniently within walking distance, offering a mere 35-minute commute to Melbourne CBD. Furthermore, Manor Lakes Shopping Centre is just a 5-minute drive away, ensuring all their shopping requirements are met with ease and efficiency.
For more information on this project please visit: https://www.savanaliving.com.au/
Developer: AVID Property Group
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: Victoria
Certification period: 2017 – 2025
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Designed to give residents a sense of place, privacy and open space, the community features playgrounds, green reserves, recreation areas, and quiet streets. Together with its peaceful setting, Brentwood Forest is well connected to all the needs of modern life, including shopping, childcare, schools, tertiary institutions, transport, medical centres and entertainment precincts, and is just 30km from the heart of Brisbane.
For more details, visit: https://brentwoodforest.com.au/
Developer: AVID Property Group
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: Queensland
Certification period: 2017 – 2025
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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.
Developer: Cedar Woods Properties
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: Western Australia
Certification period: 2017 –
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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.
Developer: MAB
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: Victoria
Certification period: 2017 –
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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.
Developer: Abiwood
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: Victoria
Certification period: 2016 –
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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:
For more information on this development please visit: https://tullamore.mirvac.com/
Developer: Mirvac
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: Victoria
Certification period: 2015 –
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| The community consisted of 4 stages and is now a well-established neighbourhood comprising 108 home sites ranging in size from 450m2 to 747m2. The features are traditional, and the unique design is bordered by “bankbook park”, an incredibly unique feature parkland, featuring fully restored mining artefacts from the nearby Wongawilli Mine to celebrate the rich history of the area and a magnificent heritage listed fig tree.
The Grove is also home to two of Sheargold’s more recent build form projects, Bankbook Terraces, and The Grove Townhouses. The Grove Townhouses are ten carefully designed, traditionally inspired, 3-bedroom townhouses, all with ensuite bathrooms and layouts to maximise those great views of the Illawarra escarpment synonymous with Vista Park. Bankbook Terraces take on a more modern look, and include nine 3-bedroom floorplans, two with studio garages, all with ensuite bathrooms and layout to maximise their sunny aspect while bring those great vistas right to the front doors. For more details, visit https://vistapark.com.au/precinct-plan/the-grove
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Developer: Sheargold Property Developments
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: New South Wales
Certification period: 2014 – 2021
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The Alkimos Beach development, a partnership between DevelopmentWA and Lendlease, is one of the biggest coastal developments in Perth’s northern growth corridor in more than 50 years.
In line with the development partners’ goals to create carbon neutral ‘all-electric’ communities, the development of Alkimos Beach is taking a long-term view to ensure the commercial, retail, employment and lifelong learning opportunities created today are relevant and sustainable in the future. Alkimos Beach is positioned as a leader in sustainable living through a range of initiatives that allow residents to minimise their energy and water consumption, thus strengthening the community’s resilience today and in the future.
The built form outcomes have a strong focus on achieving significant energy and water efficiencies for residential households, with financial savings for householders as a result. To achieve all-electric living, all homes at Alkimos Beach are required to install a solar PV system, and a solar electric or pump water heating system. Installation of induction cooktops are also incentivised.
Retention of existing key landscape features has been a major driver in the design of the beach development and involves creating landscape corridors connecting urban areas with the coast and areas of retained open space and dunes.
Implementing best practice for waste management and using environmentally responsible materials in construction ensures the built component of Alkimos Beach is a leading example of sustainable development.
There is also a very strong commitment by the development team to expand community knowledge of how to create and live a more healthy and sustainable life.
Developer: Leadlease & DevelopmentWA
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: Western Australia
Certification period: 2013 –
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| Comprising only 70 lots, all over 2000 sqm in size, the Ridge offers scenic views of the escarpment and surrounds. This area has a semi-rural character, established through modern interpretations of traditional colonial Australian design and unique sustainable environmental qualities. In addition, the ridge honours the site’s dairy and agricultural history, the native bushland in the area and the broad vistas available throughout.
Inspired by the communities unshakable bond with nature, creek rehabilitation and revegetation works were carried out along the main watercourse, creating public open space and bike paths to be enjoyed by residents. For more details, visit https://vistapark.com.au/precinct-plan/the-ridge
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Developer: Sheargold Property Developments
Development type: Residential Subdivision
State: New South Wales
Certification period: 2011 – 2020
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