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Bundoora park on par for water saving
- 1. Bundoora Park On Par for Water Savings
- 2. Bundoora Park Located on Plenty Rd Bundoora • 500 acres/180 ha • Visitation – 750,000 one of most popular parks in northern Melbourne • 54,000 rounds of golf played per year • 50,000 Visitors to Bundoora park children's farm
- 3. Park Facilities • 18 hole public golf course • Coopers Settlement (Children's farm/ visitors centre-café/ fauna reserve and heritage village) • All abilities play space • Open space/ picnic areas/ play grounds/ BBQ/ Mt Cooper highest point in Metro Melbourne • One of the last remaining remnant red Gum Grassy Woodlands in metropolitan Melbourne
- 4. An Overview
- 5. The issues • Golf course deteriorating due to drought & water restrictions • Player numbers decreasing due to the poor condition of the course • Water use – pre restrictions up to 1 meg a day
- 6. Mt Cooper Housing Development Problem & Solution Urban Land Authority – disposal of storm water from housing estate Council hesitant to allow storm water into the parks wetland system
- 7. The Process - Partnerships • Melbourne Water – water rights/ planning permits • DSE – Stormwater and Urban Water Conservation Fund $193,000 • Urban Land Authority • Golf course users groups • Local community • Council $342,000 – (total $535,784)
- 8. The Process – WetlandsUrban land Authority enlarged wetlands lake installed GPT, sediment beds and bio-retention dams to improve water quality Process commenced to convert fairways from cool season to warm season grasses (santa ana couch)
- 9. The Process – Dam Construction • Council and DSE funded the enlargement of Fauna Park dam from 8 to 49 Meg as well as the couch conversion to fairways • Photosdam PhotosIMG_0
- 10. The Process – Fairway conversion • The project included conversion of 18 fairways to warm season grass • Course never closed during conversion to couch
- 12. The Results
- 13. Diversion licence Darebin creek • To take water from Darebin creek. • Water can be extracted from the Darebin creek when the flow rate is 12ML or more. • Temporary pump installed.
- 14. Benefits • Water saving – 96% reduction 83 meg a yr • Cost saving – now $83,000 yr. future $160,000?? • Flood mitigation • Community value • Wildlife habitat • Keep golf course open • National recognition Finalist National Save Water Awards 2010 ……….
- 15. Future Directions and Learning • In the process of converting all 18 Greens surrounds to WST • Close 9 hole and convert 9 holes in one go • Looking at other uses in the park for the water • Possibility of capturing the rest of the water from the lower half of the Mt Cooper estate that currently is drained directly in to the Darebin creek
- 16. Questions
Editor's Notes
- Over the last four years, Darebin City Council has embarked on a comprehensive water management project to secure non- potable water supplies to irrigate Bundoora Park’s Public Golf course
- Council did not originally want the storm water from the housing estate when it was first suggested (wet lands system already existing at BP) Stormwater harvesting plays a key role in the parks reduced water consumption. Stormwater run off from the adjacent Mt Cooper housing estate is filtered through a gross pollutant trap then channelled through the park's wetland system. The water eventually reaches the 49 mega litre dam and then can be emptied to the lower dam ready for use. The Urban Land Authority met all of the cost to implement this part of the project. Originally 1meg and enlarged to 3 megs. fauna pk dam 8meg - 49meg bottom dam16meg (as is) - Flora and fauna assessment for the enlargement of dams was carried out before construction could be commenced.
- During the 5 years that the fairways were converted the course remained open at all times and golfers played over the ground once it was line planted. Weekends staff would have to water fairways with a hand held remote control. This was usually carried out in the afternoons so as the ground would not dry out and often would mean that the irrigation would be activated closely behind the golfers.
- Conversion of all greens surrounds is in progress, with 6 to complete. All 18 tees to be converted to couch over coming years. The Children's farm are keen to have access to the water in the dam to water the farm paddocks and play ground areas.