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BEVERLEY PARK GOLF COURSE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROJECT
Georges River Council recently completed the second stage of works for
the Beverley Park Golf Course naturalised channel project.The project
was identified in the
Beverley Park Golf Course Plan of Management 2006
and the
Beverley Park Overland Flow Risk Management Study and Plan 2007
.
Council completed Stage One works in July 2012.This work included
construction of the inlet and outlet structures within the golf course
and construction of an underground culvert connecting the channel
with the golf course at Moore Park.
Council received subsequent grant funding to undertake Stage Two
works within the Golf Course.This included the construction of a
naturalised creek within the golf course.This creek channel was
designed to improve the golf course layout, and incorporates two
wetland ponds.The design meets the combined objectives of
water quality improvement, flood mitigation, habitat creation and
improved aesthetics.
A number of trees were removed to allow the channel to be
constructed. Suitable replacement native tree species were
identified in the design and have been planted as part of the
project.A total of 133 new trees have been planted on the site
along with over 8,000 native tube stock to the new creek and
wetlands.
The project reached practical completion in June 2016.
The new course layout is expected to be ready for play in
September once plantings and greens are fully established.
The total project value was $1.35 million, including a
$900,000 grant from NSW Office of Environment and
Heritage.
This project was supported by the NSW Government’s
Floodplain Risk Management Grants Scheme.
ENVIRONMENT
AND
SUSTAINABILITY
NEWS
Wetland pond at Beverley Park Golf Course
Naturalised creek at Beverley Park Golf Course
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