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City opens $6m wetlands precinct upgrade

The culmination of 20 years planning was celebrated at the City of Cockburn Wetlands Precinct today as the City officially opened its new look regional environmental hub after providing $6m to fund the upgrade.The unique precinct on the north eastern side of Walliabup-Bibra Lake is home to not-for-profit organisations WA Wildlife (WAW) – formerly Native ARC, The Wetlands Centre Cockburn (TWCC) and the Bibra Lake Scout Group (BLSG).The City’s investment in the precinct has delivered purpose-built community facilities for WAW, TWCC and BLSG and their wide range of clients, members and users who have been visiting the precinct for about 30 years.The precinct was launched by Cockburn Mayor Logan Howlett who planted a Doowart-Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) adjacent to an artwork and landscaped pathway by Nyungar artist Sharyn Egan and sculptor Jahne Rees, inspired by the Southwest snake-necked turtle which lives in local lakes and wetlands.City of Cockburn Chief of Operations, Anton Lees, said the City-funded precinct’s redevelopment aimed to create a state-of-the-art integrated education and rehabilitation hub featuring elements of Ecological Sustainable Design (ESD).“Due to the lack of sewerage infrastructure in the area an Aerobic Treatment Unit has been installed to treat sewage and grey water on site,” Mr Lees said.Photovoltaic panels on site have increased from 8kW to nearly 30kW with an extra 157 panels added to the new WAW building roof.

City of Cockburn 28 Aug 2021