Harcrest, VIC

21st March 2022

Harcrest is a 56 hectare masterplanned community in Wantirna South, which was completed by Mirvac in 2015. Early in the design phase, the project team – having seen the impacts of drought on other projects in Victoria (particularly in regard to landscaping) – identified an opportunity to integrate a highly efficient stormwater capture system to irrigate the estate’s public open spaces.

Harcrest is a 56 hectare masterplanned community in Wantirna South, which was completed by Mirvac in 2015. Early in the design phase, the project team – having seen the impacts of drought on other projects in Victoria (particularly in regard to landscaping) – identified an opportunity to integrate a highly efficient stormwater capture system to irrigate the estate’s public open spaces. Using a relatively small land catchment area, the water sensitive urban design draws on three underground stormwater storage tanks, two stormwater-treated wetlands, and a storage pond. It delivers the estate’s irrigation demand with 96 per cent reliability, and guarantees a reliable and low-cost irrigation supply to all public open spaces in Harcrest, keeping the estate leafy and green and attractive to its residents.

 

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Natural Resources Natural Resources

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Mirvac acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia, and we offer our respect to their Elders past and present.  

Artwork: ‘Reimagining Country’, created by Riki Salam (Mualgal, Kaurareg, Kuku Yalanji) of We are 27 Creative.