As works on the waterway were completed in April 2024 as scheduled.

Please see below for the past monthly construction updates.

April 2024:

• Planting and installation works are now complete throughout the waterway.
• We are now working with relevant authorities to achieve compliance.
• Practical completion of the waterway is expected in the coming weeks.

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March 2024:

• Planting works are ongoing throughout the designated Jute Mat and submerged portions of the waterway.
• Planting in the mulched outer areas is now completed.
• Tree installation has begun.

February 2024:

Planting continues to be the key focus for the Waterway landscape works. As the planting in the mulched areas nears completion, planting of aquatic vegetation in the fringe water zone of the waterway has commenced. Looking ahead, once these areas are finished and the weather cools, the final planting works will occur. Play equipment installation is complete.

December 2023:

Drainage works are underway, and the waterway landscaping works are continuing.

We have completed a number of activities that will bring the waterway to life including earthworks and soil preparation for planting, and placement of habitat rocks and logs.

Planting and the laying of grass will continue and will be ongoing until the completion of the waterway.

November 2023:

We have completed a number of activities that will bring the waterway to life including earthworks and soil preparation for planting, and placement of habitat rocks and logs. These will provide shelter and winter hibernation sites for Growling Grass Frogs.

Jute mat has been laid which will help retain moisture in the soil and prevent erosion throughout the planting process. Garden bed mulch has been spread throughout designated areas and tree planting has also been completed. We will soon be laying turf in sections adjacent to the road and pedestrian path.

The waterway landscape design combines turf and garden bed revegetation areas. These areas are a crucial part of the design, because they ensure the growth of flora, and support animal life, which contributes to ensuring a flourishing Gum Scrub Creek.

We have seven garden bed planting zones within the waterway, which are each designed to respond to the layout of the waterway. These planting zones will include specific and unique species of plants along the waterway, depending on which zone they fall into.

October 2023:

Civil works have been completed and landscaping works have now commenced, soil amelioration is underway and once complete will be followed by the installation of jute matting.

September 2023:

Landscape works are about to commence and the concrete path up to the bridge is underway.

August 2023:

• The bridgeworks have now been completed.
• The final topsoiling and concrete pathing up to the bridge is underway.
• Landscape works to commence shortly.