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Stage 5 home sites just a short stroll from
the proposed Orchard Park and Wongin
Park are now selling.
A living stream is proposed to run
through the community and the
revegetation project has generated plenty
of community interest.
“We’ll be keeping the existing trees which
give a canopy over the stream and then
revegetating,” says Mr Russell. “There’s
a lot of community interest in restoring
the stream to good health and we hope
to have school kids come along and help
with the planting as they have done
on other projects. It’s good for them to
experience nature and understand how
the ecosystem works.”
Mirvac has engaged closely with the local
Indigenous community, seeking advice
and also collaborating with students from
Moorditj Noongar Community College on
an art project for Wongin Park.
Creating the artworks, which reflect the
local flora and fauna native to the area,
deepened the students’ knowledge of
their own culture and enables visitors to
the park to gain a deeper appreciation of
traditional Noongar culture.

The 30-year-old Liquidambers that stand
sentinel at the sandstone entry to Henley Left: The Henley Brook project team
Brook by Mirvac look as though they’ve Above: Established trees retained and transplanted
been there forever but in fact have been Below: Walking trails weave through a mature landscape
carefully uprooted and transplanted in
place. A drive along a boulevard shaded by
“The great thing is by mature trees leads to the sales office and
Wongin Park Playground with its delightful
tiered treehouse and Crooked Spire Café.
keeping the trees you are “We started with a good product here but
you need to have the mentality to make
being sustainable, saving it better,” says Mr Russell. “The great
thing is by keeping the trees you are being
money and getting a sustainable, saving money and getting a
better product. It’s enjoyable for the whole
team to see trees being saved and know we
better product.” are making a difference.”
The houses in completed stages are brand
new but the maturity of the landscaping
gives the neighbourhood a lived-in look
IAN RUSSELL and feel, and with that comes a heightened
Mirvac National Landscaping Service Director
sense of comfort and belonging.
With its abundance of flora and ideal
growing conditions, some of the Henley
Brook trees have found their way to other
Mirvac communities. The jacarandas
at Iluma’s Pegasus Park just 5km away,
began life at Henley Brook as did the
Metrosideros excelsa, better known as New
Zealand’s pohutukawa Christmas tree.

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