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It’s the kind of out of the box
innovative thinking that has driven
the design of The Fabric. Homes are
built to Livable Housing Australia
Silver Standard which means they
can be easily adapted to support
living with a disability or ageing.
The 11.5 hectare masterplanned
community is already home to
about 115 residents and when
completed will be a thriving
community of around 500 homes.
With an equal emphasis on social
sustainability, a 4,000sqm park,
“Patchwork Park” recently opened
complete with play equipment, a
herb garden, barbecues and picnic
shelters.
A community wide rainwater
harvesting system captures and
diverts rainwater from rooftops
to several water tanks underneath
Patchwork Park and is used for
irrigating the park and other
landscaped spaces.
A community garden and kitchen
in partnership with the Stephanie
Alexander Kitchen Garden
Foundation is currently under
construction to be opened in
Spring 2023, with The Cook’s Patch
program bringing people together
and helping to form positive food
habits for life.

“As a B Corp we are constantly
working to improve the planet, leaving
the place better than when we found
it,” says Mr Whitta. “We do this by
making responsible choices in the Top Left: Recycled bike by Community Bike Hub
materials we use and the services Left: Coffee table by Plyroom
Right: Bed and base by Koala, bedside table by
we offer. Consumers are demanding Plyroom, 100% French Linen by Carlotta + Gee
better in this area but it is incumbent
on businesses to be part of the
change.”
One of the easiest ways to reduce
waste is to buy products that have
a long life and can be adapted for a
second life. That philosophy underpins
the creative output of furniture studio,
Plyroom, whose featured products “Our mission was to do less harm which
include a baby’s cot, sideboard, coffee
table, bedside tables, bench and The Fabric
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“We minimise waste through our Status: 2, 3 and 4 bedroom minimum
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Heslop. “We are making responsible Visit: 198b Blackshaws Road,
and thoughtful decisions and those impact, and then working all the way Altona North
impacts can be felt down the road.”
Illustrating the brand’s versatility, the along to reduce that impact.” 0468 562 215
Ava Lifestages Cot can become a junior thefabric.mirvac.com
bed, day bed, even a student desk,
giving it an almost infinite life, long FRANKIE LAYTON
after the baby years. Dirt Company Founder

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