While the people of Perth are feeling the heat (and the dry) you can bet that the people of the Wheat Belt are feeling the effects of the climate even more.
Drought is not an uncommon experience across the southwest of Western Australia and local authorities have to be extra cautious when it comes to using water. That’s one of the major reasons why the Shire of Lake Grace decided to invest in synthetic grass for their public amenities – along with the obvious aesthetic enhancements that have been made in the process.
Lake Grace is now looking better than ever after two of its main municipal areas underwent an impressive transformation courtesy of WA’s leading synthetic grass specialists.
Visitors to the Wheat Belt town’s Pool are now welcomed by an oasis of sustainable synthetic grass which will remain green for many years without any need for watering or fertilisers. The Green Planet Grass transformation of the town’s popular barbecue area has also drastically reduced maintenance costs, making serious savings over the coming years.
Lake Grace is celebrating its Centenary this year and the Shire has made a bold move to ensure a much more sustainable second century with drastically reduced irrigation requirements. Water will no longer be required in such large volumes for a town often feeling the pinch of serious dry periods.
Shire Chief Executive, Sean Fletcher, is looking to invest in more synthetic grass applications due to the serious savings associated with that reduced water consumption.
“We are really pleased with the fresh new look of the entrance to the town’s swimming pool and particularly because this will allow us to have much more sustainable turf and lawns around our public amenities,” Mr Fletcher said.
“These initial projects are just the start of the Shire’s water saving initiatives. Further transformations using synthetic grass will lift the townscapes within the Shire’s communities and we will continue to use such products in the coming years.
“Everybody knows that traditional turf is very difficult to keep in good condition in our climate and there is a very real need to preserve our water resources so this is a move I think people living within the Shire can be proud of,” he added.
Lake Grace is just one of the local government authorities in WA that is considering wider use of synthetic grass in the future. We all know that pressure on water resources is only going to grow in the coming years and decades and we need our councils to back sustainable solutions that reduce our ongoing water use – especially when they can improve the look of our surroundings at the same time!
