Community
Garden City's Community Initiatives
Energy Reduction at Garden City
Following the recent gas explosion at Varanus Island which resulted in the Apache Gas Plant having to shut down all operations, Garden City is endeavouring to reduce its energy loads which will impact areas of
At Garden City we are doing everything we can to reduce our environmental impact and have implemented the following initiatives:
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Waterless Urinals - Waterless urinals have been fitted into the male toilets. This is making considerable reductions in water usage.
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Native Plants - Native trees have been planted in and around the carpark which do not require reticulated water therefore helping to reduce water consumption.
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Building Management System - The system has been upgraded to include roof mounted censers which automatically adjust the internal lux level dependant on external conditions thus reducing the need to reply on time clocks and manual adjusting.
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Upgarding of the A/C Chillers - Two of the orginial chillers are to be replaced with more energy efficient units.
Local Neighbourhood Sponsorship
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Working closely with centre retailers to help them reduce their environmental impact.
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Green Power - Garden City in co-operation with Synergy has committed to purchasing a portion of its power from renewable sources termed as "Green Power".
Garden City offers local groups from within the Centre's trade area the opportunity to apply for sponsorship with a total of $3,000 yearly available to eligible applicants. For further information or to send your application please email sarah.kelly@ampcapital.com
Get Fit at Garden City
Join the Garden City Mall Walking Group and exercise in a safe, undercover environment!
The walking group, will walks inside Garden City between 8am and 9am every Tuesday and Friday. The group is lead by trained walk leaders and includes a warm up, stretching, walk and cool down. Different routes in the shopping centre have been designed to cater for all ability levels, with distances ranging from 250m to 1km.
Suzanne Ralston, Manager of falls prevention programs at ICCWA said, ‘Walking is important as we get older because it helps improve coordination, balance, strength and allows people to stay mobile and independent. In turn people are then less likely to experience a fall. The centre provides the ideal environment for walking because it is safe, undercover, spacious and has seating for walkers to rest on.’
The program is run by ICCWA in association with Garden City. Walking is a low cost form of exercise and we encourage many walkers to join the program. To register for the walk please call the Injury Control Council of WA (ICCWA) 9420 7212.
What: Garden City Mall Walking
When: Every Tuesday & Friday at 7:45am
Where: Meet in centre court, in front of The Coffee Club
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