Projects

Project Type: Bush Regeneration / Civil Landscaping Planting

1. Principal Client

• Client Name: Muru Mittigar 

• Client Sector: Environmental / Land Management / Community (Note: Muru Mittigar is an Aboriginal social enterprise focusing on land management)

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2. Location & Scale

• Site: Fleet St, Parramatta; North Urban Renewal Area

• Area/Length: Multi-stage planting project involving a total of 14,466 units across various plant types (Tubestock, Nursing Tube, Forestry Tube). Area size: 4822 sqm.

 

3. Duration

• Start Date: April 2025 (Stage 1)

• Completion Date: May 2025 (Stage 3 Completion)

• Maintenance Period: Nil 

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4. Budget

• Total Project Value: AUD 1-20,000.00

• Key Cost Components: Plant Installation (Tubestock, Nursing Tube, Forestry Tube), Planting Labour (Set out, On-site transport, Terraform/Fertiliser Application.

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5. Scope of Works

• Project Objective: Large-scale staged revegetation/planting within the Fleet St Parramatta North Urban Renewal area, encompassing diverse plant types and ground conditions.

• Key Activities Performed (Across 3 Stages):

  • Planting & Ground Conditions:

    • Total 14,466 units planted, comprising:

      • Tubestock (un/semi-compacted ground, set out, on-site transport, terraform/fertiliser application): 2186 (Stage 2) + 2820 (Stage 3) + 1660 (Stage 1) = 6666 units

      • Nursing Tube (un/semi-compacted ground, set out, on-site transport, terraform/fertiliser application): 2936 (Stage 2) + 0 (Stage 3) + 0 (Stage 1) = 2936 units

      • Forestry Tube (un/semi-compacted ground, set out, on-site transport, terraform/fertiliser application, mulch application): 2715 (Stage 3) + 2149 (Stage 1) = 4864 units

    • Application of Terraform/Fertiliser with planting

    • Installation with mulch

    • Consideration for compacted vs. un/semi-compacted ground conditions during planting.

  • On-site logistics: Set out and on-site transport of plants.

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6. Outcomes & Lessons

• Key Achievements:

  • Successful installation of a significant volume of diverse plant species (over 14,000 units), contributing to the revegetation of the Parramatta North Urban Renewal area.

  • Demonstrated capability in managing multi-stage planting projects with varying ground conditions.

  • Effective coordination of plant logistics and labour for large-scale operations.

• Challenges & Solutions:

  • General Challenges: Site variations (downtime, delay, additional ground covers) require notice to Green Growth Planting.

  • Challenge: Managing high volume plant delivery and storage across multiple project stages to avoid congestion. 

  • Solution: Implemented just-in-time delivery for specific plant types per stage and utilized designated holding areas.

• Lessons Learned for Future Projects:

For multi-stage projects of this scale, pre-planning of ground condition variations and plant type logistics is crucial for efficient execution and minimal downtime.

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7. Contact for Reference:

Daryl Wells – Open Spaces Manager

Email: Daryl.Wells@Murumittigar.com.au | Phone: 0487111158

Project Type: Mixed (Civil Landscaping Planting & Maintenance)

 

1. Principal Client

• Client Name: Gauci Civil + Camden Local Council

• Client Sector: Commercial Developer / Civil Contractor

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2. Location & Scale

• Site: 1E Fairwater Dr, Harrington Park Reserve, Harrington Park, NSW

• Area/Length: 3.69 ha 

 

3. Duration

• Start Date: September 2024

• Completion Date: November 2024

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4. Budget

• Total Project Value: AUD 20,410.00 

• Key Cost Components: Landscape Plan Design, On-Site Plant Transport + Set-Out, Plant Installation, Post-Planting Care including Fertiliser Application and Stakes + Tie Installation.

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5. Scope of Works

• Project Objective: Provide timely civil landscape-mass-planting at a high-quality standard for areas within the Harrington Park development.

• Key Activities Performed:

  • Landscape Plan Design

    • Interpret preliminary landscape designs 

    • Re-design 2D model of plant set-out in adjustment to on-site deletions, variations and additional garden beds 

  • Mass Planting Installation:

    • Install tubestock (928.00 units)

    • Install nursery pots from 140mm to 300mm in size (9622.00 units)

    • Install street-trees from 45LTRs to 200LTRs in size (102.00 units) 

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6. Outcomes & Lessons

• Key Achievements:

  • Successfully executed specified mass planting for all designated areas.

  • Provided timely and cost-effective solutions for the installation of over 10,000 planting units within the span of 8 production days with a crew of 5 planters.

  • Practical Completion / Hand-Over: (3-Month Post-Planting) >95 percentile survival rates.

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• Challenges & Solutions:

  • Larger sizes of street-trees required more intensive soil preparation than initially estimated with imported soil (approx. 300mm) being too shallow and hitting the site’s subgrade. Solution: Utilised client’s on-site heavy machinery to excavate past the subgrade, meeting planting depth requirements, thereby managing completion of planting works to within initial timeframe. 

  • Certain areas of the site were not prepared for mass-planting. Solution: Plant supply and installation was scheduled for 2-stages, allowing for greater program efficiency. 

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• Lessons Learned for Future Projects:

  • Enhanced pre-site soil analysis can better inform initial material estimates for amelioration.

  • Certain species were found to have high mortality rates despite correct plant-installation techniques after a period of 3 months of being planted.

  • Lesson: Improve pre-planting soil analysis including pH testing, to ensure plant species can properly establish and survive in the long-term. 

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7. Contact for Reference:

Chris Gauci – Director, Gauci Civil
Email: chris@gaucicivil.com.au | Phone: 0412 345 678