Camden Community Nursery Project

About the Project

The Camden Community Nursery project involves a Council run community nursery to produce local native plants for a wide range of revegetation and restoration projects. The project contributes to increasing canopy cover, mitigation of urban heat and improved biodiversity outcomes through habitat and wildlife corridor restoration within the Camden local government area.

Project Scope

The project features:

Convert existing building into shared office, meeting room/workshop space with male and female amenities. Internal fit out including furniture, fittings, linings and floor coverings
New potting and propagation shed with storage areas including dedicated seed storage and a roof top solar PV system and rainwater collection system
Storage area including refrigerated seed storage
Double walled/ insulated, climate-controlled poly greenhouse including mist irrigation, rolling benches and heat mats
Covered and uncovered shade house/growing areas with overhead irrigation, raised steel galvanized benches/rolling benches on a concrete slab with drainage collection
New shed to house pumps, filters, and automated watering system
2 Rainwater tanks (>32,000L) and smart controlled irrigation system
Raised stock beds with irrigation and drainage
Driveway and car parking with canopy trees
Installation of kerb, gutter and subgrade to access paths and carparking areas, asphalt, linemarking, and access gates
Site drainage to collect runoff with water sensitive urban design included on the site to filter and treat stormwater before it leaves the site and enters Narellan Creek at the rear of the property
Three material storage bays
Security lighting, signage and other ancillary items
Landscaping including formation of garden areas, edging installations, trees, turfing, shrubs, mass planting and fencing
Concrete pedestrian paths
Purchase of site machinery including tray filler machine, potting machines, articulated loader and rough terrain vehicle (RTV)
Connection of services