Sustainability

The creation of a sustainable urban community is about ensuring that social, economic and environmental settings are applied intelligently and in balance.

During the development of Claisebrook Cove,  the East Perth redevelopment Authority used a triple bottom line scorecard to ensure that positive financial returns were balanced with wider economic, environmental and social responsibilities.  

Social Claisebrook Cove has a rich heritage, and important sites were preserved and enhanced as part of the urban design of the area. Collaboration with the National Trust, the Heritage Council and the local community facilitated the restoration of East Perth heritage sites during development.  This included major restoration and refurbishment works in the project area including Victoria Gardens, the East Perth Cemetery, the former East Perth Primary School and the Boans Warehouse. Public artworks also reflect on the history of the area. These include street furniture, landscape features and stand-alone works of art. Many of the artworks within Claisebrook Cove have been created using recycled materials from demolished East Perth buildings and pay homage to the former industrial area. The design of Claisebrook Cove ensures that it is easily accessible by all people. Pedestrian footpaths feature defined edging, tactile paving and pram ramps to enable public areas to be accessed by people with disabilities and people with prams. The Central Area Transit (CAT) system also provides easy access to the CBD and throughout the project area.

Economic

Claisebrook Cove integrates residential housing, retail shops, commercial buildings, educational facilities and nearly 22 hectares of recreational parks, open spaces and other public areas. EPRA’s expenditure on the project is in excess of $100 million. A grant of $32 million was received from the Federal Government’s Building Better Cities funding program.

Private expenditure on new residential and other buildings in the project area is in excess of $500 million.

Environmental

Environmental rehabilitation of the Gasworks site was a major component of the redevelopment of Claisebrook Cove. At the time, the remediation of the Gasworks site was the largest contaminated site remediation project of its type in Australia.
The environmental clean-up improved stormwater and groundwater quality, and transformed the riverside land into recreational parkland and public open space with natural bush gardens, walkways and public art. 

Environmentally sustainable building policies have also ensured that new development at Claisebrook Cove looks after the development long into the future.