The Vic Park Green Basins program is another Urban Forest initiative that is focused on greening upgrades to sumps - turning them into Micro Parks - around the Town, so that we can improve the function, appearance and ecological contributions of these spaces.
Drainage basins or sumps are holes in the ground with vegetation that consists of grass and weeds and for the vast majority of the time are unutilised. However they do play an important hydrological function as the collection point for stormwater in Town ensuring our houses don't flood in heavy rainfall events.
There is a great opportunity to turn these into multi-functional spaces - into Micro Parks - by reshaping, revegetating and turning the sumps into Green Basins where trees and shrubs can contribute to the Town’s ecology, beauty and canopy cover.
3 Merton Street, Victoria Park
Local residents and Town staff have collaborated to turn the Sump Land into a Micro Park for everyone to enjoy.
Features of the Micro Park
- Artwork mural by Perth Artist - Brenton See. Brenton's art highlights the ecologically important local flora and fauna that are found at our Jirdarup Bushland:
- White-cheeked Honeyeater,
- Anigozanthos manglesii (Mangles Kangaroo Paw), and
- Jacksonia sternbergiana Huegel (Stinkwood)
- Native shrubs and tree stock, which includes
- Melaleuca preissiana (Stout Paperback)
- Eucalyptus torquata (Coral Gum)
- Banksia attenuata (Candlestick Banksia)
- Banksia menziesii (Firewood Banksia)
11 Esperance Street, East Victoria Park
Local residents and Town staff have worked together in a greening effort to turn the Sump Land into a Micro Park with many social, community, wellbeing and leisure opportunities.
Features of the Micro Park
- Native shrubs and tree stock, which include:
- Melaleuca preissiana (Stout paperback)
- Corymbia ficifolia (Red flowering gum)
- Eucalyptus torquata (Coral gum)
- Banksia attenuata (Candlestick Banksia)
- Banksia menziesii (Firewood Banksia)
- Benches and natural seating, which include two benches and seating made out of limestone rocks and also wood logs are peppered throughout the Micro Park and designed for accessible and easy use.
20 Huntingdon Street, East Victoria Park
Next time you are at East Victoria Park, walk or head down to 20 Huntingdon Street to enjoy some quiet, social and/or community time at a beautiful green space that has been created collaboratively by local residents and Town staff.
Features of the Micro Park
- Native shrubs and tree stock, which include
- Corymbia ficifolia (Red flowering gum)
- Eucalyptus todtiana (Coastal blackbutt pricklybark)
- Eucalyptus torquata (Coral gum)
- Banksia menziesii (Firewood Banksia)
- Natural seating, which include long and shorter wood logs are a feature of the Micro Park at 20 Huntingdon Street. They provide natural seating for anyone who is keen to visit and spend some time in the Micro Park for many reasons.
76 Canterbury Terrace, East Victoria Park
This Micro Park was one of our very first Green Basins, turning Sump Land into a beautiful green space that our residents and community can use for various purposes.
Features of the Micro Park
- Native shrubs and tree stock, which include
- Banksia prionotes (Acorn banksia)
- Eucalyptus todtiana (Coastal blackbutt pricklybark)
- Corymbia calophyla (Marri)
- Banksia grandis (Giant banksia)
- Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Red capped gum)
- Eucalyptus rudis (Flooded gum)
- Natural seating and bench, which include wood logs and a bench are a feature of the Micro Park at 76 Canterbury Terrace. They provide seating for anyone who is keen to visit and spend some time in the Micro Park for many reasons.
- Wide open space. In addition a wide open space in the centre of the Micro Park allows for those who visit to use the space to mingle, socialise and chat together.
6 Paltridge Avenue, Carlisle
This Micro Park was one of our very first Green Basins, turning Sump Land into a beautiful green space that our residents and community can use for various purposes.
Features of the Micro Park
- Native shrubs and tree stock, which include:
- Banksia prionotes (Acorn banksia)
- Eucalyptus todtiana (Coastal blackbutt pricklybark)
- Corymbia calophyla (Marri)
- Banksia grandis (Giant banksia)
- Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Red capped gum)
- Eucalyptus rudis (Flooded gum)
- Wide open space. In addition a wide open space in the centre of the Micro Park allows for those who visit to use the space to mingle, socialise and chat together.
- Big and shady trees already exist within this Micro Park, casting a cooling shade in summer and a break from windy days during winter.
30 Satellite Place, Carlisle
This Micro Park was one of our very first Green Basins, turning Sump Land into a beautiful green space that our residents and community can use for various purposes.
Features of the Micro Park
- Native shrubs and tree stock, which include:
- Banksia prionotes (Acorn banksia)
- Eucalyptus todtiana (Coastal blackbutt pricklybark)
- Corymbia calophyla (Marri)
- Banksia grandis (Giant banksia)
- Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Red capped gum)
- Eucalyptus rudis (Flooded gum)
91 Plant Street, Carlisle
This Micro Park was one of our very first Green Basins program, turning Sump Land at this Carlisle street into a beautiful green space that our residents and community can use for social, leisure and other purposes.
Features of the Micro Park
- Native shrubs and tree stock, which include:
- Banksia prionotes (Acorn banksia)
- Eucalyptus todtiana (Coastal blackbutt pricklybark)
- Corymbia calophyla (Marri)
- Banksia grandis (Giant banksia)
- Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Red capped gum)
- Eucalyptus rudis (Flooded gum)
- Natural seating and bench, which includes natural logs throughout the Micro Park, together with a bench, provides anyone visiting with plenty of seating whilst they enjoy bein surrounded by nature.