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Aug 7, 2024 9:00:00 AM
Ecological rehabilitation work is an ongoing part of Sage’s leafy masterplan, supporting local flora and fauna to thrive within our seven-hectare environmental corridor, which forms the central green hub of our community.
To find out more, we spoke with Sage’s Senior Development Manager Hannah Blue and our environmental partner Evolve Environmental Solutions Management business manager John White. Evolve Environmental Solution Management’s award-winning team of horticulturalists, environmental scientists, landscape architects and construction teams are responsible for delivering the rehabilitation works at Sage.
Why is this land being rehabilitated?
“As part of Cedar Wood’s commitment to preserving and enhancing the environment within Sage and surrounding the community, we have engaged the Evolve team to undertake an extensive replanting and rehabilitation program,” says Hannah.
“The site on which Sage is located was previously owned by 14 individual landowners, including a nursery and hobby macadamia farm, resulting in the existing land being highly modified.
“The goal of these works is to establish an environmental corridor that will create a lasting environmental legacy for the community for generations to come and to ensure local flora and fauna continue to thrive in the area.
“Our rehabilitation works also include the installation of 200 nesting boxes throughout Sage and the surrounding nature reserves which encourage wildlife movement within these environmental corridors, providing habitat for local animals.”
What are Sage’s rehabilitation plans?
“Under the direction of Cedar Woods, our team is working on rehabilitating seven hectares of the site, which involves planting 860 koala trees, as well as 5,625 shrubs and grasses," says John.
“Another focus for our team is removing weeds and internal fences to create pathways for native animals to move freely throughout the site.”
“We’re also pleased to see many areas of the site are naturally regenerating, thanks to the wonderful plant palette already present onsite.”
What does this mean for the future of the area?
“The rehabilitation works will help to establish the environmental corridor, benefitting local wildlife, Sage residents and the wider Burpengary community,” Hannah says.
“Residents and animals alike can enjoy having a home surrounded by lush greenery and live harmoniously alongside each other with Sage's environmental corridor connected to a broader 300-hectare nature reserve in the region reserved for local wildlife species. Upon the completion of the rehabilitation works, the land will be dedicated to Moreton Bay Regional Council as a nature reserve, becoming part of the broader community’s stunning ecological footprint.”
