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WestWyck orchard bears fruit
The WestWyck orchard has done its very first bit of producing. Although the quantity was not prolific the enthusiasm for the event was high. The one Golden Delicious and two Granny Smiths were out-performed by the Fujis.
Here are a couple of shots of the mid-March apple harvest and don't get the impression that there was more drinking than harvesting!
14 March 2011
WestWyck features in Sunday Age
The Sunday Age Domain's Kate Robertson investigates the effectiveness and
potential of owners corporations using Lorna Pitt and WestWyck as a case
study.
"Many owners regard meetings as a tedious requirement of apartment
living, but to others they're an opportunity to create a sense of
community with their neighbours, as Kate Robertson discovers..."
See the article on the Sunday Age website.
08 March 2011
WestWyck farewells Construction Queen
After several years of collaboration WestWyck is sad to be parting company with project managers Construction Queen. Paula and Catherine Gibson Roy are leaving Melbourne for warmer climes and are putting project management behind them at least temporarily in their pursuit of green objectives.
Construction Queen oversaw the building of the five townhouses and the design phase of Stage Two and have helped WestWyck select the project management team for the run down to the finish line. WestWyck remains indebted to Paula and Cate for their commitment to sustainability and their hard-headed project management.
Electric vehicle visits WestWyck
David Ferrari and Prem Panickar from Sustainability Victoria visited WestWyck to meet with Mike Hill and Chandra Sundareswaran from MEFL to talk about research projects involving the WestWyck smart meters.
However, Chandra and Mike were distracted by their means of locomotion. David and Prem arrived in a Mitsubishi experimental fully electric vehicle which SV is trialling as part of the an electric vehicle trial They showed Mike and Prem the workings of the vehicle and provided a photo opportunity.
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