New lake for Challenger students in Murdoch
Challenger Institute of Technology’s environmental students will benefit from the establishment of a new lake at their Murdoch campus, built as part of the Fiona Stanley Hospital project.
As part of the project’s commitment to supporting the environment and working closely with neighbours of the site, the new lake has been constructed at Challenger Institute of Technology to replace the existing lake now on the hospital grounds.
The new lake at Challenger Institute of Technology, Murdoch
The new lake has taken four months to build and it will be used to irrigate the grounds of the Challenger site, including its nursery. It is conveniently located next to the land owned by Challenger Institute of Technology and will be formally handed over by the Fiona Stanley Hospital project over the next few weeks.
The new lake will provide an assured water supply. Students of Challenger Institute of Technology have taken a large number of reeds and other plant life from the existing lake on the Fiona Stanley Hospital site to replant in the new lake. Frogs, ducks and other animals from the lake will also be relocated over the new few weeks.
The existing lake will remain an important part of the hospital grounds, providing an area for relaxation and rehabilitation and contributing to the management of the hospital by reducing the iron in the water used for irrigation on the site.
For more information about the Fiona Stanley Hospital project and its environmental programs, visit www.fionastanley.health.wa.gov.au or call 1800 659 475.
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