Broome Town Beach Project SIR GRANGE ZOYSIA PROVIDING A GREEN SPACE SOLUTION
All images in this story- The Town Beach Precinct, Broome. The Town Beach Precinct is located at the southern end of Hamersley Street in Broome. This precinct is an important location for the local community and for tourism in the area. The area hosts recreational and cultural activities, attracting large crowds during events throughout the year. One event in particular is the Staircase to the Moon event, which also includes a night market and draws in thousands of visitors each year. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 the area has not been able to host the annual festivities and markets coinciding with the event, but it is hoped that crowds can return as a boost to local tourism again in 2021. The precinct recently underwent a significant project to enhance the experience and appeal of the area for both the local community and visitors. The large turf areas and playground facilities have been renewed providing an ideal place for families to gather. New terracing along the foreshore
also provides an ideal vantage point for the ‘Staircase to the Moon’ phenomenon which occurs when a full moon rises over the exposed mudflats in Roebuck Bay, creating a beautiful optical illusion of a stairway reaching to the moon.
Sub-Contractor Boab Design Landscapes Boab Design Landscapes was engaged by Roadline Civil as an experienced subcontractor, to install the soft landscape, irrigation, turf, planting, and mulch.
Project Overview
Boab design is a Broome based landscape construction business operating for 18 years. Owner operator Steve Pearse, a Broome resident of 20 years, has worked on commercial and domestic landscaping projects throughout the Kimberley region.
The project was considered very big for Broome, involving a full landscape and playground construction that involved many months of work for local business. With the tender for Head Contractor being awarded to local civil construction company Roadline Civil to complete the work commencing November 2019.
Broome Climate and Soil Conditions
Head Contractor Roadline Civil Contractors Roadline Civil Contractors are one of the most respected civil and earthmoving contractors in the region. Roadline provides contracting services across a range of WA industries including government projects like the Town Beach Project.
Broome is located in the Kimberley region with waters on both sides of the town. Broome has a tropical climate, with two seasons the wet and the dry. The hot and semi-arid climate makes for difficult conditions for many plants and turf varieties to thrive. The area around Broome and Roebuck Bay is part of Pindan country, which is the
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