Sustainability
Case Study- Edgewood
The Edgewood estate was a clay quarry and brick making operation. The site was highly environmentally degraded after 100 years of brick making. The Village Building Co. has recycled 25,000 tonnes of old material to date, eliminating the need for the introduction of substantial new materials to the site and eliminating the need to remove old materials for dumping. The Company is restoring creeks, creating frog breeding ponds for endangered species and reducing downstream storm water run-off problems. This work has produced extensive landscaped recreational areas.
Edgewood's Frog Habitat
A four-year study that began in 1998, found Green and Golden Bell Frogs living adjacent to a pond in a disused quarry in the estate. Initially, two frogs were found.
We have worked closely with the National Parks and Wildlife Service to establish a permanent and viable frog colony at Edgewood and we are greatly encouraged by signs that the frog habitat and breeding, is well ahead of schedule.
Well over 4,000 tadpoles of the endangered species have already bred in the specially constructed breeding ponds surrounded by the lower escarpment overlooking Edgewood.