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Cool Carpark Project

The cool carpark project will help unlock planting potential and associated cooling benefits in conventional open-air carparks and spaces.

Located within Holroyd Gardens in Merrylands, the Holroyd Gardens Carpark aims to reduce urban heating, help improve local air quality and support birds and wildlife.

The cost-efficient and sustainable urban design includes a trellis system across 415 square metres of the western and southern sides of the carpark. These fast-growing vines will provide shade for 31 car spaces and help reduce surface temperatures and rising heat.

In addition to this project, Council has implemented a number of heat management strategies and projects including the Heat Smart Toolkit and Australia’s first UV-smart cool playground in Merrylands.

This project is co-funded through the NSW Government’s Greening Our City grant. Council has also partnered with Western Sydney University to oversee the effectiveness of this new approach for urban heat management.

Contact

For further information, phone Cumberland City Council Customer Service on (02) 8757 9000

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

Cumberland City Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland City Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.

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