Seacombe West – Australia’s First Regenerative Community
The Seacombe West site is significantly degraded as a result of salt water entering the Gippsland Lakes system in the late 1800s.
The conservation approach is failing in this region with disastrous results for land stability, diversity and the overall ecological health of the system. We will apply regenerative design processes to this important piece of land to return biodiversity, vibrancy and ongoing benefits to Lake Wellington and surrounding lands. The research will look at the impact of using Regenerative development thinking and the LENSES tool on the Masterplan.
Research:
- Carry out LENSES workshops with community, government, industry and researchers
- Carry out LENSES workshops with design team
- Carry out regenerative development thinking training with the design team
- Evaluate outcomes of the workshops
- Evaluate outcomes for the participants
- Evaluate outcomes for the masterplan by comparing this to a masterplan from 2003.
