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Zoological Parks Authority ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Disclosures and Legal Compliance
Other Financial Disclosures
Capital Works continued
Baboon Exhibit
Perth Zoo’s existing Hamadryas Baboon
exhibit was built in the late 1980s around a
moat system. The moat design restricted
the surface area available for the animals
and also contributed to difficulties with water
management and the opportunity for external
exhibit maintenance. Following completion
of design work in 2010‐11 to expand the
animal night quarters and the exhibit to
accommodate a group of up to eight adult
baboons, construction was completed in
December 2011. A total of $675,849 was spent
in 2011‐12 bringing total project expenditure to
$990,233. This was slightly above the project
budget of $972,000 and there remain some
final commitments for the project to be paid in
2012‐13 to complete the project.
Solar Energy
Following Perth Zoo’s success in 2009‐10
in securing grant funding through the
Commonwealth Government funded Perth
Solar City Program, stage two of the solar
installation at Perth Zoo progressed in 2011‐12.
The program provides grant funding of $1.2
million to supplement Perth Zoo’s contribution
of $1.5 million towards the installation of a solar
system at the Zoo. In 2010‐11, stage one of the
solar system delivered a total of 303 solar panels
installed on eight buildings across the Zoo.
The centrepiece of stage two of the project is
a ‘solar pergola’ on the northern boundary of
the Zoo. In 2011‐12, $902,461 was spent on the
construction of the structure which is covered
with 452 solar panels, bringing total project
expenditure to $1,350,873. The connection
and commissioning of these additional solar
panels will be completed in July 2012. Perth
Zoo’s $1.5 million commitment is being met
using $1.1 million from State Government
capital works funding and $400,000 from
internally-generated funds.
Water Infrastructure Management
As part of the 2011‐12 State Budget, the State
Government announced it would provide capital
works funding of $11.9 million over six years
for a major water infrastructure management
project at Perth Zoo. The aim of the Integrated
Water Management project is to provide an
effective and environmentally sustainable water
management system through the replacement
of old infrastructure and the development of
innovative water capture, storage, filtration,
re-use and reticulation systems to support the
Zoo’s water needs into the future.
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Funding of $1 million was received in 2011‐12
to commence the development of a detailed
project definition plan which will be used to
determine preferred solutions, construction
costs and project schedules. The initial
focus of the project will be on the delivery of
replacement infrastructure to support the Zoo’s
long term water management requirements.
A total of $247,059 was spent in 2011‐12 with
unspent funds required to meet expected future
commitments for this project.
Other
Other work in progress at year end included
minor upgrades to visitor facilities, sewer
infrastructure and general storage facilities.
Expenditure on these minor works was $53,521
in 2011‐12.