Zoological Parks Authority - Parliament of Western Australia - The ...
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<strong>Zoological</strong> <strong>Parks</strong> <strong>Authority</strong> ANNUAL REPORT 2012<br />
Agency Performance – Report on Operations<br />
Directorate Reports<br />
Community Engagement Directorate continued<br />
<strong>The</strong> annual coppicing <strong>of</strong> 3,000 Eucalyptus<br />
trees at the Zoo’s Koala fodder plantations at<br />
Byford and Wellard was completed in early<br />
June. To produce good quality leaf tip for our<br />
Koalas, the plantation trees are regularly cut<br />
down to one metre high stumps and allowed to<br />
re-shoot. This fresh growth is harvested three<br />
times a week, year round.<br />
Koala at Perth Zoo<br />
Facilities and Environmental Services (FES)<br />
<strong>The</strong> FES section delivered planned and<br />
responsive maintenance throughout the Zoo,<br />
as well as minor upgrades and assistance with<br />
capital projects. In 2011-12, staff completed<br />
3,324 planned and reactive maintenance jobs.<br />
Minor works projects included:<br />
• Upgrade <strong>of</strong> baboon and tiger night<br />
quarter slides.<br />
• Upgrade <strong>of</strong> the Radiated Tortoise exhibit with<br />
the installation <strong>of</strong> additional security and a<br />
viewing window.<br />
• Automation <strong>of</strong> gates in the <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />
Bushwalk to improve accessibility for<br />
visitors with special needs and parents with<br />
pushers.<br />
• Upgrade <strong>of</strong> the Zoo Carousel including ro<strong>of</strong><br />
plumbing, painting and repair <strong>of</strong> damaged<br />
timber. Final stage <strong>of</strong> the project will replace<br />
decorative panels and battens.<br />
• Replacement <strong>of</strong> the Cassowary timber<br />
boardwalk decking and supports .<br />
• Installation <strong>of</strong> skylights at the Zoo entrance<br />
and relocation <strong>of</strong> a shade sail inside the Zoo.<br />
• Preparation <strong>of</strong> a new site for the Zoo<br />
marquee including fencing, access to power,<br />
water and drainage and delivery access.<br />
Environmental Sustainability<br />
Perth Zoo’s commitment to conservation<br />
extends to its own business operations. <strong>The</strong><br />
Zoo is committed to minimising its use <strong>of</strong> finite<br />
resources and its impact on the environment<br />
and aims to be a leading, working example <strong>of</strong><br />
environmental sustainability.<br />
A major initiative over the past two years has<br />
been the Zoo’s solar energy project with stage<br />
one commissioned in March 2011. With the<br />
contribution <strong>of</strong> this 90.9kW stage one on-site<br />
solar system, Perth Zoo reduced its draw on<br />
the electricity grid by 4.5% in 2011-12.<br />
During 2011-12, stage two <strong>of</strong> the solar project<br />
was substantially finished with a 102m long<br />
solar pergola constructed along the northern<br />
boundary <strong>of</strong> the Zoo. <strong>The</strong> pergola holds<br />
452 solar panels. <strong>The</strong> Perth Zoo solar energy<br />
project has been jointly funded by the<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>n Government and the<br />
Commonwealth Government as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Perth Solar City program.<br />
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