Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

High Mast FittingsThere are a number of high mast fittings throughout the park. These are GEC‘Parkway’ fittings and have been a relatively standard fitting used byEnergyAustralia to light parks.The fittings are generally scattered through the open grass and do not followthe paths. The fittings are typically around 8 metres high and use mercuryvapour lamps. Although they have a solid top to limit the spill light into thesky they have very little optical control. As a result only around 20% of thelight reaches the ground. In addition the mercury vapour lamps are poorcolour rendering and are one of the least efficient lamps on the market today.They have effectively banned by the Building Code of Australia for theexternal lighting of buildings.Lighting, Art + ScienceBecause the lights are away from the paths and relatively high they actuallycast shadows on the paths so that some of the sections of path were thedarkest part of the park. The lighting increases the intensity of the shadows inthe paths.Floodlighting on the Southern boundary of the parkThere are a few floodlights on the southern edge of Park. These may havebeen initially installed for events, but it now seems to be used to exercisedogs at night.LIGHTING PHILOSOPHYThe Australian Standard AS/NZS 1158.3 makes recommendations based onthe level of traffic, to risk of crime and to requirement to enhance prestige.The lights can be used to encourage people to use some paths and to makesome paths less attractive.There is no necessity to light every path, but if a path is lit it should be lit tothe appropriate category in the standard.Enmore Park Lighting Review. Page 4 of 11 19 August 2009L116Y01