Ginninderry

The Ginninderry Vision

Ginninderry will be innovative, sustainable community of international significance in the Capital region. 

First suburb of Strathnairn

After more than ten years of planning and consultation with local people, Ginniderry is taking shape as a community that respects its environment and its heritage. As a result, this will be truly inspiring place to live.

Eventually, this masterplanned community will consist of four suburbs - three in the ACT and one in NSW (subject to rezoning approval).

Strathnairn is the first of these suburbs in Ginninderry and features of this neighbourhood include:

- a grand entry boulevard with wide verges, a segregated safe cycle-only path, shared paths for pedestrians and slower cyclists, trees and hedges, and room for future traffic growth.

- impressive detached homes along the entry boulevard, with rear car access.

- The Link community hub focussed on this centre, with a future cafe and general store, plus proposed community, sporting, cultural and recreational facilities.

- a green link, activated and supported by higher density attached homes along a linear park with community garden quiet spaces and play spaces.

- a mix of home types catering to a variety of lifestyles and life stages.

- a unique blend of open spaces and parks, retaining mature trees and promoting biodiversity.

- links to the Murrumbidgee River corridor and riverside recreation areas. 

Sustainability in action

Ginniderry's sales and information centre, The Link is an example of our commitment to sustainability. Not all these features are visible, but they're all contributing to making this what we call a high-performance building.

Energy generation

A large solar cell on the roof lets the building generate its own power. Pick up the iPad and you can see how the system is performing in real time.

Materials

The building has a high recycled content with some individual items being 100 per cent reclaimed or recycled.

Heating/Cooling

The building has been designed to predominately rely on passive systems with mechanical heating and cooling systems only needed in extreme circumstances.

Water

A large water tank system collects all the rainwater from the roof to use in our toilets and to help irrigate the gardens.

Landscaping

Landscapes around the building have been designed to reduce water use and to be drought tolerant - meaning they can bemaintained in our changing climate.