Environmental Innovation Award
The Excellence in Environmental Innovation Award is open to any Gumnut Award
participant who has implemented innovative initiatives in relation to environmental, social and economic
sustainability within their park and or/surrounding community.
Beachcomber Holiday Park was presented with its second innovation award in July 2010. We were also the
winner of the inaugrual Environmental Innovation Award in 2008.
The areas of innovation were energy efficiency, water usage and wildlife education.
Energy Efficiency
The design and operation of our new amenities block incorporates numerous innovative environmental initiatives. Considerable thought, investigation and on site trials were undertaken over a period of many months before construction began.
- Energy efficiency has resulted from a building design that incorporates the use of a significant amount of natural lighting and ventilation.
- LED lighting and movement sensors are used for night time lighting.
- Low water usage shower heads and toilets and waterless urinals have minimised the amount of water used and the amount of waste water that is subsequently generated.
- Hot water for the showers is provided by way of an evacuated tube solar hot water system with instantaneous gas backup. This has resulted in less air pollution by significantly reducing green house gas emissions and an economic benefit with greatly reduced LP gas usage of 53%.
Water Usage
Guests were asked to design signs to encourage everyone to have shorter showers.
The best four were chosen and have now been erected in the shower cubicles, and do at least make
people think about the water they are using.
Adjacent are 2 of the winning entries.
Biodiversity Conservation
Wildlife training and education have been another innovative initiative.
Beachcomber Holiday Park is situated within Eurobodalla National Park and is home to many species
of native animals and birds.
The Park's education initiative involved the establishment of a program that is run during the school
holidays. It was decided that if the various animals were introduced to the children in a fun way, that
they might have a better understanding of why it is so important to treat wildlife with respect. The program
was developed by a staff member who is a Qualified Certificate 4 Trainer and Assessor.
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