Existing concrete channel: Norman Creek

NORMAN CREEK CATCHMENT GROUPHANLON PARK • STONES CORNERDRAFT STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN A COMMUNITY’S STRATEGIC VISION FOR ITS FUTURE

© Ashley Nicholson Landscape Architect | www.ashleynicholson.com.au Draft Strategic Landscape Concept Plan: Hanlon Park • Stones Corner (30/11/2012) | Norman Creek Catchment Group (www.n4c.org.au) | 1 of 1

Fresh water

Bridge

Salt water

THE VISION ...Norman Creek from Ridge Street to Logan Road was once a place of celebration and abundance for the local indigenous people. A healthy ecosystem of freshwater habitats and flood plain including Burnett Swamp and lush growth provided sustenance for the traditional landowners.

Let’s again celebrate this freshwater ecosystem by Day lighting Norman Creek from Ridge St. right through to Logan Road. The concrete channel should be removed and Norman Creek reintroduced as series of interconnected bodies of water that fit within existing uses and in a way expands and stimulates new uses. Fresh water habitats,supported by riparian planting and simple infrastructure design to support flood movement that allows for a more immersive experience with what could be potentially the healthiest urban creek ecosystem in Australia and an exemplar for the world!The Hanlon Park project, seen as a catalyst, has the potential also to stimulate locally appropriate, sustainable and innovative development and business that support a healthy ecosystem.We could also provide more opportunities to connect Stones Corner to Norman Creek with improved connections, crossings, lighting, low-walled seating and street trees. These new elements should take their form from the fluid terrain of this area — constantly changing due to the nature of flood.

Norman CreekFloods here

O’KEEFE ST

‘Fluid TerrainSculpture wall’

LA River project

Park feature

New building

Library

Bus way

NORMAN CREEK

Flow

International exemplars:

Cheonggyecheon, Korea

Hanlon Park

Open for flood conveyance

200m0m 40mN� Design for flood — remove the concrete channel, and� Restore the creek — an ecological network of people,plants and water

Let’s ‘daylight’ the creek ... bring back Norman Creek!

‘TO DO’ LIST:

Kindergarten

ALDI

Vet

Stones Corner

Hanlon Park

Latest flood map from BCC shows flood extent:

NORMAN CREEK

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LOGAN RD

CLEVELAND ST

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LINCOLN ST

REGINA ST

FLORA ST

Install traffic lights to improve pedestrian safety and access from Stones Corner to Hanlon Park

“Here and there in the pockets of the creek the wild convolvulus hung in the gay festoons from the overhanging branches of the trees.”

(Historical Society of Queensland, 1918)

Describing Norman Creek

This Draft Strategic Landscape Concept Plan has been developed by the Norman Creek Catchment Group, a not-for-profit community organisation. The concept design requires hydraulic study and underground services located.

Burnett SwampBushcare Site A

Burnett SwampBushcare Site B

Under the bridge, or a new bridge in futureStepping stones give access and oxygenate the water

Native reeds filter contaminants and provide habitat for aquatic species

In some locations seating on the edge of the Creek Buildings and creeks to co-exist — we can design for flood

PACIFIC

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New FarmCBD

EastBrisbane

Coorparoo

Camp Hill

NormanPark

Greenslopes

Tarragindi

Holland Park

Holland Park West

Mt Gravatt

Annerley Norman Ck

Brisbane R

SITE LOCATION

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Ekibin Ck

Mott Ck

Whites HillReserve

Scotts Ck

Kingfisher Ck

Norman Creek Catchment

Bridgewater Ck

G lindemann Ck

Ban’s Hole Ck

Woolloongabba

BEFORE

AFTER

Entrance featureto Stones CornerPrecinct

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connect

connect

connect

connect

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