Sylvia Park | Sustainability

Thanks to a strong vision and a passion to give back to their community, Sylvia Park has created a meaningful, measurable and long-term sustainability programme. At Outside In, we’re proud to have helped guide them on this journey. 

A once unused space to the rear of Sylvia Park is now a flourishing community garden. It’s used as a teaching tool for children from the local school. Our horticulturists lead them in weekly gardening lessons. Teachers report higher school attendance on days spent in the garden. 

Sylvia Park also established an on-site composting scheme, turning much of the food waste from its food tenancies into compost. A great compost needs green waste. We collect that when maintaining the site's beautiful interior and exterior greenery.

In just two years, we’ve composted over 9 tonnes of food waste, 2 tonnes of green waste and 500kgs of coffee grinds. Our team use the harvested compost to nourish the soil around Sylvia Park, reducing fertiliser needs. We also capture and filter rainwater from Sylvia Park’s upper carpark.