The Future looks Brighter. Environmental Sustainability!
Save Chamberlain Park Inc started our petition and website nearly 5 years ago as part of a campaign to retain the 18 hole public golf course
Following the November 2019 elections, the new Albert Eden Local Board withdrew its masterplan which would have seen the course cut down to nine holes with associated destruction of hundreds of mature trees. The negotiated settlement, which retains 18 holes but concedes the land south west of Meola Creek, signals a new co-operative approach with the Local Board.
We have set up a new committee called “Save Chamberlain Park Inc- Environment Enhancement”. It includes golfers, the local community, Auckland Golf as well as Local Board and Council representation. The aim is to achieve environmental sustainability and improved biodiversity for the 34 hectares that Chamberlain Park golf course occupies.
Our vision is to reinforce the bird corridor from the Waitemata to the Waitakeres while maintaining an 18 hole golf course that adheres to sustainable practices such as water conservation, emissions control etc.
Our plan is to undertake predator control, weed control of Meola Creek, increase native plantings and establish a safe, public walkway through the bush and trees that border Chamberlain Park. These practices align with Predator Free NZ by 2050 and commitment to Climate Mitigation as espoused by Auckland Council.
2020 saw over 70,000 rounds being played at Chamberlain, the largest annual rate recorded, despite weeks of lockdown. This reinforces the substantial contribution Chamberlain Park plays towards the physical and mental health and wellbeing of Aucklanders of all cultures and ages.
Sustainable golf see: GEO certification
Sustainable management see: NZ Golf Superintendents Association
With over 30,000 signatories to our petition to keep Chamberlain Park intact, we believe there is a democratic “people power” to ensure that the future of Chamberlain Park remains secure and in environmentally protected for future generations of Aucklanders.
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