WESTS THE Environment

We Love Food Not Waste

We use 2 x food digestive systems (ORCA) turning food waste into an environmentally safe liquid that exits using existing sanitary sewer infrastructure. This also eliminates trucking and therefore emissions from the process.

Sustainable Golf

Earth Friendly Building

OVER 140 KW of Solar Panels offset 99 tonne of Carbon Emissionsequivalent to 21 cars on the road for a year.

• All of our buildings are fitted with thermal performance products for roof, external walls, and glazing.

• Our building are designed to minimising air leakage to airconditioned spaces.

• We have Stormwater Retention Systems to irrigation systems to supply and distribute reusable water across our venues.

• We only use energy-saving specification light bulbs.

At Lakeside Golf Course, we are not only committed to our impressive greens but also being green. We have;

• Implemented an environmental management system* to ensure we have an auditable system to identify and measure our footprint.

• A state-of-the-art filtration system that diverts stormwater from urban areas to reuse on the course through irrigation.

• Dedicated retention and detention basins sitting on course to treat stormwater.

• The latest technology irrigation system with remote access control of every sprinkler on course.

• Installed a system whereby all wastewater from the clubhouse is redistributed to the course.

• Officially become a Carbon Sink** with carbon offset from the course grass higher than most forests.

• Helped to preserve and maintain protected Cumberland Plain woodland remnant areas.

• Trained our Greenkeepers in the latest environmental awareness studies.

Return And Earn For Good

Wests is proud of our partnership with Hoxton Industries in South West Sydney. Our Return and Earn program sees drink containers across Wests venues diverted from landfill and recycled via Hoxton. Hoxton Industries go onto provide meaningful employment to more than 100 people who face barriers to mainstream employment, including people living with disabilities.

In the last 12 months we have been busy sowing and growing with;