Warrina Valley development

Site Visits during Construction

 

27th August 2002

The entrance to the site has noticeably changed now, with slabs poured to the right of the entrance as can be seen from the photos below, taken late last month.

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This week, opportunity was taken to walk through the Community Centre whose timber framing was well advanced. Individual rooms are clearly identifiable, such as residents' workshop, maintenance workshop, kitchen and meeting room.

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On the left we have a striking view of the front with the columns supporting the weather protection canopy over the entrance in full view. Next, two shots of the hall area, the middle one shot from outside the doors to the patio and the store room, looking towards the chapel alcove. On the right is a shot taken from the end of the hall looking back towards the entrance with the servery hatch from the kitchen on the left of the two figures standing, and the store room to the right.

 

 

10th September 2002

The left photo shows construction proceding on the southern side of the main access road.
The northern side of the site is now taking shape quite fast, as we can see from the photo in the right,
and the boundary along the creek is now fully fenced.

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House 30 - - - - - Houses 25, 26, 27 - - - - - House 18
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The work on the Community Centre has also started to move. Here we see Ross and Will posing (instead of working hard) outside the front; please note the drunken looking left-hand column on the drive-under verandah!

 

No.16 (our house) is now finished apart from curtains, lights and floor coverings. Warrina Homes have now locked it, to keep it clean. Externally it requires landscaping, pavings etc, and downpipes to the gutters. House-wise, it still requires the roller door on the entrance to the garage.

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Above we can see work carried out on the paving around the house, including a couple below which were shot a fortnight later on 25th (which make sense to include here as they show completion of the works)

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The roller door is now fitted!

 

25th September 2002

We shall now concentrate on the way the rest of the site is going together, with special emphasis on the Community Centre.

Here is another triple panoramic view of the site, taken from exactly the same position on the other (eastern) side of Reservoir Road as the original panoramic shots taken in November 2001. One notices that both sides of the access road are well established in their construction.

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Now to some of the work currently in progress on the site...
Roofing Houses 25, 26, 27 - Electrical Metering - Looking East
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These days, roofing is not done by tiles being carried up on a "hod" - they use a conveyor!

We must not forget the tree that is the landmark of the site!

And House 18, as yet unsold, is now also to "lock-up" stage - and will be sold very suddenly!

 

Finally, the Community Centre... first a tour round the outside...
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and then the inside...
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Nov-Dec 2001 - Jan-Feb 2002 - Mar-Apr 2002 - May 2002 - June 2002 - July-Aug 2002
Aug-Sep 2002 - Oct 2002 - Nov-Dec 2002 - Jan-Feb 2003 - Mar-Apr 2003 - Community Centre

Created 10th December 2002