Open Weave Banner Mesh in Canberra

Banner Mesh promotes Canberra's Healthy Waterways Project

Jaybro supplied the ACT’s Healthy Waterways Project with over 4 kilometres of banner mesh in Canberra.

With a budget of over $80 million, The ACT Healthy Waterways Project is a joint initiative of the Australian and ACT governments to protect and improve long-term water quality in the ACT. Furthermore, the project aims to protect further downstream in the Murrumbidgee River system. The project encompasses over 25 individual sites and aims to reduce the level of nutrients, sediment and pollutants entering the local lakes and waterways.

In turn this will help to ensure the continued health of the fertile Murray-Darling basin. Six priority catchment areas have been identified, including the established areas surrounding Lake Tuggeranong and Yarralumla Creek; the developing catchments of Upper & Lower Molonglo and West Belconnen; as well as the industrialised Fyshwick catchment.

The construction will involve the creation of ponds, wetlands, rain gardens and swales and additionally, creek restoration and channel reconnection.  

The Challenges

Keeping the community positively engaged during the construction process was a key concern for the ACT’s Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate. Many areas slated for development were in close proximity to residential neighbourhoods.

Because of this, the project management team took great care to minimise the impact of construction on the environment and the local community. With potential disruptions such as increased noise, dust, soil erosion and disturbance to footpaths and verges, the team needed a way to demarcate the construction zones.

Furthermore, the area needed to be visually appealing. Considering the large number of sites spread across the ACT, the team were also looking for a full colour branded product. Printed banner mesh could enhance the profile of the project within the local community and also ensure the collection of geographically separate builds could be easily identified as part of the larger Healthy Waterways Project. 

Additionally, it is intended that the site will remain cordoned off after construction is complete, allowing for delicate wetland planting to be undertaken.

This therefore contributes to the overall time frame of the project and in turn will extend the visibility and lifespan of the fencing, meaning a high quality temporary solution was required.

Jaybro’s Solution

Our customer, Construction Control, approached Jaybro for a solution that would fit the specific needs of this project. The Jaybro team recommended our Open Weave Banner Mesh, which is a great solution for exposed coastal sites or situations where the high wind is a concern.

With a substrate that responds well to high resolution printing, the team at Jaybro used 50% Block out open weave banner mesh made from UV resistant nylon.

\Additionally, the Healthy Waterways team were able to brand the banner mesh in Canberra with custom artwork that reflected key messages behind the project. Therefore, a utilitarian product was turned into a tool for communicating with the general public.

The 50% block out fabric of our Open Weave Banner Mesh also allows wind passage without acting as a sail, and offers a site life of up to two years. Constructed from a thinly woven nylon core coated with a liquid PVC, this mesh also has added fire retardant properties making it an ideal lightweight yet strong solution.

Jaybro has provided over 4000 metres of Open Weave Banner Mesh in Canberra to the ACT Healthy Waterways Project over six months. Construction began in 2017 and the multi-faceted project is due for completion in 2019.