National Bilby Centre at Charleville

Description

The National Bilby Centre at Charleville aims to be an exemplar of sustainable practice with respect to its design, management and operation. In this regard an innovative approach cognisant of the Green Building Council of Australia's established target categories for the 'Green Star' rating of buildings has been adopted.

The project arose from a request to the School of Design at QUT, by Mr Peter McRae from the non-profit organisation, 'Save the Bilby', whose vision is to construct an underground educational display, depicting ecological processes and wildlife such as the Bilby, at Charleville, Australia to further this end. The organisation's co-ordinators believe that the preservation of the environment and our native species is intrinsically interwoven with public education and the need for informed action.