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Architects for Peace is offering the opportunity to work on a bird hide project in the unique surroundings of Westgate Park. Friends of Westgate Park (FOWP) are a community based not-for-profit environmental group that has a nine year record of service in developing Westgate Park - a large inner-metropolitan park (within the City of Melbourne), managed by Parks Victoria, featuring lakes, wetlands and native vegetation. The park boasts an abundant birdlife with its frontage to the Yarra River, and extensive habitat improvement undertaken by the FOWP. The park is popular with bird observers but as yet there are no purpose built facilities to provide close viewing opportunities for these important park visitors. The FOWP hope to build a bird hide that would address this and provide an asset for park visitors, bird observers, school groups and other educational and scientific institutions.

Schematic designs have been prepared for the bird hide in consultation with bird observers and the FOWP. Input is sought from an architect to develop the plans in a way that is sensitive to the unique landscape. The project will be undertaken in two stages – a first stage for the purposes of approval from Parks Victoria, and a second stage where the drawings will be documented for tender. To register your interest, or for more information please contact probono@architectsforpeace.org