Mawson Lakes, South Australia

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Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development approximately 12km north of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia. It was previously known as The Levels, and as such was non-residential, housing a campus of the University of South Australia and Technology Park Adelaide.

The residential development grew out of the South Australian Government's plans for a Multifunction Polis (or MFP), which was designed to be a modern high-tech community of the future. After the plans for the MFP fell out of favour, the site was taken on by the property developer Delfin (now Delfin Lend Lease).

Today, it includes Technology Park, the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia, Endeavour College, as well as growing residential and commercial zones. It also contains the public transport hub Mawson Interchange, which is expected to become one of the five busiest stations in Adelaide.

[edit] Water supply

Mawson Lakes features a dual water supply system, supplying drinking water and recycled water to homes via completely separate mains. The recycled water is sourced from the Bolivar Sewage Treatment plant approximately 8 km away and then has stormwater added to it from the Salisbury wetlands before it is treated to Class A standard recycled water for use on gardens, reserves and connected to the toilet of each residence in Mawson Lakes. SA Water provides a comprehensive audit of homes within the area to ensure that cross connection between the recycled water and drinking water does not occur. ^[1]. Guidelines for the use of recycled water are published by the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

[edit] Technology Park Adelaide

Technology Park Adelaide is Australia's first technology park, having been established in 1982 by the Government of South Australia. It is currently owned and managed by the Government of South Australia's Land Management Corporation.

The Technology Park Adelaide is a 65 hectare site which is encumbered so that only organisations with a technological focus can locate there. Over 90 organisations are located at the Park, with the majority of these organisations having a defence focus. The main types of organisations at the Park are classified as Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) however large corporate organisations have a presence in the Park, including Saab Systems, Topcon, Optus, Xtralis, and Raytheon.

The Park is located adjacent to the Mawson Lakes project, which is a joint venture between the Land Management Corporation and Delfin Lend Lease.

[edit] Mawson Central

The central commercial area of Mawson Lakes, situated between Main Street and Garden Terrace, and north of the Promenade is rapidly growing to become a major shopping precinct with a hotel, two restaurants, three cafes, medical centre, real estate, bargain shop, and Woolworths.

[edit] See also

• List of Adelaide suburbs

[edit] References

1. ^ SA Water website, under search term "Mawson Lakes".

[edit] External links

• mawsonlakescommunity.com.au - Delfin's Mawson Lakes Community Website
• mawsonlakesonline.com.au - Mawson Lakes Online
• community.mawsonlakes.org - MawsonLakes.Org Community Website (non-commercial)

• Mawson Lakes, South Australia is at coordinates 34°48′50″S 138°36′43″E / -34.814, 138.612 (Mawson Lakes, South Australia)Coordinates: 34°48′50″S 138°36′43″E / -34.814, 138.612 (Mawson Lakes, South Australia)