Accessibility, CPTED Assessments and Recommendations Report
Whakatāne District Playgrounds Xyst visited all playgrounds in the Whakatāne District and physically assessed and surveyed each. The survey was developed on best practice universal design principles, with consideration of both minimum accessibility standards and recent best practice, as promoted by Recreation Aotearoa. Xyst also assessed each playground against international best practice CPTED principles. Subsequently, […]
Service Review Assessment
Arboriculture (Tree Section) Xyst worked with Randwick City Council’s management and operational staff involved in the delivery of arboricultural services in the streetscape, identifying areas for improvement, operational excellence and efficiency in service delivery. Xyst conducted reviews, analysing the procedures and resources used, the asset information, current service levels, relevant policies and procedures and financial […]
Parks Asset Management Training
Xyst developed a face-to-face workshop, on the fundamentals to enhance maturity in Parks’ asset management across a diverse asset base, within the Greater Sydney Parklands. This training workshop was built on Asset Management for Parks and Community Facilities and is based on the IPWEA Practice Notes 10.3, IIMM, and NAMS series of guidelines, along with […]
Asset Management Training
Parks and Facilities Xyst carried out a Parks and Facilities Asset Management training course at Hastings District Council. The training course builds on Asset Management for Parks and Community Facilities and is designed to help organisations move towards industry best practice. The training is based upon the Āpōpō NAMS series of guidelines and their application […]
Park Asset Data Collection
Park assets across the whole city area were checked against existing data, with new assets and removed assets recorded. All assets were evaluated and given a condition grading to assist with future depreciation and asset renewal programmes. A team of four trained asset assessors completed this city- wide project in 4 weeks, collecting over 12,000 […]
Ashburton District Public Conveniences
CPTED and Accessibility Assessment Report Xyst assessed 39 operational facilities over a period of a week in Ashburton, Methven, Rakaia, Tinwald, Hinds and Mount Somers townships as well as in more rural and remote areas such as Mayfield, Lake Hood, inland including the Ashburton Lakes and the Rakaia, Hakatere and Rangitata River Mouths. The assessment […]
Westshore Esplanade Toilet
Performance Reassessment and Recommendations Report Xyst conducted a physical facility assessment using ArcGIS Survey 123 based on best-practice criteria. We then analysed high-level community input and considered the existing location along with two other alternative locations for a renewed facility. We considered key feasibility criteria for siting, including resource consenting and proximity to services and […]
Mark Corea
With over 30 years of experience managing horticulture, parks, and open spaces across Singapore and Australia, I have worked in very diverse sectors including tourism, ornamental plant production, landscape construction, municipal and military facility open space maintenance, golf course, university campuses and local government. I’m very passionate about urban forestry and green infrastructure, I bring […]
Landscape Maintenance Contract
Xyst was engaged by Greater Sydney Parklands (GSP) to prepare the Parklands West Landscape Maintenance Contract. GSP required a procurement plan, tender documents and a performance-based contract, procured under a two-step EOI and RFT method, all to be completed within a short timeframe. Xyst began the process by collating current asset data to form contract […]
Streetscape GIS Mapping
Xyst was engaged by Maribyrnong City Council to map out streetscapes for use in a new streetscapes contract and asset management system. Xyst began this process by analysing the GIS mapping information supplied, then building on this data to finalise the mapping of streetscapes and community centres. This process mapped amenity mowing, amenity garden beds, […]
Asset Data Collection
Xyst was engaged by Greater Sydney Parklands to collect asset data on an estimated 12,000 assets in Centennial Park. Over two months staff worked in teams to collect information, including a condition assessment, photos of each asset, GPS locations, and information on size and usage. Once collected, Xyst cleaned the data and provided Greater Sydney […]
Asset Management Training
Through online training programs aligned with IPWEA Practice Notes, Xyst improved the parks and open spaces industry’s knowledge around the fundamentals of Parks Asset Management and Parks Contract Management. This course builds on Asset Management for Parks and Community Facilities and is designed to help move organisations towards industry best practice. The training is based […]