Environment
At Bimbi Park in Cape Otway, we emphasize sustainability through various eco-friendly practices. Our wastewater treatment plant reduces effluent nutrient levels from 75% to about 5%, making it suitable for irrigation and significantly reducing our environmental footprint. We divert tons of food scraps from landfill by feeding chickens and use bulk dispensers for shampoo, conditioner, hand soap, and body wash, eliminating tens of thousands of single-use plastic bottles. Our extensive water conservation measures include token-operated showers, waterless urinals, restricted-flow taps, front loader washing machines, dual flush toilets, and a rainwater harvesting system, collectively saving over 4 million liters annually. Additionally, our waste recycling program includes a dual waste truck for recycling and general waste. All lighting is low wattage, and our refrigeration is eco-friendly.
Pet Policy
Bimbi Park Pet PolicyBookings: – The dog owner must contact Bimbi Park in advance of arrival to have their dog accepted. Upon arrival it is the...
Soap Dispensers
previous page Katrina the boys and I went away for a few days. When we’re away I always like looking at how other accommodation providers do things....
Water Conservation
7.5 lt/m Shower Heads and TimersWe replaced all our shower heads and installed token-operated timers on showers in the amenities block. We give you...
Wastewater Treatment Plant
When we got to Bimbi there were septic tanks around the park that treated the wastewater, and then the effluent went into realm drains underground and the plants used the nutrients. It has been done this way for years and in sandy soil is very successful. We have taken it one step further. After the septic tanks all the effluent is now pumped to our treatment plant and treated. Without chemicals the effluent goes from a brown murky high nutrient liquid to something that looks like drinking water. It’s “B’ grade water which we can’t drink but can drip irrigate. This reduces our environmental footprint greatly.
Keeps our trees watered
Chickens
We have food bins at all our bin areas so guests can put their food scraps in. These bins go to our chickens, you can feed them yourself. We save 100s of bins of food scraps from going into land fill.
Chickens are a great recycler, they eat our food scraps, dig up and fertilise our soil and give us great eggs, every house should have a few.
Our chooks are happy