C&K Magnetic Island Community Kindergarten wanted to have an area for the children to sit beneath a favourite tree. They needed a product that was non-toxic and non-splintering and they also wanted to raise awareness of recycling and sustainability among the children.

They called on Michael Terkelsen from Lifestyle Landscapes who designed and built the perfect place for little people to rest using recycled-plastic slats. He also built a bridge made from recycled-plastic Enduroplank™ with a composite fibre sub-structure.

With left over material, Michael got really creative, constructing a mini home for the really little people on the island. Staff, parents and, most importantly, the children are thrilled with the enchanting new additions.

Kensington Public School ordered benches for their outdoor play areas along with garden panels to replace the wall on their sand pit in late December 2011. Although it was cutting it fine, it was important to them that the goods would be delivered and installed before the school term commenced in 2012. The Replas Resource Centre worked overtime to make sure the order was quickly dispatched and installed in January, well before the children returned.

Annie Jones, School Principal, said, ‘The whole process has been smooth and everyone from Replas has been helpful. Excellent Customer Service’.

It seems our seats are popular throughout Tasmania. Katie Beer, Manager, Devonport community House Assoc. Inc. said, ‘We find the seats very practical and they still look as good as when we purchased them a couple of years ago.  We have had no damage to them at all, which is great news in an area that can attract vandalism.  The garden is often used by elderly locals taking a short cut home and the seats are well used as a resting point for weary legs and arms carrying heavy shopping bags!  Of course children attending the Community Garden also love to put their feet up!’

The community of Onslow in The Shire of Ashburton, WA, has worked for the past three years to create a community garden. The vision for the garden was that it would be a holistic environment that supports healthy active lifestyles.

Replas seating was chosen as the community agreed it would complement the ideals and features of the garden.

The City of Casey’s Aquatic and Recreation Centre in Victoria has upgraded their car park to accommodate more visitors. The new design includes garden beds planted with native fauna to enhance the look and feel of the building.

To protect these beds, the council commissioned six swale bridges constructed from Enduroplank™ decking and capping, to allow pedestrians easy access to the centre.

Replas employees are so passionate about the range of products on offer, they can’t help taking their work home with them! They also know how easy it is to maintain Replas’ recycled-plastic retaining panels, shown here in a team member’s garden.

The panels are easy to mow and snip around, as there’s no risk of the chipping that occurs with logs and timber surrounds. They are also versatile, allowing a garden bed to be created in any shape with no soil or mulch spillage.

Ranger Chris Buckley from Warringah Council in New South Wales has been using Replas products for years. Recently, nine free-standing Kakadu 1.8m seats have been installed throughout the Stony Range Botanic Garden in Dee Why, blending beautifully into the native surrounds. These seats will require little to no maintenance, outlasting timber alternatives by many years.

Warringah Council has also installed a large Plank sign at Manly Dam, in Manly Vale. This sign is constructed from recycled-plastic posts, with two-tone sheeting board between. Painting can be kept to a minimum, as the text is etched onto the outer surface, allowing the middle colour (in this case, beige) to show through.

Text can be painted onto the outer surface (as seen here in blue), to create extra emphasis or highlight certain parts of your message.

Craigieburn Primary School in Victoria has recently purchased some beautiful seats for their ‘Values Garden.’ The six new seats are brightly coloured, and student-friendly due to the rounded edges.

Each seat displays one of the school’s six values, serving a constant reminder of the values of Craigieburn Primary, and are now enjoyed each recess and lunchtime by pupils and teachers alike.

Wonga Beach Caravan Park is located on a beautiful coastal area north of Mossman, in Far North Queensland. Cairns Regional Council wanted to make the caravan park more sustainable and eco-friendly, so they decided to use our recycled-plastic retaining panels as garden edging.

As these gardens beds will be constantly moist the plastic retaining panel was a much better alternative to a wooden retaining wall, that would no doubt rot away.

Brisbane City Council has been faced with a problem in the Mount Coot-tha Botanical Gardens for some time. The original bitumen pathway had been damaged by the park’s extensive tree root systems, requiring constant maintenance.

The solution was to use Replas Enduroplank™ decking, as it is flexible and allows for movement. The end result looks fantastic, and visitors can now enjoy a stroll in the garden for many years to come.