The Berrysmith Foundation intends to establish the Karaka Eco-Park as a prototypical showcase of sustainable food production based on natural ecosystems, creating an education park and working aquaponics farm that provides educational opportunities to children and eco-tourists on how to sustainably produce food using natural ecosystems.
The Karaka Eco-Park development is a ten year project that will transform the existing site. The first five years of the project will be dedicated to establishing and creating wetlands, waterways and delivering 21 hectares of planting across six planting zones (Lowland Forest, Riparian Planting, Restored Wetland, Coastal Riparian Planting, Naturalised Stream, and Coastal Wetland). The second five years will focus on the planning and construction of the aquaponics farm and interactive educational showcase for sustainable food production.
Once completed the Karaka Eco-Park will enable visitors to tour through the sustainable food production journey via navigable waterways, walking tracks, an education centre, and wildlife lookouts.