Council Approvals for Shade Sails
If you’re planning on getting a shade sail, it is important to consider the council approvals and planning permissions you’ll need. Your local council will have rules surrounding development approvals in your area.
New Standards for Shade Sail Fabric
There is a huge variety of shade fabrics out there and it can be difficult to know how much protection they offer. In its latest review, Standards Australia has made some changes so it’s clearer and easier to compare shade fabrics and understand how much sun protection your shade sail will provide.
Introducing DualShade 350
Gale Pacific has recently launched their revolutionary new range of shade fabric, DualShade 350. This fabric has a single colour on one side and a different complementary colour on the other side, thanks to Gale Pacific’s new patent-pending knit pattern. DualShade 350 is a commercial grade shade sail fabric, it’s durable, easy to maintain, and offers up to 93.6% UVR protection in a range of modern and vibrant colours.
The Origin of the Shade Sail
Here in the Sunshine State, we see shade sails everywhere, in school playgrounds, community areas, private pools and beaches. The ever-present sunshine and its intensity have made them a welcome addition to the Queensland landscape. But what is their origin? When did they become an integral part of the Australian experience? Obviously their derivation goes…
Shade Sails can prevent Skin Cancer
Queensland enjoys one of the most enviable climates on Earth with almost year-round sun and clear blue skies. We’re blessed with more days of unbroken sunshine than any other state, but it is also an unfortunate fact that Queensland is, according to Cancer Council Queensland, the skin cancer capital of the world. With temperatures busting…
Save the Great Barrier Reef with…Shade Sails?
Heard the one about protecting the Great Barrier Reef from destruction by deploying shade sails? It sounds like something out of a science fiction film, but it was actually put forward as a viable idea in a paper published by Nature Climate Change. True, the project was meant to only cover a comparatively small part…