Burnside Council to consider four locations for a skate and cycle park
Burnside Council is considering four possible locations for Adelaide east’s first “wheel park” for skaters, scooter riders and cyclists.
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Burnside Council is considering four possible locations for a “wheel park” for skaters, scooter riders and cyclists.
Potential sites for the park — which could cost up to $1.5 million — are JB Ware Reserve, in Glen Osmond, Kensington Gardens Reserve, Mellor Reserve, in Beulah Park, and Penfold Park, in Magill.
Burnside is one of the few council districts in metropolitan Adelaide without a wheel park.
It had considered creating a skate park as part of an upgrade of Constable Hyde Memorial Garden, Leabrook, but a petition opposing the move stymied that plan.
The council put aside $75,000 in last financial year’s budget for community consultation and concept designs.
It identified 133 possible locations for the “large number of youths living in the city”.
The council has already consulted with several groups, including Marryatville High School students.
Skatepark for Burnside spokeswoman Cathy Leske said either Mellor or Kensington Gardens reserves were the most popular options among her members.
“It’s great news for hundreds of children, youth and adults in Burnside,” Mrs Leske said.
“We had a great reaction from members on our Instagram and Facebook pages.” However, a recent council report said Mellor Reserve could be too close to homes and had no off-street parking, while Kensington Gardens was already “heavily used” by sporting groups.
And the council admitted it was “uncertain what the actual demand” was for a wheel park. A recent school holiday program to teach children skateboarding on a transportable ramp was cancelled because of low numbers.
There has been reportedly little demand for a wheel park in Norwood, Payneham & St Peters, either, yet the local council is supportive of a park near its border with Burnside.
A motion to begin community consultation was not voted on this week because the Burnside Council meeting ran too late for its discussion.
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