Hallidays Point: Community gets first look at brand new designs for state-of-the-art skate park
A community group leading the charge for a brand new skate park on the Mid-North Coast have released stunning plans for the recreation facility. See the designs.
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The journey towards construction of a brand new skate park for a Mid-North Coast town has taken a giant step forward with the release of new concept plans for the proposal.
Head of the Hallidays Point Skate Park Community Group Simon Duber posted the new plans to the group’s Facebook page after being tasked by MidCoast Council to gauge feedback from the community following approval of the park site.
The new park, which will be built at Blackhead’s Wylie Breckenridge Park, was approved by MidCoast Council last year.
The location was the first step in progressing the community’s desire for a skate park, and came as a result of months of investigation and discussion between council and the community.
Mr Duber and his team have been working with MidCoast Council’s Manager Community Spaces, Recreation and Trades, Dan Aldridge, on its progress.
The stunning concept plans will now be taken back to Council, who will undertake its own engagement with the community, before funding and a tender for the project is announced.
Mr Duber said it the park will be a wonderful asset for the Hallidays Point community, evidenced by the significant amount of support shown on social media with more than 100 comments made.
“There’s an absolute buzz around town and it’s really good that council is backing it,” he said.
He said a number of surveys conducted with the community showed there was support for a park with good transition, banks, bowl features and flow in the skate park.
Mr Aldridge has previously stated that there a budged has not yet been allocated to the project, but this is something which will be worked through as the final design progresses.
“Although we don’t yet have a budget to design or construct a skate park at Blackhead, we have now identified a suitable site and will be able to work with community members to seek funding sources for a future facility,” he said.
Council’s senior ecologist reviewed three options for siting a skate park within Wylie Breckenridge Park and produced an assessment of the biodiversity values of the trees in and near the footprint options for the skate park.
The senior ecologist recommended option three as the preferred location, which would require the removal of three trees and offsetting this by replacement planting and maintenance of 10 additional trees and two squirrel glider nesting boxes in appropriate parts of Wylie Breckenridge Park.
Option three is located at the rear of the reserve, near the tennis courts and was recommended for its minimal impact on vegetation and market operations.
Mr Aldridge said council valued the positive working relationship with its community partners to develop the best solutions to meet their recreational needs and preserve the environment.
In endorsing the location for the skate park, councillors also resolved to investigate if there was a suitable location for a toilet block in the vicinity.
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