Two new parks slated for Brunswick after land purchases
More than 3000sq m of land in Brunswick - including the former home of an iconic kebab truck - will be transformed into two new parks.
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A former kebabs truck site and an old clothing factory in Brunswick will be transformed into new parks.
The sites, at 260 Sydney Rd and 14 Frith St, are two of four sites in the suburb that have been purchased by Moreland Council to be transformed into green spaces.
The Sydney Rd site sits opposite the Brunswick Town Hall and was previously home to late night favourite Town Hall Kebabs, before that was replaced by Syrian shawarma truck Symphony and Harmony.
A 534sq m space of mostly empty concrete, it was bought from the Anglican Church.
The Frith St site was formally home to a Fletcher Jones factory and is larger, standing at 2700sq m.
The council declined to answer questions about the cost of the sites, claiming it was confidential.
Moreland Mayor Natalie Abboud said green space near high density housing was vital for residents.
“By 2036 we will welcome an additional 43,000 people and inevitably, more people will be living in apartments and smaller houses with limited open space,” she said.
“We also know the importance of parks and green space for our community’s health and wellbeing and we want to ensure that people can access well-designed and accessible parks by taking a walk just around the corner or down the street.”
Brunswick state Greens MP Tim Read said any green space in Brunswick was welcome.
Both sites were purchased as part of the A Park Close to Home initiative, using funds collected in the Open Space Contribution Fund, which is created from funding given to the council as part of land subdivisions.
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The designs of the parks will be open to the public for consultation.
The purchases follow sites in Tinning and Breese streets in Brunswick in March, which will also be turned into parkland, to be completed next year.
The public will be able to have their say on the designs of the parks.
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