A pop up picnic park has opened in Point Cook.
Stockland Point Cook officially launched the park last Wednesday.
The park is being run in partnership with not-for-profit organisation CoLocal, and with support from Wyndham council.
Located in the dining precinct on Murnong Street, the picnic park has transformed the road into a community space with turf, shades, planters, benches and social distancing bubbles.
CoLocal founder Sara Mitchell said the pop up picnic park aimed to support local retailers in their post-COVID recovery and to reconnect residents.
“We’ve received support from Wyndham City Council who have provided festoon lighting and audio, as well as installed in-ground bollards to help the space become more easily activated, and of course, the community, who have been asking for the pop up park to return,’ Ms Mitchell said.
Retailers on Murnong Street, including Grill’d, Priya Indian Restaurant, Cold Rock and Burrito Bar, are offering outdoor dining.
Customers can also able to order takeaway from any of the Murnong Street restaurants and local eateries in the picnic space.
Stockland Point Cook centre manager Frank Pizi that past Point Cook pop up parks have been popular with the public.
“We’re pleased to be able to provide additional support to our cafés and restaurants through the continuation of a COVID-Safe pop up picnic park,” he said.
The pop up picnic park will operate under a COVID-Safe plan, with marshals present to ensure compliance to social distancing requirements, hand sanitiser available and social distancing markers.
The pop up picnic park will run until mid-April 2021. Details: stockland.com.au/PointCook.
