By Alesha Capone
Wyndham council will spend $11.1 million to upgrade hundreds of parks during the next three years.
The council last week announced the funding for its Wyndham Parks 2021 Project, to improve 200 parks across the municipality.
Mayor Mia Shaw said the project would make parks more accessible, safe and welcoming.
“As part of this exciting project, council has so far delivered 61 new park benches and 15 drink fountains, 15 Powercor boxes have been painted with lively artworks, 20 play spaces upgraded including rubber under surfacing to swings and slides, more than 10,000 new plants and 1500 new trees planted and 2.3 kilometres of new concrete paths to improve accessibility,” Cr Shaw said.
“For example, at Tyrone Street Recreational Reserve in Werribee, the entire play space has been upgraded, new park benches have been installed, as well as a new footpath and nature play space.”
Cr Shaw said that Annandale Mews Park in Point Cook had received a new rotunda and benches, plus additional garden beds and trees.
“Over in Hoppers Crossing, a new habitat garden, trees, footpath and bench seating have been installed at Alsace Avenue Walkway,” she said.
“Thames Boulevard Recreational Reserve in Tarneit is now a lot greener with more than 60 trees planted and new gardens, not to mention it’s a lot safer with rubber floor installed under the playground, and the new bench seating.
“It’s pretty exciting to see the progress so far, but we’re definitely not done yet, and we look forward to upgrading many more.”
Other parks in the project are Penshurst Avenue Recreational Reserve in Williams Landing; Wyndham Vale North Recreational Reserve; Lollypop Creek Nature Reserve; and Cuthbert Avenue Reserve and Savanna Parade Recreational Reserve in Truganina.
Details: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au
