wordsworth park upgrade community consultation
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WORDSWORTH PARK UPGRADE Community consultation
Council is committed to providing parks, sporting fields and recreational areas that promote active lifestyles, bring people together, and contribute to the wellbeing of our city.
PROJECT BACKGROUNDWordsworth Park is the only park space in the suburb of Woodstock and has relatively underdeveloped facility assets. As the only large park in the area, Council has recognised that it has the capacity to be developed into a district destination park that serves Woodstock and surrounding residents. The first stage of this process is to conduct consultations with the community and the key stakeholder groups.
COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONThe community consultation of Wordsworth Park will address the immediate and future needs of the park, and progressively develop the park to provide improved sporting and recreational opportunities for community use.
SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE• Upgrade and seal off-road parking bay area
• Upgrade to the lighting of the park and amenities
• Upgrade to the toilet facilities
• Upgrade to the horse stalls facilities
• New recreational facilities including: electric BBQ, shelter, picnic shade and tables, small bicycle ‘Pump Track’, mini skate park, lawn bowls area, rebound wall for tennis practice, new play equipment suitable for multiple age groups with shade.
The community consultation also proposes additional shelters, seating, irrigation, landscaping and drainage.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?Residents are encouraged to have their say throughout April about what upgrades and new facilities they would like to see established in Wordsworth Park.
For further information: 13 48 10 [email protected] townsville.qld.gov.au
A survey will be available through the Townsville City Council website during the consultation period. Onsite meetings and forums with community and key stakeholders will also occur. Go to townsville.qld.gov.au and search ‘wordsworth’.
COMMUNITY FEEDBACKFeedback received will help influence the detailed design of the park and ensure that the proposed upgrades and new facilities will meet the community’s expectations. The final outputs of the community consultation process will be sent to detailed design. All future works will be dependant on funding and Council’s 2019/20 Budget. The project will follow a staged delivery approach.
WORDSWORTH PARK UPGRADE Survey
WHAT IS YOUR GENDER? Male Female Other
WHAT IS YOUR AGE? 0-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
WHAT SUBURB DO YOU LIVE IN?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN USE WORDSWORTH PARK? Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely Never
SUGGESTED UPGRADES TO BE INCLUDED: CHOOSE YOUR TOP 5
▭ Provide improved barrier type fencing to prevent unauthorised vehicle access
▭ Upgrade irrigation network to cover all areas of the park
▭ Upgrade electrical supply for lighting
▭ Seal the off road car park area and define parking
▭ Improved field lighting
▭ Provide seating, picnic tables and shelters
▭ Replace playground equipment and soft fall edging
▭ Provide shade sail over play equipment
▭ Provide seating nearby for parent supervision
▭ Upgrade toilet block with improved facilities
▭ Plant shade trees to increase natural shade cover
▭ Provide small exercise station and unit
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE IMPROVED?
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
For further information: 13 48 10 [email protected] townsville.qld.gov.au